Sanctions On Turkey; Fort Worth Police Shooting; Hunter Biden Admits ‘Poor Judgment’

Plus, the government turf war that blocked a student loan forgiveness program. by Jill Hudson and Korva Coleman First Up [A photo taken from Turkey's Sanliurfa province shows smoke rising after Turkish Armed Forces hit targets in Rasulayn, a town east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, on Monday.]( Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Here's what we're following today. The U.S. will impose sanctions on Turkey for its Kurdish offensive. The announcement from the White House came a little more than a week after President Trump appeared to acquiesce to [a Turkish invasion of northern Syria]( aimed at targeting U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters. A former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a woman in her house. After responding to a nonemergency call from a neighbor about an open front door, authorities say [Aaron Dean shot Atatiana Jefferson]( 28, through her bedroom window. Hunter Biden says serving on the board of a Ukrainian gas company was “poor judgment.” The former vice president's son told ABC News [he will not work for any foreign companies]( should his father become president. There's a lot to watch for in Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate in Ohio. Here's [how to follow along]( with the action onstage. In less than a week, a landmark battle over who bears responsibility for the U.S. opioid crisis will begin in federal court. We’ve created [a guide to the massive, complex world of opioid litigation](. Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Tuesday of a "prolonged" impact from one of the most destructive typhoons in decades to hit the country. The government says the death toll from [Typhoon Hagibis]( was at least 53. Barcelona is bracing for more protests after Spain’s supreme court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to up to 13 years in prison. Many flights were canceled in anticipation of [protesters gathering at Barcelona's main airport]( for a second day of protests, including American Airlines flights to New York, Miami, Chicago and Philadelphia. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running a marathon in less than two hours. [Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after busting the elusive two-hour barrier for the marathon Saturday in Vienna.]( Alex Halada/AFP via Getty Images Three-time Olympic medalist Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours, clocking in at 1:59:40 as he passed the finish line Saturday morning in Vienna. The 34-year-old Kenyan runner, regarded by many as perhaps the best marathoner of all time, has been trying to break the two-hour mark for years. [Saturday's race will not be officially recognized as a world record]( by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The race was not an open event, the course in the park was evened ahead of time and Kipchoge ran with a team of 41 pacesetters — all of whom are among the best athletes in the world — running in rotating teams of seven. The team was also guided by an electric car that projected a green laser, moving at the pace needed to beat two hours. Kipchoge was trending on Twitter, and many professional athletes and [former President Obama]( have voiced their support for his near-superhuman effort. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens The government turf war that blocked a student loan forgiveness program. [Kathleen Kraninger is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ]( Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images NPR has learned that the Department of Education blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the nation's top consumer protection agency, from getting the information it needed to examine problems with a troubled student loan forgiveness program. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is designed to help firefighters, military service members, nonprofit workers and others. But thousands of people say they were treated unfairly and rejected. (Listening time, 4:48) [► LISTEN]( A gym that empowers LGBTQ+ clients. A Massachusetts pop-up gym aims to strengthen the bodies and spirits of LGBTQ+ clients, who haven't always been made to feel comfortable in other workout spaces. (Listening time, 3:25) [► LISTEN]( Elton John on music, addiction and family: “I’m proud of who I am now.” [William Merritt Chase's 1888 Study of Flesh Color and Gold, pastel on paper coated with mauve-gray grit.]( Henry Holt and Co. The artist says his father's early misgivings about his chosen career became a source of motivation: “He gave me the determination to make something of myself.” John’s new memoir is called Me. (Listening time, 9:15) [► LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast Of The Day How magic mushrooms can help smokers kick the habit. Qieer Wang for NPR Researchers are increasingly looking into using psychedelics to treat conditions such as chronic depression and addiction. The first episode of [NPR’s new daily science podcast]( Short Wave, looks at the efficacy of a drug called psilocybin that has the active ingredient in mushrooms that gives people hallucinogenic visions. (Listening time, 10:06) --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Gray was diagnosed with sickle cell disease as a baby, which causes bouts of excruciating pain.]( Frazer Harrison/Getty Images - Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. and Dave Matthews Band are among the 16 [nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame](. The 2020 nominees also include Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Judas Priest, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden, T. Rex and Thin Lizzy. - Bestselling literary critic and prolific author, [Harold Bloom]( died Monday at the age of 89, at a hospital in New Haven, Conn. - A new study published in The Lancet reports that [physical and verbal abuse are a shockingly common experience]( for mothers during childbirth. --------------------------------------------------------------- What do you think of today's email? 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