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What is the scale of the Nepal‑China border flood and who is being rescued?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. As many as five hundred hydropower facility workers may be trapped in tunnels buried in mud from catastrophic flood six days ago on the Nepal-China border. The figure could be higher. A private sector association that represents power companies said at least 900 workers were unaccounted for. at twelve hydropower projects damaged in the floods in Nepal's Rasua and Newcot districts. The overall death toll has surpassed nine hundred fifty, with thousands more people still unaccounted for since the historic deluge. The vast majority of the victims were in Nepal. NPR Center for PAC reports China has sent more help.
More Chinese rescue teams have arrived at the worst hit area, the Jilongraswa border checkpoint. And when they got there it was packed in mud, as shown on state broadcasters CCTV.
How are heat waves linked to under‑reported deaths in the United States?
Some men had to crawl to avoid sinking into the mud. The constant rain doesn't help. Rescue teams on both sides of the border face risks of further floods, landslides, and avalanches. Jennifer Pack, NPR News, Beijing. Heat
it contributes to about seventeen hundred deaths in the United States every year. And Pierre Zalejandra Berunda reports on a new investigation from NPR and Boston University. That finds the number of deaths is likely much higher. The
official numbers are calculated using tags for heat in a death record. But it can be hard for doctors or coroners or medical examiners to tag heat in those records if they're not actively looking for it. For example, say someone has heart disease during a heat wave, their already stressed heart has to work harder to pump blood to their skin to cool down.
Why was the John Galliano exhibition at the Met cancelled?
So the heat might end up actually triggering something like a heart attack. But because he doesn't leave a mark, the doctor in the ER only sees the heart attack.
NPR's Alejandra Burunda reporting. The Metropolitan Museum of Art says an exhibit featuring John Galeano's work is cancelled. Over the British designer's past anti Semitic and racist remarks, we have the latest from Jeff London.
It was to be a nine month long celebration of Galeano's designs by the Metz Costume Institute, with Galliano the honored guest at the Met Gala to kick it off. But the disapproval was immediate and fierce. Galliano was convicted of an anti-Semitic hate crime in a French court in 2011 after two incidents at a bar in Paris in a video which circulated where he He said I love Hitler, among other remarks. He was fired from Dior and underwent rehab.
What led to former Congressman George Santos being banned from a prediction market?
The Mets director Max Holline said quote following thoughtful discussions with John Galliano, we have together decided not to proceed with the exhibition. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
International soccer star Lynn O'Messi says he is retiring from Washington. This is NPR News. The online prediction market platform Calchi says it has banned former Congressman George Santos for life after determining The Republican likely engaged in insider trading. The company's decision is tied to the allegation that Santos bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address in Turned a profit of more than seventeen thousand dollars. Santos had repeatedly mentioned his intention to attend. Cal she put the odds of Santos's attendance close to seventy five percent.
How are schools adjusting screen time and AI use for students?
Minutes into President Trump's speech, Santos posted on X he was delayed at the airport. Santos. was convicted of fraud and identity theft in twenty twenty four, and eighty-four days into his sentence, Trump ordered his release. About fifty four million children are either back in school or soon on their way and they're facing changes related to screen time and AI, more from NPR's near V Shaw.
Many kids had to accept last year that they could no longer access their cell phones at school. This year, some schools are going further. Cutting back on screen time altogether, including tablets and laptops for classwork. Schools are also grappling with the role artificial intelligence should play in class. Some districts are experimenting with the technology. For example, one district in Ohio has tested an AI chat bot that serves as a tutor.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the scale of the Nepal‑China border flood and who is being rescued?
0:01–0:55
2
How are heat waves linked to under‑reported deaths in the United States?
0:55–1:42
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Why was the John Galliano exhibition at the Met cancelled?
1:42–2:37
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What led to former Congressman George Santos being banned from a prediction market?
2:37–3:30
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How are schools adjusting screen time and AI use for students?
3:30–4:18
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Where can listeners access NPR News without sponsor interruptions?
4:18–4:57