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--:-- Nora Rahm: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Congressional leaders are to meet with President Trump at the White House tomorrow on avoiding a partial government shutdown. The fiscal year ends Tuesday and Congress has not passed the appropriation bills to authorize government spending.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Republicans want the Democrats to agree to a short-term bill to keep the government open.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: Any legislation must undo recent Republican cuts to health care programs. We've got to address this Republican health care crisis.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: Think about this. The largest cut to Medicaid in American history, a potential $536 billion cut to Medicare if Congress doesn't act by the end of the year.
--:-- Hakeem Jeffries: And if we don't extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, more than 20 million Americans are going to experience dramatically increased premiums, co-pays and deductibles in an environment where the cost of living in America is already too high.
--:-- Nora Rahm: He was interviewed on ABC This Week
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Trump administration announcement that there may be a link between Tylenol and autism is causing legal headaches for the painkiller maker, Kenvu.
--:-- Sidney Lupkin: One lawyer representing plaintiffs in an ongoing case against Tylenol's maker says his office received more than a thousand calls following the Trump administration's announcement this week.
--:-- Sidney Lupkin: The lawsuit hit a roadblock in late 2023. A judge ruled to exclude testimony from the plaintiff's experts. She wrote that those experts cherry-picked and misinterpreted the data they were relying on.
--:-- Sidney Lupkin: But in light of the Trump administration's comments, lawyers for the plaintiffs hope the court will reconsider.
--:-- Sidney Lupkin: Outside legal experts tell NPR, however, that since there's no new data, it might not make a difference. And in product liability cases, you have to prove causation which hasn't been established.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Sydney Lupkin, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed the identities of the three detainees who were shot at its field office in Dallas last Wednesday.
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: Norlin Guzman Fuentes, a 37-year-old from El Salvador, was killed in the shooting.
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office lists his cause of death as homicide.
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: Miguel Garcia Hernandez of Mexico remains in the hospital
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: A third detainee Jose Bordones Molina of Venezuela was injured in the shooting but his condition is unclear
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: An ICE official confirmed the men identities but did not specify when or why they were taken into custody.
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: Authorities say 29-year-old Fairview resident Joshua Yan shot at the ICE office from a nearby building before turning the gun on himself.
--:-- Toluani Osimbamuo: The Department of Justice says Yan meant to target ICE agents.
--:-- Nora Rahm: For NPR News, I'm Toluani Yosibamow in Dallas.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Gunfire erupted at a Mormon church in Michigan today, about 50 miles north of Detroit.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Police say multiple people were shot but provided no details.
--:-- Nora Rahm: They say there's no threat now to the public.
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--:-- Nora Rahm: Ukrainian officials say Russia launched a major drone and missile attack this morning.
--:-- Nora Rahm: At least four people were killed, including a 12-year-old girl.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Dozens more were wounded.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The Capitol was hit hard for 12 hours, one of the most sustained attacks on Kyiv since the full-scale war began.
--:-- Nora Rahm: The death toll is rising after a stampede in southern India yesterday.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Officials said today at least 39 people were killed.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Dozens more were hospitalized.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Tens of thousands of people had gathered to hear Vijay, an actor-turned-politician who campaigning ahead of state elections early next year
--:-- Nora Rahm: He said he was heartbroken by the stampede
--:-- Nora Rahm: The last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen to fly combat missions during World War II in Europe has died at the age of 100.
--:-- Shondelise Duster: Lieutenant Colonel George Hardy was born in Philadelphia in June 1925.
--:-- Shondelise Duster: At 19 years old, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and became the youngest red-tailed fighter with the Tuskegee Airmen.
--:-- Shondelise Duster: He completed 21 missions during World War II and flew 45 combat missions during the Korean War.
--:-- Leon Butler Jr.: Hardy was not only an inspiration because of his military career, but how he overcame racial prejudice.
--:-- Leon Butler Jr.: He would tell young people, hey, serve your country. This is your country too. I'm going to do my best to serve my country. And they sure did.
--:-- Shondelise Duster: Hardy received numerous honors for his military service, including the Congressional Gold Medal.
--:-- Nora Rahm: Shondalise Duster, NPR News.
--:-- Nora Rahm: And I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
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