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Dale Willman
This message comes from Capital One Access comprehensive solutions from a top commercial bank that prioritizes your needs today and goals for tomorrow. Learn more@capitalone.com Commercial Member FDIC live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The FBI is investigating an explosion at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, early Saturday morning. At least one person was killed and four other people are in critical condition following the blast.
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Akil Davis
This was an intentional act of terrorism. As our investigation will unfold, we will determine if it's an international terrorism or domestic terrorism, no matter which one. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is the lead on this, and we will find that out.
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Dale Willman
Akil Davis is with the FBI office in Los Angeles. He says they have a person of interest in connection with the explosion, but they will not say who it is. But he did say they're no longer looking for a suspect. The clinic suffered major damage from the explosion. At least 27 people are dead after severe storms devastated parts of the Midwest this weekend. George Hale from member station WFIU reports on damage in Indiana.
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George Hale
A tornado touched down Friday evening near Bloomington in central Indiana, where it leveled a post office and damaged dozens of homes. Local officials say several were injured, including an elderly man who was hospitalized with a head injury. National Weather Service investigators were in the area Saturday conducting field visits to determine the size and power of the tornadoes, says meteorologist Matthew Eckhoff.
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Akil Davis
They're still out there touring the damage area and seeing what kind of damage occurred.
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George Hale
Officials say campers at a nearby state park also sustained injuries. More were stranded until roadways could be cleared. For NPR News, I'm George Hale in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Dale Willman
In Kentucky, Meanwhile, there were 18 weather related deaths and 10 other people are in hospitals in critical condition. The World Health Organization has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea. As Rachel Buongiorno reports, the government there is now rushing to vaccinate young children who are particularly vulnerable to the disease.
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Rachel Buongiorno
Papua New guinea has been polio free since 2000, except for an outbreak in 2018 that it managed to contain within the same year. This new outbreak was identified in wastewater testing, but the WHO have now recorded cases of community transmission. Three doses of the polio vaccine have a 99% efficacy rate, but PNG's current vaccination rate sits just below 50%. Since 2020, the virus has almost been eradicated worldwide, but last year, small outbreaks were recorded in Pakistan and Afghanistan and in Gaza. Amid the recent violence there, the WHO's director general told NPR that the sudden cuts to U.S. aid funding are also affecting efforts to eradicate the disease. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Buongiorno in Melbourne.
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Dale Willman
Israel has launched a major military operation in Gaza this weekend. Officials say the latest offensive is is aimed at pressuring Hamas to release the remaining hostages that are being held in Gaza. The operation began just one day after President Trump ended his trip to the Middle east without a stop in Israel. Gaza, meanwhile, is in the third month of a total blockade of food and other supplies. You're listening to NPR News. The Sunday Times of London is out with its annual list of the richest Britons, and Britain's sovereign barely makes the cut. Vicki Barker has a report from London.
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Vicki Barker
King Charles iii only ranks 238th among the 350 richest individuals or families in the UK although his 850 million dollar fortune is double that of his late mother's. Other high profile Brits to make the list this year, Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, David and Victoria Beckham and ELTON JOHN. At 29, Dua Lipa is the youngest person on a sub list of the 40 richest Britons under 40 with an estimated wealth of 153 million. Overall, though this year's list has seen its biggest ever drop of billionaires due, largely, its compilers say, to President Trump's tariffs. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
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Dale Willman
President Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday in a social media post. He said the retailer should eat the additional costs that Trump's tariffs are creating for that company, and he warned that customers will be watching them closely. On Thursday, Walmart announced that everything from bananas to children's car seats could increase in price because of those tariffs. With one round remaining, Scotty Scheffler has the lead at the PGA Championship now underway in North Carolina this weekend. He shot five under par over the last five holes on Saturday and finished three strokes ahead of Alex Noren. At one point during the day, nine players held at least a share of the lead. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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Akil Davis
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