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On the ThruLine podcast from NPR, immigration enforcement might be more visible now, but this moment didn't begin with President Trump's second inauguration, or even his first. A series from ThruLine about how immigration became political and a cash cow. Listen to ThruLine in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Federal officials say the gunmen who shot three detainees killing one of them in Dallas yesterday was targeting immigration agents. In an update a short time ago, Marcos Charles, Icefield Office Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, criticized the use of ice tracking apps. The shooter used the ice tracking apps.

Anyone who creates or distributes these apps that is designed to spot, track and locate ice officers are well aware of the day and danger. that they are exposing to law enforcement. It's a casting call to invite bad actors to attack law enforcement officers. It's no different than giving a hitman the location of their intended target, and this is exactly what we saw happen in Dallas yesterday. Authorities say the shooter who attacked the Dallas Ice Facility was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. President Trump told his Turkish counterpart in a meeting in the Oval Office today that he wants Turkey to stop buying Russian energy.

Turkey is one of the top buyers of Russian oil and gas. And recently, Trump called on nations and NATO to stop buying oil from Russia. Here's NPR's Deepa Shivaram. Trump says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is respected by both Ukraine and Russia. But that the best thing the Turkish leader could do is stop buying Russian oil and gas. I think he could have a big influence if he wants to. Right now, he's very neutral. Trump said he would discuss sales of Patriot missile defense systems and F-35 fighter jets with Erdogan during their meeting.

Trump also said they would. be discussing the conflict in Gaza, building on talks Trump held earlier this week with leaders of eight nations from the region, as well as Indonesia and Pakistan. Deepa Chivaram, NPR News, the White House. Defense Secretary Pete Hexath is ordering hundreds of generals and admirals to Quantago, Virginia, next week. The Pentagon confirmed the meeting today. It's highly unusual to bring in military leaders from across the globe to one central location. Seasonally adjusted sales of existing homes were down slightly in August from the previous month, It was still up from last year. Here's NPR Scott Newman.

The National Association of Realtors Monthly Report on Sales of Existing Houses includes both single-family homes and condos. Overall, they are down two-tenths of a percent from July, but up nearly 2 percent year-on-year. The NAR also noted a 2 percent increase in the median sales price of existing homes to $422,600. Although the Northeast saw the biggest drop, sales in the Midwest were actually up a bit. Sales of existing homes peaked in 2021 and have been on a generally downward trend since with higher mortgage rates tamping down demand. The U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday sharply increased by about 20 percent, its estimate of new single-family houses sold to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 800,000 units. Scott Newman, NPR News, Washington. This is NPR.

Today of the United Nations General Assembly, world leaders are putting forward. forward a new plan for combating non-communicable diseases. And for the first time, dementia is included in the political declaration. NPR's Gabriella Emmanuel has the story. Dementia is a leading cause of death in many high-income countries. But Paola Barbarino, head of Alzheimer's Disease International, says it's often missing from global strategies for addressing non-communicable diseases. So seeing dementia twice in today's UN document, represents a change. It's historical for us. It's a real watershed moment. Barbarino says this is especially significant for low-income countries, where

incidents of dementia is growing as life expectancy increases. And yet, a lot of low-income countries are still in denial about the fact that dementia is a big problem. Dementia is expected to be the third leading cause of death globally in 2040. Gabriela Emmanuel NPR News. Amazon has reached a multi-billion dollar settlement with the government over its prime membership program. U.S. regulators allege the company's web designs manipulated tens of millions of people into paying for subscriptions that were intentionally hard to sell. Under the settlement, Amazon does not admit any wrongdoing. Starbucks says it's closing hundreds of stores in the U.S. and Canada part of a turnaround plan.

the beauty closures stand to affect 900 non-retail employees. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News, in Washington.