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What happened at the Windsor Castle state banquet for President Trump?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Windsor Castle is holding an opulent state banquet for President Trump on a second state visit, which is unprecedented for an American president. He and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in London last night today began with a carriage procession through Windsor State. The Trumps were greeted by King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Catherine for a traditional beating retreat ceremony. The Scots Guards, a nod to Trump's Scottish heritage is heard through a live stream from the Associated Press. Tomorrow, President Trump visits with British Prime Minister Kir Starmer in a bid to strengthen ties between allies who still differ on key issues. They include
The UK's intention to recognize a Palestinian state when the UN General Assembly gathers next week. The US opposes that
How did anti‑Trump protests manifest at Windsor Castle?
Well, the activities have been largely confined to the grounds of Windsor Castle. NPR's Lauren Freer reports on anti Trump protests that began last night, including a huge projection on the outside walls of the castle of an image of Trump with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
On the eve of President Trump's arrival here at Windsor Castle, four people were arrested for projecting video onto these walls of the US President and Jeffrey Epstein, and someone snuck commemorative teacups of the late sex offender into a local gift shop. Climate protesters also burst into a Republican dinner here in Windsor chanting If you drill, baby drill, how many
will you kill? NPR's Lauren Freyr in Windsor. The former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Mineris, testified before members of the Senate today. She says she was ousted last month because she refused to agree to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s demands on vaccines and other matters. More from NPR's Will Stone.
Why was former CDC head Susan Mineris removed and what did she testify?
Menares told members of the Senate committee that Kennedy asked her to offer blanket approval on future vaccine recommendations and to fire career scientists. During the hearing, she recounted a string of events that she said led to her dismissal, culminating with a tense meeting in late August.
Uh emphasized that C D employees were horrible people. Uh he said that C D C employees were killing children and they don't care.
Kennedy has disputed Menaras' accounts of why she was fired.
After a two day meeting, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate this afternoon by a quarter percentage point, which was widely expected. This comes as President Trump has been leaning on the central bank to cut interest rates more. Aggressively. The Dow closed up two hundred sixty points from Washington.
How did the Federal Reserve’s rate cut relate to President Trump’s influence?
This is NPR News. In the wake of political violence, acclaimed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's life last week. A house committee by the is scheduled to hold a hearing next month on what it describes as the radicalization of online forum users. The CEOs being asked to testify include the head of Discord, that's the forum Utah authorities say Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, used the day of Kirk's assassination. Robinson made a brief court appearance yesterday. He faces aggravated murder, firearms, and obstruction charges. Leading artificial intelligence chat bot chat GPT says it is creating a version for users who are under eighteen. NPR's John Ruit reports this comes as the company faces mounting pressure about AI's potential to harm young users.
What new safeguards is OpenAI adding to protect users under 18?
The parent company of ChatGPT, OpenAI, says it's developing a system to understand if a user is over or under 18. And then if the person is under 18, they will automatically be directed to what it calls a ChatGPT experience with age-appropriate policies. It says that means blocking graphic sexual content and, in rare cases of acute distress, potentially involving law enforcement to ensure safety. The company is also adding a way for parents to set blackout hours when kids will be unable to use Chat GPT altogether. The steps come in the wake of a lawsuit against open AI in August by the parents of a sixteen year old California boy.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened at the Windsor Castle state banquet for President Trump?
0:01–0:53
2
How did anti‑Trump protests manifest at Windsor Castle?
0:53–1:54
3
Why was former CDC head Susan Mineris removed and what did she testify?
1:54–2:57
4
How did the Federal Reserve’s rate cut relate to President Trump’s influence?
2:57–3:47
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What new safeguards is OpenAI adding to protect users under 18?
3:47–4:38