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Korva Coleman
In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A 30 year old Virginia man is expected in federal court Today in Washington, D.C. the FBI accuses Brian Cole of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican National Committees. In washing the bombs did not go off, but they were planted the night before the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. capitol. NPR's Ryan Lucas says the investigation is nearly five years old.
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Ryan Lucas
Officials said yesterday it wasn't a new tip that broke this case open. Now FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau brought in a new team of investigators and experts to reexamine all of the evidence that the FBI had collected over the past four plus years. And that new team sifted through all of the data and Patel said that's what led to new investigative leads, including a critical forensic lead. He said, and ultimately the road led to Cole.
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Korva Coleman
NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. Cole will be formally charged with transporting an explosive device with the intent to kill or injure. He may face additional charges. People who get subsidies to help them pay for health care under the Affordable Care act will lose them at the end of this month. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports. Senate Democrats are pushing legislation to extend these subsidies for three more years.
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Chuck Schumer
Senate Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says bipartisan negotiations on a deal to head off increases in health care premiums in January never got serious. Schumer insists a straight extension is the way to address the approaching cliff.
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John Thune
If Republicans block our bill, there's no do over premiums go up January 1st period, and the premiums are like a hammer blow to the American people.
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Chuck Schumer
Some Republicans support a one or two year extension with some reforms like income caps to limit who is eligible for the tax credits. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said a three year extension shows Democrats are not serious. The Senate will vote next week, but the Democratic plan is not expected to advance. It's unclear if Republicans will propose their own alternative. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
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Korva Coleman
The Trump administration is reducing the validity of work permits for some immigrants. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports. Now these permits will only be Valid, valid for 18 months.
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Sergio Martinez Beltran
Work permits have been valid for 5 years. So this is a significant change. It applies to immigrants who have been admitted as refugees, have been granted asylum or have been granted or have a pending withholding of deportation or removal. USCIS Director Joseph Edlow says the changes to the validity of work permits will ensure that those seeking work in the United States do not threaten public safety or promote harmful anti American ideologies. The announcement comes in response to the shooting of two National Guard members last week in Washington, D.C. one of them died. The alleged shooter is an Afghan national who was granted asylum in April. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
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Korva Coleman
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Online streamer Netflix says it's going to buy a part of media company Warner Bros. Discovery Netflix will acquire the HBO Max streaming unit and the Warner Bros. Studio. The deal is worth nearly $83 billion in cash and stock. The rest of Warner Bros. Will be renamed Discovery Global. It will include cable channels such as cnn. The online music streamer Spotify has released its annual review of each user's year in music. It's called Spotify Wrapped. This year, there's a controversial new feature, NPR's Rachel Treisman explains. It's called a user's listening age.
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Rachel Treisman
A user's listening age is based off their preferred era of music, according to the songs they listen to all year. Spotify says its calculations rely on the reminiscence bump, the idea that adults feel most connected to music from their teenage years. For example, someone fond of 1970s music might get a listening age in their 60s as if they had been a teen at that time. That might explain why electro pop star Charli Xcx, who popularized Brat, has a listening age of 75. Rachel Treisman, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Four countries say they will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest. Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain object to the event officials decision to allow Israel to participate in the song contest. Israelis are thrilled as Israel has won the contest four times, but the countries who are leaving say they are protesting Israel's war in Gaza. The contest has rocketed musicians to fame, such as abba. You're listening to npr.
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