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What is the Trump administration’s plan to involve the military in ICE operations in Chicago?
Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herst. The Trump administration has begun the groundwork for military assistance with ICE operations in Chicago. And Pierce Quill Lawrence reports operations would be staged out of Great Lakes Naval Station.
A US official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Department of Homeland Security has requested assistance from the Pentagon for ICE enforcement and removal operations in the Chicago metropolitan area. The request is for a logistical help and use of facilities at Naval Station Great Lakes, about thirty miles north of the city. President Trump has recently spoken of sending National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, and he said he's prepared to do it without getting approval from state or city officials. Chicago's mayor and Illinois governor, both Democrats, have said that it would be unconstitutional for President Trump to send troops into the city. Quill Lawrence and Pierre News.
Why is Northwestern University’s president resigning and how does the funding freeze affect the campus?
Northwestern University's president is stepping down amid a funding battle with the Trump administration. Empire Sequoia Carillo has more.
Michael Schill announced his resignation after three years as president of Northwestern. In his statement to students and faculty, he acknowledged the challenges of the last few years and said that, quote, difficult problems remain, particularly at the federal level. This summer, Northwestern moved to eliminate hundreds of jobs. It was a drastic step to try to offset some of the loss from the Trump administration's freezing of almost. Most eight hundred million dollars in federal funding in April.
How is Southern California Edison being held liable for the Eaton fire and other California wildfires?
Last year, Schill faced scrutiny from members of Congress when he testified alongside other college presidents in a hearing about anti Semitism on campuses. Sequoia Carillo, NPR News.
In Los Angeles, Southern California, Edison has been named in a lawsuit by the federal government for its role in January's Eaton fire. As Defoterman reports, that blaze destroyed more than four thousand homes and was responsible for at least nineteen deaths.
The lawsuit puts the blame directly on Southern California Edison for both the Eaton fire and a fire east of LA in twenty twenty two.
The big message today is that Edison is responsible.
The acting US attorney in Los Angeles Billis Saley says Edison failed to safely maintain its equipment.
But for Edison's negligence, these fires would not have started. And they got to change the way they do business.
In the case of the Eaton fire, it's believed sparks from a transmitter triggered the blaze. So far, Edison has acknowledged only that its equipment may have been involved. The lawsuit is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages for costs incurred by the government.
What is Campbell’s strategy for eliminating synthetic food dyes from its products?
For MPR News, I'm Steve Federman in Los Angeles.
US futures contracts trading mostly higher at this hour. Dow futures are unchanged. Nasdaq futures are up nearly two tenths of a percent. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Food conglomerate Campbells is the latest company saying it plans to stop using synthetic food dyes. Campbell says it's long been transitioning most of its products to natural dyes, but that it will make the full shift next year. And Pierce Alina Selyuk has more.
This is not a story of Campbell's soup, but more of its crackers and cookies, brands including Lance and Archway.
How was a World‑War‑II‑stolen 18th‑century portrait recovered after eight decades?
Plus the vegetable juice V eight Splash will switch to natural dyes using Anato seed and purple carrot juice concentrate. Campbell's boasts that its goldfish crackers have for years been dyed with beets and paprika. Major food manufacturers have faced pressure from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., plus some states and many shoppers in general wanting foods without artificial dyes. So far, company commitments have been voluntary without federal legal enforcement, but coming from some of the biggest brands, including Kraft Heinz, Nestle, and Pepsi's Lays and Testitos chips. Alina Seluch, NPR News.
An eighteenth century painting that's been missing for some eighty years has finally been recovered.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the Trump administration’s plan to involve the military in ICE operations in Chicago?
0:00–0:57
2
Why is Northwestern University’s president resigning and how does the funding freeze affect the campus?
0:57–1:35
3
How is Southern California Edison being held liable for the Eaton fire and other California wildfires?
1:35–2:43
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What is Campbell’s strategy for eliminating synthetic food dyes from its products?
2:43–3:25
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How was a World‑War‑II‑stolen 18th‑century portrait recovered after eight decades?
3:25–4:38