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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. speeches and meetings continue today at the UN General Assembly in New York. The UN Secretary General will convene a high-level summit about climate change. Ukrainian president Volodymy Zelensky will address UN delegates. The Kremlin is rejecting suggestions by President Trump that Ukraine could win back all its territory seized by Russia as long as the West offers sustained military support. Trump's online comment yesterday appears to be a stark shift in his policy.

Moscow, NPR's Charles Maines reports. Until now, Trump had insisted a peace deal hinged on Ukraine's acceptance of territorial concessions to its more powerful neighbor. Yet in recent remarks, Trump suggested Ukraine could win the war outright, pointing to the poor state of Russia's economy and the military campaign in disarray. Trump said all Ukraine needed was sustained military support from NATO using weapons sold by the U.S. In response, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov suggested Trump was deeply misinformed. and Russia had no alternative, but to press ahead with the war. Meanwhile, prominent Russian nationalists suggested Trump's shift was a bid to distance himself from the Ukraine issue, following months of failed peace efforts with the Kremlin.

Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel was back on TV last night. ABC had suspended his show over comments he'd made after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. NPR's Mandelit Del Barco has more. During his monologue, Kimmel thanked supporters, around the world, even those he doesn't often agree with, for rallying to defend his free speech rights. Kimmel also explained the comments that got him suspended. You understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man. Kimmel praised Erica Kirk for saying

she forgives her husband Charlie's alleged murderer. President Trump on social media threatened ABC for allowing Kimmel to return, but on his show, the comedian continued to mock Trump. He tried it as best to cancel me. Instead, he forced millions of people to watch the show. That backfired bigly. Kimmel said he worries about other late-night hosts who have been canceled or could be soon. Mandalay Tel Barco, NPR News, Los Angeles. Jurors in Florida have convicted Ryan Ruth of trying to assassinate Donald Trump last year at his golf course in Southern Florida. NPR's Greg Allen reports Ruth represented himself in court but was convicted on all counts. The jury deliberative just two hours before returning their verdict. Ruth, they said, is guilty of attempted

assassination and four other counts, including assaulting a federal officer, the Secret Service agent who spotted and fired on him at his hiding place at Trump's golf course. Upon hearing the verdict, Ruth tried to stab himself with a pen before federal marshals quickly subdued him. NPR's Greg Allen reporting, Ruth will be sentenced in December. He faces life in prison. This is NPR. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dissolved a Pentagon Committee that provided recommendations and advice for women in the U.S. military. The Department spokeswoman says the committee focused on a divisive, feminist agenda that hurts combat readiness. The Agency Committee was created in 1951. The Military Times newspapers says the committee is recently focused on military women's well-being, including sexual assault prevention.

Pediatricians and other health experts across the U.S. are responding to President Trump's warning, linking the use of Tylenol to autism. NPR's Alison Aubrey has more. There is no evidence that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism and children, which the FDA has acknowledged. Dr. Nicole Baldwin is a pediatrician whose as Tylenol has been shown to be safe and left untreated high fevers can cause complications for the mother and the fetus. We don't want parents to just tough it out. You know, we want moms to be treated. Some studies have pointed to a link between autism and Tylenol, but these correlations. could be a fluke or coincidence. Baldwin says both shark bites and eating ice cream increase in summer,

but that doesn't mean that one causes the other. She says correlation is very different from proving that something causes harm. Alice and Aubrey NPR News. NASA says the first crude flight of an Artemis lunar mission is on track for next year. It had been planned for April, but NASA says the mission could be moved up to February. The Artemis 2 mission aims to send four astronauts on a flight around the moon and back. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.