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Haiti Police Arrest Third Suspect With U.S. Ties in President's Assassination
"And I'm Sasha Pfeiffer, A team of U. S. Security officials has landed in the Haitian capital of Puerto Prince this after Haiti's president Juvenal Luis, was assassinated by a hit squad in his home last Wednesday. Haiti's interim prime minister asked the U. S for help with the investigation into the murder. He's also asking for U. S troops to help protect the country's ports, airports and key infrastructure. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. That request is being reviewed here. He is on Fox News Sunday. I don't know that we're at a point now where we can say definitively that our national security is being put at risk by what's happening there. But clearly we value our Haitian partners. We we value, stability and security in that country, and that's why we want to send a team down there to help them get their arms around exactly what happened. And what's the best way forward. NPR's Jackie Northam has been following developments as they unfold. She joins us now and and Jackie. Haitian authorities have arrested a third person with US ties as a suspect in the assassination. Could you tell us more about that? Sure, yes. Haiti's national police chief held a press conference last night and he said the man they have arrested is a Haitian born doctor who is based in Florida. The police chief said the man arrived in Haiti on a private plane in June and had arranged her. Hire some of the mercenaries who were involved in the president's killing, and that this was all part of a broader plot for this
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"Says the administration believes presidential elections in Haiti should still proceed this year. A two week state of emergency has been declared in Haiti after its president Juvenal Muise, was assassinated by an armed group in his home. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. President Jovan Elmo is faced massive protests in Haiti earlier this year when he refused to leave office. Despite opposition claims that his term it ended State Department spokesman Ned Price says the U. S called for new elections back then, and still does. We have urged Haitian government political stakeholders repeatedly both in public. And in private to reach a political accord in order to ensure those legislative and presidential elections take place later this year. In the meantime, Prime Minister Clo Joseph declared that he's now in charge of Haiti. The State Department says the U. S. Is standing ready to offer assistance in the wake of Morris's killing.
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"Wealth gap between white and black Americans while marking the 1/100 anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre also is Amazon, Aiming for world domination. A new book chronicles the rise of the company into a global business empire. That's all record profits last year. Almost perversely, the company that had all the advantages going into the pandemic had even more during it. Tennis great Pam Shriver on Naomi Osaka's decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the French Open. The establishment of tennis handle it. Well, I thought I was soccer could have handled it better. These stories, unruly passengers on airplanes and the start Live from NPR news. I'm Laxmi saying Joe Biden will become the first sitting U. S president to visit the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race massacre today. The Democrat will join others in Commemorating the 1/100 anniversary of the attack. During which a mob of angry white residents caused widespread bloodshed and destruction in the once thriving African American community of Green wood. As many as 300 people were killed. Thousands more were displaced in Oklahoma Today, President Biden plans to address the legacy of racial violence in this country. He's also expected to meet with surviving members of Greenwood. Survivors and descendants have never been compensated as Chris Polanski of member station Kate W. G s reports they have an ally in one tribal nation. Much of Greenwood is situated inside the Cherokee Reservation. Cherokee Nation tribal counselor Joe dear, whose district includes the north side of the city, where most black Tolson's live spoken to Centennial commemoration event Sunday afternoon. Support reparations for the descendants of the Tulsa race massacre. We can only benefit from creating community with each other here on the reservation. We share this land with you. We share the trials given to us by the colonizer mentality. North Tulsa is Cherokee Nation. The three known living survivors of the attack are currently suing the city of Tulsa and other entities for restitution. Republican Mayor GT. Bynum, who is white, has opposed the idea of direct reparations. For NPR News. I'm Chris Polanski in Tulsa. Michigan's now lifting its covert 19 restrictions on outdoor gatherings. Quinn Klein Felter with member Station of U D. T has the latest. Just over a month ago, Michigan had the highest per capita number of covert cases in the nation. But those numbers have dropped in recent weeks, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer says new guidance from the CDC changed the landscape. Now Michigan no longer mandates wearing a mask outdoors, and only those not fully vaccinated must wear one indoors. Businesses can still require wearing a mask, and there is a 50% capacity limit on indoor settings for at least the next month. State had tied reducing restrictions to the percent of residents vaccinated. But the pace of vaccinations in Michigan has stalled in the state's largest city, Detroit, Only about a third of residents have been inoculated against Cove. It For NPR News. I'm Quinn Klein Filter in Detroit. Opposition parties in Israel still working to sort out details of a new coalition government. NPR's Jackie Northam reports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be on his way out. The coalition of Israeli political parties looking to unseat Netanyahu includes a right wing party, a centrist one. Even a small Islamist party. They've agreed in principle to come together in a serious bid to unseat Netanyahu. But discussions went well into the night about who will get what ministry and the like. Meanwhile, Netanyahu and his supporters are lashing out at the right wing groups in particular. Trying to form this new coalition government. NPR's Jackie Northam, This is NPR news. Today marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports. Federal forecasters say the seasons expected to be busier than normal..
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"From NPR News on Korver Coleman. Democrats in the Texas State House walked out of a four session last night to block a sweeping and restrictive new Republican bill on voting rights. That move by Democrats blocked the bill from advancing to the governor's desk. But Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he'll call a special session for it. Former Texas Democratic congressmen and presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says Democrats walked out because the voting bill is radically dangerous. There is a new provisions that was snuck into this bill under the cover of darkness last night. That would literally allow judges to overturn elections if there are allegations of fraud. The bill also empowers partisan poll watchers drops 24 hour voting and drive through voting and beefs of criminal penalties for election fraud. There is no proof that widespread voter irregularities happened in Texas in 2020. Republicans say they are trying to strengthen election integrity and security in their state. The Federal government's Paycheck protection program is formally ending this weekend. The popular program made hundreds of billions of dollars. Lion's share. The program's money was exhausted Weeks ago, the government stopped accepting applications from most lenders in early May. At last count, the program had loan nearly $800 billion to businesses which don't have to repay the money so long as certain conditions or Matt Economists disagree about how many workers paychecks the program actually protected. The survey by the Federal Reserve last year found more than eight out of 10. Small employers applied for a P P P loan within three quarters. Those who applied got all the money they asked for. Scott Horsley. NPR NEWS Washington There is a major political shakeup in Israel that could end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 years in power. A broad coalition of opposition parties says it now has enough votes to unseat Netanyahu. Jackie Northam reports. The coalition brings together a centrist party under Yeah, here Lapis and an ultra right wing party led by Naftali Bennett. Ah, half a dozen smaller parties, including an Islamist Arab one complete the coalition. Minute and repeat have until Wednesday to present their plan to Israel's president. It would have to be approved by the CA message. If it goes ahead, Bennett and the peed will each serve two years as prime minister. The move comes shortly after Israel fought an 11 day battle with Hamas in Gaza, which did little for Netanyahu's popularity. He lashed out at Bennett's decision to side with a centrist party, warning Israel would be led by a left wing government. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Jerusalem You're listening to NPR news. This is $19.9 QB you mark. Good morning. I'm barbeques as more people get used to life in Massachusetts, with most pandemic restrictions lifted the seven day positive Corona virus test Rain here is now in an all time low state health data show. The rate is a little more than 70.7%, the lowest number reported since reporting began. More than 3.6 million people have been fully vaccinated against covered 19 statewide more than half of the state's residents. The holiday weekend ceremony marking the rehabilitation of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston. Common wraps up today, the memorial directly across from the Statehouse on the Common honors the States all Black Civil War Regiment, and it's white Commander Robert Gould Shaw. Recently underwent a $3 million makeover. Today. People are invited to sign a ceremonial guestbook at the memorial from 11 this morning 22 this afternoon. A Nantucket town meeting members will soon decide whether to restrict short term rentals on the island. No, look you bur Sarah Rose better has more on the measure, which is sponsored by Act, now a nonprofit group of summer and year round residents. The proposal would limit the number of days properties can be rented and mandate that all short term rentals beat least seven consecutive days Device Good in his act now is chairman. He says investment companies, a snapping up properties on the island for short term rentals. We have a serious Housing crisis that really negatively impacted by short term rentals. We've lost 38%.
