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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Childs Snyder.
What happened at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral and why did it draw huge crowds?
Iran's late supreme leader has been laid to rest following a week of funeral processions, rallies, and mourning ceremonies. Huge crowds gathered early today for the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral in northeast Iran. Khamenei was killed in the opening strikes of the war, and his funeral came as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire for a second day. Iran's health ministry says at least 14 people were killed by the U.S. airstrikes and nearly 80 others wounded. President Trump is calling Iranian leaders scum just weeks after praising them as smart and rational people. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on the diplomatic whiplash that has come to define Trump's approach to global affairs.
Three weeks ago, President Trump described the Iranians as brave people who wanted to change the direction of their country for the better.
We're dealing with people that I think are very rational people. I mean, they were Nice to deal with. They were strong people, smart people.
But he delivered a much different characterization yesterday at the NATO summit in Turkey.
I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum. You know what scum is? They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people.
It's part of a pattern with the president who often swings between praise and threats in an effort to almost will this war to an end. But you can also hear Trump struggling with that balance, insisting to reporters later that the war will not start again. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
In Utah, Kirk family lawyer Jeffrey Naiman says a judge who will decide whether there is enough evidence to move the case against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk to trial should view everything.
How did U.S.-Iran exchanges and casualty reports unfold during the recent strikes?
The Kirk family has waited 10 months for this hearing. And they have a right to be here and they have a right to hear the evidence. They have a right to see and feel what's going on in this courtroom.
Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder. He has not entered a plea. Defense attorneys fought to keep out of public view a recorded interview with Robinson's former roommate and romantic partner, in which he said that Robinson told him that he wishes he had not done it. Goldman Sachs banning employees from betting on prediction markets like Calche and Polymarket.
Why did President Trump shift from praising to insulting Iranian leaders at the NATO summit?
And Pierce Bobby Allen reports on the latest investment bank to warn staff about abusing confidential information.
Prediction markets offer betting on many topics involving finance, whether it's a company's quarterly earnings or what an analyst will say on an investor call or when a company will introduce a new service. The new rule from Goldman Sachs prohibits employees from placing bets on future outcomes related to finance, corporate America, elections, or geopolitics. It does allow for employees to wager on sports and entertainment. billions of dollars are traded every week on prediction market sites, which are largely unregulated. Despite the new rule, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said earlier this year that prediction markets were, quote, super interesting, and that he had met with prediction market executives over possible partnerships.
Bobby Allen, NPR News.
This is NPR News. A federal panel has advanced President Trump's proposed 250-foot arch to the next stage of review, but it's also gearing up for a debate over its height, as NPR's Rachel Treisman reports.
The National Capital Planning Commission approved the arch's preliminary site and building plans after hearing more than two hours of public pushback on Thursday. It wants the Department of the Interior to come back in September with more details about things like pedestrian access and lighting plans. The commission chair, a Trump appointee, says that's when it will consider whether D.C. 's height limits apply to the arch. The administration is arguing that federal projects should be exempt, which contradicts decades of precedent. The commission's lawyer says changing that could reshape the city. Rachel Treisman, NPR News.
The main Democratic Party says it's working on a plan to replace Graham Plattner as a U.S.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
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What happened at Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral and why did it draw huge crowds?
0:04–1:41
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How did U.S.-Iran exchanges and casualty reports unfold during the recent strikes?
1:41–2:12
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Why did President Trump shift from praising to insulting Iranian leaders at the NATO summit?
2:12–5:04