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NPR News: 05-02-2026 8PM EDT

03 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is President Trump's stance on Iran's proposal to end the war?

1.263 - 22.688 Louise Schiavone

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. President Trump says he's reviewing Iran's latest proposal to end the war there. The president was boarding Air Force One in Florida when he told reporters on the runway he planned he would review Iran's proposal on the flight. But on his Truth Social platform, the president said he was not optimistic it would be acceptable.

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Meanwhile, the president has announced a drawdown of 14 percent of U.S. forces stationed in Germany. That's 5,000 troops. The change follows President Trump's complaints that NATO has not stepped up to help the U.S. in the war in Iran. NPR's Rob Schmitz has more on Germany's reaction.

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41.781 - 58.77 Boris Pistorius

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius called the Pentagon's move an expected one, adding that if Germany is to remain transatlantic, it must strengthen the European pillar within NATO. A spokesperson for NATO said it was working with the U.S. to understand the details of the troop withdrawal and that it underscored the need for Europe to invest more in defense.

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The Pentagon's announcement would still leave more than 30,000 U.S. troops in Germany, reversing a buildup that began under President Joe Biden. Germany is undergoing an historic defense buildup and investment in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.

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The trial over OpenAI's future continues next week, pitting Elon Musk against the artificial intelligence company he helped start and its CEO, Sam Altman. NPR's John Ruich has details.

89.368 - 105.985 Elon Musk

Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame says OpenAI lost its way. It was founded as a non-profit to create AI for the benefit of humanity, but he argues that a for-profit arm designed to help raise money and attract talent has taken over. On the stand during week one, Musk's testimony got heated at times.

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He said Sam Altman and fellow founder Greg Brockman, quote, stole a charity and have enriched themselves. OpenAI argues that Musk left after a power struggle and launched this case out of sour grapes. He's since gone on to start his own for-profit AI company, which competes against OpenAI. And OpenAI lawyers say he even tried to poach its employees for Tesla while he was on the board.

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Altman is expected to testify in the coming days. John Rewich, NPR News, San Francisco.

134.696 - 153.163 Louise Schiavone

Spirit Airlines landed its final flight earlier today at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. After 34 years and multiple financial challenges, Spirit's bright yellow plans will no longer operate. NPR's Joel Rose reports fuel prices dealt the final blow.

Chapter 2: How is Germany reacting to the U.S. troop withdrawal?

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It's a fashion-forward weekend at the nation's movie theaters. NPR's Bob Mondello reports.

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It's been two decades since Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt first strode down a cinema runway together. but audiences are embracing The Devil Wears Prada 2 as if they've never been away.

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You've changed. You have. You're much more confident. Kept those eyebrows, though, didn't you?

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203.721 - 211.516 Bob Mondello

The sequel appears headed for an $80 million weekend in North America, about three times the first film's opening, and it's doing even better overseas.

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That's not what you're wearing to the dinner. That's all.

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Also doing well globally, the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, which breezed past the $300 million mark earlier in the week and will pass $400 million by Sunday. Bob Mondello, NPR News.

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In Louisville, Kentucky, late this afternoon.

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They're off in the Kentucky Derby.

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Golden Temple won the Kentucky Derby, making Cherie DeVoe the first woman to train the winner of the opening leg of the Triple Crown. DeVoe told an NBC News interviewer right after her horse crossed the finish line. I'm glad that I could be a representative of all women everywhere that we can do anything we set our minds to.

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