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"There wondering through the Ma Hani Yehuda market in Jerusalem is a sensory overload. Heady scent of spices, the calls of the vegetable sellers and savory lunches of Hamas and eggplant. This market is also a traditional stronghold for Likud, the right wing party. Netanyahu leads but still a shopper allied Friedman, who lives in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Said, this time for Netanyahu to go. I have had enough of him 12 years. It's enough. The last 12 years. I don't want to continue, but Netanyahu has faced many challenges in the past and emerged victorious. The one quarter of Israelis, Forman unshakable core base for him, which counts for a lot in Israel's divided politics. Another shopper, Eli Murad, says Netanyahu did a great job curbing covert in Israel. And he reached a peace accord with several Arab nations. Murad says Left leaning progressives just won't cut Netanyahu a break met Danielle, We live You can name now line you get to be. The problem here is that you have left in this country and whatever he would do, they'll go against them. If he goes and buys a pair of shoes, they would go against them. Pollster. Shenglin says Netanyahu is a highly skilled politician. He's in a very tenuous position as to whether he can actually continue in political life, and I think that he is an extremely strategic political thinker with one goal and that is to stay in political power. Negotiations on forming the next government are ongoing and if they fail, it could mean another election. But in the meantime, Netanyahu stays in office. Jackie Northam NPR NEWS Jerusalem And you're listening to NPR.
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"Home office chairwoman. And by American public media. Live from NPR news. I'm Jack Spear. U S Secretary of STATE Antony Blinken is vowing to rally international support to aid Gaza following the most recent wave of Israeli airstrikes there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of Hamas militants but can begin a regional toward a short last week ceasefire he met today with Palestinian President Abbas is really a prime minister Netanyahu We get the latest from NPR's Jackie Northam in Jerusalem. Lincoln talked about efforts to secure build on the cease fire and get help into Gaza. He said the losses on both sides of this conflict were profound and that a lot of work needs to be done to create stability and peace. Then Yahoo came back, also talked about the need for peace. But he warned that if Hamas starts firing rockets again, Israel's response will be quote very powerful. NPR's Jackie Northam, Democratic senators are introducing legislation that would create federal requirements for safe gun storage. MPR's Barbra's front reports. It's been an uphill battle for any gun measure to get enough support on Capitol Hill become law. The legislation, known as Heathens Law would require gun owners to keep their firearms in a secure storage device if a minor is able to gain access to the weapons without permission. It's named after Evensong, a teenager from Connecticut who was killed by a misfire from a gun that had not been securely stored at a friend's home. In a Senate hearing, Texas Republican Ted Cruz said the bill goes too far in mandating a federal rule where violators will be fined. But Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal pushed back, arguing that just like laws that enforced wearing seat belts, the purpose is to create a safer environment not to punish violators. According to a 2018 Johns Hopkins survey. 54% of all gun owners said they do not keep their firearms securely stored or disabled by a trigger lock. Barbara Sprint. NPR NEWS Washington D C's attorney general is sued Amazon over antitrust violations. NPR's Shannon Bond reports. The lawsuit accuses the online retail giant of unfairly inflating prices. Stifling competition. D C. Attorney general Karl Racine says Amazon acts like an illegal monopoly by blocking sellers from offering their products anywhere else online for less, he says. That means Amazon wins because it controls pricing on the other hand, consumers and third party sellers Lose because they are forced to pay artificially high prices. The lawsuit centers on the contract seller signed to list their goods on Amazon. It alleges the company threatens to impose sanctions or even remove sellers who offer lower prices or better.
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"Minutes. Floyd's slaying triggered a Social Justice movement. President Biden will receive members of Floyd's family today at the White House. Meanwhile, social media posts continue to call for police accountability in the wake of Floyd's death. Jordan. Geiger is one of the leaders of a bl in chapter in Indiana and says organizer's On the ground are the first witness tactics designed to undermine the movement's efforts. We are the first to see that on the ground as we, you know, see folks circulating propaganda flyers calling for events and protests that are in no way connected to be a limb organizations. Meantime, black lives matter urges supporters to be on the lookout for fake BLM account. And suspicious tweets and to report those details on the organization's website. Cheryl Corley. NPR NEWS Chicago Secretary of state, Antony Blinken has completed a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Blinken is in the Middle East, working to keep the cease fire between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters on track. NPR's Jackie Northam. Reports from Jerusalem Blanket is expected to focus on two immediate issues during the visit. Making sure the ceasefire stays in place and getting desperately needed humanitarian aid into Gaza along with reconstruction efforts. State Department officials indicate that longer term issues such as peace talks will take a back seat during this visit. Blinken is also expected today to travel to the occupied West Bank to meet with Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority. Which is a key rival of Hamas. Other stops include Jordan and Egypt, which mediated the ceasefire. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Jerusalem In Arizona, A controversial review of some of last year's presidential ballots is underway again. It was ordered by Republicans in the Arizona State Senate. Remember Station Cage's Ben Giles reports. The hand recount of votes for president and the U. S. Senate may take a week to finish the audit conducted by Cyber Ninjas, a private cyber security company whose owner has spread conspiracies of election fraud. Faces intensifying criticism. Much of that is coming from Republican elected leaders in Maricopa County who are defending the integrity of the recent election. GOP County officials have described the firm's hired by the Senate as grifters, and they're considering suing those firms and the Senate over false claims. The county deleted data from voting equipment swept up in the audit. For NPR news..
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"Play the extremely cool saxophone. Plus Jonathan Ames, the novelist and creator of TVs, bored to death tells us about the craziest day of his entire career. That's all coming up on both sides. But first the news Live from NPR news. I'm Barbara Klein. Egyptian mediators are holding talks with Israel and Hamas in a never to solidify the fragile cease fire that took effect early Friday from Jerusalem. NPR's Jackie Northam reports So far the truce is holding there were clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the El Aksa Mosque. Israeli military are assessing the 11 Day old conflict. A senior officer said more than 1000 airstrikes had badly damaged Hamas's military infrastructure. But he also wondered how long it would be until the next battle with Hamas. U S Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in the area in the coming days is part of US efforts to build on the ceasefire. Meanwhile, people in Gaza continued to dig out more than 1800 homes and buildings were destroyed and there's a shortage of clean water and electricity. Jackie Northam NPR NEWS Jerusalem The group of Seven leading economic powers has agreed to stop new financing for overseas coal power projects is Vicki Barker reports from London. The deal comes ahead of next month's G seven summit in England. Two days of wrangling by G seven environment and energy ministers held virtually by this year's host that UK have yielded an agreement to end financial support for overseas Cold Project. It's part of the G seven commitment to limit global Temperature rises to 1.5 degrees centigrade. Phasing out the dirtiest fossil fuel coal will be crucial to achieving that goal. Britain's Guardian newspaper reports The only initial holdout was Japan, one of the world's biggest fine answers of coal project. It fears that if it pulls out of the sector, non G seven member China could step in. And build coal fired power.
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"Sonny in the eighties. Today in Boston, it Saito one. Now the news There was no guarantee that the fighting would actually stop. As the hours of Warren on. There have been no new Israeli airstrikes. No rockets fired from Gaza into Israel. There are still few details about the negotiations and what each side agreed to. Undoubtedly reconstruction of Gaza, which sustained heavy damage during the conflict will be a key issue. President Biden on Thursday pledged humanitarian aid for Gaza. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Jerusalem President Biden welcome South Korean President Moon Jae in to the White House today, they're expected to discuss pressing regional issues such as North Korea's nuclear program. Biden and Moon may also talk about China's increasing world influence, and the U. S. And South Korean response to the pandemic will likely be on the agenda. Moon has already met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill. CEO of Apple, Tim Cook will appear on a witness stand today. This is part of a trial over whether the tech company is an alleged illegal monopoly As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, Cook will be defending the controversial business practices around its multibillion dollar APP storm. It's the first time Cook will be testifying under oath in a trial and is being brought to the courtroom by Epic games. The maker of fortnight Which suit Apple alleging its policies violate U. S competition laws. Epic, says a 30% commission. Apple ads to transactions in its APP store limits payment processing options for consumers..
