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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. A federal grand jury has indicted former national Security Adviser John Bolton on 18 counts over his handling of classified information. The indictment alleges Iran backed hackers got into Bolton's email and gained access to sensitive data. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports that he's also accused of sharing information with family members.
NPR Reporter Ryan Lucas
It says that Bolton regularly sent diary like entries to these two family members. It says he wrote these by transcribing handwritten notes that he took on yellow notepads about what he was doing on any given day, transcribed them into word processing documents that he sent electronically to these two family members. He also sent emails to them with classified information from his personal email accounts.
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NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. President Trump says he spoke with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by phone today and will meet with him in a couple of weeks in Hungary. As NPR's Michel Kellerman reports, the two men spoke on the eve of a White House visit by Ukraine's president.
NPR Reporter Michel Kellerman
President Trump says it was a productive call with Putin. One of the topics was Ukraine's requests for long range Tomahawk missiles.
Donald Trump
I did actually say, would you mind if I gave a couple of thousand Tomahawks to your opposition? I did say that to him. I said it just that way. He didn't like the idea.
NPR Reporter Michel Kellerman
Before the call, Trump suggested he might sell Tomahawks to Ukraine and expressed frustration with Putin, saying the Kremlin leader doesn't want to end the war that is making Russia look bad. Now he says he will meet Putin after top US And Russian diplomats make the arrangements and he'll talk to Zelensky about what he heard on the call. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.
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The Hamas health ministry says that Israel has returned the bodies of 30 more Palestinians to Gaza, bringing the total to 120. Under a ceasefire deal, Israel is to return over 15 Palestinian bodies for every deceased Israeli hostage who's returned. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
NPR Reporter Carrie Kahn
After returning two Israeli hostage bodies late Wednesday, Hamas says it has no more accessible bodies and will require, quote, significant efforts and specialized equipment to reach more. It's estimated that 19 dead Israeli hostages are still in Gaza, believed to be under the immense mounds of rubble and debris. More than 10,000 Palestinians are also missing, believed to be under the rubble, according to Gaza health officials. Two senior US Advisers who spoke to the press on condition of anonymity, say they don't believe Hamas is violating the ceasefire. And intelligence will continue to be shared with Hamas to help retrieve more bodies. Gaza officials are struggling to identify the bodies returned from Israel. Already. None came back with names or IDs. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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You're listening to NPR. A federal judge says she will order federal immigration officers to wear body cameras while working in Illinois. U.S. district Judge Sarah Ellis says she was a little startled by the images of agents clashing with protesters last week. She ordered agents to wear badges and banned the use of certain riot control techniques. Meanwhile, an appeals court judge has extended an injunction against a deploying National Guard troops to aid immigration raids in Illinois. NPR founding mother Susan Stamberg has died at the age of 87. Colleagues saw Stamberg as a mentor and storyteller who was also tough and authentic. NPR's David Folkenflick pays a tribute.
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Susan Stamberg joined NPR at its start at a time when commercial networks almost never hired women. Stamberg said NPR's first program director, Bill Simmering, was brave to put her behind the microphone.
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And he said two magical words to me very early on. He said, be yourself. And what he meant was, we want to hear voices on our ear that we would hear across our dinner tables at night or at the local grocery store.
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She hosted All Things Considered in Weekend Edition and then became a special correspondent. She found joy in the creativity of culture, the spark of science, even the humanity in politics. To this day, Susan Stamberg's recorded voice announces each floor on the elevators at NPR's headquarters in Washington, D.C. third floor newsroom David Folkenflick, NPR News.
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This episode delivers the latest national and international headlines in a concise five-minute news roundup. Major stories include a high-profile federal indictment, diplomatic updates around the Russia-Ukraine conflict, developments in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and human remains exchange, a legal ruling impacting federal immigration enforcement, and a tribute to NPR pioneer Susan Stamberg. Financial news concludes the report.
"It says that Bolton regularly sent diary like entries to these two family members ... He also sent emails to them with classified information from his personal email accounts." [00:44]
"None [of the bodies] came back with names or IDs." [02:25]
"And he said two magical words to me very early on. He said, be yourself. And what he meant was, we want to hear voices on our ear that we would hear across our dinner tables at night or at the local grocery store." [04:11]
John Bolton’s confidential communication:
Trump recounting his conversation with Putin:
Hamas’ challenges in body recovery:
Tribute to Susan Stamberg’s authenticity:
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