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What did President Trump discuss during his South Texas visit?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump traveled to South Texas to tout his economic agenda. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the visit comes days ahead of a critical Republican primary election.
President Trump visited Corpus Christi, where he touted his drill baby drill agenda.
So we're witnessing a historic American energy boom like we've never seen, and this port is right at the center of the action.
But his speech was somewhat overshadowed by the heated Republican primary elections in the state.
What changes are being made to the partnership with Scouting America?
Senator John Cornyn is trying to win his fifth term in the Senate, but is being challenged by State Attorney General Ken Paxton and Representative Wesley Hunt in a rough primary fight. Trump gave shout-outs to all three Republicans during his speech, but he stopped short of endorsing one in the race.
Why is the U.S. ordering non-emergency personnel to leave Israel?
Franco, Ordonez, NPR News. The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, that Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth says would maintain their century-old partnership but refocus the organization away what he calls woke policies. Hagseth has criticized Scouting America's acceptance of transgender youth, but Scouting America says the agreement doesn't change existing policies regarding transgender youth and that they're welcome to The changes include adding or losing some badges and waiving registration fees for the children of military personnel. The Trump administration is ordering all non-emergency personnel and their family to leave Israel, citing safety risks.
The directive comes as President Trump continues to move U.S. fighter jets and warships into the Middle East in an effort to pressure Iran into nuclear talks. NPR's Aya Batraoui reports.
What recent tensions have arisen between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
In addition to ordering non-emergency US staff and their families to leave Israel, the US embassy advised that other Americans may also wish to consider leaving while commercial flights are available. A similar order was issued for non-emergency US staff to depart Lebanon earlier this week. Despite these precautionary orders and a continued U.S. military buildup in the region, Iran and the Trump administration continue to hold indirect talks. The latest talks were in Geneva on Thursday and included the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency that monitors nuclear enrichment.
President Trump raised the possibility of what he calls a friendly takeover of Cuba without explaining what that means. The island nation is experiencing an energy crisis after the U.S. cut off oil from its main supplier, Venezuela. Trump says Secretary of State Marco Rubio is speaking with Cuban leaders at a very high level, but the White House offered no further details. Cuba says it's communicating with U.S. officials after a deadly shooting involving a Florida-registered speedboat and waters off the island. Rubio has said that investigators are looking into it. U.S. stocks sank today as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the AI revolution. The S&P 500 fell nearly half a percent.
The Dow dropped more than one percent. The Nasdaq fell nearly one percent. This is NPR News. Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks and an escalation of tensions between the countries. Pakistan's defense minister says the two countries are now in open war.
What is the legacy of Neil Sedaka and his impact on music?
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan's Taliban government of harboring militant groups and allying with its rival, India. Neil Sedaka, one of the early stars of 1950s and 60s rock and roll, has died at the age of 86. Steve Futterman looks back at his career.
Neil Sedaka's first number one hit was Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.
If you go, then I'll be blue. Cause breaking up is hard to do.
there would be other hits calendar girl and oh carol written for his one-time girlfriend carol king when the british invasion hit sadaka's career suffered but in the 70s he made a comeback thanks in large part to elton john who helped promote it and sang backup on his biggest comeback hit bad blood sadeqa was also a prolific songwriter for others He wrote the classic Love Will Keep Us Together for Captain and Tennille.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did President Trump discuss during his South Texas visit?
0:00–0:32
2
What changes are being made to the partnership with Scouting America?
0:32–0:51
3
Why is the U.S. ordering non-emergency personnel to leave Israel?
0:51–1:40
4
What recent tensions have arisen between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
1:40–3:10
5
What is the legacy of Neil Sedaka and his impact on music?
3:10–4:31
6
What unusual find was discovered in an upstate New York antique store?
4:31–4:39