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"Go on Palestinian Hamas fighters appears to be holding overnight. There were large celebrations in Gaza. Both sides are claiming victory in the 11 Day conflict. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Jerusalem. The cease fire, which was mediated by Egypt went into effect at two a.m. local time. But there was no guarantee that the fighting would actually stop. As the hours of warn on. There have been no new Israeli air strikes. No rockets fired from Gaza into Israel. There are still few details about the negotiations and what each side agreed to. Undoubtedly reconstruction of Gaza, which sustained heavy damage during the conflict will be a key issue. President Biden on Thursday pledged humanitarian aid for Gaza. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Jerusalem President Biden welcome South Korean President Moon Jae in to the White House today, they're expected to discuss pressing regional issues such as North Korea's nuclear program. Biden and Moon may also talk about China's increasing world influence, and the U. S. And South Korean response to the pandemic will likely be on the agenda. Moon has already met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill. CEO of Apple, Tim Cook will appear on a witness stand today. This is part of a trial over whether the tech company is an alleged illegal monopoly As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, Cook will be defending the controversial business practices around its multibillion dollar APP store. It's the first time Cook will be testifying under oath in a trial and is being brought to the courtroom by Epic games, the maker of fortnight which sued Apple, alleging its policies violate U. S competition laws. Epic, says a 30% commission. Apple ads to transactions in its APP store limits payment processing options for consumers..
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"Will check in with the Bloomberg Reporter on the Tesla Musk beat Donahoe. Plus, we'll talk to the New York Times reporter who's detailed how apple caves to Chinese government demands, enabling censorship and surveillance of apples, Chinese customers. That's next on form right after this news. Lie from NPR News I'm lacks May saying Israel and Hamas rulers in Gaza are nearing the end of their 11th day of fierce battles involving military airstrikes and rocket attacks. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says his country is prepared to expand its military campaign, adding quote. We're turning the clock back on Hamas and it won't be able to recover and quote NPR's Jackie Northam was in steroids in southern Israel. Can hear the sound of Israel shelling Gaza and as soon as we got here, we were shown a shelter where we have to run, too. If a siren goes off, we only have about 15 seconds to do that. I spoke earlier with a yell hedge be who is a senior security officer with the regional council, and he said that about 900 rockets were fired at this region over the course of this conflict. You know, he and many people in this area want Israel to keep going after Hamas. NPR's Jackie Northam. Fighting continues despite calls from the U. S and other members of the international community to de escalate the fighting toward a cease fire. Grocery train program is among.
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"The news. Lie from NPR news in Washington nine Corvette Coleman the House will vote on a $1.9 billion supplemental security funding measure. Today, it's expected to pass with Democratic support. MPR's Claudia Chrysalis reports. The legislation faces a tougher fight in the Senate. The vote comes to the day after the House approved a plan to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the capital. The $1.9 billion Supplemental Security plan addresses cost from that siege, including more than $700 million to reimburse the National Guard and other agencies for their efforts that day, as well as to prosecute related criminal cases. The proposal also beefs up security at the Capitol and designates $22 million to ramp up protection for members who have seen threats against them double since last year. The legislation is expected to pass the house with the Democratic majority, but it is drawn even less enthusiastic support in the Senate. Four degrees Ellis. NPR NEWS Washington There's no let up in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters in Gaza. Israel says it's targeting Hamas leaders and the group's infrastructure with airstrikes. Hamas continues to fire rockets deep inside Israel. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Israel that President Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the fighting. Biden yesterday pressed Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the military action like you said, But you know, Netanyahu indicated afterwards that he was not ready to stop, especially as there were still rockets being fired into Israel. It may be that Netanyahu how Netanyahu Wants to project that whatever he does, it is on his time scheduled rather than on Hamas is time schedule. NPR's Jackie Northam reporting, Palestinian officials say 230 people have been killed in Gaza. Israel says 12 people have been killed in Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting of nations that formed the Arctic Council. He's trying to emphasize areas of cooperation with Russia and other countries that are in the region. NPR's Michele Kelemen is traveling with him in Iceland and prepared this report. Blinken says the U. S. Is committed.
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"$1.9 billion supplemental security funding measure today it's expected to pass with Democratic support. MPR's Claudia Chrysalis reports. The legislation faces a tougher fight in the Senate. The vote comes to the day after the House approved a plan to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the capital. The $1.9 billion Supplemental Security plan addresses costs from that siege, including more than $700 million to reimburse the National Guard and other agencies for their efforts that day, as well as to prosecute related criminal cases. The proposal also beefs up security at the Capitol and designates $22 million to ramp up protection for members who have seen threats against them double since last year. The legislation is expected to pass the house with the Democratic majority, but it is drawn even less enthusiastic support in the Senate. Four degrees Ellis. NPR NEWS Washington There's no let up in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters in Gaza. Israel says it's targeting Hamas leaders and the group's infrastructure with airstrikes. Hamas continues to fire rockets deep inside Israel. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Israel that President Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the fighting. Biden yesterday pressed Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the military action like you said, But you know, Netanyahu indicated afterwards that he was not ready to stop, especially if there were still rockets being fired into Israel. It may be that Netanya how Netanyahu wants to project that whatever he does, it is on his time scheduled rather than on Hamas system. I'm scheduled. NPR's Jackie Northam reporting, Palestinian officials say 230 people have been killed in Gaza. Israel says 12 people have been killed in Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting of nations that formed the Arctic Council. He's trying to emphasize areas of cooperation with Russia and other countries that are in the region. NPR's Michele Kelemen is traveling with him in Iceland and prepared this report. Blinken says the U. S. Is committed to advancing a peaceful Arctic region where cooperation prevails on climate.
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"Billion dollars supplemental security funding measure today it's expected to pass with Democratic support. NPR's Claudia Chrysalis reports. The legislation faces a tougher fight in the Senate. The vote comes to the day after the House approved a plan to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6th attack on the capital. The $1.9 billion Supplemental Security plan addresses cost from that siege, including more than $700 million to reimburse the National Guard. And other agencies for their efforts that day, as well as to prosecute related criminal cases. The proposal also beefs up security at the Capitol and designates $22 million to ramp up protection for members who have seen threats against them double since last year. The legislation is expected to pass the house with the Democratic majority. But it is drawn even less enthusiastic support in the Senate. Claudia Reece Ellis. NPR NEWS Washington There's no let up in the fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters in Gaza. Israel says its targeting Hamas leaders and the group's infrastructure with airstrikes. Hamas continues to fire rockets deep inside Israel. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Israel that President Biden has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the fighting. Biden yesterday pressed Benjamin Netanyahu to de escalate the military action like you said, but You know, Netanyahu indicated afterwards that he was not ready to stop, especially if there were still rockets being fired into Israel. It may be that Netanyahu, Netanyahu wants to project that whatever he does, it is on his time scheduled rather than on Hamas is time schedule. NPR's Jackie Northam reporting. Palestinian officials say 230 people have been killed in Gaza. Israel says 12 people have been killed in Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending a meeting of nations that formed the Arctic Council. He's trying to emphasize areas of cooperation with Russia and other countries that are in the region. NPR's Michele Kelemen is traveling with him in Iceland and prepared this report. Blinken says the U. S. Is committed.
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"Will riot after the GOP's post co sponsor pleaded for Republicans support iron all of you in the body to set aside politics just this once, just this once and this hour we hear how some local students benefited from less school discipline during the pandemic, he actually was able to really focus on his work for the first time in a while because he was not being repeatedly excluded. Weather Sunny around 70 in Boston today. Warmer inland. It 601 now the news Live from NPR news in Washington. I'm Corbett Coleman. President. Biden says he expects a de escalation in the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians. Hamas fighters. He says he wants to see that today, but it's not clear that will happen. NPR's Jackie Northam is an Esther wrote Israel where she says Israel is still firing on Gaza and Palestinians are still firing rockets into Israel. Israeli warplanes have pummeled gods again last night, the military said. The struck dozens of targets. You know, we're into the 11th day of this conflict. And now there are serious sort shortages of clean water and electricity. In Gaza. Thousands of people are now homeless. And meanwhile, Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel. The Israeli military said about 70 were launched last night, which is fewer than other nights. But So far, Hamas has launched more than 4000 over the course of this conflict, and that's more than ever before, And the thing is, those rockets are going much further than ever. NPR's Jackie Northam reporting, Palestinian officials say 230 people have been killed in Gaza. Israel says 12 people have been killed in Israel. U S. Senators will introduce a bipartisan bill today, encouraging more landlords to accept tenants who use government housing vouchers. This comes as the Bind Administration.
