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What new sanctions is President Trump demanding from NATO against Russia?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. President Trump says he's ready to impose new sanctions on Russia, but only with action from fellow NATO countries first, as NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports it's Trump's latest threat as Russia continues attacking Ukraine.
On social media, Trump posted what he said was the text of a letter to all NATO nations and the world. He wrote that he'll be ready to impose new sanctions on Russia when other NATO nations have stopped buying oil from the country. He also said he wants NATO countries to impose tariffs of fifty to a hundred percent on Chinese goods. China is a top buyer of Russian oil. Trump met with Putin in Alaska last month in an effort to broker peace in the Ukraine war. Since then, Russia has continued to attack Ukraine and its drones were also shot down in Polish airspace. And Trump has been facing pressure from within his own party to increase sanctions on Russia as its aggression has continued. Danielle Kurtzlavin, NPR News.
More than 30 people across the country have been fired, put on leave, investigated, or faced calls to resign because of social media posts criticizing Charlie Kirk, according to an analysis by NPR. Tensions remain high after the assassination of the conservative activist.
How are universities and emergency workers responding to social media posts about Charlie Kirk?
Tony Gonzalez has more from Member Station WPLN in Nashville.
An assistant dean at Middle Tennessee State University posted, quote, hate begets hate, zero sympathy about Kirk's death, and was fired. The university president said the post undermined the university's credibility. At Cumberland University outside Nashville, a professor and staff member were fired over what administrators called their inappropriate posts. The school also canceled a talk by journalist Matthew Dowd, who was fired by MSNBC. Over his commentary. And in Nashville, two emergency workers are on leave over social posts about Kirk. In some cases, prominent Republicans have drawn attention to the posts and applied pressure. For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
The Trump administration wants to end a requirement for some of the largest climate polluting industries to report their greenhouse gas emissions. As NPR's Jeff Brady reports, environmental groups say the proposal violates
the law. The Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas reporting program requires companies that emit the most climate pollution to detail those emissions publicly.
Why is the Trump administration seeking to roll back EPA greenhouse‑gas reporting rules?
The companies include power plants and steel mills. The EPA also plans to suspend reporting for oil and gas facilities. The agency says this will save companies up to two point four billion dollars in compliance costs over ten years. Greenhouse gases from humans burning fossil fuels are heating the climate and causing more extreme weather, wildfires, and flooding. David Doniger with the Natural Resources Defense Council says the proposal is illegal, which means the final regulation would almost certainly be challenged in court.
Jeff Brady, N Pair News. The primetime Emmys are tomorrow night in Los Angeles. You're listening to NPR News. Polish military officials deployed military aircraft today along with other Allied nations in what's being called a preventative measure because of the threat posed by a drone attack that was taking place in bordering Ukraine. Officials closed an airport in the eastern Polish city of Lubin as a precaution. The alert lasted two hours. Wednesday multiple Russian drones were shot down by Polish fighter jets.
What actions did Poland take after Russian drones were detected near its border?
A former college president who led a lawsuit that changed historically black colleges and universities has died. Earl Robinson was the president of Morgan State University in Baltimore and put a spotlight on the fundamental. Reports.
Earl Richardson's death at age eighty one was announced by Morgan State University. During the time he led the school in Baltimore from nineteen ninety four to twenty ten, student enrollment doubled and the campus expanded. Richardson is known for the lawsuit he helped lead that gets compared to Brown versus the Board of Education. The lawsuit in Maryland argued that the state had failed to provide adequate funding to the state's HBCUs and had instead started and boosted competing programs at nearby majority white schools.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What new sanctions is President Trump demanding from NATO against Russia?
0:00–1:14
2
How are universities and emergency workers responding to social media posts about Charlie Kirk?
1:14–2:22
3
Why is the Trump administration seeking to roll back EPA greenhouse‑gas reporting rules?
2:22–3:26
4
What actions did Poland take after Russian drones were detected near its border?
3:26–4:38
5
Who was Earl Robinson and what impact did his lawsuit have on HBCU funding?
4:38–4:39