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What insights does Scott Carter share about faith and belief?

Craig LeMoult 0:00
On Ye Gods with Scott Carter, hear from the faithful.
Franco Ordonez 0:03
I told my very Catholic mother that she needs to meet Jesus.
Craig LeMoult 0:07
The faithless. I just so don't believe in God. And the fearless. Serve people, connect with people. That's how we thrive. If life's a mystery, we investigate. Who done it?
Unknown 0:17
I pray that you were God.
Craig LeMoult 0:19
Listen religiously to Ye Gods with Scott Carter wherever you get your podcasts.
Giles Snyder 0:24
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The U.S. and Denmark continue to have what a Danish official calls a fundamental disagreement over Greenland. But NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the two sides are creating a working group to try to reconcile their differences.
Unknown 0:41
Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with officials from Denmark and Greenland amid President Trump's ongoing calls to control the Arctic Territory. Trump sees Greenland as a national security issue, warning of Russian and Chinese activity in the region. But the Danish foreign minister, Lars-Lok Rukmussen, disagrees. It is not a true narrative that we have, you know, Chinese warships all around the place. According to our intelligence, we haven't had a Chinese warship in Greenland for a decade or so. The minister wants the group to focus on addressing U.S. security concerns while respecting the red lines of Denmark. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.

What is the current state of U.S.-Denmark relations over Greenland?

Giles Snyder 1:27
FBI agents searched France and Germany say they will send soldiers to Greenland to take part in a joint military exercise with other European nations. That exercise is scheduled to begin on Thursday and last through Saturday. Now FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter's home early Wednesday. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports that the search was part of a government investigation into a possible leak of classified information.
Franco Ordonez 1:54
The FBI searched the home of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson, who has been one of the newspaper's lead reporters on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal workforce. In a post on social media, Attorney General Pam Bondi did not identify Nathanson by name, but said the FBI executed the search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter who was receiving classified information from a Pentagon contractor. The FBI search sparked immediate concern among First Amendment advocates. The president of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Bruce Brown, called the search, quote, a tremendous escalation in the administration's intrusions into the independence of the press.
Franco Ordonez 2:30
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. Very.
Giles Snyder 2:32
has been another shooting linked to the surge in immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. The Homeland Security Department says a federal officer shot a person in the leg after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest. The shooting came a week after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklin Goods, sparking a wave of protests. At the International Space Station... Undocking confirmed. Endeavor begins its journey home with the Crew 11 crew... NASA's Rob Navias on Wednesday's undocking of a SpaceX capsule from the International Space Station. An astronaut in need of medical care, along with three crewmates, are on their way back home in what is NASA's first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight.
Giles Snyder 3:18
Splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego expected in the coming hours. This is NPR. Luxury retailer Saks Global has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, said in a statement that it has filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas. The company says it has secured a more than $1.7 billion financing package to help keep operations running through the bankruptcy process. The U.S. champion figure skating pair back on their home ice outside Boston Wednesday, but as Craig LeMoultre Of member station GBH reports, the two-time national champions will not be competing for the U.S. in the Winter Games next month.
Craig LeMoult 4:01
The married couple of Elisa Afimova and Misha Mitrovanov had hoped to represent the U.S. in the Olympics.

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