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Chapter 1: What did President Trump say about Iran's recent actions?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says that Iran, quote, gave us a present that is worth a tremendous amount of money. Trump said he wouldn't reveal the present, but said it is related to the flow of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said, quote, it showed that we're dealing with the right people.
He also claimed for the second day in a row that Iran had agreed to stop pursuing nuclear weapons.
What I said yesterday was exactly correct. We're in negotiations right now. They're doing it along with Marco, J.D. We have a number of people doing it. And the other side, I can tell you, they'd like to make a deal. And who wouldn't if you were there?
Iran has denied negotiating with the U.S. A federal judge has cast doubt on the government's ban of the AI company Anthropic. This in a hearing about the Pentagon's designation of the company as a supply chain risk. NPR's John Ruich reports.
Judge Rita F. Lynn of the U.S. District Court for Northern California says the government's ban on Anthropic looks like punishment and an attempt to cripple the company. Anthropic sued the Pentagon after it labeled the company a supply chain risk amid a contract disagreement over how the company's AI model Clawed can be used.
Anthropic does not want its AI used in autonomous weapons or for mass surveillance of U.S. citizens. The Pentagon argues it's not up to companies to decide how the military uses their products. President Trump has also ordered all government agencies to stop using Claude. Anthropic asked for a preliminary injunction against the government action.
Judge Lean heard arguments from both sides in court in San Francisco and said she expects to make a ruling in the next few days. John Rewich, NPR News.
California's attorney general is asking a judge to halt a Republican sheriff's election fraud investigation. He alleges the sheriff seized hundreds of thousands of ballots without evidence. From member station KVCR, Madison Aument reports.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who's running for governor of California, seized 650,000 ballots casted in last year's election to redraw California's congressional map. Bianco says he did so because a citizens group alleged a discrepancy in the vote tally. Riverside County's registrar says the allegation is based on incomplete data.
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Chapter 2: What legal challenges is the AI company Anthropic facing?
The Trump administration is banning imports of foreign-made internet routers, citing supply chain vulnerability and cybersecurity risks. The ban targets consumer-grade routers, the boxes that connect home computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet.
One of Tennessee's oldest towns is set to become home to a federally contracted depleted uranium refinery, a material the Trump administration says it needs to update the nuclear weapons stockpile, WUOT's Pierce Gentry reports.
After months of debate over potential environmental and health risks, BWXT received just enough votes from the county government this week to overcome a zoning hurdle and move forward with its project. Hundreds of locals packed the county courthouse in protest, including musician Gabriel Wilson, who says outside pressure shaped the vote.
There's a lot of pressure on our commission from state government, from federal government. Our country right now is in a semi-hot war with the Middle East. And I think that all of that plays into the atmosphere around a decision like this that can't be ignored.
The project now heads to federal regulators for review. Under its $1.6 billion federal contract, BWXT must begin production by the end of 2028. For NPR News, I'm Pierce Gentry in Jonesboro, Tennessee.
Major League Baseball season starts tomorrow and so begins the era of challenging balls and strikes through so-called robot umpires. Human umpires will still make each call, but the decisions can be appealed to the computer. Teams only get two challenges and only pitchers, catchers, and batters can make them. The system has been tested in the minor leagues since 2019. This is NPR News.
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