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These days, with all the information coming at you, it can be hard to know what's accurate, what's not, and what's worth your time. Here to help you navigate it all is 1A. Five days a week, the 1A podcast provides a forum for Curate's Minds to explore different angles on the biggest headlines and give you a more balanced take on what's happening. Listen to the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. The Trump administration says it is pausing the reasonable accommodations that allowed CDC workers with disabilities to telecommute. As Jess Maydor at member station, WABE reports, the union representing CDC employees says the move violates disability laws. U.S. Health and Human Services officials told CDC employees about the indefinite pause in an email as staff returned to in-person work this week and after weeks of turmoil at the agency.

Last month, a gunman fired hundreds of rounds into buildings at the CDC's Atlanta campus. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted CDC director Susan Menares and other top CDC officials resigned in protest. In a written statement, a federal labor union says ending reasonable accommodations is illegal and will hurt the hundreds of CDC workers who are disabled veterans. For NPR News, I'm Jess Maydor in Atlanta. The administration has carried out another deadly strike in international waters of the Caribbean. The strike hit a boat that the administration says was headed to the U.S. carrying drugs from Venezuela. The same explanation was given for another strike carried out earlier this month, resulting in the deaths of 11 people.

During a visit to Jerusalem Monday, Secretary of State Markle Rubio reiterated U.S. support for Israel's intensifying war in Gaza. But as NPR's Ayah Petraumi reports, regional leaders gathered in Qatar to condemn the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders there. Qatar's ruling Amir opened the summit by saying it is impossible to negotiate with Israel after its, quote, cowardly attack on Hamas negotiators in his country just days ago. Qatar has been a mediator between Israel and Hamas throughout the war in Gaza and hosts Hamas's political leadership. It convened the high-level summit of leaders from Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and beyond, with the aim of presenting a united front against the bombing, which killed at least six people, none of them, senior Hamas officials. The summit concluded with a lengthy statement

condemning Israel, but did not call for specific action to be taken. Egypt's president, however, warned at the summit that Israeli actions obstruct prospects for new peace deals with Israel and undermine existing ones. Ayyipotrawi and Pierre News, Dubai. Fans around the nation are holding visuals to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot to death and, you Utah last week. A list of dignitaries gathered at the Kennedy Center Sunday to celebrate Kirk, including House Speaker Mike Johnson. This has been a very difficult week in America. There's a wide range of emotions that have been felt by the American people and frankly by leaders in the nation's capital. The man accused of murdering Kirk, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, could appear in court

as soon as Tuesday. You're listening to NPR. President Trump says he's sending National Guard troops and federal officers to Memphis to help police there deal with violent crime. Tennessee officials are welcoming the move as part of a larger law enforcement surge. Trump says the effort will be similar to the crackdown on Washington, D.C. He says he plans to do the same in several U.S. cities and that Chicago is probably next. According to new data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, three states saw their driest August on record. Details from NPR's Rebecca Hersher. Very little rain fell in the Ohio Valley region in August, according to the new data.

It was the driest August on record, going back more than 130 years, and it was the second driest August ever recorded for the Northeast. Ohio, Kentucky, and Vermont all broke records for the least rainfall ever in August, a month that's usually quite rainy in the eastern U.S. Much of the country is now experiencing drought conditions. The most severe drought is in the western U.S., particularly Arizona, New Mexico, and the Rocky Mountain states. Climate change makes extreme droughts more likely around the world. Rebecca Hersher and Pierre News. President Trump says public companies should not have to issue quarterly earnings reports. In a post on his social media site, Trump says that the Securities and Exchange Commission

should require corporate earnings reports twice a year instead of every three months. U.S. futures are mixed in after-hours trading. Following Monday's gains on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrials added 49 points. The NASDAQ rose 207 when Asia-Pacific markets' shares are mixed. This is NPR News. 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.

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