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What’s happening with Nicolas Maduro’s court case and the protests in Manhattan?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. Else did Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores has pleaded guilty not guilty of not guilty that is to US charges, including narco terrorism. Maduro told the judge that he is a kidnapped prisoner of war. A crowd of protesters gathered outside the Manhortin Manhattan Courthouse Monday. And then Ferris Jasmine Gars was there.
So by the time Maluda appeared in court, there was a sizable crowd outside. Protesters and counter-protesters. On the one hand, you had uh this contingent protesting uh American intervention in Venezuela.
How are U.S. officials justifying the Venezuela operation and comparing it to past wars?
I met one young man, Ephtasham Ahmed, who said this should alarm all Americans. None of these wars go to benefit the people of the United States. They take away, you know, funding for health care, funding for education, funding for you know, so other social services and direct it to buying new weapons, to buying bombs. And we've seen this story play out in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, and uh Libya, and the US it seems like is on track to do it again in Venezuela.
NPR's jasmine gar's reporting. Trump administration officials are arguing this weekend's military operation in Venezuela was nothing like the foreign intervention Trump has long opposed. As NPR Stammer Keith reports. President Nicolas Maduro was removed by force to face narco-terrorism charges in the US.
Трамп has campaigned against regime change for as long as he's been in politics.
Why is the CDC reporting a sharp rise in H3N2 flu cases over the holidays?
We must abandon. The failed policy of nation building. Андрежім ченби квіт, вона лукінко режим чай. We've learned that lesson long time ago. We're not looking for regime change. They've tried that. That was Trump in twenty sixteen, twenty nineteen, and twenty twenty. This was him on Saturday announcing Maduro's arrest. We are going to run the country.
What led Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to withdraw from his re‑election bid?
It's still not clear what form that will take, but US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz says the US is not occupying Venezuela. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio says comparing this to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is like apples and oranges. Tamar Keith and PR News.
Medical professionals across the US are reporting a surge in flu cases over the holidays, mostly from a strain of the virus called H three N two. Some forty-five states are reporting high flu activity during the Christmas holiday. That's up from thirty states the week before. The CDC data was released as the Trump administration announced they would no longer recommend flu shots and other vaccine. For children of all ages. On Wall Street stocks closed higher, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained five hundred and ninety five points, the Nasdaq composite index rose one hundred and sixty.
Which NFL teams are changing head coaches and why after a disappointing season?
This is NPR. Minnesota Governor Tim Walls is dropping his bid for a third term in office. Walls died at fraud allegations surrounding Somali run daycare centers in Minneapolis as being among his reasons. He suggests that it would not be fair to Minnesotans if he spent his time defending his political decisions instead of focusing on their needs. The daycare controversy gathered steam after a right wing YouTuber's video of him visiting childcare centers in Minneapolis went viral. As the National Football League's top team swipe were shot at the Super Bowl, some who missed the playoffs are shaking up their coaching staffs. From member station W A B E in Atlanta, Marlon Hyde has more.
The Monday after the regular season ends, also known as Black Monday, is typically a rough day for head coaches that failed to make it into the postseason. Four teams are now searching for new locker room leadership.
How did the 2020 election‑related violence and subsequent pardons impact the political landscape?
The Atlanta Falcons let go of their head coach, Raheem Morris, along with the team's general manager Sunday, after the team missed the postseason for the eighth season in a row. The Arizona Cardinals fired Jonathan Gannon. The Las Vegas Raiders let go of Pete Carroll after one. season and the Cleveland Browns are moving on from Kevin Stefansky. Two NFL teams got started early. The Tennessee Titans and the New York Giants fired their coaches during the season.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What’s happening with Nicolas Maduro’s court case and the protests in Manhattan?
0:01–0:41
2
How are U.S. officials justifying the Venezuela operation and comparing it to past wars?
0:41–1:36
3
Why is the CDC reporting a sharp rise in H3N2 flu cases over the holidays?
1:36–2:02
4
What led Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to withdraw from his re‑election bid?
2:02–2:58
5
Which NFL teams are changing head coaches and why after a disappointing season?
2:58–3:53
6
How did the 2020 election‑related violence and subsequent pardons impact the political landscape?
3:53–4:39