Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job

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A 2nd convoy of humanitarian help arrived in Gaza because the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) planned to step up airstrikes. Meanwhile, Christian church buildings around the space dedicated services to the greater than a dozen Palestinians killed through an Israeli airstrike. Nearly the entire sufferers have been Christians in the hunt for safe haven at a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza.

• U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator Lynn Hastings speaks with Morning Edition about aid flows into Gaza and prerequisites there.
• Reporting for Up First in Jerusalem, NPR’s Jackie Northam says a ground invasion seems imminent as Israel amasses troops on the Gaza border. But there is a lot for Israel to imagine: the destiny of hostages held through Hamas militants and the more or less two million trapped Palestinians, in addition to the danger of a broader regional war.
• Mental well being researchers inform NPR’s Rhitu Chatterjee they are expecting the war will trigger a “tsunami” of psychological well being issues.

Check out npr.org/mideastupdates for extra protection, differing perspectives and research of this war.

House Republicans are set to carry some other closed-door candidate discussion board nowadays as the quest for a brand new House speaker drags on. Nine GOP representatives have thrown their hat in the ring following failed bids from Reps. Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.

• Kevin McCarthy’s pick out, Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, is getting the most buzz at the moment. But NPR’s Domenico Montanaro says he has a “huge Trump problem.” The former president’s allies do not consider Emmer.
• Nebraska Rep. Mike Flood offered a “unity pledge” final week, in the hunt for dedication from his fellow Republicans to toughen any doable nominee when the vote is going to the House flooring. He discusses his decision on Morning Edition.

Detroit police and the FBI are investigating the killing of Samantha Woll, president on the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue. Woll was once discovered useless with stab wounds outdoor her house this weekend. Authorities say “no evidence has surfaced” thus far of an antisemitic purpose.

It’s stew season! Viral stew season, this is. The flu, RSV and COVID-19 are the principle avid gamers this chilly and flu season. Wastewater research displays reasonable COVID ranges national. And even though charges of different respiration sicknesses are low, RSV is ticking up within the southeast.

Deep dive

The FBI’s annual crime document provides essentially the most whole view of public protection national. Here are four takeaways from the newly-released 2022 information:

• Homicides are down, even though up from pre-pandemic numbers. The U.S. noticed the most important upward thrust in killings in additional than a century in 2020. Researchers be expecting the decline to proceed this 12 months.
• Reports of assets and automobile thefts larger considerably, through about 8% and 11% respectively.
• Hate crimes larger, even though information is missing. More than 11,000 hate crimes have been reported final 12 months — and, professionals say, many extra weren’t.
• The information does not at all times fit the discourse. Republicans are fast responsible Democrats for emerging crime, which state-level numbers do not precisely again up. Plus, peoples’ belief of protection does not essentially align with the extent of crime being reported. 

Today’s concentrate

German composer-pianist Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka, gained an Oscar this 12 months for his haunting ranking to All Quiet at the Western Front. His newest (and 14th) studio album, Philanthropy, is set improving empathy.

Bertelmann tells Morning Edition that the subjects have been drawn from the stress of the pandemic and local weather trade: “What is actually left is humanity and living with each other.”

3 issues to understand prior to you pass

1. Two issues sign the arriving of fall: pumpkin spice lattes and Spirit Halloween retail outlets. Here’s the name of the game at the back of how the spooky store appears out of nowhere and disappears each and every October.
2. Many police stations national have added a brand new roughly police canine to their workforce. Rather than serving to with investigations, those canine are specially trained to comfort sufferers and officials. 
3. Michigan State University has apologized after a trivia question about Adolf Hitler was once broadcast on a video display prior to a soccer sport this weekend. 

This publication was once edited through Olivia Hampton. Rachel Treisman contributed.

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