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"You're obese. That's some recruiters air running unofficial weight loss programs. Also, members of Congress considered their security after the January 6th attack, and we get a preview of Ford's electric pickup truck. It is Wednesday, May 19th 10 years ago today, then President Obama endorsed the idea of a Palestinian state. Based on borders from before Warren 1967. The news is next. Life from NPR News. I'm Jenny and Herbst. The New York State attorney general's office is expanding its investigation of the Trump Organization, NPR's child. Snyder's reports. The probe is now considering potential crimes. A spokesman for New York attorney General Leticia James issued a statement saying her offices expanding what had been a civil investigation. Her office now says it's actively pursuing criminal violations along with the Manhattan district attorney's office. Manhattan, D A, has been looking into former President Donald Trump's business dealings for more than two years. They want a legal fight over Trump's tax records in February as it investigates potential tax bank and insurance fraud. James's office has been investigating possible civil violations since 2019. Her office now says it has notified the Trump Organization of the criminal aspect of the investigation. The former president has previously said James's investigation is politically motivated. TRIAL. Snyder NPR NEWS There's no let up as the battle between Israel and Hamas enters its 10th day as NPR's Jackie Northam reports international pressure to end the conflict is rising. In one attack overnight, more than 50 warplanes pounded the southern part of the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli military. The target was a vast network of tunnels used by Hamas to shuttle weapons and people, But the tunnels travel under heavily populated areas and buildings have collapsed during strikes on the tunnels since the conflict began. Meanwhile, Palestinian militants kept up cross border rocket fire overnight. Israel says more than 50 were launched from inside Gaza. Setting off sirens in some southern Israeli communities on Tuesday to workers from Thailand were killed by rocket fire from Gaza. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Jerusalem The House yesterday passed the anti Asian Hate Crimes Act. It's in response to the rise in violence against Asian Americans during the pandemic. Republican Congresswoman Michele Steele Between March In December of last year, nearly 4000 firsthand accounts off anti AP I hate crimes were recorded in the United States. It is heartbreaking to read the news stories of these crimes, and my heart goes out to all those who have been victims of this violence. The bill instructs the Justice Department to designate a point person to expedite the review of hate crimes related to covert 19 and expands efforts to make the reporting of hate crimes more accessible at the local and state levels. The bill passed 3 64 to 62. All votes against the bill were Republican. Millions of people in Texas and Louisiana are under severe weather alerts as a widespread and strong storm system dumped heavy rain that, along with gusty winds knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. Up.
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Massive cargo ship freed from Suez Canal
"Cargo container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal nearly a week ago is finally unstuck. NPR's Jackie Northam reports he ever given was towed to a nearby lake. They're more than 360 oil and gas tankers and container ships that have been idling near the Suez Canal. While salvage crews tried to free the ever given and this halt and ship traffic has had a huge impact on global trade. Analysts say. It'll probably take about six days to clear this backlog. The ships and some vessels had already decided to re route. But the economic and logistical disruption created by this crisis could take weeks, possibly months to clear its
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Container Ship Stuck in the Suez Canal
"The Suez Canal, One of the world's vital shipping routes, is blocked by one of the world's biggest cargo ships. This ship the ever given ran aground on the bank of the canal and is blocking it. NPR's Jackie Northam reports on what happened and what it might take to move the enormous ship out of the way. Ever given is an enormous ship about a quarter of a mile long, so navigating it through narrow waters, such as the Suez Canal is a challenge. It's still unclear why, but somehow the bow of the vessel began to drift towards one of the bank's maritime consultant. Battle Keratosis was Karatz. This Marine advisors says the vessel is relatively new, so there shouldn't have been any mechanical issues. A ferocious sandstorm may have played a role. There have been reports that visibility was low at the time and may have impaired the capitals and the crew on the bridge. Their visibility and the ship, which is operated by Taiwan based Evergreen Group ended up across the Suez Canal. Karadzic's says powerful tug boats have been trying to pull the vessel out of the sand bank. They may have to bring other vessels and take off some of the containers off the vessel. They may have to take a ballast water out of the vessel. Another connect the vessel right there and to make it, you know, lift itself from underwater large. Jenson, the CEO of Copenhagen based See Intelligence Consulting, says supply chains were already in disarray caused by a ripple effect from the pandemic. So you have a job or congestion. You have shortages of vessel capacity of shortages of empty containers. There's a myriad of things that are out of kilter will supply chain already distant and some top of it. And that's not good guy plant in with the International Chamber of Shipping, says 12% of global trade passes through the canal and more than 100 ships are now waiting to enter
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"It was just about two pages long but those pages carried the weight of the. Us government will not proven a summary of findings issued by us intelligence agency state that saudi arabia's crown prince approved two thousand eighteen killing of jamal. Khashoggi it's been long suspected that prince mohammed bin salman defacto leader ordered the murder but the release of the summary finding sends a clear signal. That president biden's taking tougher stand against the kingdom than his predecessor. Npr's jackie northam has been following developments and joins us. Jackie thanks so much for being with us morning. Scott hi please give us an overview of the main findings right well just to be clear. There's no smoking gun but you know. There's a lot of circumstantial evidence in this two page report. And let me just read you a line from it. If i could quote the crown prince has had absolute control of the kingdom security and intelligence organizations making it highly unlikely that saudi officials would have carried out an operation of this nature without the crown prince's authorization unquote and scott. It goes on to say that members of his close inner circle were involved. In the killing and dismemberment of kashogi and the crown prince has supported the use of violent methods to silence dissidents abroad. And you compare what's in this report to what president trump said when asked about whether the crown prince had any knowledge of the killing and he downplayed it saying maybe he did. Maybe he didn't and One of the things to keep in mind. You know this report is a summary and there's a lot more evidence that the cia has about khashoggi's death that remains classified this report summary note but Does seem to say pretty bluntly that. The saudi crown prince has blood on his hands What kind of potential impact Could this happen relations between the us and saudi arabia. Which after all has been a very close ally for decades right. yeah well. it's it's definitely bound to have an impact you know. The crown prince is likely to become king of saudi arabia. And we'll be around for a very long time and it'll be interesting to see how the us will deal with him both in the short term after this report and certainly in the long term once he becomes king. We don't know how that's gonna shake out yet but as you say. Saudi arabia is a longtime ally in a really strategically important area of the world. You know in an interview with npr. Yesterday admiral hanes the director of national intelligence. Said it was just too soon to tell if the relationship has been damaged by this. Let's have a listen. It is not surprising. I suppose to see a shift in the relationship in some ways with the new administration and a new position and the number of challenging issues that we face together. But i think there will be what he's to whether the various storms that we have in front of us and one other thing. The saudi foreign ministry said on friday that the kingdom has already jailed. Those responsible for kashoggi's killing and that while it completely rejects the reports findings it called. Us saudi relationships robust and enduring. Jackie calls from From many quarters Clothing members of congress Human rights organizations calling on president biden to to punish sanction of the crown prince For his role in khashoggi's death. How likely does that seem to be. Biden's stop short of severely punishing the crown prince. But he said on. Friday evening that from now on the kingdom is going to be held responsible for human rights abuses and he said that there would be more significant changes announced on monday. He didn't indicate what those might be. But you know the administration did take some other steps yesterday. It announced something called the kashogi ban which allows the state department to impose visa restrictions on anyone acting on behalf of a foreign government Who's threatening dissidents overseas and it's already imposes kashogi ban on seventy six saudis and their families. And you know secretary of state. Anthony blinken talked about these moves by the us yesterday. Here he is. So what we've done by the actions that we've taken Is really not to rupture the relationship. But to recalibrate to be more in line with our interests and our values but apparently this travel ban doesn't include the crown prince himself and administration officials said on background yesterday that as a matter of practice. The us doesn't apply sanctions on the highest leadership of countries with which it has diplomatic relations and already there are increasing calls for tougher action against the saudi crown print
