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President Trump says he wants Greenland for national security. But at least one Trump official has said it's also about critical minerals. Geologist Greg Barnes knows these minerals well. I just couldn't believe that something of this size and quality was ever sitting out there. On the indicator from Planet Money, is this really a land of untapped natural riches? Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. and Russia are just hours away from ending the last major nuclear arms control treaties between the two nations. As NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports, experts say it marks a turning point
The treaty is called New START, and it went into force 15 years ago. Rose Gottemoeller negotiated New START with the Russians. She says it was the latest in a decades-long effort to reduce the number of nuclear weapons each side deploys.
It's been a steady, steady reduction down to 1,550 on each side.
But the treaty can't be renewed, and any hope for a follow-up treaty ended with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a one-year informal extension to New START's limits, and Gottemoeller thinks President Trump should take him up on it. Otherwise, we're into the depths of a nuclear arms race, and that's an expensive proposition. New start expires at midnight. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.
A federal judge appears poised to again reject President Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction. He said the legal maneuvers of Trump's lawyers amounted to taking two bites at the apple. The judge suggested the president had waited too long to seek federal court relief. Two Minnesota schools and the state's teacher union are suing the Department of Homeland Security after the Trump administration's surge of federal agents to the state. From Minnesota Public Radio, Elizabeth Shockman reports.
The complaint was submitted by the Fridley and Duluth school districts as well as Education Minnesota. It claims the Trump administration violated the Administrative Procedures Act when it rescinded a DHS policy that designated schools safe zones when it comes to immigration enforcement. June Hoytel is a partner at Zimmerman Reed, the law firm helping handle the case.
For decades, federal immigration enforcement followed one basic principle, which was keep enforcement away from schools.
What is the significance of the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia?
and school bus stops so children can learn safely. But last year, however, DHS, the Department of Homeland Security, scrapped that policy without explanation, without using the proper procedures.
The suit asks the court to declare schools and bus stops as safe zones again. For NPR News, I'm Elizabeth Schachman in St. Paul.
Authorities say the search for Today Show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother still has no suspect or person of interest. Authorities believe she was taken against her will. There were signs of forced entry at her home in Tucson, Arizona. Along with her siblings, Guthrie released a video pleading for their mother's release.
We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday night. Her family says she could die without medication. President Trump says he spoke with Savannah Guthrie and FBI Director Kash Patel is headed to Tucson. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Supreme Court is allowing California to use a new congressional map that's favorable to Democrats in this year's elections. The justices had previously allowed Texas's Republican-friendly map to be used. The moves are part of a nationwide redistricting battle spurred by President Trump, who wants to make sure Republicans keep control of the House in the midterms. Opera Philadelphia is premiering a new work tonight with a libretto by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson, featuring music by 10 composers.
Jeff London reports on this experimental way of creating an opera.
The opera is called Complications Ensue, and it's been written to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Opera Philadelphia.
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