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  • Trump signs bill that cancels funding; legends of wrestling, jazz die
    • 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.
    • —The Associated Press

      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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      23 min
    • Appeals court rules against Trump; Tesla profit plunges in latest quarter
      • On today's episode: A plan has crashed in Russia; France's first couple is threatening to sue influencer Candace Owens; tensions rise between Thailand and Cambodia; an appeals court rules against President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order; Columbia University has agreed to settle with the federal government and has suspended and expelled students who participated in protests; and a judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students.
      • Gabbard uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump's enemies on the Russia investigation.
      • From tech podcasts to policy Trump's new AI plan leans heavily on Silicon Valley industry ideas.
      • House subcommittee votes to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files.
      • House Democrats launch bid to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files.
      • Judge rejects Trump administration effort to unseal Epstein grand jury records in Florida.
      • Supreme Court allows Trump to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
      • Trump's favorability has fallen among AAPI adults since last year, AAPI DataAP-NORC poll finds.
      • Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail.
      • Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks before the actor's death.
      • Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine pleads guilty to a drug possession charge.
      • Police say waiting shooter ambushed 2 Ohio officers parked for lunch and seriously injured a third.
      • Man taken into custody following naked boat theft escapes from hospital.
      • Man built, planned to set off homemade bombs throughout New York City, prosecutors say.
      • US stocks hit more records following US-Japan trade deal.
      • Tesla profit plunges in latest quarter as Musk's turn to politics continues to keep buyers away.
      • Krispy Kreme, GoPro and Beyond Meat surge as the latest meme stock revival rolls on.
      • Meta launches new teen safety features, removes 635,000 accounts that sexualize children.
      • US home sales fade in June as prices soar to record levels.
      • Shohei Ohtani’s 37th homer of the season matches a Dodgers record, Justin Verlander gets his first win of 2025, the Blue Jays extend their division lead, an NFL player is airlifted to a hospital after an injury in practice, a top college basketball recruit will have surgery, and the top star in MLS skips another All-Star Game. 
      • Miami Dolphins' Bayron Matos airlifted to hospital after training camp injury.
      • The quarterback at the center of an arbitration collusion case is staying silent.
      • European leaders press demands on trade at scaled-back summit in Beijing.
      • Israeli official says a Hamas ceasefire proposal is 'workable.'
      • UN's top court says failing to protect planet from climate change could violate international law.
      • —The Associated Press

        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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        27 min
      • Driver accused of ramming into crowd; Venus Williams makes history
        • On today's episode: Charges have been filed after a man is accused of intentially driving into a Los Angeles crowd; Donald Trump announces new trade deals; Israeli airstrikes kill 25 in Gaza; Venus Williams makes history playing singles; and a 250-year-old shipwreck has been discovered.
        • House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote.
        • Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.
        • Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024 presidential election.
        • Trump rehashes years-old grievances on Russia investigation after new intelligence report.
        • Trump's Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces.
        • US says it's leaving UN cultural agency UNESCO again, only 2 years after rejoining.
        • US government employee banned from leaving China.
        • Thousands of Afghans face possible deportation after court refuses to extend their legal protection.
        • US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses.
        • Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76.
        • Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming year.
        • A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark.
        • US cruise ship passengers accused of smuggling drugs and detained in Bermuda.
        • NY State police say a 9-year-old girl reported missing by her father was drowned.
        • Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car.
        • Wall Street ticks up to another record as GM and others show how tariffs are impacting them.
        • Coca-Cola confirms a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola is coming to the US.
        • Venus Williams becomes the oldest woman to win a WTA Tour tennis match in 21 years, Rich Hill becomes the majors’ oldest player in record-tying fashion, Rafael Devers debuts at a new position for the Giants, Caitlin Clark misses another game for injury, and more. 
        • US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports
        • Big Ten's Petitti: No support for SEC's at-large bid preference for College Football Playoff.
        • A front office member of Washington’s NFL team is publicly addressing President Trump’s demands for a name change.
        • One NFL star is speaking out about his contract while another is calling it a career ahead of the start of league training camps.
        • Heavy storms in northern Vietnam leave 1 dead, as Wipha weakens into a tropical depression.
        • Thousands gather to protest as Zelenskyy signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies.
        • UN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for ever lower costs.
        • —The Associated Press

