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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.
Chapter 2: What did Secretary of State Marco Rubio say at the Munich Security Conference?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to the Munich Security Conference today, seeking to reassure Europeans that the Trump administration does not want to abandon the transatlantic alliance. He said the ties are deep and historic.
So in a time of headlines heralding the end of the transatlantic era, let it be known and clear to all that this is neither our goal nor our wish. Because for us Americans, our home may be in the Western Hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was much reassured by the speech.
Chapter 3: What are the details surrounding Alexei Navalny's poisoning?
Some Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. are attending the conference. They said they wanted to assure European leaders that they can again count on the U.S. after President Trump leaves office. Five European countries announced today authorities are confident that Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in prison two years ago, was poisoned.
Chapter 4: How much has the Trump administration spent on third country deportations?
NPR's Rob Schmitz reports.
A statement from Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands states that authorities conclude Navalny was poisoned with the lethal toxin epibatidine. found in poison dart frogs in South America. Russia claimed the opposition leader died of natural causes, but according to the statement, poisoning was, quote, highly likely the cause of his death.
Navalny was held in prison when he died, meaning Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to administer the poison to him, read the statement. Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalny, told reporters at the Munich Security Conference that the finding is a validation of her longstanding assertion that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for her husband's death.
Chapter 5: What impact will the Census Bureau cuts have on population counts?
Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Munich.
It's cost at least $40 million so far for the Trump administration to deport migrants to a third country. That's according to a report commissioned by Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.
The report is based on a review of agreements through January, staff travel and communications with U.S. and foreign government officials. The report states that the U.S. has sent more than $32 million to five countries to accept third country deportees, including Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, and Palau.
It estimates the Trump administration spent more than $7.2 million on third country deportation flights. The senator says that's likely an undercount. Some of these countries have records of human rights violations and corruption. The Trump administration has aggressively cracked down on illegal and legal migration, deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.
Some congressional Democrats are calling for restrictions on immigrant enforcement operations. After officers killed two U.S. citizens last month, they did not reach an agreement with Republicans, so the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down. This is NPR News in Washington.
The Trump administration is planning major cuts in the Census Bureau, scheduled to conduct a test of its operations this year. It's removing rural communities from the count and reducing support for languages other than English, which may lower participation.
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Chapter 6: What achievements did American speed skater Jordan Stolz accomplish?
Civil rights activists say this affects the Bureau's ability to produce reliable population numbers for redistributing political representation and federal spending in 2030. At the Olympics in Italy, American speed skater Jordan Stolz has won a second gold medal. Steve Futterman reports from Milan.
Jordan Stolz came here with hopes of possibly winning four gold medals. He is now halfway there after winning the 500-meter event. Stolz came through with an Olympic record time of 33.77 seconds. That was just 11 one-hundredths of a second better than his main rival, Janine de Boe, from the Netherlands. The two were together in the same pairing, making it essentially a gold medal match race.
It's the second time here in Italy that Stolz has beaten Dubot. Earlier, he edged him in the 1,000-meter event. The 21-year-old American is set to compete two more times in the 1,500-meter race and the mass start. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
Officials are racing to deal with a shortage in Olympic Village condoms. Some 10,000 were available free, but they're all gone. Organizers say they're restocking after a higher-than-anticipated demand.
Chapter 7: Why is there a shortage of condoms in the Olympic Village?
International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams says clearly the show's Valentine's Day is in full swing. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.