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NPR News: 04-27-2026 7AM EDT

27 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 3.355 Corva Coleman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

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Chapter 2: What happened during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?

3.635 - 17.071 Corva Coleman

Authorities are moving forward in their investigation into the shooting this weekend at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. The suspect in the attack, 31-year-old Cole Allen, is expected to appear in federal court today in Washington, D.C.

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17.572 - 37.095 Ryan Lucas

NPR's Ryan Lucas has more. Shots were fired Saturday night at the Hilton Hotel where President Trump and other administration officials were attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Authorities say the suspect, Cole Allen, had tried to rush past security and stormed the ballroom where the event was taking place. Officials say Allen was armed with guns and knives.

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37.636 - 40.959 Ryan Lucas

Investigators have been scrambling to collect evidence since the incident.

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Chapter 3: What is President Trump's response to the shooting incident?

41.46 - 50.811 Ryan Lucas

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch says preliminary information indicates the suspect was targeting members of the Trump administration. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.

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50.791 - 59.07 Corva Coleman

President Trump says he wants to see the White House correspondent's dinner go forward. He spoke to CBS's 60 Minutes last night.

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Chapter 4: How is the U.K. responding to the attempted attack on the press dinner?

59.431 - 69.206 Donald Trump

I want them because I don't want to see it be canceled. I don't want to have a crazy person. I think it's really bad. for a crazy person to be able to cancel something like this.

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69.407 - 81.996 Corva Coleman

Trump says he wants the dinner to be rescheduled within 30 days. The chair of the White House Correspondents Association says the group's board will meet to assess what happened and determine how to proceed.

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Chapter 5: What legal battle is Elon Musk involved in with OpenAI?

81.976 - 105.687 Corva Coleman

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla are scheduled to arrive in the U.S. today for a state visit. British officials say despite the attempted attack on the press dinner over the weekend, the meetings will go ahead as planned. The monarch's visit comes as ties between the two countries are strained. President Trump has criticized Britain for not joining U.S. military action against Iran.

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106.248 - 129.164 Corva Coleman

President Trump has also repeatedly denigrated U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Two big tech titans open a legal battle in federal court today in Oakland, California. Billionaire Elon Musk is suing the artificial intelligence company he helped create, OpenAI. It's run by Sam Altman. Musk is demanding changes at OpenAI.

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129.725 - 136.596 Corva Coleman

From member station KQED, Rachel Miro reports, damages could reach $134 billion.

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136.976 - 142.324 Rachel Miro

Elon Musk's claim, Sam Altman dropped his promise to serve humanity in favor of profit.

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Chapter 6: How is gene editing being used to treat hereditary angioedema?

142.705 - 158.288 Rachel Miro

OpenAI says this lawsuit is about Musk trying to crush a rival that's grown from a research lab into a nearly trillion-dollar giant. Musk is asking the court to reverse a decade of growth. Charlie Bullock at the Institute for Law and AI says that's easier said than done.

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158.608 - 168.641 Charlie Bullock

There are ways that you could unscramble this omelet, but it would be extremely difficult and extremely complicated and have very serious consequences, and it would be a massive headache for everyone involved.

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168.881 - 178.774 Rachel Miro

Over the next month, expect spicy testimony under oath from two of the most powerful men in Silicon Valley. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro. This is NPR.

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180.56 - 192.486 Corva Coleman

Iran's foreign minister is in Moscow for meetings with Russian leaders. He's also visited Pakistan and Oman. But the vital Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, both by Iran and by the U.S.

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Chapter 7: What challenges are climbers facing on Mount Everest this season?

192.526 - 212.338 Corva Coleman

military. That's cutting off vital crude oil supplies from much of the world. The most advanced attempt to use gene editing to modify a gene inside the human body appears highly effective for treating a rare but potentially fatal genetic disorder. NPR's Rob Stein has the story.

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212.47 - 236.654 Rob Stein

The treatment involves a rare genetic condition called hereditary angioedema. The condition causes repeated, sometimes life-threatening, swelling attacks in various parts of the body. Researchers infused the CRISPR gene editing tool into the livers of 52 patients to knock out a and found the gene editing reduced the swelling attacks by 87%.

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237.495 - 256.264 Rob Stein

The approach is noteworthy because it does not involve removing cells from the body, editing them in the lab, and infusing the edited cells back into the body. Based on the results, the company is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve the treatment. Rob Stein, NPR News.

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256.328 - 279.467 Corva Coleman

Climbers in Nepal who are trying to summit Mount Everest are still held up. A huge ice chunk has fallen into their path. Skilled mountaineers say they are waiting for the ice to melt before the climbers can continue. The skilled mountaineers need to go ahead and lay the route, set up, and secure ladders. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.

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280.257 - 304.003 Erika Barris

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