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What is the Justice Department doing with Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein case?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Justice Department staff are meeting with Ghulene Maxwell, who is serving a twenty year prison sentence in Florida for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. ABC News footage shows Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche entering the federal courthouse facility in Tallahassee today. To meet with Epstein's ex partner and her attorneys. The Trump administration is under pressure from a number of conspiracy theorists and conservative influencers to release all materials about Epstein. And the high profile figures to whom he was connected who include President Trump. Wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan has died, according to a Facebook post by Clearwater Police in Florida, Hogan.
Had a heart attack and died this morning at the hospital. He was seventy one years old.
How did Hulk Hogan’s death and legacy become a news highlight?
Hulk Hogan took pro wrestling by storm. The blonde, tanned, and mustache Hogan dominated the public stage and That could make WrestleMania matches like this legendary rivalry between him and Andre the Giant must see events courtesy of the WWE Network. Two count over it. Was that two or was it? Hogan went on to star in movies and television shows, and later in life he became more politically active for the GOP. and endorse Donald Trump for president. Six months into his second term, the president has moved swiftly to upend decades of federal policy, much of it on immigration. NPR Sergio Martinez Veltran reports the number of migrant detentions is up and so are concerns.
Why is the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement seeing a sharp rise in detentions?
The Trump administration has targeted everyone in the country without a legal status. As a result, the average daily number of arrests of migrants is up dramatically. According to the Department of Homeland Security, there are more than 56,000 people in detention. About 70% of them have not been convicted of any crimes. Immigration observers say that is a radical shift in immigration enforcement. The Libertarian think tank Cato Institute says the number of people Arrested without a criminal conviction is six times higher than what it was during Trump's first term. A DHS spokesperson tells NPR the vast majority of the people arrested are criminals, but did not provide any evidence.
A US delegation is cutting short its talks in Qatar over a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
What are the latest developments in the U.S.‑Qatar talks over the Gaza ceasefire?
Lead on voice Steve Whitkopf says Hamas is not acting in good faith. Even though the team is leaving the region, Whitkov will remain overseas in Sardinia. US stocks are mixed this hour, the Dow Jones industrial average down one hundred and sixty seven points at forty four thousand eight hundred and forty three. The SP's gained seventeen points and the Nasdaq is up seventy two. From Washington, this is NPR News. The administration wants to reverse a two thousand nine decision that underpins much of the federal government's work on climate change. NPR's Jeff Brady reports it's part of the president's effort to reverse the climate agenda of the Biden administration.
The EPA's endangerment finding is the basis for regulating climate pollution from power plants, cars, and the oil and gas industry. If the finding is reversed, limits on those pollutants could go away.
How is the Biden‑era climate rule being challenged by the Trump administration?
Trump's EPA says previous administrators overstepped their legal authority in making the finding. Environmentalists call this reversal a giveaway to the oil industry, and it's likely the final decision will be challenged in court. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
Well, this is a big week on the Billboard music charts. NPR Steven Thompson reports five new albums are debuting in the top ten.
For eight weeks, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem was the biggest album in the country. Many other records came and went after failing to dislodge Wallen from number one. This week that streak ends thanks to two new blockbusters. The first is by Travis Scott and his hip-hop collective Jack Boys, called Jack Boys 2.
Which new albums topped the Billboard charts and why did they succeed?
That album debuts at number one this week, largely driven by old-fashioned album sales. At number two is Justin Bieber's new album, Swag.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the Justice Department doing with Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein case?
0:01–0:55
2
How did Hulk Hogan’s death and legacy become a news highlight?
0:55–1:43
3
Why is the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement seeing a sharp rise in detentions?
1:43–2:32
4
What are the latest developments in the U.S.‑Qatar talks over the Gaza ceasefire?
2:32–3:27
5
How is the Biden‑era climate rule being challenged by the Trump administration?
3:27–4:13
6
Which new albums topped the Billboard charts and why did they succeed?
4:13–4:38