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Why is President Trump’s Scotland trip drawing questions about a potential Epstein‑related pardon?

Kristen Wright 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump is in Scotland for a visit that includes trade talks with European leaders. His trip comes as upheaval grows in the U.S. over the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and Trump's past ties to the late sex offender. Today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch interviewed Epstein's imprisoned accomplice, Gylen Maxwell, for a second day. When Trump got to Scotland, reporters pressed him on whether he'd pardon her.

Unknown 0:29

Lotta people have asked about pardon. Uh this is just not a time to be talking about pardons. Todd will come back with whatever he's got.

How are Trump’s new European trade talks and looming tariffs affecting U.S. corporations?

Unknown 0:38

You make it a very big thing over something that's not a big thing.

Kristen Wright 0:42

Earlier in the day, Trump said he has the right to pardon Maxwell but hasn't thought about it. President Trump is said to have trade talks with European leaders. The White House is giving countries until next Friday, August first, to reach deals before new tariffs take effect. Meanwhile, corporate America is out with new earnings numbers. NPR's Maria Aspen reports the impacts of new import taxes on profits is mixed.

Jimmy Chen 1:05

More than a hundred of the country's largest companies reported earnings just this week, and we've seen some big household names, like Carmaker General Motors, warning that President Trump's new tariffs are eating into their business. Or there was Chipotle saying that customers are losing confidence in the economy and so they're buying fewer burrito bowls. On the other hand, some companies are having a great summer.

Which major companies are feeling the impact of the tariffs and which are thriving this summer?

Jimmy Chen 1:28

For example, big tech companies like Google. People and Netflix and banks like JP Morgan Chase beat analyst expectations and made a ton of money in the last three months.

Kristen Wright 1:38

Trump says he's meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday to work on a trade deal. He said today there's a fifty fifty chance for an agreement. Deadly rainstorms in Texas this month lifted much of the state out of severe drought. As Mose Bouchel from Member Station KUT reports, some areas have watched water supplies rise to levels not seen in years.

Mose Bouchel 1:59

This spring, the reservoirs that supplied the city of Austin were half empty. They are now around ninety five percent full. John Hoffman is VP of Water for the Lower Colorado River Authority that manages those reservoirs.

What caused the sudden relief from drought in Texas and how are water supplies changing?

Mose Bouchel 2:14

He says it's not uncommon in this part of the state, known as Flash Flood Alley, for droughts to be broken by otherwise catastrophic storms.

Unknown 2:22

And uh while we don't often have 'em in July, it's not unprecedented. And I think the real message is in this part of the world it can actually happen any time of the year.

Mose Bouchel 2:31

But not all parts of Texas saw the same kind of relief. Supplies in the Edwards aquifer that provide San Antonio with much of its water remain well below average, with drought restrictions there expected to stay firmly in place. I'm Mose Bouchel in Austin.

Kristen Wright 2:47

Flash flooding is forecasted for northeast Kansas to northern Indiana. Up to five inches of rain could fall overnight in and around Topeka. You're listening to NPR News in Washington.

What happened in the data breach of the popular dating‑review app and how many users were exposed?

Kristen Wright 2:59

A newly popular app known as T, which shot to the top of App Storts, has been hit with a data breach, as NPR's Bobby Allen reports, hackers access more than seventy thousand personally identifying images of users.

Bobby Allen 3:15

The App T recently has been surging in popularity, particularly among Gen Z users, that allows women to anonymously review dates with men. It rose to the top of App Store charts after going viral on Reddit and TikTok. In order to sign up for the app, users have to submit a selfie and a photo of their ID. The company now says 72,000 images, including thousands of selfies and IDs, were accessed in a data breach. Hacked images were posted to the fringe right wing message board for Chan. Users there were angry about the app for its approach to women's dating safety and called for a hack. A spokesperson for T says third party cybersecurity experts are working around the clock to secure its systems. Bobby Allen of PR News.