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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. The death toll in the Sunday morning shooting at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan has gone up. William Regnye is chief of the Grand Blanc Township Police. There is a couple additional bodies that we've disc the church, so that makes our total victim count up to four victims. As I said before, there has already been the suspect who is deceased as well. Police say 40 year old Thomas Jacob Sanford drove a pickup truck into the church before opening fire. He's suspected to have set the church on fire as well. But ATF Special Agent James Deere says it's unclear what he used to do that.
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I will confirm that there were some.
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Suspected explosive devices that were located, but.
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As far as using them to initiate.
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The blaze, I can't say that this this scene is actively being investigated by atf. A crime fighting task force made up of local and federal agencies supported by National Guard troops is launching in Memphis this week. Christopher Blank with member station WKNO says in a city known for both high crime and civil rights activism, residents and city leaders are divided over the deployments.
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For Rachel Spriggs and scores of activists who protested the task force over the weekend, federal help has a checkered history in this majority black city because here.
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Help has meant harm.
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Yeah, here help has meant harassment.
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But many locals, including city council members such as Yolanda Cooper Sutton, say the tough measures are a consequence of previous failed crime interventions. What are you going to do about it? What solutions do we have in place? For Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, the solution is a surge of law enforcement from 13 federal agencies, state troopers, the National Guard, he said Friday, will neither be armed nor make arrests. It will work with Memphis police as the department focuses on violent crime. For NPR News, I'm Christopher Blank. In Memphis.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is preparing to meet with President Trump at the White House on Monday. Trump, meanwhile, is signaling optimism for his new proposal to end the Gaza war. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more on our story.
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President Trump said on social media, we have a real chance for greatness in the Middle East. All are on board for something special. Vice President J.D. vance said the U.S. was negotiating with Arab and Israeli leaders over the ceasefire plan. A person briefed on the plan, not authorized to speak publicly told NPR Trump is proposing that Hamas release all hostages at the start of a Gaza ceasefire and that a multinational Arab and Muslim peacekeeping force gradually replace Israeli troops in Gaza. A Hamas official told NPR Hamas was not given an official offer but was being briefed by mediators on the details. Hamas says it's lost contact with two Israeli hostages in Gaza City due to Israeli bombardment. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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And you're listening to NPR News. The National Symphony Orchestra raised a record $3.45 million at its annual season opening gala over the week, and that's despite flagging sales at the Kennedy center following President Trump's takeover there in February. NPR's Olivia Hampton has our story.
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The concert featuring superstar pianist Yuzha Wang performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto no. 1 was sold out with many first time attendees. That's unusual these days at the cavernous Arts Center. As of Sunday, just under 38% of seats have been sold for the orchestra's next performance on Thursday and even less later in the week. NSO vice chair Ashley Davis, a former Bush administration official, said she hopes the public reconsiders. If you do make a boycott, like, I just want to make sure everyone knows that it's not hurting the president, it's hurting, hurting the orchestra. Many of the tuxedos and gowns that filled the concert hall were worn by Republican lawmakers, business leaders and top Trump administration officials, including Attorney General Pam Bondi. Olivia Hampton, NPR News.
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The Ohio State University remains at number one in the latest AP college football rankings after beating Big Ten rival Washington on Saturday. Oregon jumped to number two after slipping past Penn State. Miami dropped to number three, while Ole Miss jumped nine spots to number four after they beat the former number four. Lsu. And Oklahoma rounds out the top five. Texas A and M is in sixth place, followed by Penn State, Indiana, Texas and Alabama. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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