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Libby Casey
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. President Trump is set to deliver a primetime speech to The Nation tonight. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports.
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Franco Ordonez
President Trump is expected to use the coveted time to speak about the 2020 election, an election that he refuses to acknowledge he lost. Critics worry that a speech rehashing old claims about foreign interference and voting machines could sow distrust of the election system ahead of the upcoming midterms. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt was asked about concern, concerns from some Republicans that Trump is focusing too much on the past and not enough on current kitchen table issues like the economy ahead of the midterms.
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Caroline Levitt
I think the American people will be relieved to hear what they are hearing from the president of the United States and his commitment to transparency and the focus on the integrity of our elections.
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Franco Ordonez
Tonight, Levitt said Trump will likely also talk about the economy as well as Iran. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
Federal regulators are investigating President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator over suspected Insider Trading. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the White House staffer is accused of using the betting site Kalshi to profit off the president's words.
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Bobby Allen
His name is Gabriel Perez. He's Trump's longtime teleprompter operator. Investigators say he made around $100,000 placing bets on what the president would say as he watched the prepared remarks roll across a screen. That's according to two people with knowledge of the investigation who weren't authorized to speak. On booming prediction market sites like Kalshi, bettors can put money on what someone will or won't say, like whether Trump will say fake news or rigged election. The case of Perez appears to be the first time a White House staffer has been implicated in a prediction market scandal. White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt called the incident, frankly, a disgrace and said Perez is now on unpaid administrative leave. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial, a Kentucky jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in dam. Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman has more on the record breaking verdict.
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Sylvia Goodman
The verdict comes nearly three years after an 18 year old, Henry Willis killed himself using a ghost gun he bought online, a handgun he would not have been able to purchase legally due to his age and a previous conviction. Manufacturers sell ghost guns as parts without serial numbers or the usual background checks. Willis mother, Laura Herp, says gun sellers need to be held accountable and they
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Laura Herp
didn't care who Henry was. They didn't even bother showing up to the trial. No amount of money can bring my son back.
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Sylvia Goodman
The plaintiff's Husky Armory and its parent company did not respond to requests for comment. A 2022 Biden era rule requires background checks and serial numbers for certain gun kits, and a Supreme Court decision last year upheld that policy. For NPR News, I'm Sylvia goodman in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Libby Casey
The average 30 year fixed mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in nearly a year at 6.55%. It's NPR. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest growing ever, according to the World Health Organization. Despite significant progress in scaling up the response, NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that health officials aren't keeping up.
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Jonathan Lambert
Over 2,000 Ebola cases have been confirmed and over 700 people have died, according to health officials in DRC. Still, key elements of the response have improved. The country can test thousands of samples a day, and clinical trials have begun evaluating drugs to treat and prevent disease. But there are still major problems. More than 80% of new cases are popping up outside of known context of existing cases, which means officials aren't detecting a lot of transmission. And about two thirds of deaths are occurring in people who never reach a health facility. And the WHO says that just yesterday another health center was attacked. They say more money is needed to make progress, as the response plan still faces a $400 million shortfall. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
France's national assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing assisted dying after years of debate. This week's vote to allow adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication doesn't mean the bill immediately becomes law. First, there will be a review to see if it complies with the French constitution. A New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson river last year, killing six people, showed signs of a bird strike. That's according to a new report released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report includes evidence and witness reports suggesting the helicopter struck several birds. It's NPR News in Washington.
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