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"Be thinking about all of the people who are counting on us. To lead and Counting on us. To see them. And to address their needs and the things that keep them up at night, and I'll be thinking about the fact that we have to hit the ground running. Immediately. So many things to consider, even for any administration taking over during a time of transition. It's a big It's a big deal, but right now, especially with so much happening. Scott. Even with all of these other precautions, Biden and Harris are making it clear they want to keep that ceremony outside on the capital's west front, like it always has been. Why is that? Yeah, Harris said. The thinking is pretty straightforward that it is important to, as she put it, not yield to those who would try to make us afraid of who we are and what we fought for, and also just the peaceful transfer of power is a critical part of the democracy. So she and Biden are planning to move forward on the West front, even if many other aspect of this inauguration are going to look very different next week. Did she talk? It's all about the power of being able to start office right away, and I have about 30 seconds with you their agenda. It's being jammed up. It is. But what you're seeing this week is the typical way that an administration makes a case build consensus for its agenda. Biden is giving speeches. Harris is giving interviews. They're lobbying. That is not something that Trump administration has done, and they're going to push hard on it. NPR's Scott Metro. Thank you. Thank you Covet. Vaccines are being rolled out in several corners of the world. But some countries don't have nearly the access to the vaccines is others that includes Iran and its 80 million people. Efforts to secure enough vaccines there being hampered by the Trump Administration sanctions and Iran's own government. NPR's Jackie Northam reports When it comes to call VID Iran has been delivered a double whammy. It's one of the worst chick countries by the pandemic in the Middle East, and it may not have money to buy vaccines. On that point, The Trump Administration has placed tight sanctions on Iran because of what it calls its malign behavior in the region, making it harder for Iran to get its oil money. We're talking about money that was a crude as part of Iran's oil sales. It's found your bet Man Village is the founder of Bore Some bizarre foundation. Think tank focused on Iran's economy. Billions of dollars of Iran's oil revenues are frozen in international banks, even though medicine is supposed to be exempted from U. S sanctions. Even if things are technically permissible by the letter of U. S law, there have been so many mixed messages on the part of U. S authorities. Around whether or not it is in any way advisable or permissible to allow Iran to access any of its funds. For example, Iran has been pressuring South Korea for payment of $7 billion worth of oil. But Tarisa Pari, far with Human Rights Watch, says this South Korean banks are wary of crossing the Trump administration. Thanks it their own due diligence, assess risk assessment and they decided that they're not willing to take the risk because they could be responsible for sanctions violations if anything goes wrong earlier this month, in a move widely seen is trying to force the issue, Iran seized the South Korean tanker in the Persian Gulf. But Iran does have some vaccine possibilities. It appeared to have lined up millions of doses from an entity called Kovacs, which is a partnership to the World Health Organization that helps countries get vaccines at rock bottom prices. Send your Batman College again. The initial payment that appears to have been made, according to Iranian reports from funds held in Iraq basically secures Iran's allocation for 17 million doses of the vaccine. But that's only about 10% of the need for Iran if it's going to engage in a broad national vaccination program. Iran was also promised 150,000 doses of the Fizer vaccine from Iranians living in the U. S. Earlier this month that order, along with the doses from Kovacs were suddenly canceled. It's being on tomorrow. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei band the purchase of any vaccine coming from the U. S, or the U. K, saying he doesn't trust the two Western Nations vaccines. Anam Ben, tell a blue with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, says he's not surprised by Khomeini's roadblock. The humanitarian crisis is one of the regime's own making, banning the import or the delivery of US and UK vaccines. To me is the latest generation of saga we've been seeing for 41 years, which is the Islamic republic, putting regime interest over national interest in the public good, but Iran may have found a way around that ban. State back news agency says it will allow the British vaccine but on Lee Doses produced in India, Human Rights Watch said Hari far says Iran is also trying other options. Iran is starting the first phase of human trial off their own vaccine, but developing its own vaccine could take years. And if a country the size of Iran is left without it could jeopardize efforts to eradicate covert worldwide. Jackie Northam NPR news.
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"Deal between two important but feuding allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Jared Kushner, president Trump's son in law and adviser, was on hand for a signing ceremony in the Saudi kingdom. It marks the end to a three year rift that threatened to undermine U. S strategy in the Gulf region. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. They were warm hugs and handshakes, all while wearing masks as Saudi Arabia is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman created Cutter shake Tommen bin Hamad al family ahead of today's signing. Seen belied the deep animosity between the two countries since mid 2017 when Saudi Arabia announced the diplomatic trade and travel blockade against his tiny rich neighbor. Frederick Wary is with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The Saudis wanted to bring contact to its knees. The Saudis made at least a dozen demands of cutter and none of them to my knowledge were, you know fulfilled for asthma. Assad with George Washington University's Elliott School for International Affairs, says the Saudi Crown prince realized it was time to move on, especially with an incoming Biden administration that is promised to get tough with Saudi Arabia, Arabia. Clearly this is Part in parcel of turning the page. They are setting the table, so to speak for better relations with the incoming Bud Administration, But it was the Trump Administration that's been pushing to resolve the spat. Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Our allies in the U. S has a large military base in Qatar. The administration also wants to create a bulwark against Iran. Carnegie's wary doesn't buy it to say that the Gulf is going to be united against Iran that there's going to be this Impenetrable Gulf Sunni bloc now against Iran, because suddenly Qatar has been brought into the fold is just pure fantasy. I mean, the gulf has always been this united in terms of its outreach and policies toward Iran, and many of the issues that started the feud are still there. Hotter still has relations with Iran. Look sad with the Elliott School says it's not a sure thing. Today's deal will stick. The reporting is that the deal almost fell apart on Sunday in the U. S. Had to Jared Kushner personally had to intervene and work the phone lines. I think it's a testimony to have fragile it is even if tenuous, MCs odds, says the deal is a step in the right direction and will be welcomed in D. C. Jackie Northam. NPR news
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US Help Gulf States Agree to Ease Relations With Qatar
"Deal between two important but feuding allies Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Jared Kushner, president Trump's son in law and adviser, was on hand for a signing ceremony in the Saudi kingdom. It marks the end to a three year rift that threatened to undermine U. S strategy in the Gulf region. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. They were warm hugs and handshakes, all while wearing masks as Saudi Arabia is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman created Cutter shake Tommen bin Hamad al family ahead of today's signing. Seen belied the deep animosity between the two countries since mid 2017 when Saudi Arabia announced the diplomatic trade and travel blockade against his tiny rich neighbor. Frederick Wary is with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The Saudis wanted to bring contact to its knees. The Saudis made at least a dozen demands of cutter and none of them to my knowledge were, you know fulfilled for asthma. Assad with George Washington University's Elliott School for International Affairs, says the Saudi Crown prince realized it was time to move on, especially with an incoming Biden administration that is promised to get tough with Saudi Arabia, Arabia. Clearly this is Part in parcel of turning the page. They are setting the table, so to speak for better relations with the incoming Bud Administration, But it was the Trump Administration that's been pushing to resolve the spat. Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Our allies in the U. S has a large military base in Qatar. The administration also wants to create a bulwark against Iran. Carnegie's wary doesn't buy it to say that the Gulf is going to be united against Iran that there's going to be this Impenetrable Gulf Sunni bloc now against Iran, because suddenly Qatar has been brought into the fold is just pure fantasy. I mean, the gulf has always been this united in terms of its outreach and policies toward Iran, and many of the issues that started the feud are still there. Hotter still has relations with Iran. Look sad with the Elliott School says it's not a sure thing. Today's deal will stick. The reporting is that the deal almost fell apart on Sunday in the U. S. Had to Jared Kushner personally had to intervene and work the phone lines. I think it's a testimony to have fragile it is even if tenuous, MCs odds, says the deal is a step in the right direction and will be welcomed in D. C. Jackie Northam. NPR news
