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What is the latest development in the Trump‑Epstein investigation?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump says he was unaware of it but supports the Justice Department's plan to meet with an associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, calls continue for the release of more records from the investigation into the disgraced financier and his ties to powerful people.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that he is seeking a meeting with Ghlaine Maxwell, who's in prison for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Trump was asked whether he was concerned that Blanche, his former personal attorney, would be the one speaking with Maxwell.
It's uh Sort of a witch hunt, just a continuation of the witch hunt. The witch hunt that you should be talking about is they caught President Obama absolutely cold.
How did the Obama administration respond to Trump's claims about Epstein?
That was Trump changing the subject. He then went on at length about alleged interference in the 2016 election and wrongdoing that he claimed the Obama White House led. Franco Ordonnez, NPR News, the White House.
In a statement, former President Barack Obama's office calls Trump's allegations ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction. The House will start summer recess a day early after session tomorrow. Votes on a resolution to release more Epstein files likely won't happen before then. A growing number of states are trying to force cities to build more affordable housing, and PR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Utah.
The median priced home in Utah has spiked to more than half a million dollars, which only a sliver of renters could afford, says the governor's housing advisor, Steve Waldriff.
Why are Utah cities struggling to build affordable housing and what are residents saying?
We're stopping young people from creating wealth.
Utah requires cities to pick a handful of ways to encourage denser, cheaper housing, but city planners say it can be hard to convince developers, and some local officials have been voted out for supporting too much density. Renter Grace Cunningham says she may end up leaving the state. I am a young woman born and raised in Utah, and I am being priced out of my hometown. And that breaks her heart. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Salt Lake City.
Gaza health officials say twenty five children died from famine and malnutrition over the past week, and Pierre Zanas Baba reports from Gaza.
As Israeli evacuation orders have covered nearly all farmland and banned fishing, Palestinians in Gaza have been left with limited local food sources.
What is the humanitarian impact of the Gaza blockade as reported by NPR?
Markets across the territory are empty. Prices have soared. Two pounds of flour or rice now costs $70. Noor Hijazi, a 29-year-old widow with two children in Gaza City, says her two-year-old dota lost five pounds in just four days. Israel's blockade of Gaza now in its fourth month. three months was slightly eased two months ago but only to allow limited food in through an American and an Israeli run group operating inside an active military zone, Anasbaba and Puranus Gaza City.
This is NPR News. If you prefer cane sugar over high fructose corn syrup, there's gonna be a new Coke for you, NPR's Bill Chapel reports.
Is Coca‑Cola introducing a new cane‑sugar Coke and why does it matter?
Coke drinkers who want to avoid corn syrup sometimes go for Mexican Coke made with cane sugar, but Coca-Cola chairman and CEO James Quincy says a new option is on the way. We're gonna uh be bringing uh a Coke uh sweetened with US cane sugar into the market this fall. Quincy says the new Coke will be an option, not a replacement. This comes a week after President Trump declared that the company would use sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup. That announcement did not go over well with the US corn industry. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the switch to sugar a win, but he and health experts have also said added sweeteners pose health risks for consumers, whether they're sugars or syrups.
How are President Trump's tariffs affecting General Motors and the auto industry?
Bill Chapel, NPR News.
General Motors says President Trump's tariffs have affected its second quarter to the tune of a billion dollars. It is in line with what the automaker expected. GMCO says the company is working to greatly reduce its tariff exposure. The company expects a four to five billion dollar annual impact from President Trump's trade policies.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the latest development in the Trump‑Epstein investigation?
0:00–0:56
2
How did the Obama administration respond to Trump's claims about Epstein?
0:56–1:45
3
Why are Utah cities struggling to build affordable housing and what are residents saying?
1:45–2:29
4
What is the humanitarian impact of the Gaza blockade as reported by NPR?
2:29–3:08
5
Is Coca‑Cola introducing a new cane‑sugar Coke and why does it matter?
3:08–3:50
6
How are President Trump's tariffs affecting General Motors and the auto industry?
3:50–4:39