Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls' or women's sports. Today, the conservative majority court took up two cases that affect trans rights. In one, an Idaho college student was blocked by state law from trying out for the Boise State University varsity women's track team.
In the other, West Virginia law bans a 15-year-old transgender student-athlete from competing in girls' and women's sports teams.
Chapter 2: What recent Supreme Court cases affect transgender athletes in the U.S.?
Twenty-seven states have laws affecting transgender participation in sports. Opponents say it's blatant discrimination and unconstitutional. Proponents argue the laws ensure fairness in athletic competition.
Following widespread protests in Iran, President Trump wrote an all-caps post on social media saying in part, quote, keep protesting, take over your institutions, help is on its way, end quote. He did not specify what type of help or its timing. With thousands feared killed in Iran, Britain, Germany, and Italy have summoned the Iranian ambassadors in their capitals.
NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from London.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Parliament her government condemns... The horrendous and brutal killing of Iranian protesters, and we demand that the Iranian authorities respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of their citizens.
Cooper called this the worst repression of public protests in Iran for at least 13 years. She said she sent a direct message to her counterpart, Iran's foreign minister, urging his government to immediately change course. Witnesses inside Iran's capital describe heavily armed troops, burned out buildings and concern about a possible U.S. attack.
These protests in Iran began a little over two weeks ago amid anger over the country's ailing economy. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is defending the Federal Reserve's independence after the Trump administration launched a criminal probe into the Fed. Here's NPR's Marie Aspin.
Dimon runs the country's largest bank. He's publicly supported the Fed and Chair Jerome Powell for months as President Trump has pressured the central bank to lower interest rates. Most business leaders have stayed silent this week. since the Justice Department opened a new front in those attacks with its criminal probe.
But during a conference call with journalists to discuss JPMorgan Chase's latest financial results, Dimon reiterated his support for Powell.
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