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--:-- Shea Stevens: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens.
--:-- Shea Stevens: A shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas has left one person dead and two others injured. As KERA's Toluani Osobomawo reports, authorities say the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted wound.
--:-- Toluani Osobomawo: Dallas police say the suspect opened fire from an adjacent building before 7 a.m. local time.
--:-- Toluani Osobomawo: The FBI says bullet casings found near the gunman had anti-ICE messages written on them and that it's investigating the shooting as an act of targeted violence.
--:-- Toluani Osobomawo: During a press conference after the shooting, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said politically motivated violence needs to stop.
--:-- Ted Cruz: To every politician demanding that ICE agents be doxxed and calling for people to go after their families, stop. This has very real consequences.
--:-- Toluani Osobomawo: Federal officials confirmed no ICE officers or law enforcement were injured in the shooting.
--:-- Toluani Osobomawo: For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamolo in Dallas.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The family of one of 67 people killed when a plane collided with an Army helicopter over the nation's capital in January is now suing the government and the airlines involved. NPR's Joel Rose has the story.
--:-- Joel Rose: The lawsuit names American Airlines as well as PSA Airlines, the regional carrier that was operating the flight as defendants, along with the federal government.
--:-- Joel Rose: The plaintiff is Rachel Crafton, the wife of Casey Crafton, who died in the mid-air collision.
--:-- Joel Rose: Her lawyers say they're trying to hold American Airlines, along with the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Army, accountable for the deadliest U.S. plane crash in decades.
--:-- Joel Rose: In a statement, American Airlines said that it would fight any allegation the airline caused or contributed to the accident.
--:-- Joel Rose: The family members of other victims are expected to file lawsuits of their own.
--:-- Shea Stevens: For the first time in decades, a Syrian leader has addressed the U.N. General Assembly. NPR's Michelle Kellerman has details on the former rebel leader turned statesman.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: As a young jihadi fighter, Ahmed al-Shara helped establish an al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: But now he's the leader of a movement that toppled Bashar al-Assad, and he's vowing to build a new Syria after decades of dictatorship.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: Speaking through an interpreter, he says he's been trying to turn the page on a wretched past.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: A land of ancient civilization and culture deserves to be a state of law protecting everyone.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: Al raised concerns about Israeli strikes in Syria, which he says contradict the support he receiving from much of the world.
--:-- Michelle Kellerman: He says he remains open to negotiations with Israel.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Ukraine's president is urging the international community to confront Russian President Putin over attempts to expand his war.
--:-- Volodymyr Zelensky: [audio clip of Zelensky speaking in a different context]
--:-- Shea Stevens: Volodymyr Zelensky told world leaders gathered in New York that the time to act is now.
--:-- Shea Stevens: Zelensky's remarks came a day after he met with President Trump, who has shifted his view on the war in Ukraine, to say he now believes that Kyiv can regain its territory.
--:-- Shea Stevens: This is NPR.
--:-- Shea Stevens: China has announced plans to cut harmful emissions by 7 to 10 percent over the next 10 years.
--:-- Shea Stevens: That nation produces nearly a third of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The announcement came as world leaders at the U.N. cited an urgent need to step up efforts to curb heat-trapping gases that contribute to climate change.
--:-- Shea Stevens: It also comes three weeks before a major climate summit in Brazil.
--:-- Shea Stevens: New research published in The Lancet suggests that cancer deaths could nearly double worldwide by the year 2050.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: The study is published in the journal Lancet.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: As NPR, I'm Jonathan Lambert.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: More than two-thirds of those deaths are projected to occur in low and middle-income countries.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: To estimate how cancer cases and deaths could grow, the researchers analyzed two decades worth of data from more than 200 countries and territories.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: They found cases and deaths have risen substantially, even with advancements in treatment.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: In 2023, about 18.5 million people died from cancer, up nearly 75 percent.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: The increase in cancer mortality wasn't equal across countries.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: While chances of surviving many cancers improved in wealthy countries, death rates got worse in many poorer ones, where it can be harder to access treatment.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: But there's some good news looking forward.
--:-- Jonathan Lambert: Nearly half of these deaths came from cancers that have clear risk factors that can be avoided, like smoking or poor diet.
--:-- Shea Stevens: On Wall Street, stocks lost some ground.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The Dow Jones Industrials fell 171 points.
--:-- Shea Stevens: The NASDAQ lost 75.
--:-- Shea Stevens: And the S&P 500 dipped 18 points.
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