Israel to prolong the Gaza War; Trump wants a new census: NPR

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The Israel security firm voted early today to allow soldiers to extend the war in Gaza and take control of Gaza City. This area is one of the last remaining territories which are not yet entirely under military occupation. According to the United Nations, 90% Gaza is already under military control or prohibited for Palestinians. The purpose of the plan is to disarm Hamas, recover hostages and establish Israeli security control of Gaza before ending the conflict, according to Israeli officials. Before the meeting of the cabinet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News that Israel intended to resume Gaza, but not to keep him.

• 🎧 Public opinion on the decision is divided. Many Israelis want the war to endEmily Feng from NPR tells First. Part of the most energetic opposition comes from the army. But right -wing Israelis support expansion. The former peace negotiator Menachem Klein said that the Israeli army cannot overcome a guerrilla warfare on its own territory. Mahmoud Abdel Salam Ahmed, who is preparing to flee Gaza City, says that this plan is the worst news that he heard since the start of the war.

Vice-president Vance went to Indiana yesterday to discuss the redistribution with republican heads of state. The battle to redraw the new districts to ensure that the Republicans win more seats in the congress next year in Texas. The fight continues to degenerate while the Democrats of Texas remain outside the state to try to block the restart led by the GOP of the Congress card. GOP leaders, in response, have issued civil arrest mandates for the fleeing democrats.

• 🎧 Vance’s discussion on the redistribution of signals that the White House does not intend to lose the race for political arms And wants to stack the bridge in their favor, explains Ashley Lopez of NPR. Among the republican controlled states, Ohio needs a new card due to the law of the state. The president of the Florida Chamber announced yesterday a new redistribution committee, and the White House contacted the Missouri about the redistribution. Democratic states have responded by looking for ways to draw more favorable seats for themselves in case the states led by GOP could redraw their cards.

President Trump asked his administration yesterday to develop a “new” census plan that would exclude Millions of people living in the United States without legal status. This would be an unprecedented change in the way in which the country has collected the population data since its first census in 1790. Census figures play an important role in determining the election of the president and the members of the congress.

• 🎧 The president tried to exclude American residents without legal status during the 2020 census, but failedHansi Lo Wang NPR notes. The preparations for the 2030 census are underway and no president can simply order a new one. The congress has a final authority on the census. Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has proposed a new bill which provides for a new census, a redistribution of chamber seats and a series of redistribution of the congress before the mid-term elections next year. The bill would try to exclude people living in the United States without American citizenship, including holders of green cards and American residents without legal status. Lo Wang says that if the bill or similar bills became the law, they would probably be confronted with prosecution.

The former defendant of January 6 Jared Wise works as principal advisor for the Ministry of Justice Less than five years after urging rioters to “kill” the police at the Capitol. NPR obtained images from the Bodycam police from Sage Refrimande officers and the transcription of his testimony, in which he tried to explain his actions. Wise was not sentenced for any crime linked to January 6, due to Trump’s order to put an end to all the proceedings against the riots of the Capitol.

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Overall divorce rates are decreasing, with the exception of a key demography: people over 50. This phenomenon is called gray divorce. As you get older, it is common to hear how difficult it is to make friends or to establish new relationships. But the Xers generation has spent most of their adults living in a society where divorce is considered more acceptable and less stigmatized. This is one of the reasons why they are open to start new chapters. In this episode of It’s been a minuteThe host Brittany Luse discusses gray divorce and the way he is never too late to write a new love story.

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Big Freedia poses for a portrait on July 15 in Esplanade studios in New Orleans, La. The studio was converted from a church.

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Discover what NPR Look, read and listen to this weekend:

🍿 Films: In the horror film TogetherAlison Brie and Dave Franco play a couple whose body begins to merge together after visiting a mysterious cave. The film explores toxic co -country.

📺 TV: Wednesday is back for a second season this week. To help prepare for new episodes, HAPPY HOUR OF POP CULTURE Revisit their conversation on Wednesday Addams, who goes from his home to the dark academy.

📚 Books: Manga: a new story of Japanese comics Examine the eye -catching graphic narration style from Japan. The book recounts the evolution of the manga of its end of the 19th century originated to its popularity today.

🎵 Music: Big Freedia’s new album, PressFus fuse gospel and her love for rebound music, which she helped to popularize. Ari Shapiro de NPR tells him about how singing to the church as a child brought him at that time.

🍲 Food: Social media influencers bring back revenue from the recession to help people cook cheap, easy and generous meals. Discover a few videos and try one by yourself.

❓ Quiz: I was so close to 100%! I missed a question again. Can you beat my high score? Test your knowledge.

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The spin-off of the spin-off of “Superman” Dean at a convention in Chicago. The actor shared on Wednesday an Instagram publication on his plan to join Ice and urged his supporters to join too.

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1. The actor Dean Cain will be sworn in as a honorary officer with American immigration and the application of customs, according to the Ministry of Internal Security. He is best known for his main role in Laws & Clark: the new adventures of Superman.
2. The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival is now in its 23rd year, offering a platform to black artists to present their ambitious projects. Eric Deggans de NPR notes that the event highlights the works centered on dark life that few other festivals could recognize or encourage.
3. New York City officials announced that the remains of three other victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks were identified using advanced DNA-analysis techniques.

This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.