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At the White House this morning, the President marked the moment as he rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ to officially launch a government initiative
to deposit $1,000 into accounts set up for any child born during Trump's second term.
People are putting up tremendous amounts of money and it's something I'm very proud of. Some people think it's going to be.
“Go down is one of the most important things we've done during the administration.”
Private firms will invest the money in the stock market. Children can access the money when their 18 years old and only for specific purposes such as school or a home. A preliminary hearing is being held today for the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating prominent conservative activists Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus last September.
Prosecutors will argue that they have enough evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to trial. Another Russian attack targeting Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones has killed at least 18 people and injured more than 60 others. NPR's Joanna Kisses reports from Kiev the strikes come as NATO allies get ready to meet
this week in Turkey and Ukraine tops the agenda. The sounds of missiles and explosions could be heard from NPR's key bureau for several hours overnight. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched nearly 70 missiles and more than 350 attack drones. Ukrainian air defense shot down most of the drones but lacks western supplied interceptors
to destroy the missiles. Several missiles hit high rise apartment buildings Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pleading for western allies to send anti-missile air defense supplies. Zelensky is set to meet with President Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara which starts tomorrow.
That's Joanna Kisses reporting.
“The decision by FIFA to overturn the suspension of a U.S. player ahead of a crucial”
world cup game tonight against Belgium is coming under heavy criticism. The soccer governing body in Europe, UEFA didn't mince words in its response to the decision to allow for law and ballagant to play, calling FIFA's judgment in comprehensible and unjustifiable. Ballagant had been suspended after being red carded against Bosnia but after President
Trump called FIFA's president a FIFA committee suspended his ban. Speaking to the media in French, Belgium's coach Rudy Garcia said it felt like April 4th day. They've lodged an appeal to FIFA, meanwhile Norway's coach also blasted the move. U.S. coach Mauricio Pochatino says FIFA's decision to overturn what he viewed as an unfair
red card should be celebrated. That's William Jones, it's NPR. Which crowds took part today in a funeral procession for the late Supreme Leader Ayatola Al-Al-Khamane, who was killed on the first day of the U.S. and is really war against Iran several months ago.
Local state television broadcast images of mourners dressed in black gathering in the capital. The funeral was held as a fragile truce holds between Iran and the U.S. who've been trying to negotiate and end to their conflict. playoffs are coming to Microsoft, the company disclosed today a plan to eliminate 4800
positions. Includes 1600 workers from Microsoft's Xbox gaming division in total the layoffs announced
a day effect 2.1 percent of Microsoft's global workforce.
A new study adds to the evidence that exercise and daily moments can help protect cognitive health and PR's Al-Sanobre reports of study includes analysis of thousands of adults age 80 and up.
“If you want to protect against memory loss and dementia, research shows there are steps”
you can take to reduce your risk. A study of supermovers finds older people who maintain an exceptional gate walking as fast as people a few decades younger or more likely to stay mentally sharp, explained study authors of the Immelman. The biggest takeaway was that supermovers are about 50 percent less likely to develop cognitive
decline. Researchers say walking is a proxy of good health requiring balance, coordination and strength, genes play a role as do lifestyle habits, including diet, sleep, stress management, and picking a type of activity that will keep you moving, Alice and Aubrey and PR news. This is MPR.
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