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What are the latest music recommendations from NPR?
Do you remember when discovering a new artist felt like finding buried treasure? At All Songs Considered, NPR's music recommendation podcast, we put that kind of magic back into discovering new tracks. We're here to make the hunt for new music easy, delivering you the cream of the crop from every genre. We'll help you make music feel fun again, only on All Songs Considered from NPR.
Why did Vice President Vance visit Greenland?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Vice President Vance made a quick visit to a U.S. military base in Greenland today amid controversy over President Trump's plans to gain control of the Danish island territory. Trump says the U.S. needs Greenland for national security.
What is the controversy surrounding Trump's Greenland plans?
need Greenland, very importantly, for international security. We have to have Greenland. It's not a question of, do you think we can do without it? We can't. If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place.
Why is Jenner & Block suing over Trump's executive order?
But polls show most Greenlanders oppose the idea. The law firm Jenner & Block is suing to stop President Trump's executive order targeting its security clearances and government contracts. And Pierce Carey Johnson reports it's the second time a big law firm has gone to court over Trump's bid to punish them.
The Jenner firm says Trump's executive order threatens its clients and the legal system itself. In a new lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., the big law firm says Trump's order violates First Amendment protections for free speech and association.
How are law firms responding to Trump's executive orders?
The president called out Jenner and Block for employing a prominent Trump critic who once investigated Trump and for its pro bono work to help immigrants and LGBTQ people. A spokesman for the firm says they expect to prevail in court and quickly. A pair of other prominent big law firms have sought to reach settlements with the White House, but Jenner says capitulating is not in its DNA. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
And today, Trump announced the law firm Skadden, Arf, Slate, Meager & Flom agreed to provide $200 million in pro bono work for causes that Trump supports to avoid an executive order targeting its business.
What is happening with the Red Crescent in Gaza?
The Red Crescent and civil defense in Gaza are demanding answers from Israel's military about the whereabouts of a crew of 15 who are heading into Rafah to rescue people from Israeli airstrikes and advancing ground troops. And here's Aya Batraoui has more.
Israel's military released a statement saying its soldiers shot out, quote, suspicious vehicles, killing a number of Hamas militants overnight on Sunday. The military says after an initial inquiry, it determined that some of the vehicles were ambulances and fire trucks. These findings were announced five days after the crew of 15 went missing. The statement offers no further details on the fate of the crews inside. Gaza's civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basel says the body of one missing rescue crew worker has so far been found, apparently buried in the sand by an Israeli bulldozer. And he says based on what they've been able to gather from the scene, there are likely no survivors. The Red Crescent says it's found only four destroyed ambulances that it too says were buried in the sand. Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
Stocks sharply lower on Wall Street amid concerns about inflation, weak consumer sentiment, and President Trump's changing tariff threats. The Dow down 715 points. This is NPR. A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand today, destroying buildings and bridges and killing at least 150 people, mostly in Myanmar. Hundreds are injured. Officials in Myanmar say it struck this afternoon and it was felt more than 600 miles away in Thailand. Red Cross program coordinator Marie Manrique says there are concerns about how rescuers would be able to reach some affected areas.
It's a developing emergency, and our priority is to ensure that affected communities receive the help that they need as quickly as possible. And we stand by as the IFRC, ready to scale up our support as the needs become clearer and access allows.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest music recommendations from NPR?
0:00–0:23
2
Why did Vice President Vance visit Greenland?
0:23–0:43
3
What is the controversy surrounding Trump's Greenland plans?
0:43–1:00
4
Why is Jenner & Block suing over Trump's executive order?
1:00–1:34
5
How are law firms responding to Trump's executive orders?
1:34–2:14
6
What is happening with the Red Crescent in Gaza?
2:14–5:02