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How did the Supreme Court block Trump's attempt to limit mail‑in ballots before the midterms?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman, the US Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's push to restrict mail in ballots before this year's midterm elections. NPR's Hanzi Lo Wong says the decision blocks Trump's order to the Postal Service to come up with a plan.
That plan included new mail and ballot requirements that states would have had to follow in order to get their ballots delivered by USPS. But a federal judge in Boston found those requirements are likely illegal because USPS has no authority to impose them on states. And this new Supreme Court order rejects the Trump administration's request to pause the judges ruling.
НПР з Ханзи Ло Ван репортін УС постал сервис імпр'з фінанс. A new investigation finds that a Russian businessman financed lavish celebrations that were tied to the wedding of President Trump's son, Donald Trump junior earlier this year. NPR's Charles Mainz reports from Moscow, Trump junior and his wife Betina Trump are confirming the story.
Russian businessmen who marked Kremlov and Donald Trump Jr. got to know each other through mutual interests in hunting, and Kremlov's work as the head of the International Boxing Association.
What evidence links a Russian businessman to the lavish celebrations of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding?
How that turned into Kremlov funding lavish parties tied to Trump Junior's wedding in the Bahamas is less clear. The arrangement was first reported by ProPublica. Kremlov is under sanctions by Ukraine over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House said President Trump. Trump, who did not attend the wedding celebrations, had no knowledge of Kremlov, but in a statement Trump Junior and his now wife Betina Trump confirmed Kremlov sponsored some post wedding events, calling it an extraordinarily generous gift from a dear friend. Charles Maines, MPR News, Moscow.
China is criticizing calls by artificial intelligence leaders in the US to slow down the development of AI. And Pierre's Rob Schmidt's reports, Chinese officials call these part of a quote cold war.
War Playbook. The comments followed an essay published over the weekend by anthropic CEO Dario Amade and endorsed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk to deliberately slow down the pace of AI models for the sake of safety, adding that a Chinese lead in AI would pose a quote, grave danger for the U.S.
Why are U.S. AI leaders calling for a slowdown and how is China responding to the criticism?
and the world. China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiaquin responded by saying that, quote, fear mongering. And confrontation and malicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance and serve no one's interests. President Trump also criticized Amade's essay, saying the US is leading China in AI and that he wants to keep it that way. Rob Schmitz, NPR News.
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC says it is close to bankruptcy. The center's board is set to meet today, members told a federal judge they could be forced to shut down the Kennedy Center as soon as today. You're listening to NPR. Officials in Lithuania say NATO jets shot down a drone today about sixty miles west of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. It is not yet clear who was controlling the drone.
What financial crisis is the Kennedy Center facing and what could happen to the historic venue?
Emmy and Tony Award winning costume and fashion designer Bob Mackey died yesterday at the age of eighty seven. He clothed some leading stars, including Tina Turner, Elton John, and most famously Carol Burnett and Cher. Jeff London reports Mackey's outfits were sleek, bejeweled, and at times outrageous.
Carol Burnett and Cher were nothing alike. Burnett was wacky and occasionally glamorous, and Cher sleek draped in sequins, and she often bared her belly button. But during the 1970s, Bob Mackey designed costumes for both of their variety shows and discovered they had exactly
exactly the same measurements body wise and height and everything. If we needed a a Minnie Mouse costume, I said, Oh I've got one of Carol's, it it'll fit her perfectly
The exuberant costume designer said that the two occasionally appeared on each other's shows, and once Burnett dressed as Cher and Cher as Burnett, swapping costumes.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How did the Supreme Court block Trump's attempt to limit mail‑in ballots before the midterms?
0:00–1:17
2
What evidence links a Russian businessman to the lavish celebrations of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding?
1:17–2:19
3
Why are U.S. AI leaders calling for a slowdown and how is China responding to the criticism?
2:19–3:12
4
What financial crisis is the Kennedy Center facing and what could happen to the historic venue?
3:12–4:16
5
Who was costume designer Bob Mackey and why are his creations for Carol Burnett and Cher iconic?
4:16–5:03