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Why is President Trump visiting Scotland and what’s the purpose of his golf resort tour?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump is in Scotland this weekend visiting his golf resorts and squeezing in some meetings with UK and EU leaders. A major security operation is underway for his visit, with officers from forces around the UK brought in to support Scottish police. Some locals, though, are concerned about the scale and cost of the operation in Pierre's Patapah Cassius. Sab reports from Edinburgh.
President Trump's visit to his golf courses on opposite sides of the country. Has prompted a major police operation around Scotland, which is expected to cost Scottish taxpayers millions of dollars. Carrie Walsh from Glasgow says she's not sure it's worth it.
How are Scottish police and UK forces handling the massive security operation for the visit?
So much is being spent on him being here and I don't know what the benefit of him being here is, if I'm honest. The Scottish Police Union says resources are stretched and it may take officers much longer to respond to other incidents over the weekend as a result. Protesters are planning what they are calling a festival of resistance to the president's visit, with demonstrations underway in several Scottish cities. Fatimir al-Khasab, MPR News, Edinburgh.
The controversy surrounding the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has followed President Trump to Scotland, but Trump told reporters upon arriving there that he's focused on making deals, not on conspiracy theories. Officials said New Jersey's joint base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst have not received orders to prepare space for a federal immigration detention center. That's according to two congressmen who visited the military base.
What protests and “festival of resistance” are planned against Trump’s presence in Scotland?
Kenneth Burns, a member station WHO, the President, the United H.Y.Y. reports on the visit after Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth notified the Congressman that he authorized the base for use by ICE.
Hexeth informed New Jersey Democrats her Connaway and Donald Norcross last week of the move. Conway's district includes the base.
As much in the dark as we are about what may happen.
Norcross as well as Conway took issue with what they called a lack of transparency from the Trump адміністрація.
We are not doing the right job.
How is the extreme heat wave affecting the Southeast and what safety tips did doctors give?
Of informing not only members of Congress, but our own nation on what's taking place.
Both have also expressed concerns over how the core missions of the base could be affected by housing and immigration detention center.
A heat wave that has much of the southeast in its grip has health officials warning of the dangers of extreme heat. Doctor Alak Patel is a Stanford children's health pediatrician.
Always have a buddy system for going out and make sure people know where you're going if you do have to go outside in the heat, but it's best to stay away from those peak sunshine hours and try to go outside and play in the early morning or the evening.
Forecasters say excessive heat will expand from the mid south to the east coast today with the peak of this heat wave likely to come early next week. The Southeast could see feels like temperatures topping one hundred ten degrees. This is NPR News.
What happened in the University of New Mexico dorm shooting and how did authorities respond?
University of New Mexico says its main campus in Albuquerque will be open today. Authorities have arrested an eighteen year old. Following a shooting at a dormitory, the incident happened early Friday. A 14-year-old boy was killed and a 19-year-old was wounded. Campus police say four people, including the suspect, were playing video games inside a dorm room when the shooting started. A newly popular dating app known as T has been hit with a data breach. The company says hackers have accessed more than 70,000 personally identifying images of humans. Users.
Why is the USPS celebrating its 250th anniversary and what challenges does it face under the Trump administration?
US Postal Service marking its two hundred fiftieth anniversary today, and Pierce Hansy Lomong reports on the milestone as the country's mail service faces an uncertain future during the Trump administration.
What began in seventeen seventy-five with the horseback riders of the Constitutional Post has become a network for deliveries on foot, by truck, plane, boat, and even mule for about one hundred sixty-seven million addresses six days a week.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is President Trump visiting Scotland and what’s the purpose of his golf resort tour?
0:00–0:41
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How are Scottish police and UK forces handling the massive security operation for the visit?
0:41–1:28
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What protests and “festival of resistance” are planned against Trump’s presence in Scotland?
1:28–2:06
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How is the extreme heat wave affecting the Southeast and what safety tips did doctors give?
2:06–3:00
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What happened in the University of New Mexico dorm shooting and how did authorities respond?
3:00–3:34
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Why is the USPS celebrating its 250th anniversary and what challenges does it face under the Trump administration?
3:34–4:39