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NPR News: 05-29-2026 3PM EDT

29 May 2026

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

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

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Chapter 2: What updates did President Trump provide regarding Iran?

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President Trump says he'll make a final determination on Iran. The administration says it's close to an agreement with Tehran that could extend the current ceasefire for 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiators appear to be making progress, but major questions remain about Iran's nuclear program. Trita Parsi, an expert on U.S.-Iran relations, says there are signs of a possible deal.

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The U.S.

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Chapter 3: What is the current situation with the Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya?

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side wants to have the complete Iranian stockpile of highly enriched uranium to be shipped out of the country and destroyed. In the past, Iranians have agreed to ship out up to 98% of it, but they've kept a portion of it on their own soil. The U.S. wants to go to 100%. Iranians have resisted, but there seems to be a pathway for a compromise on that issue.

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Iran has not publicly signed on to any agreement.

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Chapter 4: What are the latest developments in the protests at the ICE detention center?

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The two sides have exchanged fire in recent days, with President Trump threatening to return to a full-scale war. A judge in Kenya has temporarily suspended the setup of an Ebola quarantine facility. From Nairobi, Michael Koloke reports the U.S. has a role in the proposed center.

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In an order issued late Thursday, Kenya's high court said that the country was not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola under an agreement between Kenya and the U.S.

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Chapter 5: How has Anthropic surpassed OpenAI in valuation?

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for the establishment of a quarantine facility locally. The court was responding to a case brought before it by the rights group the Katiba Institute, challenging the setup of the quarantine site. The White House had earlier said the U.S.

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99.471 - 118.159 Michael Kaluki

was setting up a facility in Kenya where Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined, adding that those exhibiting symptoms of the disease would be moved to a third country. The Kenya High Court said its order suspending plans for the quarantine facility will remain in force until the case before it is finalized. For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

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Protests at an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, have stretched into a seventh day.

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Chapter 6: What is the significance of Trump's election executive order?

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Bruce Convisor reports the demonstrations have at times turned violent.

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Protesters and ICE agents have clashed periodically at Delaney Hall over the past week. Videos and images from local media show demonstrators have attempted to physically block vehicles from leaving the facility. ICE agents have responded to the blockades with pepper spray and physical force.

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There are reports that hundreds of detainees are on a hunger and labor strike protesting the conditions inside the facility. Democratic representatives that toured Delaney Hall this week said detainees had been given food that had maggots in it. The New Jersey Department of Health sought to inspect the facility but was denied full access.

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Governor Mikey Sherrill said denying access raises questions about what ICE is trying to hide. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Convisor.

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On Wall Street, the Dow was up 294 points, the Nasdaq up 26. This is NPR News. Anthropic is now Silicon Valley's most valuable AI company, surpassing OpenAI's ChatGPT. NPR's John Bruich reports.

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Anthropic just raised $65 billion in fresh funding from investors to develop and deploy its AI models. And the company says that means it's worth $965 billion. That figure is more than double its stated value after a funding round in February. It also makes it bigger than OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, which at the end of March said it had a valuation of $852 billion.

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Anthropic has been in the headlines recently after a clash with the Trump administration over how its AI models can be used by the military. It also said in April it decided not to release a new model called Claude Mythos due to concerns that it could help hackers find software vulnerabilities. But the Claude models it has on the market have been extremely popular.

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It says the new investment will partly help expand computing power to meet growing demand. John Rewich, NPR News.

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A federal judge is allowing President Trump's election executive order to remain in effect for now. The order would create a nationwide voter list and limit voting by mail. The judge rejected a request from Democrats and voting rights groups to temporarily block the measure while a legal challenge plays out.

Chapter 7: What song defines the millennial generation according to NPR Music?

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The plaintiffs in the case argue the order exceeds presidential authority over elections. Stocks continue to trade higher at the sour on Wall Street. The Dow up 318 points, the S&P up 13. This is NPR News in Washington.

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This week on All Songs Considered from NPR Music, we ask what song defines the millennial generation? There was a general anxiety about what was coming next. And to sort of assuage that, you're like, well, I might as well have a good time while I can.

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And I'm doing that to this day.

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Hear new episodes of all songs considered every Tuesday wherever you get podcasts.

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