          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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          25 min
        • Trump hosting Philippines leader; Venus Williams returns to action
          • On today's episode: Israel moves into central Gaza; the Pentagon orders 700 marines out of Los Angeles; President Donald Trump is hosting Phillippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss trade and security; the Trump administration has released Martin Luther King Jr. case files; 
          • FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program.
          • Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at a pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump.
          • Malcolm-Jamal Warner, 'Cosby Show' actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning.
          • What to know about a vulnerability being exploited on Microsoft SharePoint servers.
          • Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time.
          • Over 5.2 million pools sold across the U.S. and Canada are under recall after reports of nine deaths.
          • Father arrested in New York in death of 9-year-old daughter he had reported missing.
          • Off-duty border patrol agent shot in a Manhattan park in apparent botched robbery, police say.
          • A pilot made sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber over North Dakota, then took to the mic to explain.
          • US stocks set more records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat.
          • General Motors profit and revenue drops, but it maintains lowered full year outlook.
          • Venus Williams returns to WTA Tour one year after uterine surgery, an NL East contender signs a former All-Star pitcher, a 12-time NBA All-Star returns to Los Angeles, an NFL quarterback is set for season-ending surgery, Jerry Jones is staying put in the Cowboys’ front office and the Packers extend a starting tackle. USOPC asks for tweak of college sports bill to set minimum spending limits for Olympic programs.
          • USOPC asks for tweak of college sports bill to set minimum spending limits for Olympic programs.
          • Russian attacks in Ukraine kill a child and wound 24 before planned direct peace talks.
          • UK, France and 23 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now.’
          • —The Associated Press

            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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            18 min
          • Epstein files may disappoint; Scheffler wins British Open
            • On today's episode: A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school; Japan's prime minister will remain in office despite his party's election losses; Iran will hold talks with the European Union over its nuclear program; a request to unseal the Epstein files may not lead to new revelations; Texas Republicans are set to redraw the state's election map; President Donald Trump says he will withold funding for a new football stadium if the Washington Commanders do not change their name back to the Redskins; and a Mississippi freshman in killed.
            • Harvard is hoping court rules Trump administration's $2.6B research cuts were illegal.
            • D-Day veteran and TikTok star 'Papa Jake' Larson dies at 102.
            • Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties.
            • Billy Long sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close.
            • EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs.
            • Venezuela releases jailed Americans in deal that also frees migrants deported to El Salvador by US.
            • Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry.
            • Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert.
            • Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights.
            • Suspect arrested after car crashes into post office and catches fire in San Jose, California.
            • 3 people are still missing from deadly July 4 floods in Texas county, down from nearly 100.
            • Man whose car struck crowd outside Los Angeles club, injuring 30, was shot, attacked by crowd.
            • Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city.
            • Man dies after large chain necklace pulls him into MRI machine.
            • Woman, 66, is the 10th person to die after Massachusetts assisted-living facility fire13g Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation.
            • Immigration arrest outside Oregon preschool rattles parents.
            • Minnesota lawmaker convicted of felony burglary for breaking into estranged stepmother’s home.
            • July is National Ice Cream Month and July 20th is National Ice Cream Day.
            • Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter.
            • Wall Street closes a record-breaking week with a quiet finish.
            • Scottie Scheffler wins his second major of the year, the Brewers’ winning streak reaches double digits, Aaron Judge hits a milestone home run, Denny Hamlin doubles up at Dover, a former NBA Defensive Player of the Year is headed to L.A. and an SEC football player is killed. 
            • Syrian government starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to end weeklong clashes.
            • 73 Palestinians killed while waiting for humanitarian aid across Gaza, health ministry says.
            • —The Associated Press

              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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              26 min
            • Trump mired in Epstein controversy while House deals with demands for transparency

              Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

              • Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter.
              • House Republicans grasp for response to demands for transparency in Epstein case.
              • Trump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere. With Epstein, that's coming back to haunt him.
              • Most US adults think the GOP tax bill will help the wealthy and harm the poor, AP-NORC poll finds.
              • A Texas family clung to life on their roof, capturing the terrifying flooding in photos and video.
              • 'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts.
              • The grueling 135-mile journey of a 66-year-old runner through one of the hottest places on Earth.
              • The biggest piece of Mars on Earth went up for auction in New York.
              • Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system.
              • Native American teens kayak major US river to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon.
              • Romance bookstores and online groups give fans a sense of community.
              • Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing.
              • Most teens — and girls especially — see college as key to jobs and life skills, AP-NORC poll says.
              • A designer dressed Chappell Roan with seaweed. But don't expect to find the approach in stores — yet.
              • After 3 years in Russian captivity, Ukrainian soldier proposes to woman who waited for him.
              • German customs officials show images of tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust.
              • UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop 'genocide' in Gaza.
              • On this week's AP Religion Roundup, a Tennessee town corrects the record with its own play on the Scopes trial.
              • —The Associated Press

                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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                22 min
              • House approves $9B in cuts; Steve Miller Band cancels tour
                • On today's episode: The House approved President Donald Trump's request to slash $9 billion in spending; a poll reveals most people believe the new tax law benefits the wealthy; the IRS will get a new leader; global shares opened trading Friday higher; the European Union will impose new sancitons on Russia.
                • Nationwide protests begin against Trump's immigration crackdown and health care cuts.
                • Trump won't recommend special counsel in Epstein investigation, spokeswoman says.
                • Trump will visit Scotland, where his family has golf courses, and will talk trade with Starmer.
                • House sends bill regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, to Trump.
                • Trump is checked for lower leg swelling and diagnosed with a common condition in older adults.
                • Urban League declares a 'state of emergency' for civil rights in the US in response to Trump.
                • Just 1 in 4 US adults say Trump's policies have helped them, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
                • Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' canceled by CBS, ends May 2026.
                • Steve Miller Band says extreme weather is so dangerous it’s canceling its tour.
                • Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Pretty Little Baby,' dead at 87.
                • Puppies rescued from flood-stricken Texas arrive at Chicago shelter.
                • An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case.
                • Wall Street cruises to more records as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally.
                • Juul can continue selling its tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes, FDA says.
                • Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers.
                • Average long-term US mortgage rate rises to 6.75%, second straight uptick.
                • Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell.
                • Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May pullback by consumers.
                • US applications for jobless benefits fall for fifth straight week, hitting lowest level since April.
                • American and English golfers are tied atop the British Open with a homeland hero lurking, an NFL record contract for an All-Pro linebacker, a rising receiver is sentenced to prison and the NFLPA head steps down, a nine-time NBA All-Star returns to Portland and the WNBA’s top star bows out of its All-Star weekend.
                • Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound, dies in crash in Italy.
                • Syrian government forces set to re-enter Sweida province after renewed Druze-Bedouin clashes.
                • Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy.
                • Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet, appointing a new prime minister to reinvigorate war effort.
                • 2 killed and several injured in Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church.
                • —The Associated Press

                  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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                  28 min
                • Senate passes $9B in spending cuts; TSA liquids rule could change
                  • On today's episode: The Senate passed about $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting; the Justice Department fired prosecutor Maurene Comey; there were new Israeli strikes in Gaza; a tropical weather system is forming over the Gulf; dangerous lightning struck in New Jersey; and Prince Harry has followed in the footsteps of his mother.
                  • Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts.
                  • First the shoes went back on. Now, at US airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand.
                  • Jill Biden aide invokes Fifth to decline testimony in Republican investigation.
                  • Trump says he's “highly unlikely” to fire Fed's Powell after floating that idea in private.
                  • Trump slams his own supporters who are angered over how his team has handled the Epstein case.
                  • US sends third-country deportees under secrecy to the small African kingdom of Eswatini.
                  • Officials downgrade Alaska tsunami warning after 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
                  • Ex-NYPD commissioner sues NYC mayor, alleging he ran police department as a 'criminal enterprise.'
                  • Feds charge 5 in Louisiana, including 3 current or ex-police chiefs, over alleged visa fraud scheme.
                  • New York carriage horse's collapse spurs a criminal trial.
                  • Stocks bounce back after Trump says it's 'unlikely' he'll try to fire Fed chair Powell.
                  • Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction.
                  • A former All-NBA star is bound for Los Angeles, Caitlin Clark misses another game, an All-Star break trade in baseball, the NHL releases its upcoming season schedule and a former major winner is banned by a historic golf club.
                  • Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France.
                  • A fire at a mall in eastern Iraq kills more than 60 people.
                  • Netanyahu's governing coalition is fracturing. Here's what it means for Israel and Gaza.
                  • Death of Australia's 'Outback Killer' leaves whereabouts of British backpacker's body unknown.
                  • —The Associated Press

