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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
What happened during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
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.
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. Investigators have been scrambling to collect evidence since the incident.
What is President Trump's response to the shooting incident?
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch says preliminary information indicates the suspect was targeting members of the Trump administration. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump says he wants to see the White House correspondent's dinner go forward. He spoke to CBS's 60 Minutes last night.
How is the U.K. responding to the attempted attack on the press dinner?
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.
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.
What legal battle is Elon Musk involved in with OpenAI?
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. 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.
From member station KQED, Rachel Miro reports, damages could reach $134 billion.
Elon Musk's claim, Sam Altman dropped his promise to serve humanity in favor of profit.
How is gene editing being used to treat hereditary angioedema?
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.
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.
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.
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.
What challenges are climbers facing on Mount Everest this season?
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.
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%. 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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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What happened during the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
0:03–0:41
3
What is President Trump's response to the shooting incident?
0:41–0:59
4
How is the U.K. responding to the attempted attack on the press dinner?
0:59–1:21
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What legal battle is Elon Musk involved in with OpenAI?
1:21–2:22
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How is gene editing being used to treat hereditary angioedema?
2:22–3:12
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What challenges are climbers facing on Mount Everest this season?
3:12–5:04