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Chapter 1: What controversy arises between President Trump and Pope Leo?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A number of religious leaders are expressing concern about the dispute playing out between President Trump and Pope Leo after Trump called the Pope weak for criticizing the Iran war and Trump briefly posting an image of himself looking Jesus-like. NPR's Jason DeRose reports.
Pope Leo says he's not afraid of the president and notes that he's not a political figure, but rather a religious leader concerned with the gospel. Cardinal Joseph Tubin, the Archbishop of Newark, has issued a statement saying Pope Leo will continue to speak clearly against the war and other offenses against human dignity. and to call for dialogue.
The Council on American Islamic Relations also put out a statement saying it stands in solidarity with the Catholic community.
Chapter 2: What legal actions is President Trump facing regarding the Wall Street Journal?
It goes on to say, quote, the president's mockery of religion is both deranged and insulting. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
President Trump is refusing to apologize, telling reporters Monday that he is not sorry for lashing out over Leo's opposition to the Iran war. Also Monday, he sought to explain away the AI generated photo, saying he thought it showed him as a doctor. A federal judge has dismissed President Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
Chapter 3: What charges have been filed against a Texas man related to OpenAI's CEO?
Trump sued over an article about a birthday greeting two decades ago to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.
The Journal reported the greeting was part of a celebratory book put together in 2003 for Epstein's 50th birthday by his girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump said it was fake and sued as a private citizen, though the Murdochs are his political allies. U.S.
District Court Judge Darren Gales wrote that Trump had failed to allege sufficiently that the journal had acted with what's called actual malice, either knowledge a story is false or failure to seek the truth. Gales found the journal had made numerous efforts to verify its reporting and included Trump's denial.
Chapter 4: What prompted two Congress members to step down from their House seats?
The judge left the door open to Trump refiling the suit, however, and a spokesperson for his legal team tells NPR... It will do just that. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
A 20-year-old Texas man has been charged with attempting to kill OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Matt Kobo is the FBI's acting special agent in charge in San Francisco.
The defendant is alleged to having traveled across state lines with the intent to target an individual and a major technology company.
Chapter 5: How are tax refunds impacted by recent changes this year?
This was not spontaneous. This was planned, targeted, and extremely serious.
According to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court Monday, Daniel Marino Gama was captured on surveillance video throwing an incendiary device at the gate of Altman's home last week. He was arrested a short time later outside the headquarters of OpenAI. Police say he threatened to burn down the business. This is NPR News.
Democratic California Congressman Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzalez are stepping down from their House seats. Both are bowing to pressure to leave Congress or face expulsion following sexual misconduct allegations.
Chapter 6: Who was the first pick in the WNBA draft and what is her significance?
expected to file to retire later today when the House returns from its two-week Easter recess. Swalwell has not said when he will leave Congress. Tax returns due this Wednesday. NPR's Stephen Saab reports you're likely to get a bigger refund this year due to last year's tax cuts.
So far, the average refund is about 11% higher than this time last year, about $350 more according to data from the IRS. Michael Pierce with Oxford Economics expects that average will go up. That's because higher income filers typically procrastinate on filing and seem to be benefiting more from the new tax changes.
But our forecast is that the average refund will end up being something like 20% bigger this time around, so something like $3,800 per household.
While the deadline to file is Wednesday, you can request an extension and move the deadline until October 15th. But you should still pay any taxes you think you'll owe Wednesday to avoid having to pay penalties. Stephen Passaha, NPR News.
Former UConn star AZ Fudd is on her way to Dallas. She was the number one pick in Monday night's WNBA draft. The Dallas Wings selected Fudd at the outset of the draft in New York. And fresh off winning the national championship, UCLA had five players drafted in the first round, breaking the record held by the 2002 UConn team.
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