Chapter 1: What recent developments are happening in Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump says Tehran is asked to set up negotiations over the widespread protests engulfing that country. He said a meeting could be arranged, but Trump would not rule out U.S. strikes against Iran before that. NPR's Jackie Northam has more.
President Trump said the U.S. might have to act before any meeting with Tehran because of, quote, what's happening in Iran. Thousands of protesters poured into the streets in all corners of the country. Videos of large crowds, burning buildings, and dead bodies in the street and morgues were posted on social media despite an ongoing Internet and cell phone blackout.
Tehran has not publicly said anything about a meeting with the U.S.,
Chapter 2: How is the Smithsonian updating President Trump's portrait?
Earlier on Sunday, a senior member of Iran's parliament warned that U.S. bases and ships in the region would be legitimate targets for preemptive strikes if it looked as though the U.S. would attack. But Iran's military capabilities were badly weakened during the 12-day war with Israel last June.
Jackie Northam, NPR News. It no longer mentions his two impeachments. And Piers Joe Hernandez reports the change comes as the Trump administration continues to pressure the Smithsonian.
The new photo of Trump in the National Portrait Gallery mentions his birth year, when he was president, and information about the photographer. It does not say that Trump was impeached twice or share other details about his time in office.
A Smithsonian spokesperson said in a statement that the museum's America's President's Exhibition Gallery was undergoing an update and would include new labels and wall text.
Chapter 3: What allegations are being made against Myanmar's military?
Last year, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate, quote, divisive race-centered ideology from Smithsonian museums and other cultural institutions. And over the summer, the White House ordered an internal review of eight Smithsonian museums, including the National Portrait Gallery. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
The International Court of Justice in The Hague has opened hearings in a case of alleged genocide. The case says Myanmar's ruling junta has attacked the Muslim minority Rohingya. Myanmar denies the charges, claiming it conducted legitimate anti-terrorism operations, this after attacks by Muslim militants. Michael Sullivan has more.
In 2017, Myanmar's military began its so-called clearance operations in western Rakhine state, forcing more than 700,000 Muslim minority Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh amid allegations of mass killings, rape, and arson.
The case against Myanmar was formally brought to the ICJ in 2019, where Myanmar's then de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi called the facts presented by Gambia incomplete and misleading. She's since been imprisoned by Myanmar's military after its 2021 coup.
Chapter 4: What is the significance of the Federal Reserve's recent subpoena?
Michael Sullivan prepared that report. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the nation's central bank got a subpoena Friday from the Justice Department. He says it concerns the Fed's renovations of its Washington office buildings.
Powell says it's actually a cover for the Trump administration to force the independent central bank to bend to President Trump's will. over interest rates. The governments of Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to the AI chatbot Grok. Grok is owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
Both countries say they are alarmed over its deep fake videos that allow users to post sexual content of children and women without their consent. Today, Britain's media watchdog office launched an investigation of Grok over the same issue.
Chapter 5: Why are Malaysia and Indonesia blocking the AI chatbot Grok?
Fans are still saddened over the death this weekend of Grateful Dead guitarist and founding member Bob Weir. From member station KQED, Billy Cruz has more.
Outside the band's former home in San Francisco, fans are laying roses, a common motif of the band, and letters on the front steps. One of those fans is Russell Beattie, who came with his friends to pay respects.
There's Nothing else in life that really resonates with my soul the way the music does. Nothing else that I really feel I relate to or get to experience the deep emotions in life, too.
The death of Weir leaves drummer Bill Kreutzman as the last living member of the original Grateful Dead. For NPR News, I'm Billy Cruz in San Francisco.
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Chapter 6: How are fans remembering the late Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir?
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