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Why is President Trump downplaying the USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended Middle East deployment?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Bartner. President Trump is downplaying concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East. He refuted reports of mental health struggles among sailors and supply issues, saying the more than two hundred and sixty day deployment is quote not nearly long enough. The Lincoln supports the US war against Iran and Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon for accountability over conditions aboard the carrier. Defense Secretary Pete Hagsh earlier this week said the conditions are completely misrepresented. The Pacific based USS George Washington is expected to replace the Lincoln soon. The United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.
What are the implications of the UAE blaming Iran for drone attacks in the Strait of Hormuz?
The attacks caused no casualties but highlighted the dangers in this critical waterway. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to say the US has total control over the strait.
Hormo straight a territory of the United States.
As talks mediated by the Middle East by Middle Eastern countries to end the war have stalled, the administration has been expanding its outreach to other nations. The foreign ministers of Austria and Greece both held calls with Iran's foreign minister, but the States Department says the US made no direct asks on Iran. The homicide rate in the U.S.
How did the FBI’s new crime statistics show the lowest homicide rate in 75 years?
dropped to the lowest it's been in seventy five years, according to new crime statistics released by the FBI. Overall violent crime also dropped nine point three percent last year. President Trump claimed credit for the decreases during a visit to the New York Police Academy today. Criminal justice experts say they think the crime rate drops have marked a return to the norm in the wake of higher rates during the COVID pandemic. In Nevada, a state judge has thrown out a long running case against six so called fake electors stemming from the twenty twenty presidential election, NPR's Hancy Lo Wong reports.
The Nevada judge ruled the state attorney general's office did not present enough evidence that six Nevadans, including the chair of the state's Republican Party, intended to deceive government officials when they offered them a certificate that claimed President Trump had won Nevada's electoral votes in 2020. The judge cited with the six Nevada Republicans' argument that they were trying to preserve their rights to challenge official election results.
Why did a Nevada judge dismiss the case against the six alleged fake electors from 2020?
Prosecute electors and swing states who tried to reverse Trump's loss to former President Joe Biden six years ago. Similar cases in Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia have also been dismissed.
Reddit will join the S P 500 next week, giving the online form a boost in prestige and investments. The move comes weeks after Reddit posted strong financial results, including its highest ever quarterly revenue. The company has posted profits almost every quarter since it went public in 2024. Major U.S. stock indexes edged back from their all-time highs today following the latest economic report to come in surprisingly weak. This is NPR.
What does Reddit’s upcoming inclusion in the S&P 500 mean for investors?
Forecasters say tropical storm Lala has formed the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the big island of Hawaii. The National Hurricane Center says the storm could become a hurricane and bring rain, high winds, and dangerous surf to the Hawaiian Islands starting late today. A new generation of small nuclear reactors could come online in the next few years. Companies successfully turned on four reactors this summer, but public opinion remains split. Hannah Mersbach of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.
A March Gallup poll shows fifty three percent of Americans oppose having a local nuclear plant. Vicky Oharo is not among them. She owns a bar in Atomic City outside of Idaho National Lab, the center of US nuclear research.
How is the volcanic ash from Mount Etna affecting travel during Sicily’s busiest week?
I live ten miles away and I'm fine. I'm not glowing in the dark. You know, I d there's nothing to be scared of.
But nuclear safety experts are worried the Trump administration's fast tracking of permits could lead to mistakes.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is President Trump downplaying the USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended Middle East deployment?
0:00–0:45
2
What are the implications of the UAE blaming Iran for drone attacks in the Strait of Hormuz?
0:45–1:19
3
How did the FBI’s new crime statistics show the lowest homicide rate in 75 years?
1:19–2:16
4
Why did a Nevada judge dismiss the case against the six alleged fake electors from 2020?
2:16–3:00
5
What does Reddit’s upcoming inclusion in the S&P 500 mean for investors?
3:00–3:42
6
How is the volcanic ash from Mount Etna affecting travel during Sicily’s busiest week?
3:42–5:02