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Millions of people turned out across the country Saturday for no kings' protests, organizers
“say they were more than 3,000 protests in all, here in Albany, New York police estimate”
crowds of between 3 and 4,000 people lined a portion of Central Avenue. Many were carrying signs and banners, and others offering chance using bull horns. Everyone was smiling and enjoying a partly sunny but chilly afternoon among them was Patty Gageer of Glenmont, New York, who said she had to be there for her family. "So I, Grandson, don't have to go to war, hopefully I'm worried that they might have to
go to war, and I'm here united with everyone to get rid of someone that wants to be a king. And here to fight for that, and do my part." Lebanese health officials say at least 47 people were killed Saturday in Israeli attacks, including the three journalists and 9 paramedics. UN officials and humanitarian groups are criticizing Israel's conduct as NPR's "Lore and
Fair" reports from southern Lebanon. The head of the World Health Organization calls it a tragedy. 9 paramedics killed in five separate attacks on a single day.
“He says health workers are protected under international humanitarian law, and should never”
be targeted. Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon. Mostly here in the south, where Israeli ground troops are moving northward to try to house his bullet militants. In one attack in Israeli military spokespersences, the target was journalists, accusing them
without providing evidence of propaganda for his bullet.
But Lebanon's health minister called it a double attack with a second strike hitting first
responders who tried to rescue the victims. Health officials say 51 Lebanese health workers have been killed by Israel so far this month. foreign frayer and PR news in jazine southern Lebanon. The Trump administration is giving federal agencies more time to change the way they produce statistics about race and ethnicity.
The data are used to redraw voting maps and enforce civil rights laws.
“As NPR's "Honsi-Lawong" reports, the changes were approved during the Biden administration.”
The 2030 census and other future federal forms have been set to ask about race and ethnicity in one question instead of separating the two, while allowing people to check more than one box. And the boxes include a new one for Hispanic or Latino and another for Middle Eastern or North African.
A category the US government would no longer automatically classify as white. Research shows that could allow many people to more accurately report their identities. The White House's Office of Management and Budget is now giving agencies one more year to release plans about how they're going to adapt their surveys. The move comes after an OMB official signal that Trump administration is considering rolling
back these changes to racial and ethnic data. It's when the move is described in the conservative action plan project 2025 on ZLawong NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. Police in Paris stopped what they believe has an attempted bombing early Saturday morning.
Officials say officers discovered two men trying to light an object outside a bank of America building. They arrested one of the suspects, but the other one managed to escape so far. They have no explanation for the incidents.
The University of Mississippi this week launched a first of its kind research center focused
on the risks of sports gambling. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, betting has expanded nationwide since the 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down a federal ban. Experts say sports betting has become easier than ever with mobile apps, allowing users to place wagers anytime, anywhere.
Kate Humble with the National Council on Problem Gambling says that accessibility is changing how younger generations interact with gambling. The brain is still developing at that age and making sure that they are able to conceptualize that this is real money that they're playing with, especially in a generation that has grown up with video games and gambling elements in those video games.
Humble says schools and lawmakers are still playing catch up as many states move quickly to legalize sports betting without building strong safeguards for prevention or treatment. Windsor Johnston and PR news.
Belgium scored four unanswered goals in the second half throughout the U.S. Men soccer team
Saturday, 5-2 in a World Cup warm-up match in Atlanta. Western McKinney gave the U.S. a one-nil lead in the 39th minute. It was his 12th in a national goal, but Belgium responded six minutes later with a tying gold just before the half and went on to dominate the second half. I'm Dale Wilman and PR News.
