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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 Washington, I'm Nora Rom. Just days into the new school year this morning, a shooter opened fire at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis. Police say two children were killed and 17 others were wounded. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Minnesota Public Radio's Peter Cox has more. The mass shooting occurred at Annunce's Church and School in Minneapolis. Wednesday at the church, the church is right next to the school. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said late Wednesday morning at the The shooting happened during a morning mass, which was marking the first week of school in which children and adults were worshipping. O'Hara said the shooter appeared to do most or all shooting from outside through windows. They had a rifle, shotgun, and a pistol, and police say the shooter used all three, firing dozens

of rounds. The police chief said the guns had been recently and legally obtained. He said authorities are now reviewing documents that have been left behind that were time to be released on YouTube during the shootings. The Florida official in charge of the Immigration Detention Center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz says he expects the facility to empty within days. In the meantime, as NPR's Greg Allen reports, Florida is fighting the lawsuit ordering it to shut down.

In a response to a request from clergy who wanted to serve as chaplains at the Immigration Detention Center, the director of Florida's Department of Emergency Management, Kevin Guthrie, said an email stating, we're probably going to be down to zero individuals within a few days. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says federal immigration officials are sending fewer people to the facility. Now, obviously there's litigation that's been going on that DHS is a party to, and so that may have been an influence about where they're saying people.

DeSantis has signed contracts to spend about $245 million to set up and run the detention center. The state is appealing a court ruling ordering it to shut down the facility within 60 days. Greg Allen, NPR News, Miami. Nuclear inspectors are back in Iran visiting a nuclear power plant. But as NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, they have yet to regain access to the nuclear sites which had been struck by the United States and Israel. Nuclear inspectors visited Iran's Bushir nuclear power plant to observe its refueling. It was their first inspection in Iran since the U.S. and Israel bombed several key nuclear sites in June.

Rafael Grossi, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says that inspectors need to get a look at what's left of those bombed facilities. We have to go back there as soon as possible. This is clear. Grossie also says he believes Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium is still at one of the sites. But for now, it remains unclear when or even if nuclear inspectors will be able to fully resume their duties in Iran.

Jeff Brumfield, NPR News. This is NPR News in Washington. Last week, K-pop Demon Hunters became the third soundtrack in history to land three top ten hits at the same time. This week, it goes a step further. NPR's Stephen Thompson has more. K-pop Demon Hunters is now the first soundtrack ever to land four songs in the top ten at the same time. At number one, Golden by Huntricks.

The music landscape has changed dramatic. dramatically in the last 15 or 20 years. Past hit soundtracks staggered the release of their singles, that made it harder to land many of them in the top 10 at the same time. Still, the streaming era has produced its own blockbuster soundtracks, like Enkanto and Barbie. None of them pulled off four top 10 hits, though. Leave it to Huntrix and their rivals in Saja Boys to show them how it's done. Stephen Thompson, NPR News. An advocacy group stand-up for science says at least a dozen employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been suspended. They had sent a letter to Congress warning that the agency's leaders were inexperienced and would be unable to respond effectively to natural disasters.

Most of the workers who signed the letter did so anonymously, but some who did sign their names have now been suspended. Susan Menares is no longer the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Department of Health and Human Services made that announcement on social media today. She had just been confirmed in the job last month. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington. Maybe you're wondering, how do I escape quicksand or how do I break up with my dentist? Well, season two of NPR's How to Do Everything podcast is launching this fall and we will attempt to answer your questions. Sometimes we'll actually succeed.

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