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Chapter 1: What news did Janine Herbst introduce in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the new Israeli construction project?
Israel's government says it's approved a construction project in a part of the occupied West Bank where previous U.S. administrations have opposed Israeli building. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv.
Israel's security cabinet has approved a new road for Palestinians bypassing a big Israeli settlement near Jerusalem. Israel says the road would allow for Israeli building in the heart of the West Bank in an area known as E1. In the past, the U.S. opposed Israeli building there because it would make it hard to establish a contiguous Palestinian state. The Trump administration issued no comment.
Khalil Abourish is the mayor of the Palestinian village of Bethany in the area.
Chapter 3: How is the Palestinian community affected by the new road in the West Bank?
The consequences of the of such a decision is a disaster for the people of the area.
The Israeli monitoring group Peace Now says the road would allow Israel to annex a large area of the West Bank. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Chapter 4: What is the significance of the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court election?
Both Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates are out campaigning today ahead of an election tomorrow that will determine if the court's majority flips from liberal to conservative. Chuck Warnbach of member station WUWM in Milwaukee has more.
Chapter 5: Who are the key figures in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race?
Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel has been endorsed by President Trump and groups backed by business executive Elon Musk have poured in $20 million of support. The Republicans say the state Supreme Court contest could affect House redistricting in Wisconsin for 2026 and the Trump agenda. Schimel says he and his supporters are energized.
I've never seen voters this revved up about a court race before.
Schimel's opponent, Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, has backing from some prominent Democrats. She's promising to fight to the finish.
Fight for every vote we can get in Wisconsin, and I believe we can win this election on Tuesday.
Crawford says she's not made any promises on House redistricting. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach in Milwaukee.
A crew of four astronauts are preparing to become the first humans to fly in polar orbit aboard the latest privately funded SpaceX launch. And Pierre Scott Newman reports.
The FRAM-2 mission is commanded by Chun Wong, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur who also bankrolled the flight. It's expected to last three to five days. But unlike other human spaceflights, which orbited west to east, roughly parallel to the equator, this mission will circle the Earth from pole to pole. That means the crew will be exposed to higher doses of radiation.
But scientists say it shouldn't be a problem for such a short-duration mission. The crew is also expected to try growing mushrooms while in orbit to see if they could become a staple meal for future spacefarers. Scott Newman, NPR News, Washington.
Wall Street ended the day in mixed territory. The Dow was up 1%. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Pentagon says the bodies of three of four missing army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania during a training exercise last week have been found in their vehicle in a deep, muddy bog. The search for the fourth continues.
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