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"Live from NPR News in Washington. I'm Korova Coleman. A celebration of George Floyd's Life is set for today in Minneapolis. It was a year ago today that he was murdered by then. City police officer from Minnesota Public Radio Mats epic has more. Today's gathering at a downtown park honors Floyd's life and legacy with a focus on black culture, history, food and music. It caps off three days of anniversary events that included a march and rally as well as panel discussions about policing and racial equity. Former police officer Derrick Show. Vin faces sentencing next month after a jury in April convicted him of Floyd's murder. Matt Sepik reporting Secretary of State Antony Blinken is an Israel toe work to shore up the cease fire between Israel and Palestinian Hamas fighters. He's already met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and will speak with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Other stops for blinking on his trip include Jordan and Egypt, which mediated the cease fire. Most Children who suffer a rare but serious complication of covert 19 recover in less than six months, according to a new study NPR's Richard Harris reports on a paper published in the land set Children generally handle covered 19 better than adults do, but on rare occasions they developed dangerous inflammation which can affect the heart and other vital organs. It's called M I s see. Doctors at a major hospital in London followed up on 46 Children who had been diagnosed with this condition within six weeks. Most had recovered pretty well and most of the rest were largely better by six months, but some didn't fully recover their strength, perhaps due to extended time in a hospital bed or to the drugs used to treat the condition. And nearly one in five reported serious emotional difficulties that had not resolved six months after their diagnosis. But overall, doctors were reassured that the dangerous inflammation had cleared up in all but one patient. Richard Harris, NPR news Big tech company. Apple and video game developer Epic Games have wrapped up legal arguments over whether the iPhone maker abuses its market power. NPR's Shannon Bond reports. The case centers on whether Apple fairly treats companies that make popular smartphone APS. Closing arguments took the form of a debate in the Oakland California courtroom where Apple and epic have been making their cases for the last three weeks. Epic, which makes the popular game fortnight urge the judge to force Apple to open up its grip on its APP store and allow more competition. Apple defended the 30% commission. It levies on every purchase made in the APP store and said it already faces plenty of rivals in the smartphone market. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers press both sides on how to define competition and whether the court should get involved in changing a company's business model. She said she'll give her verdict as soon as she can, but did not set a date. Apples among MPR's financial supporters. Shannon Bond, NPR News This is NPR news. And this is W N Y. C in New York, four minutes after six o'clock. Good morning. I'm David 1st 59 degrees now expecting a high near 75 Today with mostly cloudy skies looking at the commute, we're seeing some delays on the New Jersey transits Montclair boot in line. Authorities are continuing to investigate a mass shooting at a weekend birthday party in Fairfield Township, New Jersey that left two people dead and a dozen injured W N. Y. C is Karen Yee reports. Officials are calling the shooting a targeted attack. They say gunfire erupted at a house party in Cumberland County, about an hour away from Philadelphia, where there were hundreds of local residents, largely in their twenties and thirties. Governor Phil Murphy says some of the injured are fighting for their lives. This was a birthday party, a birthday party is supposed to be a joyous event, not a target for those hellbent on inflicting harm. On a community Authorities have arrested one person on weapons charges and expect additional arrests. The victims have been identified as 30 Year Olds Kevin Elliot and 25 Year Old Asia, Hester Yeah. With New York City schools set to fully reopened in the fall. That means teachers will no longer be given The option to teach remotely for the past year staff could apply to teach from home. If they were over, 65 had pre existing health conditions or if they live with relatives, especially vulnerable to Cove it But W N. Y. C is Jessica Gould says that won't be the case when school starts back up again in September. There won't be any health accommodations that allow you to keep teaching from home so teachers can still apply for the same accommodations that were available to them before the pandemic. But teaching remotely because of that is not an option. City's largest teacher's union supports the decision to fully reopen schools. Election day and potential snow days will be the only dates on next year's school calendar that will allow for remote learning. And New Jersey will join its regional neighbors and drop indoor masking requirements. Starting on Friday, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Governor Phil Murphy says he still encouraging those who aren't vaccinated to continue wearing a face covering while inside public places. It will also no longer be requirements for business to keep people six FT apart, which means many will be able to welcome or customers. Businesses still have the option of requiring people to wear a face covering and to enforce social distancing masks will spills. Excuse may still be required on public transit. And inside healthcare facilities, homeless shelters, jails and prisons. 59 temperature right now. In New York City, It's going to be mostly cloudy today with a high near 75 Tonight Mostly cloudy with a low around 65..
