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With a major shift in our politics underway in this country, 1A is drilling down on what's at stake for you and our democracy. In our weekly series, If You Can Keep It, we put these changes into focus and answer your questions about the impact of the Trump administration on the U.S. Join us every Monday for if you can keep it on the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Liza Kautau. Another night of record Russian attacks across Ukraine, and in the capital, officials say at least two people were killed, including an infant. The number of dead could jump as an apartment building was hit hard by a Russian drone, and for the first time since the full-scale war started, a government building was hit near Maidan or Independence Square. It is nearly National Hispanic Heritage Month, and despite fears of immigration raids in Chicago, locals gather. gathered for an annual parade.

Adriana Cardona Mikiggaad from Member Station, W.B.Z said once the main floats began to roll out, people began to march and cheer. There was noticeable police presence, elected officials, and mostly citizens with immigrant routes, who came out in support and to criticize the President's threats. Adriana Cardona Mangiagod of Member Station WBEZ.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point's Alumni Association has scrapped an official award celebration for Tom Hanks. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports. A US official who says he's not authorized to speak publicly confirmed the news, which was first reported in the Washington Post. The official told NPR, Hanks will still get the prestigious Silvanus Thea Award and did not state why the formalities had been abandoned. However, the Washington Post attributed the decision to an internal email

it had obtained from Mark Beeger, president and CEO of the West Point Association of Graduates, in which Bega stated the army needed to focus on its core mission of, quote, preparing cadets to lead, fight and win. A statement from the Alumni Association announced the award in June, praising Hanks for his support of veterans, such as his role as a national spokesperson for the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. The 2021 season of a podcast called Queen of the Khan

follows a woman who claimed to be an Irish heiress and scammed the podcast narrator out of nearly $100,000 in Los Angeles. Now, the same woman has been convicted of similar crimes in Northern Ireland, and Perez Lauren Freyer reports. Marianne Smith, who sometimes went by mayor when she lived in L.A. is not Irish. She's actually American, though she's been convicted of swindling four people in Northern Ireland out of more than $155,000 while working as a mortgage advisor. After a four-day trial, a jury took just 20,000. minutes to convict her. On three counts of theft and three more of fraud by abusive position. This is after a previous conviction for similar crimes in the United States. One of her

American victims, Jonathan Walton, wrote a book about her and also made a podcast called Queen of the Khan, the Irish heiress. Last year, Smith was extradited to the United Kingdom and is now in jail awaiting sentencing next month. Lauren Friar, NPR News, London. It's NPR. One of Canada's hockey greats has died. Ken Dryden was 78. Dan Carpenchuk reports the Hall of Fame goalie had been battling cancer. Ken Dryden was a crucial member of the Montreal Canadiens' 1970s era. And in the 1972 summit series between Canada and the former Soviet Union,

considered a monumental moment in hockey history, Dryden shared the goaltending duties helping Canada defeat the Soviets four games to three. He helped the Canadians win the Stanley Cup in 1973 and then for three more consecutive years. Dryden retired at 31, became an author, then a hockey executive. In 2004, he turned his hand to politics, winning a seat in Parliament for the Liberals. Tributes are pouring in for Dryden, including from Prime Minister Mark Carney, who says, few Canadians have given more or stood taller for our country. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenchuk in Toronto.

South Korea's president is looking to solve the detention of nearly 500 Korean nationals following an immigration raid at a Hyundai manufacturing plant near Savannah, Georgia. President E. J. Myeong said the rights and interest of South Korean nationals and the business operations of South Korean companies investing in the U.S. must not be infringed upon. Meanwhile, Seoul's Yon Hap News Agency reports, consular officials have been meeting with U.S. officials and talking to the detained, workers at an ICE facility in Folkston, Georgia. ICE alleges that hundreds of South Koreans were working there illegally. I'm Dwa Hli, Saikautau, and PR News from New York City. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and Cs apply.

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