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NPR News: 01-16-2026 2AM EST

16 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 11.929 Jesse Thorne

I'm Jesse Thorne. On Bullseye, I will talk with Regina Hall about her part in the smash hit movie One Battle After Another and about her time at Columbia University Bartending School, which apparently exists.

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12.149 - 14.152 Giles Snyder

The class was at Columbia University.

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16.856 - 22.545 Jesse Thorne

That's Bullseye. Find us in the NPR app at MaximumFun.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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24.145 - 42.255 Giles Snyder

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Amid the ongoing protests in Minneapolis, President Trump is threatening to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act. NPR's Meg Anderson reports on the centuries-old law that would give the president sweeping powers to control federal troops without state consent.

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42.235 - 64.395 Meg Anderson

The president said he would institute the act if state officials don't quote, stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE. The law has been invoked before. The last time was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. During that use, the U.S. Marines opened fire on a home during a misunderstanding between troops and police.

64.375 - 86.911 Meg Anderson

Since an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Macklin-Good last week in Minneapolis, more ICE agents have been deployed. Community members have increased their protests of the massive surge in immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, blowing whistles, yelling, and filming ICE officers. ICE has responded with aggressive tactics, using tear gas, pepper balls, and flashbangs to disperse crowds.

87.492 - 89.455 Meg Anderson

Meg Anderson, NPR News.

89.435 - 110.218 Giles Snyder

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act Thursday morning after a federal officer shot and wounded a man after officials say the officer came under attack with a shovel and broom handle. Meanwhile, protesters are back on the streets outside a federal building where police have used tear gas and peppers balls to try to disperse them. U.S.

110.238 - 125.483 Giles Snyder

Treasury Department has announced new sanctions against more than a dozen Iranian individuals and entities amid that country's violent crackdowns on protesters. Empire's Danielle Kurtzleben reports the administration says it's targeting people who are seeking to suppress the protests.

Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Minneapolis protests?

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Today's sanctions target 18 individuals and entities that the regime uses to evade sanctions on Iranian oil and divert proceeds from its energy sales away from the rightful owners, the Iranian people.

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150.067 - 161.383 Scott Besant

The protests started at the end of December in response to the collapse of the country's currency, but grew to be more broadly against the country's authoritarian leadership. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

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161.683 - 176.243 Giles Snyder

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have revealed a scheme to rig college basketball games. An indictment unsealed Thursday alleges fixers started with two professional games in China before recruiting college players in the U.S. U.S. Attorney Dave Metcalfe.

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The defendants would identify a game in which a corrupted player had a team that was favored to lose, and then they would bribe said player to deliberately underperform so that his team would lose by more than they were favored to. They would bet for them to not cover the point spread.

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193.988 - 217.781 Giles Snyder

Prosecutors say the scheme came to involve more than 39 players on 17 Division I men's teams. This is NPR. A court in South Korea has sentenced former President Yoon Seok-yool to five years in prison. Yoon was sentenced Friday on some of the charges he faced after he tried to impose martial law in late 2024.

218.281 - 234.983 Giles Snyder

Separately, Yoon faces a number of other trials, including a charge of masterminding insurrection. He could be given a death sentence on that charge. The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade deal. The deal, announced by the Commerce Department, involves $250 billion in new investments in the U.S.

235.023 - 256.264 Giles Snyder

by Taiwan's semiconductor and tech companies in exchange for easing tariffs on Taiwan exports to the U.S. The deal, the latest for the Trump administration, following agreements with the European Union and Japan. College enrollment in the U.S. has reached a 10-year high. NPR's Alyssa Nadwani reports that more than 19 million Americans are going to college.

256.345 - 273.852 Alyssa Nadworny

The latest fall 2025 enrollment numbers show an uptick of about 20,000 students compared with the fall of 2024. That's according to the nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. While enrollment is slightly up, the biggest takeaway is that where students are going and not going is shifting.

274.313 - 292.33 Alyssa Nadworny

The growth at community colleges was driven by big gains in short-term workforce training programs, while private four-year college and master's programs saw declines. There was also a big drop in enrollment for international students in graduate programs. Alyssa Nadworny, NPR News.

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