2 army bases increase to detain immigrants. And, Israel advances into central Gaza

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The Division of Homeland Safety is getting ready to make use of army bases in New Jersey and Indiana to detain immigrants suspected of being within the U.S. with out authorized standing. There are additionally plans to extend the variety of immigrants detained at Guantanamo Bay. Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth authorised these measures, in response to a letter dated July 15.

• 🎧 DHS has been in a position to make use of army sources after President Trump declared a nationwide emergency on the southern border on his first day in workplace, NPR’s Ximena Bustillo tells Up First. Use of the bases has been authorised by the top of September, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel are chargeable for all care. The request for the extra area comes because the Trump administration has pushed to arrest and detain extra folks within the U.S. with out authorized standing. DHS has almost 57,000 folks in immigration detention, with solely round 41,000 beds.

A federal decide is now weighing either side of the Harvard versus Trump administration case. Legal professionals from either side made their arguments yesterday in courtroom in Boston, whereas round 100 Harvard supporters rallied exterior. The college claims that the federal government’s freezing of analysis funds is against the law. The administration acknowledged in courtroom filings that the grants have been canceled as a result of Harvard violated civil rights regulation.

• 🎧 In courtroom, the administration claimed that the federal authorities has the correct to cancel grants at any time if it decides that an establishment does not align with its priorities — pivoting from its authentic courtroom filings that Harvard’s funds have been frozen as a result of antisemitism on campus. James McAffrey, a Harvard senior who was exterior the courthouse yesterday, informed NPR’s Elissa Nadworny that attempting to chop funding is “un-American.” The federal grants that have been frozen influence about 900 analysis research on the college, from nationwide safety to most cancers remedies.

For the primary time in 21 months of warfare, Israeli floor troops have superior into central Gaza. Palestinians looking for refuge in a number of areas there have been ordered to evacuate. Central Gaza can be the place many worldwide assist organizations are positioned, together with the World Well being Group.

• 🎧 The Israeli army hopes to ramp up strain on Hamas to just accept a ceasefire deal by displaying it’s prepared to cross traces it hasn’t earlier than, NPR’s Emily Feng says. Israeli floor troops weren’t lively within the space, often known as Deir al-Balah, as a result of they have been involved about endangering hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Now, Israel faces worldwide strain from Trump and over 25 nations that known as for an finish to the warfare in a joint assertion yesterday. Feng says the folks extra impacted by the army operation are the tens of 1000’s of Palestinians dwelling in the best way of the offensive. Palestinians shall be squeezed additional into a fraction of the Gaza Strip, the place important providers have collapsed.
• ➡️ Dr. Nick Maynard, a British surgeon working at Nasser Hospital in Gaza, spoke with NPR about performing emergency surgical procedures beneath hearth, treating malnourished youngsters and caring for trauma sufferers with catastrophic accidents. Hearken to him speak about his expertise from contained in the hospital right here.
• ➡️ Hearken to this Throughline episode to be taught extra about Edward Mentioned, the person who pushed for recognition of the Palestinian perspective, the pushback he confronted, and the risks he foresaw.

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Jazz Home Children college students

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For over 20 years, Jazz Home Children in New Jersey has been devoted to coaching the following technology of jazz stars. Promising younger musicians get the mandatory coaching to embark on their journey towards jazz stardom. Melissa Walker, founding father of the music faculty, says it’s formalized in offering entry, studying, profession improvement and group constructing. Walker says Jazz Home Children goes into colleges and both helps already established packages or helps increase packages to jazz. Artists like Isaiah J. Thompson, Julian Lee and Matthew Whitaker have benefited from the distinctive alternatives provided by Jazz Home. Hearken to them clarify how necessary a program like this was to them and snippets of them taking part in music.

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Golden State Valkyries guard Kate Martin (20) struggles to take care of possession towards Seattle Storm ahead Ezi Magbegor (left) as Valkyries heart Temi Fagbenle (14) reaches for the ball through the second half of a WNBA sport Wednesday in Seattle. The Valkyries debuted this season because the league’s thirteenth staff.

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The WNBA is midway by the 2025 season and is experiencing vital success. TV rankings are up 23% throughout the board and video games are drawing in 13% extra followers in comparison with final yr. Complete ticket gross sales are up 26% general with the debut of the league’s thirteenth staff, the Golden State Valkyries. The league is constructing on its momentum with a plan to increase to 18 groups by 2030. Gamers are additionally looking for their very own share of the success by pushing for a brand new contract to deal with the continued problem of low pay. This is a breakdown of what’s occurring:

• 🏀 Merchandise gross sales and social media engagement are up. The league will even have a report $2.2 billion media rights deal beginning subsequent season, the most important in ladies’s sports activities historical past.
• 🏀 The collective bargaining settlement between homeowners and gamers will expire on the finish of October. Key points for gamers embody salaries, income sharing, and “prioritization,” which permits them to play in different leagues for extra earnings.
• 🏀 The league goals to extend income by including extra video games to the schedule. This yr, every staff will play 44 common season video games, and the Finals have been prolonged from a five-game sequence to a seven-game sequence. Nonetheless, the league’s conventional calendar — structured to keep away from overlap with the NBA — has not modified, that means extra video games are anticipated to be performed every week than earlier than.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

U.S. civil rights chief Martin Luther King Jr., waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, on the Nationwide Mall in Washington D.C.

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1. The Nationwide Archives launched 1000’s of newly digitized paperwork yesterday associated to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as a part of an government order by Trump.
2. Because the 2025-2026 faculty yr nears, NPR desires to listen to from you concerning the books you learn in highschool that helped form who you’re right this moment. Your response may very well be included in an inventory of reader suggestions.
3. Actor and Grammy Award winner Malcolm-Jamal Warner, greatest identified for his function as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Present, died on Sunday at age 54.

This article was edited by Obed Manuel.