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NPR News Anchor Shea Stevens
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Investigators are seeking a motive for a shooting that left two people dead and two others injured outside an ICE detention Center in Dallas. KERA's Priscilla Rice reports that community activists are concerned that Wednesday's attack will increase fear within the migrant community.
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Immigration Advocate Susana Garcia
Immigration advocate Susana Garcia says she was having her coffee when she began receiving texts about the deadly shooting. Garcia works with migrants in the northwest Dallas community of Bachman Lake and recently received legal status herself. She says ICE sightings and deportation threats have already taken an emotional toll. She and others now fear Latinos will be even further targeted. We are going to be more afraid about everything that's to come against us because of what just happened. Federal authorities are investigating the shooting as a targeted attack. For NPR News, I'm Priscilla Rice in Dallas.
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NPR News Anchor Shea Stevens
The White House Budget Office says a government shutdown on October 1 would trigger mass firings in the federal workforce. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans remain open to discussions on maintaining current spending through November 21st. But Thune says Democrats are insisting that planned cuts to health care spending be first.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune
You shouldn't hijack a bill that will keep the government open in order to do a lot of extraneous things. This is a program that costs $365 billion. And so if we're going to have that conversation, we should. But it ought to be in a place and time where we can work through some of these issues and look at some of the reforms that would come with that.
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NPR News Anchor Shea Stevens
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats will not support any cuts to health care spending. President Trump canceled a meeting with Democrats that had been planned for Thursday, saying it would not be productive. The U.S. postal Service says it will not raise stamp prices again this year. More from NPR's Hansi Le Wang.
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NPR Reporter Hansi Le Wang
The price of a first class forever stamp has gone up seven times over the past four years. But the U.S. postal Service, which is a financial support of NPR, says that until at least mid-2026, it's staying at 78 cents. That's among the world's lowest prices for mailing a letter domestically. But compared to decades ago, fewer people and businesses are using first class mail to send bills, payments and advertising, and that's destabilizing the U.S. postal Service, which generally receives no tax DOL to keep it running, USPS relies instead on selling stamps and other service fees. The Postal Regulatory Commission recently approved temporary price hikes of close to 6% for certain USPS shipping services starting next month, like those put in place by FedEx and UPS. Those increases are set to last through the year end holiday season. Han Zi Luang, NPR News.
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NPR News Anchor Shea Stevens
China has announced plans to cut emissions 7 to 10% by 2035. It currently produces nearly a third of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. The announcement came as world leaders at the UN General assembly cited an urgent need to step up efforts to curb heat trapping gases that cause climate change. It also comes three weeks before a major climate summit in Brazil. This is npr. Hundreds of people gathered in Greenland's capital of Nuuk Wednesday to hear the Danish prime minister formally apologize for her country's role in a decades long practice of placing invasive contraceptives in Greenlandic women and girls without their consent. Kavitha George has the story.
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Appearing in Nuuk's downtown cultural center, Danish Prime Minister Metta Fredriksen apologized on behalf of Denmark for the harm health authorities caused. Beginning in the 1960s and continuing into the 90s, the air was heavy with emotion as a few of the women recounted their experiences of being forcibly fitted with intrauterine devices as teenagers. Many women were left permanently sterile as a result of the campaign. Nya Luberth says she hopes the apology sets a precedent and that it's followed by reparations. We can finally drop our shoulders. The next thing is to ensure that we get compensation. Luberth is one of 143 women suing the Danish government over the practice of forced contraception. For NPR News, I'm Kavitha George in Nuuk.
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NPR News Anchor Shea Stevens
Argentina has reapplied export taxes on grains, beef and poultry. The move comes days after the Argentine government suspended export taxes on soy, corn and by products such as biodiesel fuel. Argentine President Xavier Milei met with President Trump seeking US Support for the Argentine economy amid domestic anger over his austerity measures. Milei still faces a midterm election, which is seen as a referendum on his economic policies. This is NPR News.
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