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Giles Snyder
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Israel has begun what it calls a tactical daily pause in military operations in parts of Gaza. Starting today, Israel says it will halt military activity for 10 hours and establish new corridors for food aid. Last night, Israel began airdropping aid into Gaza. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports. The moves follow an international outcry as famine conditions in Gaza worsen.
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Eleanor Beardsley
The IDF says the humanitarian airdrop operation will be carried out in coordination with international aid organizations. The airdrop will include pallets of supplies, flour, sugar and canned food provided by international partners. The Israeli army said it will also facilitate the expansion of water desalination in the Gaza Strip by connecting the desalination plant to Israeli electricity. The Israeli government has come under increasing international pressure and has been accused of withholding aid to Gaza. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Tel Aviv, Michigan.
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Giles Snyder
Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea says investigators believe there was no specific target in Saturday's stabbing of 11 people at a Walmart in Traverse City.
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Michael Shea
Based on the information, information that we have at this time, it appears there were random acts that there was no the victims were not predetermined. Again, that's based on the information we have at this time.
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Giles Snyder
The sheriff's office says a deputy arrived within minutes and took the man into custody and that people in the store helped apprehend him and treat the victims. Authorities say the suspect is 42 years old and used a folding knife to carry out the attack late yesterday afternoon. Six are reported to be in critical condition, with another five in serious condition. Trade with the European Union on President Trump's agenda today. He is to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland. Trump has set a Friday deadline to reach a deal with the eu. North Texas Congressman Keith Self received both praise and criticism during his town hall meeting Saturday morning. And as Bill Siebel from member station KERA reports, a Republican says he supports releasing the Epstein files.
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Bill Ziebel
Self's a second term congressman in Deep Red, Texas, north of Dallas. He strongly backs President Trump and the one big beautiful Bill act that's now law. He told constituents that he's pushed back against those leaders whose actions helped delay, for now anyway, the release of the Epstein files that could possibly hurt the president. Here's Self responding to a question from.
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Keith Self
A constituent and I don't mind pushing back against the leadership because, as I said, all of y' all have been promised this for so long. We've got to make it happen.
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Bill Ziebel
Representatives are on break across the country, starting to hold town hall meetings in their communities. I'm Bill Ziebel in Dallas.
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Giles Snyder
This is NPR News. Forecasters are warning of dangerously hot conditions in parts of the country today. Heat advisories and warnings are in place from the Midwest to the Southeast. The National Weather Service says several major metropolitan areas will face an extreme heat risk for several days this week, including Raleigh and Sharp, Charlotte in North Carolina, the Greenville Spartanburg area in South Carolina and Atlanta in Georgia. A panel of doctors asking the FDA to remove a safety label from certain kinds of hormone treatment for women in menopause. NPR's Katia Riddle reports.
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Katia Riddle
Symptoms of menopause can include a wide variety of things like hot flashes, mood changes and sleep disruption. Hormone therapy can help, but doctors and researchers have debated over the last few decades whether this treatment increases cancer risk. That's why some prescriptions come with a black box safety warning. Now experts are asking the FDA to remove it for some kinds of treatments that have been shown to be safe. Joanne Pinkerton is an obstetrician and professor at the University of Virginia.
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Joanne Pinkerton
I am begging the FDA and all of us are begging, please remove the box label.
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Katia Riddle
It's not clear when or if the label will be removed. Katie Arriddle, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
In soccer, Nigeria has won the Women's Africa cup of nations, staging a comeback from two goals down to beat Morocco three to two. Nigeria has now won 10 of the 13 Africa cup tournaments that have been played. The final played in the Moroccan capital of Rabat in Switzerland. England will play Spain later today for the women's European title. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington.
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