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Chapter 1: What security changes are being considered after the White House shooting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The White House is leaving the door open to changes in presidential security after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents Association's annual dinner. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports, the White House is praising the security that stopped a gunman, but also says there's room for improvements.
In response to a question about the incident, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt stressed that President Trump believes that Saturday's security protocols worked, but added that changes could happen.
I definitely wouldn't say changes are out of the question. I think, again, that it's up to the White House here, and we view it as a great responsibility to ensure the maximum safety of the president and the vice president and the entire cabinet.
Leavitt also argued that Democratic politicians' rhetoric helps foster political violence. She did not address, however, what part the president might play in making political rhetoric more civil. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
Today is the 59th day of an internet blackout in Iran.
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Chapter 2: How is the internet blackout in Iran affecting citizens?
According to the internet freedom monitor NetBlocks, it's the longest recorded nationwide shutdown in history. But as Dury Buskaran reports, a privileged few are still getting online.
NetBlocks reports Iran's internet use goes up to about 2% of normal levels. The government has issued so-called white SIM cards to members of the government, some social media influencers, and loyal media outlets, specialized virtual private networks, or VPNs, are being sold on the black market for about $10 per gigabyte of data. Google searches work intermittently.
Iran does have a functioning internal web called an intranet, so services like local banking are still functional. But some Iranian officials are raising concerns about the economic cost of being cut off from the outside world. The head of an Iranian technology workers' union said Sunday about a fifth of the country's tech workforce could face layoffs.
For NPR News, I'm Derry Buscarin in Istanbul.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of the Elon Musk versus OpenAI trial?
Protesters gathered today outside the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, where jury selection began in the case of Elon Musk versus OpenAI's Sam Altman. Their message? Whoever wins, the public loses. Rachel Miro has more from member station KQED.
A small crowd gathered on the plaza, their protest aimed at both Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Their bitter legal feud over whether OpenAI betrayed its founding promise to benefit humanity is on trial in Oakland. Ashley Ortiz of Sunnyvale, who helped organize the demonstration as part of the group Tesla Takedown, says she's upset with many members of the billionaire class in Silicon Valley.
They're all holding hands, and they're all part of it, and they're all linked up. And I see more lawsuits. I see more problems like this happening.
Chapter 4: How are severe storms impacting the Midwest?
This is just the first one.
The trial runs through May 21st. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Miro in Oakland.
Oil prices rose more than 2.5% today. This is NPR News from Washington. Fast-moving storms have pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind, and heavy rain, leading to stranded commuters. More storms are on the way tonight. The National Weather Service says more than 64 million people, mostly in the Midwest, are at risk of severe storms. And the St.
Louis region is at risk for tornadoes and large hail.
Chapter 5: What does the latest review say about public school teachers' salaries?
The average salary for public school teachers in the U.S. technically went up during the last school year, but... As NPR's Corey Turner reports, a new review finds inflation wreaking havoc on teachers' real pay.
The review comes from the nation's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, or NEA. And it's based on data collected directly from state departments of education. The average teacher's salary rose to nearly $75,000 in the last school year. But after adjusting for inflation...
NEA researchers estimate that teachers' real earnings actually declined by nearly 5 percent over the past decade. The report includes lots of other data, too. Public schools' student-to-teacher ratio held steady at around 15 to 1, and the federal role in helping fund public schools continued to decline, with federal dollars estimated to make up just 7 percent of schools' funding this year.
Chapter 6: What unusual event occurred at Clover and Bee Farm in Vermont?
Corey Turner, NPR News.
A sheep at Clover and Bee Farm in Underhill, Vermont, gave birth to a rare batch of six lambs earlier this month. The sextuplets and their mother are doing well, making the lamb windfall even more remarkable. The mother previously had quadruplets, and this time the farm's owners suspected more. They say when the big day came, the baby lambs seemed to keep coming and coming.
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