"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
civilian areas in Lebanon, according to the New York Times. White phosphorous is a chemical
“that can cause burns and other injuries. NPR Steven Visaha has more."”
White phosphorous is not banned under international law, and can be used to create smoke screens or mark military targets. But Bador Hassan with MSD International says it is illegal to use over civilian areas due to its indiscriminate harm. The likelihood of it's causing suffering, causing damage, causing long term damage as well, both to the respiratory system and burns.
Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorous over Lebanese homes in March, and the time says the substance was used as recently as last week. NPR has not independently verified those claims, and Israel denies using the substance in a way that violates international law. Steven Visaha and PR News. The prediction market companies are spending millions of dollars on influencers to promote
“to sites on social media. But as NPR's Bobby Allen reports, some of the creators are spreading”
misinformation about elections. Polymarket and Calshy are paying influencers up to $500 per post to spread the word about prediction markets, where people can bet on everything from the color of President Trump's tie to war to election outcomes. In recent weeks, some of those paid influencers have been spreading fabrications about the Los Angeles Mayor's race, claiming without evidence that
the process has been beset with fraud. After NPR pointed this out to Calshy, the company asks influencers to take down posts.
Polymarket never responded to a request for comment.
Misinformation experts say it's a preview of what's to come ahead of the midterms. If you're also persist about the markets themselves, which can be manipulated by bad actors or better as aligned with one candidate, Bobby Allen and PR News. The Supreme Court is in the final weeks of its 2025-2026 term. There are still 23 decisions yet to be announced. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports, a major one, concerns President Trump's
efforts to end birthright citizenship. That babies born in the U.S. are U.S. citizens.
“In the biggest case of this term, and the one that's most important to President Trump”
involves immigration, specifically that executive order he signed on day one after he returned to the White House. That order would strip the guarantee of birthright citizenship to babies born on American soil. For more than a century, people have understood the 14th amendment to ensure all persons born here are Americans. At oral argument, the Trump administration had a rough go of
things, even several of the conservative justices cast doubt on the administration's position. NPR is carried Johnson reporting. A new poll finds the public is evenly divided on whether the Supreme Court is motivated by the law or politics, but a majority of those questions 79% approved term limits for the justices. This is NPR News. Pope Leo began a week-long trip to Spain today. In Madrid, he urged the Spanish people to
set Pulemnex aside and invest in educating young people to appreciate diversity and complexity.
He's to speak Monday to both chambers of the Spanish Parliament of First for the Pope.
Louisians elect their new president tomorrow with polls indicating most are deeply unhappy with the stark far left versus far right choice. From Lima, Simeon Tagal has more in the story. For the third time in the last four elections, Peruvians face a polarizing choice of presidential candidates. Far right candidate, Caco Fukimori, or a far left opponent, Roberto Sanchez. The election comes after years of political chaos, runaway corruption, and rising street crime.
Many voters blame me outgoing scandal-wrapped Congress, dominated by Caco's popular force party. She is promising to build maximum security prisons and send the army into the streets. Sanchez, a member of that Congress, plans the nationalized large chunks of the economy and curb imports. The tightly-contested election is expected to be decided by the unusually high number of undecided voters who are dissatisfied with both candidates. For NPN News, I'm Simeon
Tagal, in Lima, Peru. In women's tennis, Russian teenager Mira Andreva won the French
open today. It's her first grand slam title. In hockey, the Carolina Hurricanes play the Vegas
Golden Knights tonight in Las Vegas. For Game 3, the Stanley Cup Final, that series has tied at one game of peace. I'm Nora Ram, MPR News. Listen every afternoon to the MPR politics podcast. Find us on the MPR app, or wherever you get