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"News. I'm Korova Coleman. Today. The House of Representatives is scheduled to open a second impeachment proceedings against President Trump NPR's Giles Snyder reports. Some Republicans say they'll back the effort. A handful of House Republicans, who say they will side with Democrats and vote to impeach the president over last week's riot at the Capitol grew overnight and now include Washington State's Jamie Herrera Butler, Michigan Congressman Fred Upton, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and New York's John Cat Co. Most significant House Republican to announce support for impeachment is Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney. She's the third ranking Republican in the House, and in her statement, she said there has never been a greater betrayal by a president of his office and his oath to the Constitution. Republican Alice leaders say the vote is a matter of individual conscience. Oil. Snyder NPR news Last night, the House passed a resolution urging vice president Pence to use the 25th amendment to force Trump from office. California Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters blames Trump for the riot. The invasion of the capital was not only foreseeable it was inevitable because that the many years the president has spent Then in the flames of hatred and racism in our country, But California Republican Congressman Tom McClintock disagrees. The 25th amendment specifically addresses The incapacity of the president to discharge the duties of his office. It was never intended as a political weapon. When Congress doesn't like the way he discharges those duties, but the resolution won't work. Pence has already said he won't do it. U. S government has executed the only woman on federal death row. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports. Lisa Montgomery was the first woman to be put to death by the federal government in decades. Warning. This report has a graphic description of violence. Lisa Montgomery died at 1 31 in the morning. The U. S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution. After hours of legal wrangling, Montgomery was sentenced to death for the 2004 killing of 23 year old Bobbie Jo Stinnett and Missouri. Stinnett was eight months pregnant when Montgomery strangled her and cut her open to kidnap the baby, which she tried to pass off as her own. Montgomery's legal team said she suffered brain damage a mental illness that was exacerbated by severe sexual abuse that occurred when she was a child. Attorney Kelly Henry said the government stopped at nothing in its zeal to kill a damaged and delusional woman. Montgomery's death makes her the 11th federal inmate to be executed by the Trump administration since July. Cheryl Corley. NPR NEWS President elect Joe Biden has tapped former U. S ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to be his nominee as head of the U. S Agency for International Development, or U S. A. I. D Agency's mission is to reduce poverty and foster democratic development. This is NPR. And this is W when my C in New York four minutes after seven o'clock Good morning. I'm David. First Italy Mostly cloudy today with a high around 45 degrees. It's 36 now in Central Park. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivered a very different type of state of the state speech yesterday. The speech is normally given before the Legislature. But due to the pandemic, Murphy pre recorded the address and streams it online. Governor spent much of it running down the accomplishments of his first three years in office. But he did list a few things he would like to tackle in the coming year, like authorizing early in person voting. Regardless of your party affiliation. Your vote is your voice in this country is better off when more of us are hurt. Assembly Republican leader John Bram Nick criticized Murphy's policies, which he says make New Jersey more expensive to live in and cause residents to leave the state brand. Nick also addressed last week's attacks at the capital. He called them disgraceful and said politics should not become personal. Immigration advocates have filed a federal lawsuit aimed at blocking the Department of Justice Rules set to take effect on Friday as W one way sees Beth Fertig reports they claim the Trump administration is rushing through new restrictions right before leaving office. The rule targets the process for appealing decisions by immigration court judges. Five immigrant advocacy groups, including Brooklyn Defender Services filed the suit in Washington, D. C. They call the rule a last ditch attempt to eviscerates the immigration court system because it includes tighter deadlines and limits actions attorneys can take to help their clients. The Justice Department has said it's trying to make the appeals process more efficient. Last week, a California judge blocked another new rule from taking effect that would have made it much harder for immigration judges to grant asylum. Nearly half the inmates held at New Jersey's Fort Dix have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began. W N Y. C is Karen Yee reports, lawmakers are now pressuring the prison warden. Letme or inmates serve out their sentences at home. Only 3% of the men at the low security federal prison have been granted home confinement. That's fewer than 100 people, both of New Jersey's U. S. Senators Cory Booker and Bob Menendez say that's not nearly enough. Especially as Corona virus cases at the facility spiked to nearly 800 this week. The senators are also concerned that disproportionately fewer black men are being sent home when compared to white inmates. About a third of those released or black. Even though black men make up half the population at Fort Dix, the facility continues to have the worst outbreak in the federal prison system. Currently 36 degrees in New York City. We're expecting the skies to stay Mostly cloudy through the day today with a high around 45 this afternoon. Tonight we dip down to 35 degrees, then tomorrow back up to 46 degrees, with mostly cloudy skies. Cloudy on Friday with a high of 48. This is w N..