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Korva Coleman
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. The controversy has grown surrounding top Trump officials and their recent use of a commercial messaging app to discuss US Military strikes in Yemen. A journalist from the Atlantic was inadvertently put into this chat. The Atlantic has now released the unredacted text messages. These messages detail the exact times for the attacks, the type of warplanes used, even one of the targets. But top Trump intelligence officials testified at a Senate hearing yesterday none of that information was classified. Connecticut Democratic Congressman Jim Himes wants more.
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Unnamed Analyst
Action with a screw up of this magnitude. There's only one response, which is, we are terribly sorry. We are standing down. We will do the investigations. We will get to the bottom of this. We will make sure it never happens again, and there will be accountability for the people who were involved. You know what we didn't hear yesterday? A single one of those assertions.
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Korva Coleman
Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitt has released a statement. She claims the entire Atlantic story is a hoax. The US Military attacks did occur in Gaza. Palestinians staged a rare protest against Hamas, the militant group that rules the territory. Israel resumed fighting last week to pressure Hamas to Release remaining hostages. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.
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Daniel Estrin
Videos posted on social media show crowds chanting, out, out, out. Hamas, go out. Protesters called for media coverage, chanting, where is the media? Eyewitnesses say thousands took part in the demonstration in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, which began as an anti war. One protester, who requested we only use his first name, Ibrahim, to speak freely against Hamas, told NPR, Hamas is not taking us into account. It has 2 million people in Gaza who need to live. He called on Hamas to release the Israeli hostages and leave Gaza. Over the years, Hamas has cracked down on dissent, but open criticism has grown. During the war, Hamas did not break up the protest it issued. No comment. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Korva Coleman
Stocks open mixed this morning as discount retailer Dollar Tree unloads its family dollar business. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 170 points in early trading.
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Scott Horsley
Dollar Tree paid more than $8 billion to acquire the Family Dollar chain back in 2015. But the discount retailer has struggled to make the blended family work. So now Dollar Tree is selling off Family Dollar to a pair of private equity funds for about $7 billion less than it paid a decade ago. New orders for long lasting manufactured goods rose last month, led by a jump in motor vehicle orders. But a key measure of business investment was down. Businesses may be reluctant to invest right now, given the uncertain economic outlook. People are still spending money on pets, though. Online pet store Chewy delivered better than expected sales for the most recent quarter and a tail wagging forecast for the rest of the year. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the Dow is now up 160 points. This is NPR. It was a year ago today. A cargo ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge just outside Baltimore. Parts of the enormous bridge collapsed, killing six construction workers. The Port of Baltimore was closed for months because debris choked the river. People around the world are switching religions. NPR's Jason DeRose reports on a new study from Pew Research that finds large portions of adults no longer practice the faith in which they were raised.
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Jason DeRose
Religious switching is especially common in East Asia, Europe and the Americas. In South Korea, Pew found that 50% of respondents had changed religions. In Spain, 40% said they'd left their childhood faith. In the U.S. 28% switched, and in Colombia, 25%. Christianity and Buddhism have experienced the largest losses. The biggest gains were among those who have no religious affiliation, atheists, agnostics and those who describe themselves as nothing in particular. Pew found very small percentages of people either left or joint Islam. The retention rates for Hinduism and Judaism are also high. For the study, Pew surveyed nearly 80,000 people in 36 countries. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Lawmakers in Florida are advancing a bill that would relax laws on child labor. The proposed change would let children as young as 14 years old work overnight and on school days. The legislation must be reviewed by two other Florida state senate committees. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says a younger workforce could help be the solution to replace labor by migrants who are in the United States illegally. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News, in Washington.
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