An American soldier who fled to North Korea in July is now back in U.S. custody, Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh is accelerating after Azerbaijan recaptured the region and President Biden announced a $100 million research effort against drug-resistant bacteria.
《 政府閉鎖土曜日夜に迫る、federal government is edging closer this evening to a Saturday night shutdown; Seven candidates for the Republican presidential nomination hold their second debate tonight; ２回目の共和党の大統領候補者討論会; Trump will not participate; Judge Tanya Chutkan refuses to recuse herself from his election subversion case; Senator Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty; Army Private Travis King, who fled to North Korea in July, is now back in U.S. custody; mass exodus of ethnic Armenians out of Nagorno-Karabakh is accelerating; In Northern Iraq, authorities are investigating whether indoor fireworks caused an inferno that killed some 100 people at a wedding hall last night; President Biden announced a $100 million research effort today against drug-resistant bacteria, superbugs; the problem of drug-resistant bacteria worsened during the pandemic; Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than three million vehicles across the U.S. 》

As the nation moves closer to a government shutdown, there is still no sign of a way out ahead of the Saturday night deadline. Whenever a deal is ultimately struck to avoid a shutdown or reopen the government, moderate Republicans will likely play a prominent role. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins discussed that with GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York.
《連邦政府閉鎖間近、解決には穏健派の共和党議員の役割が重要に、moderate Republicans; Biden administration increased spending by $5 trillion in two years in new spending; GOP Rep. Mike Lawler of New York; 》

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states brought a sweeping lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of violating antitrust laws. It’s the federal government’s latest suit aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. The FTC and states allege Amazon illegally built and maintained a monopoly that harms customers and competitors. Geoff Bennett discussed more with John Newman of the FTC Bureau of Competition.
《Federal Trade Commission and 17 states brought a sweeping lawsuit against Amazon; FTC; antitrust laws; curbing the power of Big Tech; John Newman, deputy director of the FTC's Bureau of Competition; 》

Cassidy Hutchinson made history last summer delivering explosive testimony before the January 6 committee. As a top aide to President Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, Hutchinson had a front-row seat to the final months of the Trump White House. She spoke with Amna Nawaz about what it was like to break with Trump and her new book, "Enough."
《Cassidy Hutchinson delivering explosive testimony before the January 6 committee last summer; top aide to President Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows; キャシディ・ハッチンソンへのインタビュー、新刊本『Enough』; 回顧録; トランプ政権末期の内情を知っている 》

A new Pew Research Center study confirmed what you might already suspect: Americans feel intense dissatisfaction with the way our government currently works and a growing distaste for both political parties. One of the main voices calling for sweeping change is Danielle Allen, a political theorist at Harvard. Judy Woodruff followed her to Tennessee for her series, America at a Crossroads.
《Danielle Allen, a political theorist at Harvard, calling for sweeping change; Allen co-chaired a bipartisan commission for the American Academy of Arts and sciences that produced Our Common Purpose, a report detailing 31 recommendations on how to reinvent American democracy in the 21st century; 18-year term limit for Supreme Court justices; constitutional amendment on campaign finance laws; holding federal elections on Veterans Day; dramatically expanding the House of Representatives; ending partisan primaries; Judy Woodruff served on the commission; Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; In 1929, there were some tough politics about exactly how to do reapportionment, and they just kind of gave up and decided to cap the size of the House as it was then at 435; 》

When the war in Ukraine began, its western neighbor Slovakia was one of the first European Union countries to provide military aid. That support, as well as Slovakia’s westward orientation, could soon be ending. The nation of 5.5 million is slated for elections on September 30 and the party predicted to win is advocating for a more pro-Russian stance. Special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports.
《Slovakia; snap elections on Saturday; party predicted to win is advocating for a more pro-Russian stance; ウクライナの西隣スロバキアの解散総選挙、親ロシア政党の勝利が予想される; Simona Foltyn, special correspondent; SMER, conservative right-wing party that is leading the polls; the word SMER means direction; Robert Fico; Slovakia has been a member of NATO since 2004; In 1968, Soviet troops invaded what was then Czechoslovakia to crush the Prague spring; プラハの春; there's this narrative that Slovakia has always been under the oppression, which is something that's very easy for populists to tap into; Dominika Hajdu, GLOBSEC, a Bratislava-based think tank; Brat Za Brata, which roughly translates into Brothers For One Another, acting in concert with Russian authorities; 》

A student research project in Boston is drawing attention to price disparities between grocery stores in high and low-income neighborhoods. Student journalist Sriya Tallapragada reports in this story produced during NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs Summer Academy, where teens from around the country come together to hone their journalism, film and storytelling skills.
《student research project; price disparities between grocery stores in high and low-income neighborhoods; Sriya Tallapragada; 》