NPR News: 09-08-2026 4AM EDT

0:00Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. As Republicans prepare to gather in Dallas this week for a midterm convention, President Trump is promising to put his Super PAC's massive war chest to work for GOP candidates. MPR's Mar-a-Liase reports on where that money could go and how much difference it could make with election day less than two months away. Trump's Super PAC MAGA Inc has been sitting on more than $400 million in cash, and the president is finally beginning to spend it. I think I have like a close to a billion dollars in the Super PAC, and I'm allocating probably $400, $500 million, so I'll be spending. We'll be spending. Yeah, we're going to spend a lot of money because we don't want to lose our country. MAGA Inc made a $10 million ad buy to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who's running for Senate. Overall, Republican Super PACs and campaign committees have much more money than their Democratic counterparts, but in many cases, specific Republican candidates have raised

1:01less money than their Democratic opponents. Mar-a-Liase and NPR News. The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog agency, Rafael Grossi, is urging Tehran to comply with UN inspectors amid a push for Iran's referral to the UN Security Council. Everything can be addressed. Everything. There are no limitations as to our ability to listen to them and try to find a way for them. The IAEA board found Iran officially in noncompliance with its non-proliferation obligations last year. The U.S. Britain, France, and Germany have drafted a resolution that shifts responsibility to the Security Council. The IAEA board could vote on it during this week's meeting in Vienna. Israeli officials say they have a plan set for, quote, all-out war of violence continues in the occupied West Bank. The statement came from Israel's Defense Minister immediately following a stabbing of an Israeli in the West Bank and the death of a Palestinian student in a separate incident. Here's Imperial SecurityCon. Defense Minister Israel Kat says if it's determined that a large-scale attack on military

2:07and Jewish settlements is about to happen, troops have been instructed to, quote, launch an all-out campaign. That would include targeted killings of senior Palestinian authority figures and evacuating and occupying security zones, Kat says, as was done in Gaza. Israeli military says an Israeli farmer was stabbed in the West Bank by a Palestinian assailant who was then tracked down and killed. Separately, a Palestinian university student was killed overnight by Israeli settlers, according to the head of the local village council. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel has decried the rise in Israeli settler violence against Palestinians' quote, terrorism. Kerry Khan and PR News Tel Aviv Israeli attacks in Southern Lebanon, feeling concerned about a renewed Israeli military campaign against the Rambak-Tesbola Lebanon's health ministry says Israeli airstrikes killed at least a dozen people Monday. This is NPR. Federal investigators are looking into why an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami

3:08International Airport. The crash happens Sunday. Five people were killed. The crash halted flights at the airport and caused widespread delays in cancellations. The National Transportation Safety Board says the plane's flight recorders have been recovered and that investigators are focusing on whether the plane touched down too late to stop safely. Canada's retaliatory tariffs are now in effect. They impose import taxes on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, including steel, aluminum, and cheese. Canada says its tariffs match the taxes. President Trump imposed dollar for dollar and rate for rate. Other countries are watching to see what happens. A new study from the U.N. says increase air pollution causing millions of premature deaths of major economic hardships around the world. Cars, trucks, and power plants that burn fossil fuels put tiny particles into the air. That can cause serious health problems like asthma, heart attacks, and lung disease.

4:08A new report from the United Nations Environment Program finds that in 2025, air pollution caused about 6 million premature deaths worldwide. It also causes major economic losses. By 2050, a third of the world's population will be exposed to dangerous air. The report finds that can be avoided by investing in renewable energy, electric cars, and better agricultural practices, which it says could produce $15 in benefits for every $1 invested. Lauren Summer in PR News. You count on sunscreen to protect your skin, but that SPF rating on the bottle might not be exactly as advertised. On the Sunday story, is it time to update sunscreen guidance? Listen now to the Sunday story from the UpFers podcast on the MPR app.