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Why is the Trump administration pushing National Guard deployments to cities like Baltimore and Chicago?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Trump administration is pushing to extend its federal crackdown on crime, eyeing a new wave of US cities for National Guard deployment. Troops could begin arriving in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Chicago as early as this weekend. NPR's Katlonsdorf is in Illinois, where state officials are threatening legal activities.
To block the move. Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat and a big opponent of Trump, has come out strongly against it. In a statement, he said, quote, none of this is about fighting crime or making Chicago safer. And many other local politicians here, you know, Senators, Alderman, have said similar things.
What controversy surrounded Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine stance during the Capitol Hill hearing?
At Lawnsdorf reporting from Chicago, the governor of Louisiana says he would welcome the move. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s stance on vaccines is stirring nationwide backlash after a heated appearance on Capitol Hill this week. NPR's Rob Stein reports.
Everyone expected Democrats on the committee to go after Kennedy at the hearing, but they were joined by some Republicans, including Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.
I'm a doctor. Vaccines work. Secretary Kennedy, in your confirmation hearings, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then I've grown deeply concerned.
How did new evidence challenge Israel’s explanation for the attack on Nasser Hospital?
Kennedy was defiant throughout the hearing. Kennedy got the director of the CDC fired because she wouldn't go along with some of his vaccine policies, and many people around the country are already having a harder time getting one of the new COVID-19 vaccines because of new federal restrictions. Rob Stein and Pure News.
The Associated Press says it has new evidence raising serious questions about Israel's rationale for an attack that killed twenty two people, including five journalists in August, NPR's Jane Araf reports from Amon Jordan.
Israel said after striking the Nasser hospital that it was targeting a Hamas position, saying in support of the accusation there was a towel on the camera and on the cameraman. AP says the camera was that of a Reuters video journalist, who regularly filmed from that position while covering the camera to protect it from heat and dust. The Reuters cameraman, along with a reporter working for AP. And three other journalists were killed along with seventeen other people. When Israel shelled the hospital and then struck it again as first responders rushed in.
Why is the Powerball jackpot growing to a $1.8 billion record and how do players react?
The AP report says Israel frequently observed the media group by drone, giving them the opportunity to identify the Reuters video journalist. The Israeli Prime Minister called the journalist's killing a tragic mishap, but has not explained how it happened. Jane Araf and Pierre News Amon. This is
NPR News in Washington. Tonight's Powerball Jackpot is now the second largest in U.S. history, an estimated $1.8 billion. NPR's Amy Held reports no one has been able to hit all six numbers in more than 40 straight drawings.
Without a winner, the prize keeps rolling over till someone eventually wins.
I bought the ticket because I'm gonna win.
What are the details of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement over copyrighted books?
How often do I buy the ticket? Every drawing.
That's Sharon Taylor of Philadelphia whose dreams grow with the prize.
Set up a trust fund for my grandchildren. Don't tell anybody where I'm at.
The odds, though, are terrible, one in almost 300 million. Still, data show lottery spending is on the rise. Americans spent an average of more than $300 playing in 2023, and researchers say when times are tough, participation grows, same when the prize grows. At the last Powerball drawing, more than 160 million tickets sold.
How might this settlement affect future copyright lawsuits against major AI companies?
A near two hundred percent increase from the week
before, Amy Held and PR News. AI research company Anthropic has agreed to pay one point five billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit. A group of authors accused the company of using their copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence system. As part of the settlement, Anthropic has also agreed to destroy downloaded copies of the books. The proposed agreement marks the first settlement in a series of lawsuits against big tech, including OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta platforms.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is the Trump administration pushing National Guard deployments to cities like Baltimore and Chicago?
0:00–0:49
2
What controversy surrounded Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine stance during the Capitol Hill hearing?
0:49–1:27
3
How did new evidence challenge Israel’s explanation for the attack on Nasser Hospital?
1:27–2:37
4
Why is the Powerball jackpot growing to a $1.8 billion record and how do players react?
2:37–3:23
5
What are the details of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion settlement over copyrighted books?
3:23–3:55
6
How might this settlement affect future copyright lawsuits against major AI companies?
3:55–4:38