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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The US Is finally granting Ukraine's long running request for the license to make Patriot air defense systems to use against Russia's missile attacks. President Trump publicly disclosed his decision today as he was meeting with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he praised for trying to reach a truce with Russia.
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At the Summit. We announced $3 billion of new defense investments with U.S. companies. And Lockheed Martin will establish a world class Patriot missile sustainment facility, a big deal in Europe. They're given a tremendous incentive by Europe to do that.
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A resolution to the more than four year old conflict has eluded Trump's mediation attempts. So has an end to the more than four month old war between the US And Iran. In Ankara, Trump said the U S. Iran ceasefire may be over. He threatened more military strikes on the Islamic Republic tonight in retaliation for Iran's attacks on US Interests in the region. But but he also said both sides were still negotiating over an end to their hostilities. The Department of Justice sent letters to election officials across the country threatening them with potential legal action ahead of this year's contentious midterm elections. In particular, the DOJ's warning election officials they will be liable if any non citizens cast a ballot. Here's NPR's Ashley Lopez.
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Non citizen voting is extremely rare and it's typically a result of mistakes with voter lists and systems used to check eligibility. But the DOJ says it wants election officials to tell them within five days what they're doing to ensure that no one who isn't supposed to vote won't. DOJ officials also warn chief election officials like secretaries of state that they could be subject to criminal liability if administrators knowingly retain non citizens on the state's voter rolls or if they facilitate non citizens in receiving and casting ballots. A spokesperson for the DOJ says these letters were sent to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.
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Manufacturing is an industry known for its strict attendance policies. However, one factory in rural northwest Georgia is using flexible work to solve its staffing needs. NPR's Andrea Hsu explains.
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At one point during COVID the Roper Corporation owned by GE Appliances, was hundreds of workers short. The plant was flooded with orders for ovens and ranges that couldn't be built fast enough. So Tony Gabbard, director of manufacturing operations, told his boss he wanted to try out a staffing firm called MyWorkChoice. They would recruit a pool of part time workers who could choose their shifts on an app. His boss's response?
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Tony, you are crazy for trying that.
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But today, about 450 flexible workers pick up shifts in any given week. On average, they work 24 hours in a week. They earn less money than full time employees and have few benefits. Still, many of them say it's worth it for the freedom to work when they want.
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It's NPR A new study finds many health insurance companies in the US Will be raising premiums next year for Affordable Care act plans. NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin says that's on top of steep price hikes this year.
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After several years of affordable premiums and high enrollment, the Affordable Care act marketplaces like healthcare.gov are under new management. Republicans in Congress did not renew billions in extra federal subsidies that had been keeping premium costs down. And so costs for many people shot up. At the beginning of the year, about one in five enrollees could not afford these higher premiums and dropped their coverage. Now, a preliminary analysis of insurance filings finds that insurance rates will be going up again next year by a median of 14%, according to the health research organization KFF. The millions of people who buy their health insurance in the marketplace often don't have any alternative source of coverage. Selena Simmons Duffin, NPR News.
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The Democratic Party's effort to retake the US Senate is at stake as it scrambles to find a candidate who could replace Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner. Platner's under pressure to drop out while he continues to deny rape allegations. President Trump's lost a bid to get his name back on the Kennedy center in Washington, D.C. today, a U.S. appeals court denied the administration request to pause a lower court order in a lawsuit that that was brought by a Kennedy center board member, Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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