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Dale Willman (0:01)
Live from NPR News. I'm Dale Willmon. Millions of people turned out across the country Saturday for no Kings protests. Organizers say there were more than 3,000 protests in all here in Albany, New York. Police estimate crowds of between 3 and 4,000 people lined a portion of Central Avenue. Many were carrying signs and banners and others offering chants using bullhorns. Everyone was smiling and enjoying a partly sunny but chilly afternoon. Among them was Patty Gager of Glenmont, New York, who said she had to be there for her family so my
Patty Gager (0:32)
grandsons don't have to go to war, hopefully. I'm worried that they might have to go to war. And I'm here united with everyone to get rid of someone that wants to be a king and here to fight for that and do my part.
Dale Willman (0:49)
Lebanese health officials say at least 47 people were killed Saturday in Israeli attacks, including Three journalists and nine paramedics. You UN officials and humanitarian groups are criticizing Israel's conduct, as NPR's Lauren Fair reports from southern Lebanon.
Lauren Frayer (1:06)
The head of the World Health Organization calls it a tragedy. Nine paramedics killed in five separate attacks on a single day. He says health workers are protected under international humanitarian law and should never be targeted. Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon, mostly here in the south, where Israeli ground troops are moving northward to try to oust Hezbollah militants. In one attack, an Israeli military spokesperson says the target was journalists, accusing them without providing evidence of propaganda for Hezbollah. But Lebanon's health minister called it a double attack, with a second strike hitting first responders who tried to rescue the victims. Health officials say 51 Lebanese health workers have been killed by Israel so far this month. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, in Jezine, southern Lebanon.
Dale Willman (1:56)
The Trump administration is giving federal agencies more time to change the way they produce statistics about race and ethnicity. The data are used to redraw voting maps and enforce civil rights laws. As NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports, the changes were approved during the Biden administration.
Hansi Lo Wang (2:14)
The 2030 Census and other future federal forums have been set to ask about race and ethnicity in one question instead of separating the two while allowing people to check more than one box. And the boxes include a new one for Hispanic or Latino and another for Middle Eastern or North African, a category the US Government would no longer automatically classify as white. Research shows that could allow many people to more accurately report their identities. The White House's Office of Management and Budget is now giving agencies one more year to release plans about how they're going to adapt their surveys. The move comes after an OMB official signaled the Trump administration is considering rolling back these changes to racial and ethnic data. It's one of the moves described in the conservative action plan project 2025. Ansi Lang, NPR News.