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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.
What incident occurred involving Border Patrol officers in Portland?
Police say that the two people shot and wounded by Border Patrol officers in Portland, Oregon on Thursday have an association with a Venezuelan gang. A public attorney representing one of the men disputes the charge. Alex Zielinski with Oregon Public Broadcasting has the latest.
Portland Police Chief Bob Day said that the two people shot by federal authorities are associated with the Tren del Ragua. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has said that the two are gang members. At a press conference, Day said that the pair were connected to a July shooting in Portland that involved the Venezuelan gang. He could not confirm whether they were suspects. Day said he was hesitant to share these details.
This information in no way is meant to disparage or to condone or support or agree with any of the actions that occurred yesterday.
The two who were injured in the Thursday shooting are in stable condition. They are in federal custody. The FBI is overseeing the investigation. For NPR News, I'm Alex Zielinski in Portland, Oregon.
An interfaith group held a vigil outside the White House yesterday to mourn the death of Renee Good, who died in a fatal encounter with a federal immigration agent this week in Minneapolis. Aleja Hertzler-McCain of Religion News Service reports.
Over 50 religious leaders gathered outside the White House. Reverend Cassandra Gould is with the progressive group Faith in Action, which organized the vigil.
We came here today. to say that not only is it not lawful, it is ungodly and we will not continue to take it.
The Reverend Holly Jackson, a United Church of Christ leader, said that goods killing should galvanize Americans.
In Renee's name and in the name of countless others whose lives and families have been destroyed, We cannot and we will not give up.
The faith leaders demanded that the ICE officer who shot Good be charged and prosecuted. For NPR News, I'm Aleja Hertzler-McCain in Washington, D.C.
President Trump says he sees Venezuela as an ally now, but NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Trump says there are limits.
President Trump says the relationship with the current leadership in Venezuela, including acting President Delce Rodriguez, is, quote, very good.
Right now, they seem to be an ally and I think it'll continue to be an ally. And we don't want to have Russia there. We don't want to have China there.
Trump says he expects to be meeting with representatives of the new government soon, but nothing is scheduled yet. He does have a meeting set up with the Venezuelan opposition. Trump told reporters he'll be meeting with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado next week. He says she's coming to the U.S. to pay her regards to the country and to him. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
This is NPR News. U.S. Southern Command says American military forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The pre-dawn action was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from an aircraft carrier as part of the extensive force the U.S. has built up in the Caribbean. In a post on the social media platform X, Southern Command declared the U.S. is determined to, quote, restore security in the Western Hemisphere. OpenAI and the child advocacy group Common Sense Media say they've dropped competing California ballot measures for a consolidated push for AI chatbot guardrails for children. Rachel Miro of member station KQED reports.
The unlikely duo says the joint effort, which still needs to gather signatures to qualify for the ballot, promises to deliver the most comprehensive AI youth safety effort in the nation. Chris Lehane, chief global affairs officer for OpenAI, says there's great appeal for the company to partner with Common Sense Media because it has credibility with voters, lawmakers, and parents in California.
How you build this trust is incredibly important for the societal license here to be able to operate, and that's something that really resonated with us.
He added the hope is this collaboration will lead to a model other states and possibly the nation will follow.
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