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Dave Mattingly
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The Vatican says the death of Pope Francis was caused by heart failure following a stroke that put him in a coma. Pope Francis died yesterday at the age of 88, one day after greeting worshippers at St Peter's Square on Easter Sunday. The pope had recently spent more than a month in a hospital in Rome for treatment of double pneumonia. NPR's Sarah Ventri says Jewish and Muslim leaders are among those remembering Francis for his legacy of interfaith cooperation and social justice.
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Sarah Ventri
Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reformed Judaism, said in a statement. We especially appreciated Pope Francis consistent calls for dialogue and mu mutual respect between Israelis and Palestinians, emphasizing the necessity of a two state solution. Nihad awa, the executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, said in a statement, many Muslims around the world appreciated Pope Francis emphasis on the compassionate treatment of migrants and others facing crisis and his consistent condemnation of war crimes. Around the world, including in Gaza, Francis was noted for his ability to strengthen relations between Catholics and Muslims and as well as Jews. Sarah Ventri, NPR News.
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Dave Mattingly
Cardinals meeting at the Vatican today say public viewing of the body of Pope Francis will begin tomorrow morning at St. Peter's Basilica. His funeral will be held on Saturday. NPR has learned the White House has begun looking for a new secretary of defense. That's According to a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly. This follows confirmation that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in March shared classified details about US Airstrikes in Yemen. Yemen in a Signal group chat that included his wife and brother using his personal cell phone. That's in addition to a second signal chat that accidentally included a journalist from the Atlantic. White House press Secretary Caroline Levitt denies the president is looking to replace Hagseth. The wife of former Democratic Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey has been convicted in a bribery scheme that resulted in her husband receiving a prison sentence of more than a decade. Here's NPR's Giles Snyder.
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Giles Snyder
Nadine Menendez is to be sentenced on June 12, roughly a week after her husband is expected to report to prison on many of the same charges. A jury in Manhattan convicted Nadine Menendez on all 15 counts in a bribery scheme that involved three New Jersey businessmen and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold bars and a luxury Mercedes Benz. Prosecutors accused the two of being partners in crime. They were initially to be tried together, but Nadine Menendez's trial was pushed back a year after a breast cancer diagnosis. Bob Menendez was convicted last July and sentenced earlier this year to 11 years in prison. He was once the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Dave Mattingly
This is NPR News. The Justice Department says the retail pharmacy chain Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million as part of a settlement over opioid medications. The DOJ had accused Walgreens of illegally filling millions of prescriptions. The gunman who killed 23 people and injured dozens more at a Walmart store in Texas has pleaded guilty to capital murder. The attack took place six years ago in El Paso. Aaron Montes with member station KTEP reports.
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Aaron Montes
Victims and families filled the courtroom. Some wiped tears while listening to prosecutors recite facts from the day Patrick Crusius drove to El Paso and opened fire on shoppers in the parking lot and inside the store. According to police, the gunman wanted to kill Mexicans and prevent the Hispanic invasion of Texas. District Court Judge Sam Medrano told the gunman he failed in his mission to terrorize the community.
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Judge Sam Medrano
Your name and your hate will be forgotten.
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Aaron Montes
Crusius will serve life in prison and waived his right to seek parole and appeal the case as part of a plea agreement with the El Paso County District Attorney's office. I'm Aaron Montes in El Paso.
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Dave Mattingly
Wall street is coming off a day of sharp losses triggered by President Trump's latest criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow, the S and P, and the Nasdaq each closed down more than 2% yesterday after Trump accused Powell and the Fed of being too slow to lower interest rates. Last week, Powell warned the president's sweeping tariffs would likely push inflation in the US Economy higher, at least temporarily. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.
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