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What recent foreign policy moves has the Trump administration made regarding Greenland?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump's desire to take over Greenland is related to him not getting the Nobel Peace Prize. That's according to text messages released by Norway. Trump told the country's prime minister that he no longer feels, quote, an obligation to think purely of peace. Trump's messages ratchets up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland. as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben explains.
On Saturday, Trump posted that he is going to impose 10% tariffs on goods from eight European countries starting February 1st, then raise that tariff to 25% in June. And Trump said he will keep those on until a deal is reached for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. Now, I've asked the White House, by the way, for any additional information. What law authorizes this? Is an executive order coming? We haven't heard anything back yet.
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reporting. A group of prominent Catholic leaders in the United States is denouncing recent foreign policy moves by the Trump administration. NPR's Jason DeRose reports.
U.S. cardinals from Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Newark write in a statement that the building of sustainable peace is, quote, "...being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies." The statement points to U.S. actions related to Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland. Cardinal Shupich of Chicago writes that, quote, as pastors entrusted with the teaching of our people, we cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence. The statement comes as Pope Leo recently put forth a Vatican foreign policy agenda calling for just and sustainable relations among nations. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
Hundreds of millions of people are now consulting ChatGPT Weekly for advice on health, according to the app's maker, OpenAI. Doctors and patients say AI is changing medicine, and PR's Acadia Riddle reports.
There's a lot of things to worry about when it comes to AI in medicine. Privacy, accuracy, misinformation. But there's also a lot to be optimistic about, says Dr. Robert Watcher at the University of California, San Francisco. Like that AI can quickly read lengthy patient history.
So the idea that I, in the two minutes I have before I see you, I'm going to read 600 pages and not miss anything is ludicrous. And so we, part of the reason I'm now pretty optimistic about AI in healthcare is the problems we're trying to solve are absolutely unsolvable with if all we can count on is humans.
OpenAI has just released a new platform specifically for health and wellness called ChatGPT Health. Katie Reddell, NPR News.
New U.S. dietary guidelines give a big boost to protein. Advising Americans eat protein foods at every meal, that's up to double the previous recommendation. Nutrition experts are questioning the push, saying most Americans already consume more protein than they need. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of Hawaii's strict gun laws tomorrow. The case stems from a lawsuit by three Maui residents challenging restrictions on carrying guns in places like beaches and businesses. They argue these laws infringe on Second Amendment rights. The outcome could impact how firearms are carried on private property nationwide. Austrian scientists say they've documented the first case of tool use by a cow.
NPR's Nate Rott reports.
Veronica is a 13-year-old Swiss brown cow living in Austria amidst a lot of biting horseflies. To help relieve the itching, cognitive biologists from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna say she's figured out how to pick up sticks in her mouth and use them to scratch hard-to-reach places. Over 70 trials with a broom, they found she used each end bristle and knob separately for different areas. Similar, researcher Elise Auersperg says, to how chimpanzees employ multi-use tools.
This should give us some thought that we may perhaps have underestimated the intelligence of some livestock species.
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