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--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump now says House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files. In a social media post late Sunday, Trump said Republicans have nothing to hide from.
--:-- Dale Willman: Earlier in the day, he called demands for the release a hoax by Democrats. They're using Jeffrey Epstein as a deflection from the tremendous success that we're having as a party.
--:-- Dale Willman: For months, Trump has pushed to prevent the release of the files. Speculation continues to grow. The files show Trump in a negative light.
--:-- Dale Willman: Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth says U.S. forces have attacked another boat in the eastern Pacific. In a statement on social media, he said the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling.
--:-- Dale Willman: Three men on the boat were killed and the boat was destroyed. Hagsas says the vessel was operated by a terrorist organization, but he offered no proof to support that statement.
--:-- Dale Willman: Another U.S. aircraft carrier strike group, meanwhile, is in the Caribbean. Its deployment adds to the already escalating tensions between the U and Venezuela NPR Joe Hernandez has more.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: The USS Gerald R Ford was commissioned in 2017 and only left on its first combat deployment two years ago. It's part of a new class of advanced aircraft carriers being built for the United States military.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: The Ford has a number of technological advancements, including an electromagnetic system for launching aircraft. It also has a higher price tag than its predecessors, topping $13 billion, according to the Navy.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: The strike group it leads arrived in the Caribbean on Sunday as part of a growing effort to put pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
--:-- Joe Hernandez: But it's still unclear if the Trump administration is planning any military action against the country.
--:-- Dale Willman: Several Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are vowing to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff has our story.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorff: Speaking at a government meeting, Netanyahu reiterated his stance against Palestinian independence. Our opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed whatsoever, he said.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorff: The UN Security Council is set to vote on a U drafted resolution for an international stabilization force in Gaza as part of President Trump 20 point peace plan that went into effect last month.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorff: Part of that resolution includes language that leaves the door open for Palestinian statehood something insisted on by many of the countries expected to contribute troops to the stabilization force.
--:-- Kat Lonsdorff: Netanyahu and many Israeli leaders have long opposed statehood, saying it would be a reward for Hamas.
--:-- Dale Willman: Flights in the U.S. are returning to normal. The FAA says all restrictions imposed during the federal government shutdown are being removed and normal schedules will begin on Monday morning.
--:-- Dale Willman: Thousands of flights were canceled during the shutdown because of reduced staffing by air traffic controllers.
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--:-- Dale Willman: A Holocaust survivors group is calling the auction of Holocaust artifacts cynical and shameless. The auction was scheduled to include letters from Holocaust prisoners as well as other documents.
--:-- Dale Willman: Poland's foreign minister says the sale in Germany has now been canceled. The auction house, though, has not yet announced any cancellation.
--:-- Sarah Hosseini: California officials are warning that a major shift in federal homelessness funding will hit the state hard and upend its focus on long-term housing.
--:-- Sarah Hosseini: The Trump administration new policy slashes how much local agencies can spend on permanent supportive housing Here in California housing officials say a 30 cap will undermine years of housing progress in the state
--:-- Sarah Hosseini: Officials also say nationwide the change could put 170,000 seniors, foster youth, and others at risk of losing stable homes.
--:-- Sarah Hosseini: The Trump administration is shifting its focus to transitional housing with an emphasis on sobriety, work, and treatment requirements that leaders in California say could push more people back onto the streets.
--:-- Dale Willman: For NPR News, I'm Sarah Hosseini.
--:-- Dale Willman: Now you see me, now you don't took the top spot at North American movie theaters this weekend. The Lionsgate flick brought in $21.3 million in ticket sales.
--:-- Dale Willman: Worldwide, the movie scored $75.5 million. The Running Man, meanwhile, claimed second with $17 million and added another $11 million in international sales.
--:-- Dale Willman: Predator Badlands dropped to third with $13 million in ticket sales and, regretting you, finished in fourth with $4 million.
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