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Chapter 1: What recent developments are there in the Ghislaine Maxwell investigation?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Kentucky Congressman James Comer, says it did not come as a surprise that Ghislaine Maxwell chose to stay silent Monday when faced by lawmakers investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
As expected, Ghislaine Maxwell took the fifth and refused to answer any questions. This obviously is very disappointing. We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed, as well as questions about potential co-conspirators. We sincerely want to get to the truth to the American people and justice for the survivors. That's what this investigation is about.
Maxwell appeared before House oversight in a video call from the federal prison camp in Texas where she is serving a 20-year sentence. She invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself, refusing to answer questions unless President Trump grants her clemency first. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says Russia and the U.S.
Chapter 2: How are Ukraine and Russia negotiating without Ukraine's involvement?
are considering cooperation that could affect Ukraine but does not include Ukraine. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Zelensky said the $12 trillion scheme was presented by Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, who manages Russia's sovereign wealth fund. But Ukrainian economist Pavlo Shurenko says its enactment is highly unlikely as Russia's entire GDP in one year is only $2.3 trillion and Russia's economy is in tatters. As of now, the economic situation in Russia is such that there is no money to be made.
But, says Chirinko, the plan shows how Russia is trying to influence peace talks. signed two negotiations. Ukrainians say President Putin is proposing business deals to play for time so he can continue his war on Ukraine. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
At the Winter Olympics, speed skaters are breaking records.
Chapter 3: What records are being broken at the Winter Olympics?
NPR's Ping Huang reports that new speed records have been set three nights in a row.
The stadium was a sea of orange. The stands were filled with fans of Team Netherlands giving huge cheers whenever their speed skaters raced. They were not disappointed. Late in the event, Dutch speed skater Femke Kok set an Olympic record, finishing two and a half laps on the track in one minute, 12.59 seconds.
Minutes later, her teammate Yuta Lierdom beat that time by about a quarter of a second, setting a new, new Olympic record. US skater Brittany Bowe, who holds a world record in this distance, just missed the podium. She finished fourth by a fraction of a second behind Miho Takagi from Japan, who set the last Olympic record in 2022 in Beijing. Bo's next event is the women's 500 meters on Sunday.
Chapter 4: What urgent plea is Savannah Guthrie making regarding her mother?
So far, speed skating leads in setting new Olympic records at these games. Ping Huang, NPR News, Milan.
This is NPR News. Today's show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings are asking for help from the public in locating their 84-year-old mother, presumed kidnapped more than a week ago from her home in Arizona. In the video posted to social media, Savannah Guthrie says her family has reached an hour of desperation.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department said Monday that investigators still have not identified any suspects or persons of interest. The American Airlines Flight Attendant Union voted no confidence in CEO Robert Isom Monday. The vote came after American canceled thousands of flights due to a winter storm. Dylan Duke with Member Station KERA reports.
The union is calling for accountability, improved operations, and a change in leadership at the airline.
Chapter 5: What issues are American Airlines employees raising about management?
Union leaders also criticized ISUM for getting an increase in pay while the company lagged behind competing airlines. And they say the company mishandled the winter storm in January that resulted in American canceling 9,000 flights. American Airlines pilots also raised concerns about the company last week, saying the airline's financials are suffering due to management.
ISUM has agreed to meet with the pilots to discuss how to move forward. For NPR News, I'm Dylan Duke in Dallas.
Many of the nurses who've been on strike in New York City could return to work later this week. The union representing the nurses has reached a tentative deal with two major hospital systems that could end a nearly month-long strike. It still needs to be approved by the union's rank and file. The deal covers some 10,500 nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals.
Another 4,200 nurses remain on strike at New York Presbyterian.
Chapter 6: How is the nurse strike in New York City progressing?
I'm Giles Snyder, NPR News.
There is a long history of misinformation about autism. From accusations about bad parenting to RFK Jr. 's false allegations that Tylenol has something to do with it. But science is getting closer to truly understanding what drives autism.
It looks like there are hundreds of genes that are involved.
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