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NPR News: 01-19-2026 6AM EST

19 Jan 2026

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

0.892 - 4.14 Kristen Wright

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.

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Chapter 2: What is the situation with US military deployment in Minneapolis?

4.701 - 19.436 Kristen Wright

The Pentagon has put 1,500 US military soldiers on standby to possibly deploy to Minneapolis. The federal government has been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation in the city. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports.

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20.217 - 27.549 Kat Lonsdorff

Some 2,500 federal immigration officers remain in Minneapolis, more than four times the number of local police, with more possibly on the way.

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Chapter 3: How is President Trump's Board of Peace related to Gaza reconstruction?

28.069 - 45.917 Kat Lonsdorff

Local leaders have called on ICE to leave the city, as President Trump has threatened to send in the military. Meanwhile, many here say they plan to continue pushing back, not just protesting, but in the quieter ways too, patrolling neighborhoods or delivering food to those scared to leave their homes. Here's Mary Vavris, a resident of South Minneapolis.

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45.897 - 53.428 Mary Vavris

Everybody is all in on this project because it's them today, but it could be anybody next.

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54.068 - 59.076 Kat Lonsdorff

She says she and her neighbors are in it for the long haul. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

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Chapter 4: What tensions exist between President Trump and European leaders at Davos?

59.777 - 69.39 Kristen Wright

President Trump is inviting world leaders to join the Board of Peace for a price to help rehabilitate Gaza after the war. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports.

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69.657 - 85.711 Daniel Estrin

The United Nations Security Council officially sanctioned the new Board of Peace to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza. But Gaza is not mentioned once in the charter of the new Board of Peace that President Trump will head. NPR has obtained a copy of the charter being distributed.

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86.192 - 97.842 Daniel Estrin

Trump seeks a broad mandate to secure peace in conflict zones, suggesting Trump may wish to use it as a kind of alternative UN to handle other world conflicts in addition to Gaza.

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Chapter 5: What are the details of Prince Harry's privacy lawsuit against a newspaper?

97.822 - 117.147 Daniel Estrin

The charter appears to criticize the United Nations by calling for, quote, a more nimble and effective international peace-building body. The document says permanent member countries must donate at least $1 billion each, and Trump would have broad powers as chairman. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

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117.667 - 129.149 Kristen Wright

The World Economic Forum opens this week in Davos, Switzerland, at a moment when relations between President Trump and some European leaders are tense. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more.

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129.83 - 137.104 Eleanor Beardsley

European leaders say a line has been crossed with Trump's threats to take Greenland and punish any resistors with tariffs.

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Chapter 6: What happened in the recent train derailment in Spain?

137.404 - 153.568 Eleanor Beardsley

There is no way they're going to accept this situation. Celia Belin is with the European Council on Foreign Relations. She says European leaders are looking for ways to hit back after Trump threatened eight nations with further 10% tariffs when they showed their support for Greenland.

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153.968 - 165.544 Eleanor Beardsley

The EU's head diplomat, Kaya Callas, said Greenland's security should be addressed inside NATO and that tariffs undermine shared prosperity. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

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165.524 - 186.286 Kristen Wright

Today is the federal holiday observing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's birthday. Many communities are marking the day with parades, community service, and calls for unity. This is NPR News from Washington. Prince Harry is returning to court in a privacy lawsuit. against a British newspaper publisher.

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186.727 - 198.332 Kristen Wright

He accuses publisher Associated Newspapers of tapping his phone and other unlawful tactics to get stories. As NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab reports from London, the trial starts today.

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198.633 - 220.742 Fatima Al-Kassab

Prince Harry, who is King Charles's younger son, has long said it is his mission to expose press intrusion by British newspapers. Now, alongside other claimants, including Elton John and the actor Liz Hurley, Harry is suing the publishers of the Daily Mail newspaper for alleged privacy invasions, including bugging phone lines and obtaining personal health records.

220.722 - 237.921 Fatima Al-Kassab

It will be the second time the Prince has appeared in the witness box in three years. When Harry testified in another lawsuit against a newspaper publisher in 2023, he became the first British royal in more than a century to take the stand in a courtroom. Fatima al-Kassab, NPR News, London.

237.901 - 260.36 Kristen Wright

The number of people killed in a train derailment in Spain has risen to 39 and dozens are injured. Two high-speed trains collided yesterday about 200 miles south of Madrid. Investigators are trying to figure out what happened. were Spaniards traveling to and from Madrid at the end of the weekend. Portugal's presidential election will go to a runoff.

260.48 - 277.999 Kristen Wright

António José Segura, the former head of the country's Socialist Party, will face far-right leader André Ventura, who plays second. Portugal's president is a largely ceremonial role, but has key powers. I'm Kristen Wright, and this is NPR News from Washington.

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