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Jeanine Herbst
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump says the US Military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling boat this month, killing three men on board. In a post on social media tonight, Trump attached a video of an airstrike on a boat. Earlier this month, US Forces targeted another alleged drug boat from Venezuela that Trump says also killed everyone on board. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today, a second day of meetings for a panel of vaccine advisors who changed the guidance for Covid booster vaccine shots, calling them an individual. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
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Rob Stein
For the first time, they limited the FDA, limited the shots of those who are at greatest risk of getting really sick because they're older or have other health problems. So everyone was waiting to see if this committee, stocked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. S picks, would make it even harder. At one point, the committee considered recommending requiring a prescription for everyone to get a shot, but in the end, the panel narrowly shot that one down. But the committee did recommend that anyone who wants a COVID vaccine needs to first have a detailed discussion with someone like a doctor or pharmacist about the possible risk.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Rob Stein reporting. An immigration appeals court has ordered the deportation of an Atlanta based journalist. Mario Guevara has been in detention since June, when he was arrested by ICE while covering a no Kings Day protest. NPR's Serio Martinez Beltran has more.
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Sergio Martinez Beltran
The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled that Spanish language reporter Mario Guevara could be deported, making his removal to El Salvador imminent. Guevara left El Salvador more than two decades ago, fleeing violence. Since then, he's lived in the US Working as a journalist, often livestreaming immigration enforcement operations. When he was arrested in Atlanta, he was charged with failing to disperse, but those charges were later dropped by local prosecutors. Still, he was taken into ICE custody despite having a work permit and a pending green card application. He's been detained at the Immigration Processing center in Folkestone, Georgia. Guevara's attorneys are seeking emergency relief to keep him in the US Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Folkestone, Georgia.
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Jeanine Herbst
A federal judge in Florida tossed out a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Trump against the New York Times. U.S. district Judge Stephen Merry Day says Trump's lawsuit was overly long and was full of and burdensome language that had no bearing on the legal case. The judge gave Trump's lawyers 28 days to file an amended complaint saying it can't exceed 40 pages. The original suit was 85 pages. The suit accuses the Times and four of its reporters, along with book publisher Penguin House, of disparaging Trump's reputation as a successful businessman. This is NPR News. President Trump signed a proclamation today requiring a new $100,000 annual fee for H1B visa visa applications, which are intended to bring highly skilled foreigners for jobs that tech companies struggle to fill with U.S. citizens. That program has come under scrutiny by the Trump administration, which argues it allows companies to pay lower wages to fill entry level jobs. Historically, these visas have been distributed through a lottery system, with California having the Highest number of H1B workers. Grammy winning songwriter Brett James has died. He was 57 years old. North Carolina State Patrol says James was among three people killed when their small plane crashed yesterday in the woods in Franklin under unknown circumstances. NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more on his music legacy.
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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Bret James worked with some of the biggest names in country music, including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Carrie Underwood. Jesus Take the Wheel, Take it from My Hand. James won a Grammy Award in 2007 as part of the team that penned Jesus, Take the Wheel. He also wrote songs for pop artists like Jessica Simpson, the Backstreet Boys and Taylor Swift.
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Jeanine Herbst
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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Brett James was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters hall of Fame in 2020. The Songwriters hall posted in his honor following news of his death. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR News, Wall Street.
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Jeanine Herbst
Higher by the closing bell. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.
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