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Unnamed Reporter
The House of Representatives has approved a White House request to claw back two years of previously approved funding for public media. The rescissions package now moves on to the Senate. This move poses a serious threat to local stations and public media as we know it. Please take a stand for public media today@goacpr.org thank you.
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Louise Schiavone
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Two Minnesota state lawmakers were shot early this morning. Morning. One of those lawmakers and her spouse was killed. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, state officials are calling it a political assassination.
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Unnamed Reporter
State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were shot and killed in their homes after a man impersonating a police officer came to their door. Another lawmaker, John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, were also shot in their home. Officials say they are cautiously optimistic that they will survive. Both Hortman and Hoffman are part of Minnesota's Democratic Farmer Labor Party, but officials don't know the motivation of the shooter. State police did say there was a list of individuals, including other lawmakers, found in the suspect's car and the individuals shot today were on that list. That suspect is on foot and still at large. Residents nearby are being asked to shelter in place. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
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Louise Schiavone
A rare military parade will be held in Washington, D.C. tonight to celebrate the U.S. army's 250th anniversary. But as NPR's Frank Langfit reports, some are criticizing the event as reminiscent of similar displays in China and Russia.
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Hadil Al Shalchi
Lal Goldstein is a military analyst with Defense Priorities, a Washington think tank. He says the army deserves a big birthday bash, but he'd prefer it was more historical and less political. If I were to plan this, I would like the army to parade through Concord and Lexington and make maybe down to Bunker Hill right where some of these historic events were, rather than through Washington, D.C. which does have some kind of echo of these parades in many authoritarian countries. To that point, protests against Trump are scheduled across the country today. The protests are called no Kings. Frank Lankford, NPR News, Washington.
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Louise Schiavone
Iran fired hundreds of missiles at Israel overnight, setting off sirens and sending people to bomb shelters in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. It was in response to Israeli attempts on nuclear facilities that killed top Iranian security officials. Most Iranian missiles were intercepted. Some hit neighborhoods. NPR's Hadil Al Shalshi visited one near Tel Aviv.
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Hadil Al Shalchi
The Mizrahi family was in their home's bomb shelter when the missile hit close by in their suburb of Rishon Litzyon. Outside Tel Aviv, 43 year old Shoshana Mizrahi said the explosion was terrifying. All the house was like shaking. There was smoke.
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Unnamed Reporter
The window in the shelter was broke.
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Hadil Al Shalchi
Their home is now destroyed. Glass blown out from windows was strewn all over the floor, and a hole gaped in the roof. Outside her home, dozens of people stood to observe the damage. Windshields of cars were shattered. Bulldozers were removing rubble. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that more attacks on Iran were on the way. Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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Louise Schiavone
This is NPR News in Washington. India's aviation ministry says it has recovered the flight data recorder from Thursday's Air India crash. They say the plane began its fall at 650ft, crashing into a medical school. The cause is still under investigation, with US And British teams assisting. There's been a big uptick in Americans claiming their Social Security benefits this year. As NPR's Laurel Walmsley reports, the decision of when to file is one with lasting financial consequences.
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Laurel Walmsley
From January to May, the number of Americans claiming Social Security benefits was nearly 18% higher than the same period last year. One group claiming at much higher rates is 62 year olds. The youngest you can file one of them is Bill Armstrong in Berthoud, Colorado. He's had prostate cancer and a hard time finding work as a government IT contractor.
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Unnamed Reporter
With the election, I thought, you know, my career might be over as I know it. I decided, you know, I better get in the system before they move that age higher.
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Laurel Walmsley
President Trump has said he won't touch Social Security, but that hasn't put everyone's mind at ease. Still, there's good reason to wait. For every year you delay claiming until age 70, your monthly payment for life is 8% higher. Laurel Wamsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Louise Schiavone
As multi billionaire Jeff Bezos and fiance Lauren Sanchez prepare to tie the knot later this month in Venice, people close to the couple say they plan to spotlight the Italian Lagoon City's artisans sourcing 80% of their provisions from Venetian vendors. I'm Luis Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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Laurel Walmsley
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Laurel Walmsley
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