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What did President Trump claim about a deal with China over TikTok?

Windsor Johnston 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is suggesting that the US has reached a deal with China over TikTok. In a post on social media, Trump said a meeting led to an agreement involving a company that in his words, young people in the US very much wanted to save. Trump says he plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Tech company NVIDIA is facing antitrust investigations in China. Reporter Sharice Fam has more. China's market regulator

Sharice Fam 0:34

announced that a preliminary investigation has found NVIDIA violated the country's anti-competition law. The State Administration for Market Regulation announced its findings just as negotiators from China and the US are meeting in Madrid to try and hammer out a trade deal. And it comes on the heels of a deal NVIDIA struck with the Trump administration last month, where NVIDIA agreed to pay fifteen percent of its revenues to the US government. China's regulator didn't say whether it would punish NVIDIA, saying only that it would conduct further investigations.

How is NVIDIA facing antitrust investigations in China and what are the implications?

Sharice Fam 1:11

For NPR News, I'm Sharice Fam

Windsor Johnston 1:13

in Hong Kong. More than thirty people across the nation have been fired, put on leave, investigated, or face calls to resign because of social media posts criticizing Charlie Kirk. That's according to an analysis by NPR. Tony Gonzalez from Member Station WPLN reports tensions remain high after the assassination of the conservative activist.

Tony Gonzalez 1:36

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 the 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.

Why are dozens of employees being disciplined for social‑media posts about Charlie Kirk?

Tony Gonzalez 2:07

In some cases, prominent Republicans have drawn attention to the posts and applied pressure. For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.

Windsor Johnston 2:15

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up his two day trip to Israel. Speaking alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem today, Rubio outlined what he says it would take to end the war in Gaza.

Marco Rubio 2:28

It ends by eliminating the people who did it, by ending them as a threat. It ends by releasing every single hostage, both living and deceased. There should never have been a hostage. There should not be a hostage now. And then when all of that is done, then we can begin the work, I hope, internationally.

Windsor Johnston 2:43

Rubio says they also discussed last week's Israeli airstrikes against Hamas leaders in Doha.

What are Secretary Marco Rubio’s proposals for ending the Gaza conflict?

Windsor Johnston 2:50

Meanwhile, Arab leaders are meeting today to talk about a response to the airstrikes. This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is renewing its push to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. The White House filed a brief with a Federal Appeals Court on Sunday, challenging Cook's legal response for refusing to resign. The move comes just days before the central bank votes on whether to cut interest rates. The Fed is expected to slash rates by a quarter point amid ongoing pressure from President. President Trump. Colorado River researchers say water levels at the nation's two largest reservoirs are dropping fast and they're on track for dire consequences. They're calling on policymakers to move quickly to protect Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Windsor Johnston 3:42

Alex Hager of Member Station KUNC reports.

Alex Hager 3:45

Negotiators are locked in talks about the future of those reservoirs after twenty twenty six when the current rules for managing water there expire. But the authors of this report say a dry year could bring levels so low the reservoirs stop working before any new rules go into effect. Kathryn Terra with the University of New Mexico is one of them.

Unknown 4:04

The consequence of drawing down these reservoirs and you know not conserving as a basin is that people won't get water in in a way that I don't think we've seen before.