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What new developments are there in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell case?
Lie from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The Justice Department's second highest official is meeting face to face with Ghilaine Maxwell. The longtime Jeffrey Epstein Associate appealing her twenty twenty one conviction for helping the financier to exploit and sexually abuse underage girls. The Trump administration is dogged by MAGA calls for full transparency about Epstein's crimes and reported clients list. And PR as Domenico Montenegro has more.
The appearance of Trump's name is not an indication of wrongdoing. He and Epstein were friends for years, seen on video partying together, even was on flight logs for Epstein's plane before falling out over a property dispute. For Trump's part, a White House spokesperson said in a statement that Trump kicked Epstein, quote, out of his club for being a creep and pivoted to talking about Russia's involvement in the twenty sixteen election.
The administration's Middle East envoy says Hamas has shown a quote lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.
How are U.S. officials responding to the latest Hamas cease‑fire negotiations?
Like Israel, the US is now bringing its negotiating team home for consultations about Hamas's latest response, more from NPR's Michelle Calan.
In a social media post, Trump's envoy Steve Whitkopf praised the mediators for making what he calls a great effort to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. But he says Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good faith.
International aid groups warn of mass starvation spreading across Gaza. UN aid workers say the hunger crisis there has never been so dire. The US backs a new aid group that Trump administration officials say is trying to make sure food does not benefit Hamas. Michelle Kellman, NPR News, the State Department.
President Trump is set to visit the Federal Reserve this afternoon, this coming amidst a campaign from the president and his allies. To Hector Fed chair Jerome Powell about interest rates and a major renovation of the Fed's Washington DC building, and Pierce Tamar Keith reports.
Why is President Trump pressuring the Federal Reserve over interest rates and a building renovation?
Trump has repeatedly charged that the Fed chair is too late in lowering interest rates. And then there's the renovation, which Trump allies suggest could be grounds for firing Powell. Here's Trump last week.
No, we're not planning on doing anything. We're very concerned. He's doing a little renovation for two point five billion of the Fed.
It is over budget.
And it's a shame. But the biggest cost overrun is the cost overrun for interest rates.
What did the latest Wall Street update reveal about the Dow Jones performance?
Because we should be paying three points lower.
The Fed chair, whose term ends next year, says he has no intention of quitting. This visit amps up Trump's pressure campaign, which threatens the Fed's independence. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average was down three hundred sixteen points before the close at forty four thousand six hundred and ninety-three. From Washington, this is NPR News. 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.
What were the circumstances surrounding Hulk Hogan’s death and his political involvement?
He dominated the public stage that could make WrestleMania matches like this legendary rivalry between him and Andre the Giant must see events, courtesy of the WWE Network. He commands one two. To come off to star in movies and television shows, and later in life he became more politically active for the GOP and endorsed Donald Trump for president. The Journal Science is retracting a paper that claimed to find a new form of life in a California lake. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports the retraction comes fifteen years after the paper's original publication.
In the 2010 study, NASA scientists claimed to have discovered a bacteria that did not need the element phosphorus to survive. Instead, they said it used arsenic. Arsenic is highly toxic to virtually all forms of life. This new bacteria species might have demonstrated a life form that could inhabit other worlds, but follow up studies found the bacteria still needed phosphorus and was just resistant to arsenic, despite flaws in the original.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new developments are there in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell case?
0:01–0:58
2
How are U.S. officials responding to the latest Hamas cease‑fire negotiations?
0:58–2:06
3
Why is President Trump pressuring the Federal Reserve over interest rates and a building renovation?
2:06–2:32
4
What did the latest Wall Street update reveal about the Dow Jones performance?
2:32–3:14
5
What were the circumstances surrounding Hulk Hogan’s death and his political involvement?
3:14–4:17
6
Why did the Journal of Science retract the 2010 arsenic‑based life study?
4:17–4:39