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Extreme weather disasters like wildfires and floods can devastate communities. On the Sunday story from Up First, we ask, are there places that just aren't safe to live anymore? People are going to die. They will be me and my neighbors, and I don't want that to happen. How we respond to disasters in an era of climate insecurity. Listen now on the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The body of former President Jimmy Carter arrived in the nation's capital today. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports the former president will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, where members of the public will have the chance to pay their final respects. Ready?
The sound of a U.S. military band playing as Carter's flag-draped casket was taken by horse-drawn carriage to the U.S. Capitol building. Inside, Senate Majority Leader John Thune spoke about Carter's lifelong mission of public service.
President Carter's term as president ended in 1981. And for the remainder of his life, the longest post-presidency of any American president ever was He focused on making the lives of his fellow men better.
President Biden has declared Thursday a national day of mourning, the day that Carter's funeral will be held at Washington, D.C. 's National Cathedral. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
Authorities in Las Vegas say the man who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck and killed himself in front of the Trump Hotel used the AI service chat GPT to plan it. NPR's Kirk Sigler has the latest on the investigation into the New Year's Day explosion.
Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMayhill says the Cybertruck driver, Matthew Livelsberger, used artificial intelligence to learn how much explosives he'd need and where to buy them. McMayhill says it's still unclear why he chose Las Vegas.
Do we consider this a terrorist attack or an attempted terrorist attack? And I would just simply say that we haven't closed any doors on where our investigation is going to lead us.
Authorities also released surveillance footage showing Livelsberger pouring racing fuel on the truck, which they say contained 60 pounds of explosives that ignited after he shot himself. Police say the decorated 37-year-old active-duty Green Beret had no prior record and hadn't been considered a threat. Kirk Sigler, NPR News.
President Biden is in Los Angeles today. He traveled to Southern California to mark the creation of two new national monuments, but events had to be canceled due to extreme fire risk. NPR's Deepa Shivram explains.
Los Angeles County is facing extremely dangerous winds and a fire that broke out in the Hollywood Hills area. The conditions led the White House to cancel President Biden's trip to the eastern Coachella Valley, where he was going to mark the creation of the Chukwala and Satitla Highlands National Monuments. The two monuments will protect more than 800,000 acres of land. The event is being rescheduled to next week and will instead take place at the White House during President Biden's last week in office. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Los Angeles.
Banking giant JPMorgan is the latest big company to say it's considering requiring all its roughly 300,000 employees to return to the office five days a week. Bloomberg News initially reporting senior execs at the company are discussing the idea, which would most likely affect back office staff who are currently required to be in three days a week. You're listening to NPR News in Washington. President Biden's decision to block a nearly $15 billion deal by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. steel is not playing well in Tokyo. Japanese leaders seeing the rejection of the merger as a betrayal after decades of U.S. pressure to lift barriers on trade and investment. Japan is Washington's closest ally in Asia.
Venezuelan opposition organizers are calling for mass protests ahead of President Nicolas Maduro being sworn in for a third term. As Jorge Valencia reports, it's amid a climate of repression over an election that, according to many international observers, Maduro lost.
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