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Chapter 1: What immigration bill are senators discussing this week?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. Senators Thursday were working towards passage of a bill that would fund President Trump's immigration enforcement agencies. The bill would fund agencies in the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol.
Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno spoke in favor of the bill, saying it would take illegal immigrants he claims are criminals off the streets.
The names are endless. What we're here to do is fund ICE and Border Patrol to make certain that another American citizen dies at the hands of an illegal.
Chapter 2: What is Hezbollah's stance on the proposed ceasefire with Israel?
Republicans are still facing a long list of amendments proposed by Democrats before the bill can advance. The Lebanese militant militia group Hezbollah is rejecting a proposed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, insisting Israel withdraw its forces first. NPR's Jana Raff reports.
The leader of the Iran-backed group, which was not part of the talk, said in a statement that negotiations between Lebanon and Israel... The two countries agreed Wednesday in Washington to a ceasefire that stipulated that Hezbollah, but not Israel, stop attacks. The agreement also called for a demilitarized zone in parts of southern Lebanon, now occupied by Israeli forces.
Chapter 3: How is AI changing user behavior according to recent polls?
Hezbollah leader Naeem Qasem said the demand for its fighters to leave southern Lebanon while under attack would mean, quote, surrender, defeat, and achieving the enemy's goals. Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut.
A majority of Americans use artificial intelligence to research what they're curious about, according to a Quinnipiac poll. But the Bank of America Institute found only 3% of American households in February paid to use AI. NPR's Stephen Basaja has more on the story on advanced AI and how it could require users to subscribe.
Subscribing to AI platforms like ChatGPT gets you more advanced features and fewer restrictions.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of John Bolton's plea deal?
But OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, plans for there always to be a free version. It's very important to us that if we can offer something for free, we will. So the free product isn't going anywhere. Turley did not make that promise for ChatGPT's eventual successor.
Chapter 5: How is the upcoming World Cup affected by heat risks?
Likely an AI more like a personal assistant and more expensive to run. And those capabilities might be so advanced that it requires us to charge for them. While the number of paid AI users in February was small, it did grow 10 percent from a year earlier. Stephen Basaha, NPR News.
Chapter 6: What updates are there on the NBA Finals series?
Former National Security Advisor and one-time U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony count for illegally retaining classified information. The plea deal with the Justice Department will keep Bolton from serving a prison term. This is NPR.
Less than a week after a federal judge ordered references to President Trump be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, the leadership of the arts facility Thursday said it was beginning to remove email signatures, letterhead and other documents with Trump's name on it.
The judge ruled the deletions must be done by July the 12th when he ruled the Kennedy Center's board illegally added Trump's name to the facility. The judge also blocked the Trump administration from closing the venue for up to two years for repairs that Trump says are needed.
The World Soccer Cup is set to start one week from today, and NPR analysis finds that more than one in three World Cup matches face dangerous heat risk. NPR's Rebecca Herster reports that includes the final.
NPR found 39 of the 104 World Cup matches this summer are very likely to see dangerously hot, humid weather. Donald Mullen studies heat risk at Queen's University, Belfast.
Obviously, if you schedule these matches in the mid-afternoon at some of these hottest, the then that's your recipe for disasters.
For example, the World Cup final is scheduled for 3 p.m. on July 19th in New Jersey. That game is at high risk for dangerous heat and humidity. FIFA says extra water breaks will help protect players, but did not respond to questions about exactly how fans will be protected. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News.
Game two of the NBA Finals is Friday night in San Antonio. The New York Knicks won game one of the seven-game series with a 105-95 win Wednesday night. This is NPR.
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