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"Avalere a integrates directly with more than 700, e R P and e commerce Solutions. Avalere attacks compliance done right. This is all things considered from NPR news. I'm Elsa Chang in Los Angeles. And I'm Mary Louise Kelly in Atlanta. If you happen to listen all the way through that phone call where President Trump asked Georgia to change its election results, you would have heard him mention one particular county more than a dozen times Fulton County. Now the bulk of the city of Atlanta sits and Fulton This morning when we stopped by the Fulton County Elections, office phones were ringing either just hate calls coming in. Well, just not stuff. Richard Baron is the director of elections and Fulton County. He told us those calls started ramping up on Christmas Day. What did they say? Usually they want me to go to jail and Now that I've committed fraud. Got a death threat last Thursday. Had a bomb threat on plans for our polling places tomorrow. Tomorrow Being the Senate run offs here run offs, which will determine control of the U. S. Senate. I asked barren for his top line reaction to the president's call. It's surreal. On. Do you know my staff and I Come to work every day on. We've been doing it this whole year. We have had 34 covert infections throughout that time. The only thing we're interested in is trying to conduct elections as well as possible. And making sure that that the way we do it Is in accordance with the law and the procedure set up a state election board. So To have everything put into question is You know, I guess disconcerting and disappoint. Let me if I may. There were Aziz. You will have noted several moments where the president went after Fulton County explicitly and I want to read you just a couple of them and let you respond to move. If that's all right. I will read the direct quote. We haven't least two or three, anywhere from 250 to 300,000 ballots were dropped mysteriously into the roles much of that had to do with Fulton County. Which has been checked. We think that if you check the signatures, a real check of the signatures going back In voting county, you'll find at least a couple of 100,000 of forge. Signatures. We only process 248,000 absentee by mail ballots and Fulton County, So I'm not sure where that figures coming from. And you're saying if every single one of them had been forged, and there's no evidence of that, you wouldn't have had that many ballots in the first place. Correct, huh? Andre. In addition, signature verification is done by comparing the signatures on the outer envelope. To the signatures that people put on their driver's licenses. All of our signatures. Checked, according to The official documents from the voters. So bottom line to that charge from the president about the integrity of elections in Fulton County. You're in charge of elections in Fulton County. You're saying it's not true. Correct. Another point he made and I'll read this one it this. He made a bunch of allegations about shredding ballots about dumping ballots. Here's one moment. In Fulton, where they dumped ballots. You will you will find that you have many that aren't even signed. And you have many that afford yours. Okay, You know that. You know that you have no doubt about that. And You will find you will be in 7 11,079 within minutes because Holden County is totally corrupt. This has to do as far as I can tell with this video that purported to show containers of ballots being secretly counted after poll workers should go on home. This is a debunked claim that the Republican secretary of state of Georgia had his office. Look into that they found no problems. Is that correct? That's yes. Far as I know that's correct. They've interviewed People that worked that day with regard to dumping ballots. I don't even know how to respond to that, because I'm not sure what he means by Dumping ballots, and hundreds of thousands of them might I don't know what that means and shredding ballots. We haven't shredded any ballots. If there are unused ballots. We can do that. But we haven't We haven't done that for the November election. Yeah. Bottom line, given how many questions that have been in this election cycle. About the integrity of our elections in this country. And how many specific questions that have been about Georgia raised by the president and his allies and others. What do you want to say to people about the integrity of the election that you are overseeing? I think that our elections are without reproach. I mean the We come to work every day just to do this job because it means something to us and What it's turned into this year is something that Don't think I ever artistic pated seen in my lifetime. It's concerning to me that we've got to this point and that a lot of things were put out. And social media and the Twitter sphere that just have no basis in fact. And I think there has to be some sort of Education for the public. That just breaks down and simplifies what goes on behind the scenes in elections because it is really just I said a process is that you go through and you do it time and time again, and They're the same things we've been doing for years and years. Mr Baron. Thank you. Good luck tomorrow. Thank you. It's Richard Baron is the director of elections here in Fulton County, Georgia. Iran has taken you steps, apparently in defiance of the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign on the country. Iran says it is ramping up production of uranium for nuclear fuel and it seized a South Korean flag, tinker Both moves can be reversed, but they raise tensions with the U. S. As president elect Biden prepares to take office NPR's Jackie Northam reports Theron announced it is boosting uranium enrichment to 20%. The provocative move coincides with the first anniversary of the U. S killing of a top Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani. Henry Rome is an analyst at Eurasia Group. Iran has not enriched to the 20% level since before the nuclear agreement was signed in 2015 and 20% is actually quite close to weapons grade. President Trump got out of the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it needed to be tougher on Iran and reimpose sanctions that had been lifted as part of the agreement. But since then, Iran has advanced its nuclear program and is demanding to get out from under the crushing sanctions room says Tehran has an option to wait and see if Biden would enter nuclear negotiations. But instead, the regime is playing hardball in order to force the issue to the top of Biden's agenda. Iranians had telegraphed that their goal in the lead up to Biden's inauguration was was frankly to trigger a crisis crisis over its nuclear program in an effort to try to compel the incoming U. S administration to grant it sanctions relief immediately. The U. S sanctions have drastically reduced Iran's oil sales and crippled its economy. Earlier today, Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces seized a South Korean tanker in the Persian Gulf and detained it's multinational crew is demanding that soul unlock billions of dollars held up because of the U. S sanctions. The U. S. Is demanding Iran released the ship. Jackie Northam. NPR news You're listening to all things considered from NPR news..
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to prison
"Saudi Terrorism Court has sentenced a leading women's rights activist Nearly six years in prison. MPR's Jackie Northam reports New Jane L. Has Lulu led the charge to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia. But just weeks before the driving ban was lifted in the spring of 2018. She and several other female activists were arrested. Slew was convicted, among other things, of agitating for change and pursuing a foreign agenda. But human rights groups say the Saudi government is trying to quash to send has little sister Lena says a reduced sentence and time served me She may be out of prison in less than three months. Incoming national security advisor Jake Sullivan tweeted That has sloughs conviction was unjust in troubling and that the Biden administration will stand up against human rights violations.
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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to prison
"Terrorism court has sentenced a leading women's rights activist to nearly six years in prison. NPR's Jackie Northam reports New Jane L. Has Lulu led the charge to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia. But just weeks before the driving ban was lifted in the spring of 2018, she and several other female activists were arrested. Ah, Slew was convicted, among other things of agitating for change and pursuing a foreign agenda. But human rights groups say the Saudi government is trying to quash to send Has little sister Lena says a reduced sentence and time served means she may be out of prison in less than three months. Incoming National security advisor Jake Sullivan tweeted that house lose conviction was unjust in troubling And that the Biden administration will stand up against human rights violations.
