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0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corv. Coleman, President Trump is promising to give all adult Americans $5,000 each if the Republicans keep control of Congress after the midterm elections. He made that promise last night at the Republicans midterm convention in Dallas. And Pierre Steven Fowler says $5,000 for each adult American is about $1 trillion in total. That money would have to come from somewhere, also known as Congress. It's illegal to offer people money for their vote. Logistically, that amount is about 80% of all discretionary spending the federal government makes each year, which by the way, the administration is trying to cut spending. The more obvious obstacle though is that public polls show Republicans might lose both the House and the Senate this year. And Pierre Steven Fowler at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas. Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman also appeared in a surprise video at the convention. He was introducing fellow Pennsylvania Senator Republican Dave McCormick.

1:03Stocks opened lower this morning after another big jump in oil prices. NPR Scott Horsley reports that Dow Jones industrial average fell to 190 points in early trading. Crude oil prices continue to climb with the US benchmark, topping $100 a barrel and the international price a few dollars higher. Retail gas and diesel prices also jumped overnight. Stripolace says the average price of diesel fuel is closing in on $6 a gallon. The Labor Department sets a report tomorrow on retail inflation for the month of August. Prices at the wholesale level were up 5.4% from a year ago. Stubborn inflation is one factor driving up bond yields and mortgage rates, which are typically tied to the 10 year treasury. The National Association of Realtors says home sales fell 2% last month, closing out another lackluster summer for the housing market. The latest polls in Israel show a statistical tie in the race to determine which party governs the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing his toughest challenge yet ahead of the October

2:0727th election. And Beard Carrican reports. Pulse by Israel's main television channel show Netanyahu and political newcomer Gadi Eisenkut Neddead Heat. The former military chief of staff is tapping into voter frustration with Netanyahu, including Israel's perpetual wars and lack of inquiry into security failings before the October 7th Hamas led attack. To govern both men will likely need to form coalitions with other parties giving the groups outsize political influence. Many are small with ultra-right religious and nationalist genders or represent Israel's Arab population. If he wins Netanyahu pledges to, quote, complete the job in Israel's ongoing military conflicts, block a future Palestinian state and overhaul the judiciary, handling his corruption trial. Carrican NPR News Tel Aviv. This is NPR. ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel says he won't show an interview on broadcast TV with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talleriko.

3:10Kimmel says his network and show were pressured by the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel says he will show the Talleriko interview on his YouTube channel. The FCC said this year, talk shows must give equal time to views of opposing candidates. Today, the British Museum debuts what it expects to be its most popular exhibition ever. It's the Bia tapestry. It's an 11th century piece of embroidery that depicts gory scenes from the Battle of Hastings in the Year 1066. The tapestry is on loan from a small museum in Bia France. NPR's Learn Freer reports from London. It's a nearly 230-foot piece of embroidery, bright colors on linen, showing horsemen in battle, royal banquets, and mythical beasts at the start of the Norman conquest. When William the Conqueror invaded from France and killed England's King Harold with an arrow through his eye. That battle in Hastings, England changed this country's ethnic makeup, King Charles

4:11as a descendant of the victors. The tapestry was sewn in England but taken to France in the late 11th century where it's been ever since, surviving the French Revolution, Napoleon and the Nazis. After transport to London this summer by a refrigerated shock absorber truck, it's on loan, the centerpiece of a sold-out ten-month exhibition on British soil for the first time in more than 900 years. Lauren Friar and PR News London. You're listening to NPR. How did we get here? That's a question we have been trying to answer a lot here at NPR. We are exploring global histories on throughline. We're hearing from national security experts on sources and methods. We're watching the markets with Planet Money. You can support this work across all our podcasts with NPR Plus. Find out more at plus.npr.org.