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It all starts with listening. To the person in front of you and the person you'll never meet. To the person living a story and the journalist who helps you see it in a new light. The NPR network is built on listening, with microphones in every region so where there any time a voice or sound demands to be heard. Hear stories in the first person, hear the bigger picture on NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Vakulman, health officials in Gaza and the International Committee of the Red Cross say 27 Palestinians have been killed in the enclave today and

dozens injured by the Israeli military. Palestinians were trying to get food delivered by a private U.S.-backed contractor in Gaza. NPR's Hadil Al-Shilchi reports disorder has continued around delivery of the food as aid organizations warn Gaza is close to famine. It was another day of chaos and confusion as thousands of Palestinians tried to receive food from a site delivering supplies in the south of Gaza. Witnesses who were approaching the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, or GHF, site said the Israeli military shot into the crowd.

The Israeli military said that it initially fired warning shots to disperse a crowd that had gotten too close to troops and then directed fire near individuals who continued to approach them. The military said it was aware of casualties and was investigating. GHF insisted there was no shooting in its facility and said the incident took place beyond their quote secure distribution site. The United Nations said that aid distribution has become a quote death trap. Hadil Alshalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv. The suspect in Sunday's fiery attack on peaceful marchers in Boulder who were walking to support Israeli hostages in Gaza is expected to return to a courtroom on Thursday. He'll face local charges.

They include 16 counts of attempted murder. The suspect also faces one charge of federal hate crime offenses. Stocks opened mixed today as international forecasters warned of slower economic growth. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 80 points in early trading. A new forecast from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development projects the U.S. economy will grow just 1.6 percent this year, down from 2.8 percent last year. The OECD says President Trump's trade war is also weighing on global growth. Economic worry has been very good for Dollar General as anxious customers go hunting for

bargains at the discount retailer. Dollar General's most recent quarterly sales hit a record, topping $10 billion. The chain reported better than expected quarterly profits and raised its earnings forecast for the full year. Asian stocks were mixed overnight up in Hong Kong and Shanghai, but down in Tokyo. Sole stock market was closed for the South Korean election. Scott Horsley in MPR News, Washington. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a runway at the troubled Newark Liberty International

Airport has reopened. The New Jersey airport has experienced flight delays, and air traffic controllers have had brief but alarming equipment failures. At a news conference Monday, Duffy said workers quickly completed necessary repairs. Today, we're celebrating the opening of New Rooks Runway. And this is a 60-day project that actually is completed 13 days early. On Wall Street, the Dow is now down 40 points. You're listening to NPR.

Ukrainian officials claim they have attacked a major bridge in the occupied region of Crimea. They say they used underwater explosives to damage the span. It carries Russian military equipment to Russian soldiers fighting Ukraine. This is the third time Ukraine said it hit the bridge. One of a pair of famous eaglets living in the mountains of Los Angeles, east of Los Angeles, has left its nest for the first time. From member station KVCR, Madison Aument reports, tens of thousands of viewers tuned in. Sunny and Gizmo, who hatched in March, have become internet celebrities like their parents

Jackie and Shadow. The pair of eaglets, believed to be females, were perched on a branch when Sunny flapped away. Sandy Steers, who operates the live stream, says it's a bittersweet moment. She flew from the nest and that gives her a much higher chance of success in life and but at the same time it means we won't fear as much. Steers says the duo has been practicing for weeks by jumping and flapping their wings. She says eagles can fledge between 10 and 14 weeks and says gizmo, who's several days younger, could fly soon too. For NPR News, I'm Madison Aument.

News reports say the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told FEMA staffers he didn't know that there was an Atlantic hurricane season. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, says Acting Chief David Richardson was joking. DHS says the agency is ready to respond to disasters and protect Americans. The Atlantic hurricane season started last Sunday.

The season will run through the end of November. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.