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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Chapter 2: What are the details of the indictment against James Comey?
A grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly making a threat against President Trump. In response, Comey says he's innocent and that, quote, this is not how the Department of Justice is supposed to be. NPR's Kerry Johnson reports Trump has been pushing the DOJ to go after Comey for years.
The two-count indictment in North Carolina marks the second time the Trump Justice Department has tried to pursue a criminal case against Jim Comey. A judge in Virginia threw out the first case because the prosecutor there was not legally appointed. Now DOJ is accusing Comey, a longtime critic of the president, of threatening the 47th president.
referring to an incident last year when Comey posted a photo of the numbers 8647 in seashells.
Chapter 3: How is the Trump administration influencing offshore wind projects?
Comey later deleted the post and said he didn't know the slang term 86 could be considered a threat. Several legal experts say Comey's photo seems to fall in the bounds of political speech protected by the First Amendment. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration says it has struck more deals to divert investment away from the offshore wind industry and toward fossil fuel projects.
Chapter 4: What initiatives is Disney Animation taking for National Deaf History Month?
NPR's Michael Copley reports the agreements come after the administration failed to stop offshore wind projects over alleged national security concerns.
The Interior Department said companies agreed to abandon plans for an offshore wind farm off the coast of New York and New Jersey and another offshore California and instead invest in conventional energy projects, including natural gas. In exchange, the administration said it will return nearly $900 million the companies paid for offshore wind leases.
The administration announced a similar deal in March. It calls for the government to pay a company nearly a billion dollars to invest in fossil fuel projects instead of building wind farms off the Atlantic coast. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse has said he's investigating whether the March agreement is legal. Michael Copley, NPR News.
Chapter 5: What recent developments are occurring in the West Bank regarding Israeli settlers?
Disney Animation released several songs from some of its most popular recent movies in American Sign Language this week to mark National Deaf History Month. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports.
Disney has given three songs an ASL spin so far. We Don't Talk About Bruno from Encanto, Frozen 2's The Next Right Thing and Beyond from Moana 2. The releases are part of Disney Animation's Songs in Sign Language initiative, created in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles to incorporate ASL gestures into the musical scenes.
And they've sparked a debate among members of the deaf community on social media.
Chapter 6: How are rising energy prices affecting consumer confidence in the U.S.?
In a post on Instagram, lifelong signer Rogan Shannon says he applauds Disney for the effort it put into the challenging work of animating sign language, but he says he had trouble understanding the gestures because they were not represented clearly enough on screen. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
Wall Street's record-setting rally halted today. This is NPR News. The FCC has ordered a review of ABC's broadcast licenses. The agency says the move is related to the network's diversity policies. It also comes amid a fight between President Trump and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Israeli Jewish settlers have attacked Palestinian homes in a West Bank village twice this week.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the attacks are increasingly frequent as the settlements expand under the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A group of 20 or so settlers was caught on camera Monday as they ran down a hillside toward the village of Jaloud. Another close-up video shows them setting fire to a house as scared Palestinian women scream and huddle out front. Black smoke billows from the door. One settler was arrested.
According to the UN Office for Humanitarian Coordination, some 36,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the West Bank since the October 7, 2023 war in Gaza. The organization says more than 1,000 have been killed by settlers and the Israeli army in the last two and a half years.
Two settlers in the Israeli cabinet have made no secret of the fact that they want to drive Palestinians from their land and increase settlements. More settlements have been approved in the last year than in the previous two decades. Eleanor Beardsley in PR News, Tel Aviv.
U.S. consumer confidence rose modestly this month despite growing anxiety over soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran. The national price for a gallon of regular gas is now $4.18.
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