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What is the impact of the 7.4‑magnitude earthquake in Colombia and how are rescue efforts unfolding?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa-Cautel. The death toll after a powerful 7.4 earthquake in Colombia has risen to 111. Local officials say they expect that number to rise. People remain trapped under collapsed buildings in several cities in western Colombia, including in the city of Cali, with more than 2 million residents. NPR's Carrie Khan reports.
The strong quake struck early Monday morning, rattling buildings and homes in the Chocó region, some 150 miles west of the Colombian capital, Bogota. The USGS said the temblor struck at a depth of 66 miles. Posting on social media, the governor of Chocó says there are reports of, quote, multiple injuries and severe damage to the buildings. Some 140,000 people live in Quibdó. The capital of the region. Video on local TV from cities in the region show collapsed building and major damage to a regional airport. The quake comes more than a month after two strong back-to-back earthquakes hit neighboring Venezuela, killing more than 5,000 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.
Carrie Khan, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro. In Wisconsin, a Democratic socialist is seeking to capture the Democratic nomination for governor today. She hopes to follow in the footsteps of like-minded candidates who've won in other states. Mayan Silver from member station WWM reports.
How is Wisconsin’s Democratic socialist candidate shaping the gubernatorial race and what policies is she proposing?
Francesca Honk's progressive platform has generated buzz among young voters and others drawn to her message, like Timmel Heck. There's the moratorium on data centers. There's Medicaid for all, universal child care. She brings all the things that we need to make Wisconsin a great place again.
Hong is a 37-year-old state lawmaker, bartender and chef, and daughter of Korean immigrants. Some of her previous statements have sparked controversy, including about defunding the police and canceling Thanksgiving. She sought to distance herself from those remarks. Wisconsin's outgoing Democratic governor has endorsed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley. He says he's concerned about Hong's chances against the likely Republican nominee, Congressman Tom Tiffany. For NPR News, I'm Ayaan Silver in Milwaukee. President Trump has signed another executive order aimed at trying to upend the way U.S. children are vaccinated. NPR's Rob Stein has that story.
Trump's new executive order calls for reducing the number of childhood vaccines recommended by the federal government. The executive order also calls for breaking up a shot that is now given as a single vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella into separate shots, and for the Justice Department to pressure states to reduce the number of vaccines required for school. The moves will likely be challenged in court, like previous attempts to change childhood vaccinations.
What are the details of President Trump’s new executive order on childhood vaccines and the expected legal challenges?
The executive order was welcomed by vaccine critics and denounced by many public health experts. Rob Stein, NPR News. It's NPR.
New data out of Congo suggests that the latest Ebola outbreak is the fastest spreading on record. Reuters reports there are at least 4,000 cases so far. The illness has killed around 2,000 people over the last three months when it was officially declared, but health officials suspect the illness sickened people much earlier in a remote province of Congo. Employees in China displaced by artificial intelligence have recently seen courts and arbitration panels rule in their favor, but workers remain anxious. NPR's Jennifer Pak reports from Beijing.
This summer, economics graduate Yilou Wenwu took an internship at an AI startup in eastern China and says she was shocked. I didn't know how advanced AI was already, she says. I feel very afraid. Several courts have ruled that employers adopting AI cannot shift the burden to workers. But China and the U.S. are locked in an AI race, says Eli Friedman, a professor of global labor and work at Cornell University.
How are AI‑driven workplace changes affecting Chinese workers and what are the broader implications for the global AI race?
You can't say that we want to dominate these industries in the future and then, you know, start clutching your pearls. Plus, it's tough to find a stable job in China's sluggish economy. Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Beijing. In Thailand, the prime minister has suspended the approval of firearms permits after at least seven people were killed by a teenage boy at a school near Bangkok. Dozens were injured and some remain hospitalized from the Friday shooting.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the impact of the 7.4‑magnitude earthquake in Colombia and how are rescue efforts unfolding?
0:01–1:29
2
How is Wisconsin’s Democratic socialist candidate shaping the gubernatorial race and what policies is she proposing?
1:29–2:49
3
What are the details of President Trump’s new executive order on childhood vaccines and the expected legal challenges?
2:49–4:02
4
How are AI‑driven workplace changes affecting Chinese workers and what are the broader implications for the global AI race?
4:02–5:02