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time speech to the nation tonight, and PR's Franco Ordonia's reports.
President Trump is expected to use the coveted time to speak about the 2020 election. An election that he refused to acknowledge he'd lost. Critics worry that a speech rehashing old claims about foreign interference and voting machines could so distrust of the election system ahead of the upcoming midterms. Press Secretary Caroline Levent was asked about concerns from some Republicans that Trump is focusing too much on the past and not enough on current kitchen
“table issues like the economy ahead of the midterms. I think the American people will be”
relieved to hear what they are hearing from the president of the United States and his commitment to transparency and the focus on the integrity of our elections tonight. Levent said Trump will likely also talk about the economy as well as Iran. Franco Ordonia's NPR News. Federal regulators are investigating President Trump's long-time teleprompter operator over-suspected insider trading. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the White House staffer is accused
of using the bedding site Calshy to profit off the president's words. His name is Gabriel Perez. He's Trump's long-time teleprompter operator. Investigators say he made around $100,000 placing bets on what the president would say as he watched the prepared remarks roll across the screen. That's according to two people with knowledge of the investigation who weren't authorized to speak publicly. On booming prediction market sites like Calshy,
“bedders can put money on what someone will or won't say like whether Trump will say fake news”
or rigged election. The case of Perez appears to be the first time a White House staffer has been implicated in a prediction market scandal. White House press secretary Caroline Levent call the incident "Frankly a disgrace," and said Perez is now on unpaid administrative leave. Bobby Allen and PR News. After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial,
a Kentucky jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in damages. Kentucky Public Radio's
Sylvia Goodman has more on the record-breaking verdict. The verdict comes nearly three years after an 18-year-old Henry Willis killed himself using a ghost gun he bought online. A handgun he would not have been able to purchase legally due to his age and the previous conviction. Manufacturers sell ghost guns as parts without serial numbers or the usual background checks. Willis's mother, Laura Herb says gun sellers need to be held accountable.
And they didn't care who Henry was. They didn't even bother showing up to the trial. No amount of money can bring mess and back. The plaintiff's Husky Armory and its parent company did not respond to requests for comment. A 2022 Biden-era rule requires background checks and serial numbers for certain gun kits. And a Supreme Court decision last year upheld that policy. From PR News, I'm Sylvia Goodman and Louisville Kentucky. The average 30-year fixed mortgage
rate climb this week to its highest level in nearly a year at 6.55%. It's NPR. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the fastest growing ever, according to the World Health Organization, despite significant progress in scaling up the response. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that health officials aren't keeping up. Over 2,000 Ebola cases have been confirmed and over 700 people have died,
“according to health officials in DRC. Still, key elements of the response have improved.”
The country contested thousands of samples a day, and clinical trials have begun evaluating drugs to treat and prevent disease. But there are still major problems. More than 80% of new cases are popping up outside of known contacts of existing cases, which means officials
aren't detecting a lot of transmission. And about 2/3 of deaths are occurring in people who never
reach a health facility. In the WHO says that just yesterday, another health center was attacked. They say more money is needed to make progress as the response plans still faces a $400 million shortfall. Jonathan Lambert and PR News. Francis National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing assisted dying after years of debate. This week's vote to allow adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal
medication doesn't mean the bill immediately becomes law. First, there will be a review to see if it complies with the French constitution. On New York City site, seeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year, killing six people showed signs of a bird strike that's according to a new report released today by the National Transportation Safety Board, the report includes evidence and witness reports suggesting the helicopter struck several
birds. It's NPR News in Washington. This week, on the NPR politics podcast, President Trump, it is the greatest threat to our country. It's trying to tie Democrats to communism. Including World War II or even 9/11. Both he and his team feel this is resonating with his base. Why the White House is pushing communism as a new line of attack ahead of this year's midterms.
