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--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump says he hopes more of his political enemies will be indicted. This comes after Trump handpicked a new federal prosecutor in Virginia, who then returned an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. He has been one of Trump's most outspoken critics.
--:-- Tamara Keith: Comey was indicted on two counts related to allegedly lying to Congress in testimony five years ago, after Trump demanded that the Justice Department prosecute him.
--:-- Tamara Keith: Trump says he expects more of the people who made his life miserable over the last eight years to be prosecuted. It's about justice, really. It's not revenge. It's also about the fact that you can't let this go on. They are sick, radical left people, and they can't get away with it. And Comey was one of the people. He wasn't the biggest, but he's a dirty cop.
--:-- Tamara Keith: Comey says he is innocent and he looks forward to proving it at trial.
--:-- Dale Willman: Tamara Keith NPR News the White House
--:-- Dale Willman: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday said Israel will not stop fighting in Gaza until it finished the job against Hamas Speaking at the United Nations he gave a defiant speech despite growing international isolation for not ending the war there.
--:-- Tamara Keith: Hamas says the speech was filled with lies. And Nadav Rudayev, who is relative, is a hostage, called a speech heartbreaking.
--:-- Tamara Keith: 80% of Israel's citizens want the war to come to an end and for all hostages to be released. And unfortunately, that's not one of the things that were addressed during Netanyahu's speech. So it's kind of heartbreaking that that wasn't one of the talking points.
--:-- Dale Willman: Police in 14 African countries have arrested hundreds of suspects in a major sting operation. The officers were assisted by the international law enforcement agency, Interpol.
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: As NPR's Emmanuel Akinwatu reports, they targeted what they called internet romance scams.
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: Interpol said the operation took place between July and August and was focused on internet romance scams like sextortion, where victims are extorted and blackmailed with explicit images or videos.
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: The operation identified more than 1,000 victims who lost close to $3 million to the scams.
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: Ghana police arrested 68 suspects and recovered in stolen funds
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: Police in Cote d also unraveled a sextortion ring which had more than 800 victims
--:-- Emmanuel Akinwatu: Internet romance scams and sextortion are among the fastest growing online security threats in the world, and many victims are young people based in the U.S.
--:-- Dale Willman: Emmanuel Akimoto, NPR News, Lagos.
--:-- Dale Willman: Hurricane Umberto is now a Category 4 storm with winds gusting to 145 miles an hour.
--:-- Dale Willman: Weather officials say the storm could produce rip currents and life-threatening surf when it passes Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands this weekend.
--:-- Dale Willman: Another storm, meanwhile, is about 145 miles northwest of the eastern tip of Cuba and could reach the southern U.S. by early next week.
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--:-- Dale Willman: The Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge grew slightly in August from a year earlier.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Commerce Department says the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index was up 2.7 percent in August. That's slightly higher than the rate in August 2024.
--:-- Dale Willman: In Alaska, voting continues in the Fat Bear Week contest at Katmai National Park and Preserve.
--:-- Ava White: The original bracket of 12 is now reduced, even as some familiar bears continue fattening up for the winter
--:-- Ava White: One is number 32 or Chunk a 1 pound plus bear who was last year runner
--:-- Ava White: Another is two defending champion No 128 or Grazer She be the first bear to achieve a consecutive three if she wins
--:-- Ava White: Jessica Franzen is a teacher in Cabot, Arkansas. She's following Fat Bear Week with her students, who are split between Grazer and Chunk.
--:-- Jessica Franzen: A lot of them were Grazer, a lot of them were Chunk. But to be fair, those are two really excellent choices. And when you show them against all the other bears, Chunk is massive. and Grazer kicks everybody's butt so they love her for that.
--:-- Ava White: So it's hard to compete with those two.
--:-- Ava White: Voting is closed for the weekend but reopens Monday. That bear week ends Tuesday. You can vote online at explore.org.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Ava White in Anchorage.
--:-- Dale Willman: A retired Wall Street financier was arrested Friday and charges they lured dozens of women to a Central Park penthouse where they were then sexually and physically abused.
--:-- Dale Willman: 70-year-old Howard Rubin was arrested at his Connecticut home. He later pleaded not guilty.
--:-- Dale Willman: His former personal assistant was arrested in Texas and faces similar charges.
--:-- Dale Willman: Prosecutors say the abuse took place between 2009 and 19.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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