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What security measures are in place for President Trump's visit to Scotland?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump has arrived in Scotland for a long weekend where he'll play golf and meet UK leaders. He'll also be met with protests. NPR's Fatima Al Qasab reports from Edinburgh a huge security operation is underway.
Roads are closed and airspace is restricted as police prepare for the president to visit two of his golf courses on opposite sides of the country. Elena Ivanova is from the Stop Trump Coalition, which is organizing protests in several Scottish cities.
There will be a lot of local uh community groups represented, active campaigns. And just regular people we know people are travelling from Dundee, from Perth, from all over the place.
This week some protesters put up a sign at one of Trump's golf resorts declaring it twinned with Epstein Island, a reference to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and a controversy that may follow the president on this trip. Fatimir al Kassab, MPR News, Edinburgh.
How might a possible Trump pardon affect Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell?
The Justice Department says it's concluded interviews with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Guy Len Maxwell. They met with her over two days in Tallahassee, where she's serving a 20-year prison sentence for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Marcus, says she answered questions about a hundred different people. He also commented on questions that have surfaced over whether President Trump might pardon Maxwell.
We haven't spoken to the president or anybody about a pardon just yet. And and You know, listen, uh the president this morning said he had the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power in the right and just way.
Former New York Congressman George Santos has reported to federal prison. His incarceration could mark the end of a swift rise and fall in politics, which prosecutors say started with fraud.
Why was former Congressman George Santos sentenced to federal prison?
Ben Fewerheard from Member Station WNYC reports.
A Bureau of Prison spokesperson says Santos reported to a federal prison in Fairton, New Jersey, where he'll begin his seven-year sentence. Santos, who briefly represented parts of New York City and nearby suburbs, pleaded guilty last year to wire fraud and identity theft charges. Federal prosecutors say Santos committed a host of crimes in the lead up to his election in 2022. They include embezzling funds from donors. stealing identities, and charging credit cards without authorization. Santos was expelled from Congress in 2023 after a House Ethics Committee found substantial evidence of his misconduct and illegal activity. For MPR News, I'm Ben Fuhrherd in Brooklyn, New York.
Santos posted on X that he may be leaving the stage for now, but that legends never truly exit. This is NPR News.
What are the implications of the U.S. tariff threat on Brazil’s rare‑earth exports?
Brazil's president says, quote, nobody lays their hands on the South American country's rare earth minerals or natural reserves. The leaders' comments come as trade negotiations between Brazil and the U.S. stall ahead of a Trump administration's August 1st deadline to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods, NPR's Kerry Kahn reports.
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has been telling large crowds that the country will not allow for foreign intervention. He's complained in interviews and appearances that his request for negotiations with the U.S. have gone unanswered. Trump says he'll implement Brazil's high tariff because of what he says is a witch hunt against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, a political ally. The former far-right leader is charged with attempting a coup to stay in power after his 2022 electoral defeat, which he denies.
After China. Carry Con NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
When will the Education Department release the $5 billion in school grant money?
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U.S. Department of Education is releasing more than five billion dollars in grants to schools and other programs. The agency had withheld the funds for a review, it said last month, one day before the money was supposed to go out. The education department now says it will start dispersing these funds to states next week. On Wall Street, the Dow closed up 208 points. The NASDAQ ended the day 50 points higher, and the SP closed up 25.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What security measures are in place for President Trump's visit to Scotland?
0:00–1:00
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How might a possible Trump pardon affect Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell?
1:00–2:05
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Why was former Congressman George Santos sentenced to federal prison?
2:05–3:00
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What are the implications of the U.S. tariff threat on Brazil’s rare‑earth exports?
3:00–4:04
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When will the Education Department release the $5 billion in school grant money?
4:04–4:39