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match limited by state law. Live

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from NPR news in Washington. I'm

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Giles Snyder. The Biden

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administration says there is reasonable evidence

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that the weapons the U.S. has

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provided to Israel have likely been

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used in Gaza in violation of

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international humanitarian law. But the report

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to Congress stopped short of drawing

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definitive conclusions about Israeli conduct in

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the war against Hamas in Paris.

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Greg Mairi, the Biden administration voluntarily

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undertook this review after some pressure

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from Democrats in Congress. And

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it looked at Israel and six

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other countries getting U.S. weapons. The

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administration was not required to do

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this. It's not legally obligated to

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take any action, but it's

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certainly been feeling the heat and

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the administration just this week announced

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it's suspending a shipment of large

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aerial bombs, one ton bombs and

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500 pound bombs, saying this

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is exactly the kind of weapon that

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should not be used in Rafa. The

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report was released as Israel steps up

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its campaign in Rafa. The military issued

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new evacuation orders today, despite international concerns

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over the danger to the more than

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one million Palestinian sheltering sheltering there, half

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of whom are children, according to the

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U.N. Israel says it's targeting

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Hamas militants in the area. And Piazziah

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Betrawi has this report. The new

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evacuation orders encompass areas closer to the

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city center, warning people that the military

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will act with, quote, great force against

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terror organizations in those neighborhoods. It

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comes five days after Israel's initial

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evacuation orders to Eastern Rafa. The

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U.N. estimates more than 100000 people

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have already left Rafa, many on foot

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while carrying their kids and pushing the

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wounded in wheelchairs. Aid workers

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are also leaving Rafa to other parts of

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southern and central The

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city now has almost no functioning

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hospitals or field clinics, according to

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medics who are in Rafah despite

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daily Israeli airstrikes on the city.

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The Israeli military also issued new

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evacuation orders in parts of northern

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Gaza. People across Gaza say

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there's nowhere safe to flee to. Aya

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Bothrawi, NPR News. Florida A&M

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University is putting a hold on a record

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$237 million donation to the school. Their

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questions were raised about the donation's

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validity. Lyn Hatter, member station WFSU,

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has been following the story. The

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donation came in the form of shares in

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a private hemp company owned by Gregory Jarami,

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who has made failed donation efforts to other

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schools in the past. He's also

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made conflicting statements about the source of

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his wealth and his family background. Florida

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A&M University President Larry Robinson says the

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school is pausing processing the gift until

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it can do more digging. By

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hold, it's more or less the

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language that was used pending

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from additional information that's come

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to my attention. The gift would

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have been the largest in school history.

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No independent valuation has been done to

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see how much the shares may be

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worth. For NPR News, I'm Lyn Hatter

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in Tallahassee. And you're listening to

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NPR News. The

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death toll from flooding in Brazil is

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mounting. Flooding authorities in Brazil's southernmost state

3:22

say the toll has reached 126, scores

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of people are missing, and hundreds of thousands have

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been forced from their homes. Flash

3:30

flooding in Afghanistan has also been

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catastrophic. Exact figures are not clear.

3:35

But the UN's World Food Program says flooding

3:37

due to unusually heavy seasonal rains has left

3:39

more than 300 people dead and destroyed more

3:41

than 1,000 homes. A

3:44

severe solar storm is causing the

3:46

northern lights to be especially visible

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to the naked eye. Hannah

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Schonatri is in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she

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saw the lights from the famous Colton

3:55

Hill landmark. About 200 people gather to

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see bright streaks of green and pink in the

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sky. Nae-McQuinn says she nearly stayed

4:01

in, but changed her mind at the last minute.

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I got my coat on my shoes and I

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got on my pajamas. And you

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can see them with a bare eye. This is

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mental. The rare warm night also

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drew out a DJ playing Latin music. Dozens

4:15

of couples danced under the aurora. Noemi

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Jimenez says that's why she was there,

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but she was excited to see the

4:22

lights for the first time. So it's

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one of these regems, the sun-sized harpons.

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The aurora was also visible in other parts

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of Scotland and England. For

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NPR News, I'm Hannah Schnapp-Tree in Edinburgh,

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Scotland. In the U.S., the northern

4:36

lights were visible overnight as far

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south as Florida in the U.S.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says

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the unusually strong geomagnetic storm will

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continue through the weekend. And

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it's warning that there could be

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power and communication disruptions. I'm

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Jyle Snyder. This is NPR

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