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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
What are the impacts of the winter storm on the U.S. population?
A mammoth winter storm is bearing down on much of the U.S. Millions of people are under winter storm warnings. National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira says these warnings reach from Albuquerque, New Mexico, across the U.S. to New England.
What controversial incident involving a child and ICE agents occurred in Minnesota?
Perhaps even up to half the U.S. population will be impacted by this storm, which is going to develop later today over parts of the United Central and Southern Rockies into the Plains. It's going to gradually work its way further to the east, bringing a widespread swath of heavy snow all the way from the southern Central Rockies eastward to eventually New England by this weekend.
After the storm passes, Arctic cold will settle on much of the same area. Snow and ice won't be able to melt.
What recent developments are there in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
People who are in the dark might not get their power back for a while. Temperatures will be dangerously cold for days. A five-year-old boy is at the center of a controversial arrest by ICE agents in Minnesota. He's now in federal custody in Texas. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports he's the fourth child detained from the same school district over the last few weeks.
The child, Liam Conejo Ramos, was taken from a running car in the family's driveway. when federal immigration agents came to arrest his father. That's according to Zena Stenvik, the Columbia Heights Public Schools superintendent, the district where the boy is a student.
What new flight restrictions have been implemented by federal regulators?
She claims the child was used as bait to bring his family members out of their home. In a post on X, DHS says the child was abandoned by his parents and that's why he was taken. They've confirmed that both the child and his father are being held at the Dilley Detention Center outside of San Antonio in Texas. DHS continues to say that it's taking dangerous criminals off the streets of Minneapolis and that its officers have made over 3,000 arrests in the last six weeks. Sarah Ventry, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Four hours of talks in Moscow did not produce any immediate breakthrough in the efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. NPR's Charles Mains reports from Moscow, Putin continues to demand far-reaching territorial concessions from Ukraine.
The most immediate outcome of the talks is more talks. Russia agreed to take part in a trilateral meeting with military representatives from the U.S.
How has the Eagles' album become the top-selling album of all time?
and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates. And while Kremlin officials described the meeting with Witkow and Kushner in glowing terms, there was no immediate progress towards ending the war in Ukraine. Kremlin aide Yuriy Shchekhov said a durable peace would not be possible until territorial issues were resolved. Russian shorthand for demands that Ukraine cede land claimed but not controlled by Moscow. Yurchikov added that until then, Russia would continue to pursue its military objectives on the battlefield.
What other albums are among the top-selling records in history?
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
On Wall Street, the Dow was down 190 points. This is NPR. Federal regulators say temporary flight restrictions imposed after last year's mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., will become permanent. NPR's Joel Rose reports That announcement comes just days before the anniversary of the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration moved quickly after the mid-air collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger jet, imposing temporary flight restrictions around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Now the FAA is making those restrictions permanent. The agency says that will ensure that helicopters and airplanes no longer share the same airspace around the airport. reducing the risk of another collision, like the one that killed 67 people in January of last year. The National Transportation Safety Board plans to hold a meeting next week to detail everything that investigators believe contributed to the deadliest U.S. aviation disaster in decades. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
The Recording Industry Association of America says the Eagles album, called Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, is now the top-selling album of all time.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What are the impacts of the winter storm on the U.S. population?
0:03–0:17
3
What controversial incident involving a child and ICE agents occurred in Minnesota?
0:17–0:47
4
What recent developments are there in the Russia-Ukraine conflict?
0:47–1:22
5
What new flight restrictions have been implemented by federal regulators?
1:22–2:24
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How has the Eagles' album become the top-selling album of all time?
2:24–2:52
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What other albums are among the top-selling records in history?
2:52–4:39