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--:-- Dale Willman: Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Michigan authorities have now confirmed four people are dead following a shooting and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc on Sunday.
--:-- Liz Baker: NPR's Liz Baker reports. Two of the victims were killed by gunfire when the suspect, 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford, drove a vehicle into the church and started shooting.
--:-- Liz Baker: The others likely died in the fire that Sanford is believed to have lit with an accelerant.
--:-- William Rennie: Grand Blank Township Police Chief William Rennie says that some are still unaccounted for.
--:-- Liz Baker: The entire church has not been cleared because it's a total loss due to the fire.
--:-- Liz Baker: So these first responders right now, they're in recovery mode. They're trying to fight through all the debris from the fire.
--:-- Liz Baker: Several explosive devices were also found, and other churches in the area have been searched after receiving bomb threats in the hours after the attack.
--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump is meeting with congressional leaders from both parties on Monday to discuss the possible government shutdown later this week.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says any temporary spending measure must protect health care something he says the GOP doesn't want.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: Republicans have basically relentlessly attacked the health care of the American people not simply this year in the context of the one big ugly bill and hospitals and nursing homes and community-based health clinics all across the country, including in rural America, are shutting down.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: But they've been after the Affordable Care Act since 2010. They are obsessed with canceling the health care of the American people.
--:-- Dale Willman: A temporary funding bill must be passed by midnight Tuesday to avoid a partial government shutdown.
--:-- Dale Willman: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pulled out of this fall's election.
--:-- Eric Adams: In a social media post, Adams says he made the decision because of what he calls constant media speculation about his future that's made it difficult for him to raise money and campaign.
--:-- Dale Willman: The decision shakes up the mayoral race that's been dominated by state assemblyman Zoran Mamdani.
--:-- Liz Baker: Gaza health officials say more than 66,000 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire after nearly two years of war.
--:-- Anas Baba: Some of the latest victims include at least 19 people who were killed in an Israeli strike on a crowded outdoor market over the weekend.
--:-- Anas Baba: Israel says it was targeting a wanted Hamas militant.
--:-- Anas Baba: Israel launched a raid in central Gaza last year and rescued four Israeli hostages. The operation also killed at least 276 Palestinians and wounded nearly 700 according to Gaza health officials.
--:-- Anas Baba: It was one of Israel's most lethal attacks of the war.
--:-- Anas Baba: This weekend, an Israeli airstrike hit a busy market, killing 19 people, including women and children, and wounding at least 70 others, Gaza health officials say.
--:-- Anas Baba: Israel says the target was a Hamas militant allegedly involved in killing an Israeli soldier during last year's hostages' rescue.
--:-- Anas Baba: In recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced to South Gaza, where Israel says it's safer.
--:-- Anas Baba: But that area has also been bombed almost daily.
--:-- Dale Willman: And this is NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: Suriname's government has pledged to protect 90% of its tropical forests.
--:-- Eva Pugach: It's among the most ambitious commitments to climate and diversity ever made by an Amazonian nation.
--:-- Eva Pugach: The announcement came during annual Climate Week meetings in New York City.
--:-- Eva Pugach: Suriname has the world's highest share of forest cover, with 93 percent of its land categorized as tropical rainforest.
--:-- Dale Willman: Michelob Ultra is now America's top-selling beer.
--:-- Eva Pugach: As NPR's Eva Pugach reports, it marks a return to the top spot for parent company Anheuser-Busch.
--:-- Eva Pugach: Michelob Ultra knocks Constellation Modelo Especial out of the top spot according to data by market researcher company Circana.
--:-- Eva Pugach: Modelo had moved up in 2023 following backlash for a transgender influencer brand deal with then top spot holder Bud Light of Anheuser-Busch.
--:-- Eva Pugach: But Modelo's success is cooling.
--:-- Eva Pugach: Constellation CEO Bill Nuland said previously, Hispanic consumers make up about 50% of their overall business, and he said President Trump's immigration policy is affecting their spending habits.
--:-- Eva Pugach: Anheuser-Busch says momentum for Michelob Ultra has grown with brand partnerships with the Olympic Games, NBA, and FIFA, as well as popularity for its non-alcoholic version.
--:-- Dale Willman: Paul Thomas Anderson's movie of rebellion and resistance was king at the movie theaters this weekend.
--:-- Dale Willman: One battle after another brought in $22.4 million in ticket sales at North American cinemas.
--:-- Dale Willman: It's the ninth Warner Brothers movie this year to start at number one.
--:-- Dale Willman: The movie Gabby's Dollhouse, meanwhile, came in second with $13.5 million in sales across North America.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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