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On this episode: President Donald Trump signed a bill that canceled $9 billion in funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid; the Justice Department met with Ghislaine Maxwell to discuss the Jeffrey Epstein case; the US cut short peace talks in Qatar; English doctors have gone on strike; and world markets open lower.Trump administration sues New York City over ‘sanctuary city’ policies.Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil.Trump and Powell bicker over Fed building renovations as president ratchets up pressure campaign.Migrant sent to El Salvador prison by the Trump administration says he was beaten by guards.Trump offers support to Musk’s car company in a surprising post as Tesla stock plunges.Trump envoy Witkoff says US cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing home negotiating team.Most US adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, an AP-NORC poll finds.The US fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows.CBS News names ’60 Minutes’ veteran Tanya Simon as broadcast’s new top producer.Hulk Hogan, icon in professional wrestling, dies at age 71.Jazz legend Chuck Mangione, known for ‘Feels So Good,’ dies at 84.California utility creates compensation program for victims of January’s deadly Eaton Fire near LA.Democratic Gov. Tony Evers won’t seek third term in battleground Wisconsin.Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records.Average long-term US mortgage rate eases to 6.74%, keeping home loan borrowing costs elevated.Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad.An injury setback for the Jets’ new quarterback, a former first-round NFL draft pick is released, an All-Star first baseman is traded, a title-winning college basketball coach has heart surgery, a women’s tennis legend suffers a second-round loss, a tournament-record performance in golf and a wrestling icon dies. Trump signs order to clarify college athletes’ employment status amid NIL chaos.Judge acquits 5 former Canadian junior hockey players in sexual assault case that rattled the nation.French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity and tried for Syrian chemical attacks.French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state.France’s first couple sue Candace Owens for defamation over claims that Brigitte Macron is a man.Ukraine’s Zelenskyy promises safeguards after street protests over a new anti-corruption law. People are also reading… Man injured after being shot multiple times in Waterloo early Sunday False-arrest lawsuit claims trooper has a history of ‘bullying’ citizens Cedar Falls Schools’ bus driver involved in accident terminated UPDATE: Wanted man surrenders following roof standoff with Waterloo police Police charge second person in deadly July 6 Waterloo shooting Waterloo man arrested for allegedly breaking into Evansdale car wash UPDATE WITH NAME: One person dead, another injured in crash near Burlington Man arrested for high-speed chase in Evansdale, Waterloo on Sunday Cedar Falls councilmembers sound off over handling of city administrator position Waterloo man arrested for stealing $10,000 worth of power cables Parents of killer appeal false imprisonment lawsuit dismissal Cedar Falls family ravaged by debilitating disease wants your help in fighting it Bombs away: Clarksville hits two grand slams, demolish St. Edmond to reach 1A title game UPDATE WITH ARRESTS: Barrage of gunfire leads to standoff in Waterloo neighborhood Waterloo man arrested in Friday chase, reaching speeds of 85 mph
— The Associated Press
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About this program
Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.
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