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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah are again trading crossfire border fire. This is the latest round of shooting despite a declared ceasefire. NPR's Greg Myrie has more.
The Israeli military says it shot down rockets fired from Lebanon and directed at several towns in northern Israel. Israel is waging a large air and ground offensive across the border in southern Lebanon and is telling Israeli residents to expect increased attacks from Hezbollah. According to the Associated Press, Israel carried out another round of airstrikes near the Lebanese town of Nabatea.
Israel recently ordered residents to evacuate from more than a dozen villages in that part of southern Lebanon. Israeli and Lebanese officials met Friday at the Pentagon in Washington, but there's no sign that the ceasefire is likely to take hold. Greg Myrie, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Chapter 2: How are federal court decisions impacting President Trump's anti-weaponization fund?
Congressional Democrats are praising federal court decisions to block President Trump's nearly $2 billion anti-weaponization fund. And Pierce Carey Johnson reports two different judges are casting doubt about whether that fund is legal.
Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin says the court actions are, quote, magnificent for the rule of law. A federal judge in Virginia is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from taking any steps to dole out taxpayer money to people who claim to be victimized by the justice system.
Critics worry Capitol rioters who attacked police on January 6th and other MAGA allies could be in line to collect from that anti-weaponization fund. A different federal judge in Florida is asking President Trump for answers about the settlement, which was announced hours after he agreed to drop a lawsuit against the IRS.
The judge wants to know if the deal amounted to collusion and a fraud on the court. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
Communities across the country are raising concerns about the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers. And here's Windsor Johnston reports, supporters say the facilities are essential to powering the technologies driving the future economy.
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Chapter 3: What concerns are being raised about the growth of AI data centers?
As artificial intelligence expands, companies are racing to build more data centers to handle growing computing demands. Some residents cite concerns about energy use, noise, and environmental impacts. But Terry Clower of George Mason University says AI data centers are becoming a critical part of the nation's infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, space technologies, eventually quantum computing, all these things require massive data storage capabilities.
Clower says it should carefully be considered where facilities are built, but argues demand for AI and other emerging technologies will continue to drive growth. Windsor Johnston, NPR News. This is NPR News.
Lawmakers in Florida have restored funding for a life-saving HIV drug. As Carrie Sheridan of member station WUSF reports, the state made sudden cuts to the AIDS drug assistance program earlier this year, citing a budget shortfall.
The cuts meant about 12,000 Floridians lost coverage, including for the most popular HIV drug on the market, Bictarvy.
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Chapter 4: How has Florida restored funding for life-saving HIV medication?
The one pill a day regimen costs more than $4,000 a month without insurance. Esteban Wood is director of legislative affairs at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
It was quite scary. Can you imagine looking to your left, looking to your right, and not knowing where to go to access medication that literally keeps you breathing?
Lawmakers agreed on a budget that puts back money for low-income people who need the drug. It now awaits the governor's signature. For NPR News, I'm Carrie Sheridan in Tampa.
A blue moon will appear this weekend, and no, it's not your normal blue moon. This one's a micro moon. It's also the most distant and smallest-looking full moon of the year.
Chapter 5: What is unique about the upcoming blue moon event?
Blue moons happen every two to three years. That's when a second full moon squeezes into a second month, or single month, rather. We had our first full moon on May 1st. And since the moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle, the upcoming full moon will be farther from the Earth, and it will seem a bit smaller and a bit dimmer. And no, the moon won't appear blue.
That name refers to the uncommon occurrence of two full moons in one month. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.
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Chapter 6: How can listeners stay updated on pop culture through NPR?
We break down what's actually worth watching, listening to, and pretending you already knew about. So the next time someone says, did you see that? You can say, yeah, obviously. Follow NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour wherever you get your podcasts.