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NPR News Now

NPR News: 01-16-2026 3PM EST

16 Jan 2026

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

1.718 - 4.894 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

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Chapter 2: What are President Trump's proposed tariffs regarding Greenland?

5.296 - 23.904 Lakshmi Singh

President Trump is floating the idea of using tariffs to punish countries that oppose a U.S. takeover of Greenland. Trump argues it's a matter of national security. NPR's Deepa Shivram reports on the standoff over the sovereignty of the semi-autonomous territory that is part of Denmark.

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Officials in Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly said they do not support any method of the U.S. obtaining the territory. Other countries in the European Union and in NATO have also spoken out, warning against any threats the U.S. is making against Greenland and Denmark. President Trump now says he'd consider punishing those nations with tariffs, but he didn't offer a specific plan.

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I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland because we need Greenland for national security. Earlier this week, foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland met with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.

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Unrest continues in Minneapolis over the surge in federal immigration enforcement officers. The Department of Homeland Security says 12 people were arrested last night for allegedly assaulting law enforcement.

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76.462 - 95.531 Lakshmi Singh

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, tells CNN Situation Room as many as 2,500 agents are expected on the ground in the Twin Cities. She also addressed reported concerns about that everyone might need to start carrying status documentation, including proof of U.S. citizenship.

95.711 - 107.968 Tricia McLaughlin

We have incredibly targeted immigration enforcement operations. So what's happening there is there is reasonable suspicion. If somebody is in the vicinity of this operation, of this target, then they could be asked for their identification.

109.01 - 132.956 Lakshmi Singh

President Trump had threatened to send the U.S. military into Minneapolis under the Insurrection Act, but today he said he did not see any reason to use it. Governments around the globe are investigating and banning Elon Musk's social media platform, X, since it allowed users to publicly make sexualized images of women and children with its AI chatbot, Grok.

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Now, X is introducing new safety updates. Here's more.

136.482 - 156.75 Rhianna Pfefferkorn

X says it has barred users from making sexually explicit images of people by publicly tagging the Grog chatbot. And in countries with relevant laws, it also bars private attempts to make these images. While many such images have been taken down, users were still able to bypass the new policy. Rhianna Pfefferkorn is a policy fellow at Stanford University.

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