Chapter 1: What recent legal decisions impact immigration protests in Minnesota?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A federal judge in Minnesota is restricting federal immigration agents from retaliating against protesters in the state. NPR's Jasmine Guards reports the decision follows weeks of heated protests and confrontations in the city of Minneapolis.
The judge ordered federal agents not to retaliate against people, quote, engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity. She also ordered agents not to use pepper spray or other crowd dispersal tools in retaliation for protected speech. Minneapolis is the latest target in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Homeland Security says there are over 2,500 ICE agents on the ground. Protests erupted last week after an agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklingood and have continued every day since. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Minneapolis.
A special election is taking place in Northern California this year that could further chip away at Republicans' slim majority in the State House of Representatives.
Chapter 2: How is a special election in California affecting Republican representation?
North State Public Radio's Andre Bayek reports.
announced that the election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa will happen on August 4th. That's later than the June date many observers expected, which would have coincided with the state's already scheduled primary election. And it leaves a currently safe Republican House seat vacant for at least the next six months.
LaMalfa was a 65-year-old rice farmer from Butte County, about 70 miles north of Sacramento. He was closely aligned with President Donald Trump and died suddenly from an unspecified medical issue on January 6th. The winner of the special election would serve just a few months before having to run in a newly redrawn congressional district. For NPR News, I'm Andre Bayek in Chico, California.
Iran's supreme leader is accusing the United States and Israel of sparking violent protests that caused what he called the deaths of several thousand people and massive damage over the past two weeks. NPR's Jaina Raf reports from Amman.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Iran's protests and government responses?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's statement appeared to acknowledge that thousands of people have been killed in the protests. Iran's foreign minister said last week the deaths were in the hundreds. A U.S.-based Iranian human rights group says it has verified more than 3,000 deaths, most of them protesters, in demonstrations sparked by Iran's collapsing economy, much of it due to U.S. sanctions.
Khamenei said while Iran does not want war, it will not let domestic or international criminals go unpunished. President Trump had threatened Iran if protesters were killed, but said this week that the killings had stopped. Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman. This is NPR.
Social media platforms in Australia have blocked nearly 5 million accounts flagged as belonging to minors. The move follows a new law banning users under the age of 16.
Chapter 4: How are Australian social media laws affecting underage users?
Companies like Facebook, YouTube, and X face steep fines for noncompliance. Advertisements may soon be coming to chatbots. NPR's John Ruich reports OpenAI says it's going to start testing the ads at the bottom of answers on ChatGPT.
The most popular AI chatbots so far have been largely free of ads. They make money off subscriptions, licensing, and usage fees. But AI companies have been pouring money into data centers and product development, and pressure is mounting for them to boost revenue and eventually become profitable businesses.
OpenAI says it'll start testing ads in the coming weeks for logged-in adult users in the United States. The ads will appear at the bottom of ChatGPT Answers for users of the free service and for the lowest tier of paying customers. The company says answers won't be driven by advertising, but it casts the ads as a way to let more people benefit from its tools.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says in a post on X, it's clear that a lot of people want to use a lot of AI and don't want to pay.
Chapter 5: What are the potential impacts of ads on AI chatbots like ChatGPT?
John Rewich, NPR News.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming he's owed up to $134 billion in what he calls wrongful gains they received from his early support of the AI startup. In a court filing, Musk said OpenAI made between $65 and $109 billion, thanks in part to his contributions as a co-founder. He says Microsoft brought in as much as $25 billion. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News, in Washington.