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What is President Trump's plan for an AI and technology hub in Pennsylvania?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump returned to a key swing state today to promote more than ninety billion dollars in energy and technology investments. NPR's Franco Ordonia's reports on Trump's efforts to create an artificial intelligence hub in Pennsylvania.
President Trump has long called for the US to win the race on artificial intelligence, even painting it as a national security issue. He described Monday's investment as a victory, not only for the United States, but for the critical battleground state that will benefit from the massive investments.
We're back in Pittsburgh to announce the largest package of investments in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and it's not even close.
Trump won Pennsylvania in the twenty twenty four presidential election, and he's looking to turn the Steel City into a tech hub as part of his larger efforts to push the US ahead in a technological arms race against China. Franco, Ordon yes, and PR News, the White House.
Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Epstein investigation files?
House Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be breaking ranks with President Trump. Johnson is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to make public the documents related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
When she originally made the statement, I think she was talking about documents as I understood it, they were on her desk. I don't know that she was specific about a list or whatever, but Sh she needs to come forward and explain that to everybody.
Johnson speaking on the Benny Show podcast. The speaker's push comes amid growing backlash from House Republicans to publicly release the Epstein files. Epstein died by suicide in 2019.
How are Texas communities still coping with the aftermath of the 2015 Blanco River flood?
He was in federal custody, awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Central Texas is still reeling from catastrophic flooding this month, which killed at least 130 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Holmes. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf visited a town in Kerr County where residents are still rebuilding more than a decade after a similar
flood. On Memorial Day weekend 2015, the Blanco River in Wimberley, Texas, suddenly rose more than forty feet overnight, wiping out nearly everything in its path. Resident Natalie Meeks said it's been hard to watch the news out of Kerr County since it all feels eerily similar. She says she and her husband were cleaning up for years.
It took us almost a year just to have the debris and trash cleaned up to where it didn't look like a war zone.
Which actors received Emmy nominations this year and why are they notable?
Ten years later, they're still rebuilding. But she says it's more than just the physical damage. It's emotional for a long time. It's just a long process. She calls it a recovery marathon and not a sprint. Kat Lomstorf, NPR News, Wimberley, Texas.
At the close on Wall Street, the Dow was down four hundred thirty-six points. This is NPR News.
What happened during the SpaceX AX4 crew splashdown and why is it significant?
Nominations for this year's Emmy Awards were announced today. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony on September 14th. MPR's Mandalid Del Barco reports on some of the actors who were nominated for their roles in television.
Kathy Bates won the Best Actress Oscar in nineteen ninety one for her role in misery. Now at age seventy seven, she's the oldest lead dramatic actress nominated for an Emmy. Bates plays the lawyer Madeline Matlock in the CBS remake of the series Matlock.
Oh wow. Stop smiling.
What records does retired astronaut Peggy Whitson hold and what experiments are being done on the ISS?
Film actor Harrison Ford made his debut on television in the comedy Shrinking and picked up his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor. This
is why I hate to come out of my
office. Ron Howard, who began as a child actor and became a director, got his first acting Emmy nomination for guest starring on the studio. A satire that also earned nominations for Martin Scorsese, Brian Cranston, Zoe Kravitz, and others. Mandalit Del Barco NPR News.
For astronauts traveling in a SpaceX capsule touchdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California today. And we have splashdown of the AX4 crew back on planet Earth.
Welcome home.
Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and other astronauts from Hungary, India, and Poland conducted experiments at the International Space Station for the last several weeks.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is President Trump's plan for an AI and technology hub in Pennsylvania?
0:00–1:05
2
Why is House Speaker Mike Johnson demanding the release of the Epstein investigation files?
1:05–1:48
3
How are Texas communities still coping with the aftermath of the 2015 Blanco River flood?
1:48–2:38
4
Which actors received Emmy nominations this year and why are they notable?
2:38–3:00
5
What happened during the SpaceX AX4 crew splashdown and why is it significant?
3:00–3:33
6
What records does retired astronaut Peggy Whitson hold and what experiments are being done on the ISS?
3:33–4:38