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The Israeli military says it has conducted an an airstrike on Hamas targets, but not in Gaza.

Israel hit a building in the capital of Qatar today.

Israel says it alone is responsible.

The government of Qatar is outraged and has denounced the attack.

At least 21 people were killed in Ukraine today.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is blaming a Russian bombing attack.

And Pierre's Polina Litvinova reports from Kyiv.

Ukrainian authorities shared a video with people crying at the scene of the attack in the village Yarova.

The casualties were mostly pensioners.

Yereva is only about five miles from the front line.

Local officials say after this attack they will reconsider the format of pensions delivery and will arrange it in a safer place.

Zelensky called on the US and Europe to respond to the strike, writing on social media, quote, The Russians continue to destroy lives but avoid new strong sanctions.

Polina Letuinova and Pierre News.

Klijov.

France's Prime Minister has offered his resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron.

And Pierre's Eleanor Beersley reports this comes after the Prime Minister lost a vote of confidence in the French Parliament.

Two-thirds of the French parliament voted against Prime Minister François Barou's plans to tackle French debt.

The far left and far right say the parliament vote is a clear rejection of Macron's policies.

The parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum control the most seats in parliament.

Both say it's time to name a prime minister from one of their camps.

French political journalist Thierry Arnault says Macron will try to appoint a centrist, but it won't be easy.

His approval ratings now is 15%

1.5.

It's as low as he has been, and under these circumstances, it's very difficult to be politically in charge of what happens in the country next.

Arnault says France is in a gray zone of total uncertainty.

Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris.

Opponents say they will continue their legal fight against an order by the U.S.

Supreme Court.

The justices are siding with the Trump administration and will allow immigration and customs enforcement agents to randomly stop people using racial profiling.

Armando Gudino is the executive director of the Los Angeles Worker-Center Network.

Immigration agents are now being given the power to profile, stop, detain, and arrest people

because of the color of their skin,

the language they speak, or the work that they do.

The ruling is limited to the Los Angeles area.

LA officials say they fear the tactic tactic could be used on everyone in the U.S.

The Labor Department has issued a report that revises hiring data for the past 12 months ending in March.

The report says hiring was overstated by more than 900,000 jobs.

That's a little larger than what economists and White House officials had predicted for the revision report.

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News reports say the Prime Minister of Nepal has resigned.

This comes after deadly clashes yesterday by young protesters.

They were angry over the Nepalese government's temporary ban on social media.

That ban has been lifted.

In the U.S., as students return to the classroom, a school shooting in Minneapolis two weeks ago has made gun violence top of mind for many.

Hundreds of school shootings have happened in the U.S.

in recent decades, and that's led to the growth of a multi-billion dollar industry, and Pierre's Meg Anderson reports.

The school security industry is now worth as much as $4 billion.

That's according to the market research firm Omdia.

At the National School Safety Conference this summer, vendors showcased panic buttons, bulletproof whiteboards, body armor, and more.

Sarah McNeely is with Sam Medical, a company that sells trauma medical kits.

It's an unfortunate circumstance, but being prepared and having these devices in the schools is essential.

Gun violence prevention researchers say many products on the market are reactive.

They don't prevent shootings from happening.

They say that requires restricting access to guns and supporting mental health services for children.

Meg Anderson, NPR News.

The family of billionaire Rupert Murdoch has settled the future of his media empire.

Murdoch's son, Lachlan, will remain in charge of the family's business that includes Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post, among other outlets.

Rupert and his son will buy out the company shares of three other Murdoch children.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.

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