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What new trend is emerging among the political left in America?
In a divided America, a new trend is emerging among those on the political left. After seeing J6, I started getting interested in getting some firearms training. On the Sunday Story, meet the liberals, the people of color, and LGBTQ folks who are arming themselves because they fear more civil unrest. Listen now to the Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says a meeting is being set up with Iranian leaders as protests in the country have escalated and the U.S. ways intervening. NPR's Deepa Shivram reports.
Traveling on Air Force One back to Washington, Trump said Iranian leaders called Saturday to negotiate and said a meeting would be set up, though he didn't specify when that would take place. Trump added that the U.S.
Why are some liberals and marginalized groups seeking firearms training?
might still take action on Iran before a meeting takes place. The president also didn't specify what kind of action he would take on Iran, but says the military is looking into options and he's getting hourly reports on the protests. In recent weeks, protests have escalated in Iran with reports of hundreds of protesters dead and internet blackouts. On that, Trump says he's considering calling Elon Musk to assist in providing internet connectivity in Iran. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, traveling with the president.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Justice Department has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened the central bank with a criminal indictment. At issue is Powell's testimony about building renovations at the Fed. But in a video statement released on Sunday, Powell says the real issue is Trump's efforts to control the nation's interest rates.
The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president. This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.
The Fed is an independent agency Trump has repeatedly attacked for not lowering key interest rates more quickly. President Trump has not yet been able to convince oil company executives that they should return to Venezuela to tap into that country's massive oil reserves. Empire's Meyer Eliasson has more on our story.
President Trump has claimed that U.S. oil companies are ready to spend $100 billion or more to rebuild Venezuela's oil industry.
What recent developments are happening with Iran and U.S. negotiations?
But on Friday, when the president met with U.S. oil executives at the White House, not all of them were as enthusiastic as Trump. The CEO of Exxon told the president that at this time, Venezuela is, quote, uninvestable. Venezuela has the world's largest crude oil reserves, but its infrastructure has deteriorated since it nationalized its oil industry 20 years ago and expelled most American oil companies operating there at the time. Mara Liason, NPR News.
Extremely low temperatures in northern Finland stranded thousands of tourists on Sunday. The thermometer there reached minus 34 Fahrenheit. That made it difficult for crews to de-ice the planes. And weather officials say the cold will linger on into Monday. In Germany, meanwhile, trains were delayed because of snow, and high winds and icy roads have disrupted travel in other parts of Europe this weekend. You're listening to NPR News. President Trump is once again threatening Cuba. The island nation has been a major benefactor of Venezuelan oil. But as the U.S. has seized tankers, Cuba has lost its oil supply. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump said Cuba should make a deal before it's too late. But he didn't explain what sort of deal he had in mind.
Ice hockey is well known for the fights on the ice, but Saturday at the TD Arena in Boston, attention was on a fight in the stands during a Boston Bruins-New York Rangers game. Witness Carrie Blythe.
We noticed that the section kind of emptied out, which was weird because the game was fully packed.
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