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Saudi Activist Who Fought For Women’s Right to Drive Is Sent to Terrorism Court
"The trial of a leading women's rights activist and Saudi Arabia is being transferred to a special court for terrorism and national security crimes. MPR's Jackie Northam reports. Human rights groups say the move shows the Saudi government is trying to quash dissent in the kingdom. Lou Jane L has flu will lead the charge to allow women to drive in Saudi Arabia just weeks before the driving ban was lifted. In the spring of 2018 al hats. Lule and several other female activists were arrested. This is the first time she's been in court in more than a year. Her sister, Lena, L. Has, Lule says Lou Jane had been tortured in prison. Her parents were shocked by her appearance. They saw a very weak of tired, exhausted this, Jane They said that her body was shaking that tragic rebellion holder the papers off a flu disputes. Your sister is a terrorist, saying the Saudi government is just trying to silence female activists in the
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All-virtual G20 summit opens with Saudi Arabia as host
"Tested positive President Trump, Meanwhile, adjoining leaders from some of the world's largest economies for this weekend's G 20 summit, Saudi Arabia hosting this year's event, But NPR's Jackie Northam reports it's being held virtually because of the covert crisis. The G 20 summit was to have been an opportunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to present himself as a world leader. But human rights groups are urging heads of state to boycott the virtual event. Sanjeev Berry was freedom forward, says the Saudi monarchy is trying to use the summit to gloss over its human rights record. And the reality The matter is there's there's no amount of international publicity that is going to help the Saudi monarchy dig itself out of the hole that it's put itself in. Saudi organizer's say there will be serious discussions about the covert pandemic, the environment and the global economy during the virtual summit. Jackie
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Jamal Khashoggi's Fiancee Sues Saudi Crown Prince Over Journalist's Killing
"As Crown Prince and two dozen other Saudi nationals kidnapped, drugged and killed Kasogi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two years ago this month. This is the first civil lawsuit in the US regarding cash judges, killing NPR's Jackie Northam reports. The complaint filed in a U. S District court in Washington, alleges that Saudi Arabia is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing because he considered Jamal Cashew cheese worked to promote democracy in the Middle East on existential threat. It was filed by dawn, the democracy organization that could shock she started And by her teacher, Jenga is his fiancee. The suit names her Coke. She's widow. It says they were finalizing their civil marriage when he was killed. Jenga spoke by videoconference. Gemma's voice Wass too powerful to straightening and saw they decided they must silence him permanently, Attorney Keys, Harper told the video conference. The lawsuit has two goals. Accountability for cash Augie's murder and obtaining more information documents and recordings from the U. S and Saudi Arabia through Discovery. Harper says U. S courts have jurisdiction for the lawsuit because the trap for cash O G was set by officials at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D. C. He was informed repeatedly. That he could not obtain a certificate of marriage eligibility. He needed to confirm this civil marriage, miss changes in the US and would have to travel to Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and in this temple as we all know. The defendant abducted and murdered him. The Saudi Embassy did not respond to requests for comment by air time Thie Kingdom did convict eight nationals for cash Augie's murder in a closed trial. Jackie Northam. NPR NEWS Washington
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U.S. Seizes More Than 1 Million Barrels Of Iranian Petroleum From Tankers
"The U. S. Has seized more than a 1,000,000 barrels of Iranian fuel aboard four tankers that we're heading to Venezuela. The Justice Department called it the largest ever seizure of fuel shipments from Iran and said it was because the tankers were in violation of sanctions. The move is part of the Trump administration's campaign of maximum pressure on Iran. NPR's Jackie Northam has been following the story and joins us now. Hi, Jackie. Hi, Sarah. So what can you tell us about what happened with these ships? Right where the seizure of these for Greek own ships happened earlier this week, and the Justice Department says the order to seize and confiscate the cargo was issued by a U. S District court and that the US along with the assistance of foreign Partners confiscated the cargo on board and this was done by a ship to ship transfer of the fuel. You know, it's a little uncertain what type of fuel there talking about. It could be bunker fuel, which is used for heavy machinery, and I like Or just plain old gasoline. Either way, it was bound for Venezuela, and now it's believed to be bound for the U. S. And the Justice Department says the proceeds from its sale will go toward the fund for victims of state sponsored terrorism. And where those four tankers now are. They also on their way to the U. S. Well, it's unclear right now. The four tankers turned off their location. Transponder is more than three months ago, so we don't know where they are. At the moment. If the U. S has the ships they could be brought back here to the U. S and sold at auction. They could have been handed back to the Greek shipowner. We don't know. I talked to a couple of analyst today, including shipping analysts, and this action is really just seen as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to put pressure on Iran by going after shipping companies. That are carrying Iranian fuel or oil, or even the insurance companies that they use and threatening to sanction them. If they deal with the Iranians, you know. For the past few years, the administration has been heavily sanctioning Iranian in Venezuelan, for that matter, companies and individuals and this is just a different route to apply pressure on the regime. And what is Iran's saying about this? Well. Iran's ambassador to Venezuela rejected the US justification for this seizure and confiscation as fake news, and he called it another lie and psychological warfare by US propaganda machine and said that the tanker's have nothing to do with Iran. The fact is, Iran really needs the money from its oil sales. They've been hit very hard by the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign, which will sanction any country dealing with Iran. So any sales that it makes have to be kept quiet. And you know, even though this is a seizure of just over a 1,000,000 barrels, it's a shot by the US directly towards Tehran. And we're hearing about the seizure. Just today. After the U. S. Announced it had brokered an agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. They're going to establish full diplomatic relations. That new friendship is seen as being driven by their mutual dislike for Iran. So Iran maybe feeling more isolated. Now, Jackie is Iran expected to retaliate for the seizure of its ships. Battleground, has vowed to resist US attempts to isolated and could certainly see these events as a really challenge and feel it may need to stand up for itself using whatever is available for them to respond. You know it might try to seize vessels of its own if you be called just over a year ago, Iran seized a British oil tanker and it's 23 crew members in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for British forces detaining on Iranian tanker in Gibraltar also last year, is believed Iran was using Mine's to attack ships in the Persian Gulf and you know, the U. S says already In the last few days, Iranian forces boarded a ship trying to take the petroleum on board but wasn't successful.
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Will TikTok Be Banned In The USA? It May Depend On Who Owns It
"It's the shiny new thing in social media, and it's super popular with Generation Z. But the clock may be running out on Tic tac. See what I did there because the Trump administration claims it could be used for espionage. NPR's Jackie Northam explains. When you scroll through the TIC tac cap, There's a constant stream of lively music videos featuring teenagers and twentysomethings and lots of cute little dogs and sunglasses performing for the camera. But they're going to be some pretty unhappy young people here in the U. S. If the Trump administration gets its way. In an interview, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the U. S may ban the Chinese own TIC TAC because it views it as a national security risk, whether it's tic tac or any of the other Chinese communications platforms, APS Infrastructure that this administration taken seriously the requirement to protect the American people from having their information end up in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Tic Tac has been just really an uplifting thing for families. This is a company and an app that is meant for creativity and to enjoy that's Michael Beckerman, a vice president and head of public policy at TIC Tac US. He denies the Trump administration's charges and says there's no intelligence to be gleaned from the AP. Vic talk, like other social media platforms collects data on its users. But Beckerman says, Tick tock never has, nor will share that data with Beijing. We have very strong access controls to data our servers as I mentioned her in Virginia and the decisions on content and everything else or air made at the U. S level by our U. S leadership. The considerable Beijing Stealing data has been building for about five years. Ever since a cybersecurity attack on the office of Personnel Management when sensitive information of more than 20 million U. S citizens was stolen, Paltry Olo, who focuses on the intersection of politics and technology at the Eurasia Group. Scissor have been a number of similar incidents since Trio says the concern grew when China introduced a new national security law a couple years ago. And that law basically just says that companies individuals have to cooperate with the Chinese government when it comes to intelligence matters. It's very vague, though it doesn't say a social media company has to turn over all stated to the Chinese. Government, the Trump administration's effort to ban any Chinese equipment that could be used to steal sensitive data, trade secrets or intellectual property is picking up speed. That even includes thousands of surveillance cameras set up in government buildings and military facilities. Most of them are made by Chinese companies or have Chinese components. All those cameras have to be removed by August 13th. Hitting the deadline is absolutely going to be tricky. I mean, it's just it's like it's less than a month away. Catherine Gronberg is with Force Coat Technologies, a California based cyber security company. She says. It'll be difficult to replace the cameras. You know, the fact is, is that these markets are dominated in some cases by Chinese products, and in fact, we don't have alternatives that are either made by us or in the U. S. Or U. S Ally, Eurasia Group's trio, Lo says the movement against TIC TAC and other Chinese platforms and tech companies. Comes at a particularly turbulent time in U. S China relations exacerbated by the trade dispute and the Corona virus pandemic. It's a much, much broader problem that between the US and China that the tech companies are being dragged into You know, there's there's no trust basically, and the administration warns more Chinese made equipment or APS are in its crosshairs. Jackie Northam. NPR news
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Grim Models Project High U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll
