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I'm Rachel Martin, host of Wildcard from NPR. I've spent years interviewing all kinds of people, and I've realized there are ideas that we all think about, but don't talk about very much. So I made a shortcut, a deck of cards with questions that anyone can answer, questions that go deep into the experiences that shape us. Listen to the Wild Card podcast only from NPR. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Doa Lai-Kautau. President Trump has now invited Ukraine's leader to the White House on Monday. He called Volodemir Zelensky from Air Force One on his way back to D.C. from Alaska. Trump and President Putin ended their summit with vague words about progress to end the war that is now in its fourth year and has killed or wounded more than one million people.

As NPR's Tamer Keith reports, the two met for three hours, but it isn't clear what came from it. Coming into the summit, Trump said he would be unhappy if he didn't come away with him. a ceasefire. But when the two leaders came out to speak, there was no big announcement or clear path to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Trump said he would be calling European leaders, but still said he hoped for another meeting. We'll speak to you very soon and probably see you again very soon. Thank you very much, Vladimir. Next time in Moscow. Oh, that's an interesting one. I'll get a little heat on that one, but I can see it possibly happening. And with that, they abruptly left. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Alaska.

Washington, D.C. police under order by President Trump, have begun forcing people out of small homeless encampments. Megan Abraham says she was surrounded by police and had to plead with officers to let her collect her things. It was very dehumanizing and demoralizing. Vagrancy and homelessness is not a crime. David Barnes says police threw his tent in the trash before he had a chance to collect his personals. Well, I felt disappointed that I was

not given more time to remove the last of my belongings. President Trump announced last weekend that he wants the homeless out of D.C. without specifying where they will go and he mobilized the National Guard to crack down on crime.

Stocks gained ground this week and some make signals on inflation NPR Scott Horsley reports, investors still think there's a good chance the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates next month. Falling gasoline prices last month helped keep a lid on the overall inflation rate. On Tuesday, the Labor Department said consumer prices in July were up 2.7% from a year ago. Core inflation, which strips out volatile energy and food prices, was north of 3%,

but the stock market still rallied as investors bet inflation was not so high as to prevent the Fed from lowering its benchmark interest rate in September. September. That confidence was rattled somewhat two days later by a report showing higher inflation at the wholesale level, but stocks still ended the week in positive territory. The NASDAQ rose 8 tenths of percent. The S&P 500 index gained nine tenths, and the Dow jumped one and three quarters percent. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington. In Indian, Pakistan, torrential rain continues to cause deadly flash floods and landslides. This is NPR News.

The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, Aaron, is now a category for hurricane. It is expected to bring heavy rain and high surf to parts of the Caribbean this weekend as it continues to strengthen. The National Hurricane Center says currently the storm is northeast of Anguila, with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. A police officer killed last week by a gunman targeting center. for disease control and prevention will be honored at an event in Atlanta today. From member station W.A.B. News in Atlanta, Lily Oppenheimer reports proceeds will go to the family of the fallen officer. Hundreds are expected to participate in the annual Atlanta's finest 5K.

Hosted by the Atlanta Police Foundation and Atlanta Track Club, it usually raises funds for public safety programs. But this year, officials say 100% of race registration fees will go to establishing an education fund for the two young children and baby on the way of DeKalb County police officer David Rose. The 33-year-old Marine veteran was killed in the line of duty last Friday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the shooter died by suicide and authorities report he blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for his mental health issues. For NPR news, I'm Lily Oppenheimer in Atlanta. The mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, is now federally charged with covering up her alleged

romantic relationship with a city police officer who was assigned to protect her. You're listening to NPR News from New York City. I'm Dwali Saikautau. There's a lot of news happening. You want to understand it better, but let's be honest, you don't want it to be your entire life either. Well, that's sort of like our show, here and now anytime. Every weekday on our podcast, we talk to people all over the country about everything

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