                    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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                    20 min
                  • National Guard deployment in L.A. to end; NL wins All-Star Game
                    • On today's episode: The Pentagon is ending deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles; Arizona holds primaries; Palestinians are crushed at a food distribution site; UK, France and Germany will resume sanctions on Iran in August if a deal on its nuclear program cannot be reached; and Caitlin Clark has become the face of women's basketball.
                    • Trump defends Bondi on handling of Epstein files.
                    • America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements.
                    • Capital One, Walmart A look at some of the consumer cases dropped by the CFPB under Trump.
                    • US inflation accelerated last month to highest level since February.
                    • Fire crews along Grand Canyon are trying to save cabins after loss of historic lodge.
                    • Federal grand jury indicts man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman.
                    • The search for those missing in catastrophic Texas floods resumes in some areas after pause for rain.
                    • What to know about the Massachusetts assisted-living facility fire that killed 9.
                    • Most US stocks slump, but Nvidia nudges Nasdaq to another record.
                    • Nvidia's CEO says it has US approval to sell its H20 AI computer chips in China.
                    • 'Severance' leads Emmy nominees with 27 and 'The Studio' tops comedies with 23 as AppleTV+ dominates.
                    • Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than 4 years in prison.
                    • The National League prevails in MLB's All-Star Game in Atlanta, the upcoming L.A. Summer Games could include major leaguers, the WNBA’s top star suffers an injury and a two-time NFL All-Pro cornerback gets a new contract.
                    • Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine with the countdown to a US peace deadline underway.
                    • Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses.
                    • Cuban minister unleashes criticism after saying Cuba has no beggars.
                    • The UK says thousands of Afghans have been brought to Britain under a secret resettlement program.
                    • Syria announces ceasefire after sectarian violence.
                    • —The Associated Press

                      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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                      21 min
                    • Waltz to face Senate questioning; Raleigh wins Home Run Derby
                      • On today's episode: Mike Waltz will face grilling over Signal chat at Senate hearing for his UN role; the Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to dismiss education department employees; a Colorado dentists murder trial begins; the Northeast is recovering from flooding after heavy rains; poet Andrea Gibson has died; and Cal Raleigh won the Home Run Derby.
                      • Trump administration says it won't publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised.
                      • US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production.
                      • More than 20 states sue Trump administration over frozen after-school and summer funding.
                      • Boys & Girls Club programs threatened by Trump grant freeze serve thousands of families.
                      • Under fire by Trump over costs, Chair Powell seeks watchdog review of Fed building overhaul.
                      • Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved within 50 days.
                      • 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates.
                      • Cuomo stays in NYC mayor’s race as an independent after losing Democratic primary to Mamdani.
                      • Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say.
                      • Retired Army officer pleads guilty to sharing classified info on Russia-Ukraine war on dating site.
                      • Flames tear through assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing 9 and trapping residents.
                      • Elmo's hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control.
                      • Wall Street holds near its record amid doubts about Trump's tariffs.
                      • Starbucks takes aim at remote work, says some employees may need to relocate to headquarters.
                      • Cal Raleigh tops Junior Caminero to win the Home Run Derby, Shohei Ohtani and Gleyber Torres earn leadoff honors with Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal set to start MLB All-Star Game, an ex-NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year signs a big extension and a former NBA Rookie of the Year gets a clean bill of health.
                      • European diplomats discuss deal with Israel to increase Gaza aid.
                      • BBC says it is ‘untenable’ for Gregg Wallace to host 'MasterChef' after sexual misconduct report.
                      • —The Associated Press

                        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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                        21 min

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