"The United States is now receiving fresh shipments of medical supplies supplies brought from China even as the United States criticizes China's performance NPR's Jackie Northam reports on Sunday a commercial airliner from Shanghai touchdown at new York's Kennedy airport it was the first of about two dozen such flights expected over the next month president trump sounded pleased about the eighty tons of medical supplies on board one point eight million face masks and gowns ten point three million gloves and many other things millions and millions of different items and all of them made in China trump didn't display even a hint of the rain core that has bubbled up between Beijing and Washington since the outbreak of the corona virus Beijing is accused the US of bringing it to China and secretary of state Mike Pompeo has repeatedly denounced China for its handling of what he called the Wuhan virus now the US urgently needs medical supplies it's a bit ironic how desperate we are for this equipment right now Chad Bown is an international trade specialist at the Peterson institute in Washington he says the corona virus is now waning in China and they may have a lot of those supplies left over to exports to the rest of the world including the United States to countries that really really need it even in a normal year the U. S. is almost entirely dependent on China for its medical supplies according to Gustav endo he tracks international health care systems for IHS Markit what's very clear is that China is the largest exporter of of medical supplies in the world so there's an absolute need for their products when you're faced with a situation like this like clean with the center for strategic and International Studies says the issues between China and the US are complicated and long standing but China shipping medical equipment to the United States is a reminder that we still live in a globalized world and that unilateralism is not gonna be a solution to a crisis as large as the covert nineteen pandemic and trump has taken to making more pleasant remarks about president she's in pain and instead of Wuhan virus pump pale now refers to it as covert
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State Department Halts Routine Visa Services Worldwide
"The state department says it is temporarily suspending routine visa services at all U. S. embassies and consulates now because of the corona virus and peers Jackie Northam says the move comes as the government is urging US citizens overseas to return home or prepare to shelter in place state department had already suspended routine visa services in some countries such as South Korea there were battling a severe outbreak of the corona virus now that suspension applies worldwide although the state department says if resources allow embassies and consulates will continue to provide urgent and emergency visa
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Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc On The Global Shipping Industry
"San Francisco is of course home to a very busy port. The vessels that travel in and out of there being hit hard the corona virus is wreaking havoc on the entire global shipping industry. And this is all coming on. The back of a protracted trade war with China Amperes. Jackie Northam reports an bright blue crane clamps onto a shipping container sitting on a flatbed truck effortlessly picks it up sore sixty feet in the air and stacks it on top of five other containers. Toast the new crane-operator he's very slow. Visually it swam Bam Bam Bam Bam Bam Joe Harris a spokesman for the Port Virginia in Norfolk says the cranes are part of a new eight hundred million dollar expansion here. The third busiest port on the east coast. There's a lot of moving parts here so many pieces to it. There there are no incidental moves. Everything is planned. It's truly like a like a watch but the corona virus has upended the precision planning here and at other ports throughout the US and around the world the global supply chain was interrupted when Beijing imposed travel restrictions China Manufacturing slowed. The docks were quiet. Chinese exports ground to a halt as a result. Cargo ships are being idled in dozens of sailings have been cancelled says John Reinhardt. The CEO of the Port of Virginia. There've been over one hundred twenty ships that we're gonNA come to the United States. That have been blanked. So that means they're not sailing for the periods of late. February march and April. You could be talking anywhere from fifteen to thirty percent of the freight that normally flows in and out of this country will not be happening. This slowdown is affecting shipping. Companies Large and small worldwide Maersk. The world's biggest container ship operator warned its earnings would be lower basil. Karadzic's CEO of new york-based Crisis Marine advisers says. The past decade has not been good for shipowners. The demand has been growing at a slower rate than at dawn inch supply. So they're all the shipowners right now. Do not have much money to spare. Disruption is having a severe knock on effect for other parts of the shipping industry says Western Lebar. Ceo of the Harbour Trucking Association in Long Beach California. It's a bad time for everybody. There were three hundred teamster drivers that were laid off just last week because of the inability to have enough rate for them to move. We've seen employee. Drivers take a voluntary reduction hours for some of our companies as much as twenty five to fifty percent of ours well over half of Chinese exports to the US are unloaded in California and the Port of Los Angeles. Long Beach is the busiest complex in the country. Labar says one in every five jobs in Long Beach is directly or indirectly related to the port. Andy says businesses are down sixty to seventy percent since the beginning of February. But Lebar says there is a flicker of hope. The Corona virus is starting to ease up in China. We're hearing many of our customers. That manufacturing is starting to pick back up in China that the ports in China especially the main large port. Shanghai is now getting back to full operations and the hope is that in a week or two maybe we can start to dig ourselves out of this and get back to full operations but Labar says there is a challenge ahead to consider whether the corona virus spreading across the US will affect port operations here as it did in China. Jackie Northam NPR news.
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Concern Grows For Loujain Al-Hathloul, Jailed Saudi Women's Driving Activist
"Support for this NPR podcast and the following message. Come from the UPS store, offering services from shredding to printing to mailbox ING and instead of closing this holiday. The UPS store is doing another ING altogether. Opening the UPS store every ING for small business. And of course, shipping now to growing worry about women activists in jail in Saudi Arabia, one of the most prominent the woman who led the fight to lift the female driving, then in the kingdom is one of them the band's gone, but she's still in prison and relatives say she's been tortured. NPR's Jackie Northam has the story in twenty four teen Eugene L hussle got behind the wheel and drove from the United Arab Emirates into Saudi Arabia. A video showed her wearing sunglasses a head scarf in a huge smile on her face. It was considered a breeze and act and the ultra conservative kingdom in landed. Hus- in jail for a couple of months, but she continued to battle for the right to drive. Then last may just weeks before the ban against female drivers was going to be lifted. Husk Lule was arrested again, along with other women activists, I think that Saudi Arabia has felt threatened by the activists and their positions. And I think they're trying to teach them a lesson Rupa Jamal has been a friend of Liu Jane hustles since they were both at the university of British Columbia Jamal is part of a Vancouver. Based activist group called friends of Lou, Jane, I felt compelled to joined crunch Zulu. Jane, simply as someone who has watched her over the years, grow in her activism and someone who took a huge risk to advance woman's rights center country, and now is facing the most heinous injustices Jamal believes house Lule was arrested because crown prince Mohammad bin Salman did not want. Anyone else getting credit for lifting the driving ban? She was outraged. When vo? Magazine hyped. The changes in the kingdom with the cover of a Saudi Princess behind the wheel of a convertible, the friends of Lujan group parody that image with a photo of a woman driver wearing a free. Lou Jane shirt net photo was then published in teen. Vogue house lose situation. Got even more attention after journalists Jamal kashogi was killed at a Saudi consulate in his stem bull. There was suddenly a lot of worldwide to tension. Not just to show his case, but also Saudi Arabia's humans rights records. So a lot of people were selling talking about the detained activists in November Amnesty, International and human rights. Watch issued reports about mistreatment of the female activists in prison, Adam Koogle with Human Rights Watch says the allegations were firmed up by us little sister, a Leah who wrote an op-ed in the New York Times. She revealed that Jane had told her parents that she had suffered brutal, torture, including beatings, waterboarding whippings as. Well as electric shocks her. Parents noticed that she was trembling, and she couldn't sit or stand properly on a recent visit to Washington, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs auto algebra says a thirties are looking into allegations of mistreatment, but he defends the women's incarceration saying, they're a threat to national security there were attempts to recruit in individuals incense to physicians and to take sensitive information and pass it on the hostile entities outside Saudi Arabia. So there's more to it than meets the eye. You bear said evidence would come up had a trial but ten months after their arrest. The women haven't even been charged and there's growing pressure on Saudi Arabia to release them, including editorials and major publications last month. An impassioned Twitter thread about us Lule and her husband a comic went viral is author was Kirk Redel a writer and producer in Los Angeles. Where he met the couple a few years ago without. Trying to own a room. They owned the room in the most lovely gracious likable way who down says couple were excited about creative projects they were going to work on. But that's over. Now that house Lula's was in prison and her husband is keeping quiet. They were not advocating for overthrow they've loved their country. They just wanted to be able to live in it. A little more equally Redel since he was stunned and gratified his tweet captured worldwide attention, including celebrities and politicians, but he says more needs to be done to ensure hus- Lule and the others are released from Saudi prison. Jackie Northam, NPR news. This message comes from NPR sponsor. Comcast business. Business has always been driven by innovators. That's why Comcast business is helping you with technology that provides better experiences. Comcast business beyond fast.
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U.S. announces sanctions against 17 Saudis over Khashoggi's death
"Saudi prosecutors announced they'll seek the death penalty for five people yet to be identified that it says are responsible for Jamal Khashoggi. Steph. Among those sanctioned by the US are sowed L Kettani, a Royal court adviser and communications director for crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman and Mohammed ELO Taibbi. He was consul general, and is Dan Bulwer kashogi was killed on October. Second. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia wrapped up its investigation of the killing the top prosecutor says a former deputy intelligence chief plotted the operation to kill the Saudi journalist dispatching a team of fifteen men to Istanbul. The invest. Gatien found. No senior member of the Saudi Royal court was involved in kashogi staff, something Turkish officials dispute. Jackie Northam, NPR news, Washington. A group of seven women in New Hampshire is suing Dartmouth College for allegedly shielding predatory professors a criminal