Wednesday, September 2, 2020

A sweeping new ban on evictions from the Trump administration could stop millions of people who’ve lost their jobs from being forced from their homes. The new ban, which doesn't offer any way for landlords to recoup unpaid rent, is being met with a mixed response.

 

by Korva ColemanJill Hudson and Suzette Lohmeyer

First Up

"Breonna Taylor is not a 'co-defendant' in a criminal case. She's dead," the Taylor family attorney said. "Way to try and attack a woman when she's not even here to defend herself."
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Here's what we're following today.

Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, was offered a plea deal if he would claim Taylor was part of an “organized crime syndicate.” Glover turned down the deal from Louisville, Ky. prosecutors and now faces drug trafficking charges. Taylor was shot dead on March 13 by white Louisville Metro Police officers who had broken into her apartment at night using a "no-knock" warrant.

A sweeping new ban on evictions from the Trump administration could stop millions of people who’ve lost their jobs from being forced from their homes. The new ban, which doesn't offer any way for landlords to recoup unpaid rent, is being met with a mixed response.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it will stop paying states to provide cloth masks to schools, public housing and courthouses on Sept. 15. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in an email to NPR that "schools in need will still receive cloth face masks" from HHS rather than FEMA.

The Trump administration is proposing to take far more personal data from people as part of the immigration process. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is currently allowed to collect fingerprints, photographs and signatures, but government officials could collect DNA, eye scans, voice prints and photographs for facial recognition under the new proposal. Critics warn that collecting more personal information could help the federal government surveil and target specific communities



Election 2020 Countdown

Sen. Ed Markey speaks Tuesday in Malden, Mass., after beating Rep. Joe Kennedy III for the Democratic nomination for a Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat.
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For the first time, a member of the Kennedy political dynasty  has lost an election bid in Massachusetts. Incumbent Sen. Ed Markey defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy III in the Democratic primary. 

President Trump and his allies are making a concerted appeal to a new generation of voters as Generation Z reflects on what it means to be a Republican

Today's Listen

Despite the challenges, distance learning can work well for some students with ADHD, researchers say. Some of those who aren't around peers are finding it easier to focus.
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With less structure and supervision than is typically provided inside a classroom, remote classes lean hard on already stressed parents to help students with ADHD stay focused and engaged. Click here to listen or read the story.

A former top Department of Homeland Security official who resigned in April says the Trump administration is creating the conditions for domestic extremism to flourish in the United States. Here's the interview and the story.

At just 10 years old, drummer Nandi Bushell’s skills on the drums and her facial expressions while she's playing have made her a bit of a YouTube sensation. She covers famous bands like Green Day and System of a Down. She challenged musician Dave Grohl to a drum-off, and the lead singer of the Foo Fighters accepted. Here's an audio clip.

The Picture Show

People pass by a destroyed building in Kenosha, WI.
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Very little else inside what was The Good Taste Ice Cream Shoppe in Kenosha is recognizable. It's one of several shops in the city's mostly Black Uptown neighborhood that were burned to the ground or severely damaged during a few nights of rioting last week. Residents lament the violence and destruction that left parts of their town damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it.

Before You Go

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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  • A new book by two Wall Street Journal reporters charts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s evolution from an unfocused, overweight kid with a taste for McDonald's to an increasingly brutish man with an eye on the throne.
  • For many Africans, Chadwick Boseman's role as King T'Challa in Black Panther was a powerful reminder of what is possible on the continent.
  • NPR book critic Annalisa Quinn says The Lying Life of Adults, the new novel by the pseudonymous Italian author Elena Ferrante, is slinky and scowling as a Neapolitan cat. It's about the part of life adults lie about: sex — and the chaos, infidelity and fear that accompany it.

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