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Why did Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resign after only 18 months?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has resigned after just eighteen months on the job and He was the Army's top civilian leader and clashed repeatedly with Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth. And Pierre's Greg Myrie has details.
Dan Driscoll served in Iraq and became the youngest ever Army Secretary last year when he was just 38. Driscoll focused on new technologies and was sometimes called President Trump's drone guy. But there was often friction between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Hegseth. Hegseth fired a number of top Army generals, replacing them with officers seen as more aligned with the Defense Secretary. Eggseth also blocked promotions of black and women Army officers that Driscoll supported. Driscoll is close with Vice President J.
How is Congressman Seth Moulton challenging Senator Ed Markey in the Massachusetts Senate primary?
D. Vance, and there's already been speculation that he'll be part of Vance's team if he decides to run for president. Greg Myrie, MPR News, Washington.
Voters in Massachusetts are deciding a democratic Senate primary today. Moderate Congressman Seth Moulton is attempting to unseat the progressive backed eighty year old incumbent Senator Ed Markey. Chris Burrell with Miversation GBH reports Moulton has made Markey's age one of his campaign issues.
Congressman Seth Moulton, who is 47, says the longtime senator is simply too old and should pass the torch. At their most recent debate, Moulton seized on Markey's uncertain response to a question about whether he uses generative AI.
If you don't even know what you're using on your phone or your iPad, like this is why we need a new generation of leaders to regulate these technologies, to make sure that they are safe.
But Senator Markey has rejected criticisms that he's lost a step.
What new wildfire‑law reforms is California’s legislature voting on?
Everyone watching this debate uh can see uh that I'm more energized than I've ever been before in in my life.
Polls show Markey with a double-digit lead. For NPR News, I'm Chris Burrell in Boston.
California's legislature is in session this hour and set to vote on changes to state wildfire law. Many people are still rebuilding from last year's Eaton fire, which heavily damaged the community of Altadina in Los Angeles County. Guy Marzerati of Member Station KQED has more.
An investigation determined the Eaton fire was caused by an out-of-service Southern California Edison Tower. State Senator Josh Becker says when utility equipment starts a destructive fire, the bill he wrote will limit bonuses for power company executives and create a system for wildfire victims to quickly access payments from utilities. Governor Gavin Newsom initially proposed shifting some fire line. Liability away from utilities in hopes of lowering electric bills, but faced opposition from fellow Democrats.
Who was novelist‑poet Wendell Barry and why was he honored with a National Humanities Medal?
For NPR News, I'm Guy Marzerati in San Jose. This is NPR News.
Novelist, poet, and environmentalist Wendell Barry has died. His publicis confirms he passed away yesterday at his home in Port Royal, Kentucky. He was ninety two years old. Barry spent his life farming his family's land in Henry County, Kentucky, and writing about it. In a nineteen ninety eight interview with All Things Considered, Barry told NPR's no Adams that If at all possible, young people should look for opportunities to stop someplace and stay there, learn the history of it and the names of the plants and animals and And the neighbors. In two thousand twelve, President Obama presented Barry with a national humanities medal.
How did Marineland relocate its captive whales and what does it mean for marine‑animal welfare?
Three years later, Barry was the first living author to be inducted into the Kentucky Riders Hall of Fame. The largest ever relocation of captive whales is complete. Dan Karpinchuk reports the shuttered Ontario Attraction Marineland has moved the last six captive whales to two US aquariums.
Marineland has now shipped thirty beluga and four dolphins to five different locations, four of them in the U.S. and one in Spain.
China was blocked by the Canadian government. In twenty nineteen, Ottawa banned whale and dolphin captivity but allowed those at Mareland to stay there. Marineland has been losing money since the COVID pandemic and was put up for sale two years ago.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resign after only 18 months?
0:01–0:52
2
How is Congressman Seth Moulton challenging Senator Ed Markey in the Massachusetts Senate primary?
0:52–1:49
3
What new wildfire‑law reforms is California’s legislature voting on?
1:49–2:53
4
Who was novelist‑poet Wendell Barry and why was he honored with a National Humanities Medal?
2:53–3:38
5
How did Marineland relocate its captive whales and what does it mean for marine‑animal welfare?
3:38–4:40
6
Can Medicare‑for‑All solve the cost‑crisis highlighted by Mark Cuban’s healthcare investigation?
4:40–5:03