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What did President Trump and the First Lady do during their state visit to the UK?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump and the First Lady rode with King Charles and Queen Camilla in a carriage procession to Windsor Castle this morning. The President's visit to the United Kingdom marks the start of a two-day state visit, which includes meetings with members of the royal family and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Trumps were also treated to a special military ceremony on the castle's East Lawn. Later on, the President and First Lady will lay a wreath at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II during a private visit. Tonight, King Charles will deliver a speech at the start of a state banquet. The man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now facing the death penalty.
Smith reports prosecutors in Utah have charged twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and several other crimes.
Robinson appeared at his first court hearing virtually in a suicide prevention smock and showed no emotion as the judge read the charges against him, from aggravated murder to obstruction of justice for allegedly telling his roommate to delete texts in which Robinson allegedly says he shot Kirk.
Why is the man accused of killing activist Charlie Kirk facing the death penalty?
County attorney Jeff Gray read aloud another exchange suggesting motive. Roommate, why? Robinson, why did I do it? Roommate, yeah. Robinson, I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. According to prosecutors, Robinson's parents said their son recently became politically left and quote trans rights oriented. and started to date his roommate, quote, a biological male transitioning to female. Tovia Smith, NPR News, St.
How are rising threats at the U.S. Capitol affecting security funding and policies?
George, Utah.
Safety concerns on Capitol Hill have grown in the days following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Violence. The $30 million is included in a stopgap bill to fund the government that GOP leaders hope to approve later this week to avoid a government shutdown. There are existing programs for security for members, including one that piloted in July that increases members' security funds from $150 a month to $5,000 a month, but that is expiring at the end of September. The U.S. Capitol Police told NPR its Agents are on track to work through roughly fourteen thousand threat assessment cases by the end of the year, a significant uptick from years past. Barbara Sprint and Peer News, the Capitol.
Threats at the US Capitol this year are up nearly fifty percent from last year. They've been rising since twenty sixteen when fewer than a thousand threats were assessed. On Wall Street, Dow Futures are trading higher at this hour.
What impact does the Taliban’s internet shutdown have on Afghan women’s education?
This is NPR News in Washington. Afghanistan's Taliban government has suspended internet service in two major cities, cutting education access for women and girls. NPR's Dia Hadid has more.
Residents in the cities of Kandahar and Balh reported the internet had been suspended in their areas since at least the afternoon Afghan time. It caused particular consternation among women and girls who study online. To circumvent the Taliban's ban on females attending school after grade six. One official who spoke on condition of anonymity said it was because the online world was a source of moral corruption. But another senior official, Sahel Shaheen, said a fiber optic cable was disconnected because it was costly to maintain and lacked, quote, effective filtering. He said the public had not been impacted. The suspension comes amid what appears to be a push by Taliban authorities to impose even more hardline rules.
Dia Hadid MPR News, Mumbai.
A new report from the World Trade Organization warns that artificial intelligence could boost global trade in goods and services by nearly 40% by 2040.
How could AI reshape global trade by 2040 and what safeguards are needed?
The report cautions that without adequate safeguards, these gains may be unevenly distributed or pose risks. The WTO is calling on governments to adapt regulations and invest in workforce training. training to ensure AI driven trade benefits are shared broadly. Stocks across Asia traded mixed today, markets in Japan closed lower, shares were up in China and Hong Kong. This is NPR.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What did President Trump and the First Lady do during their state visit to the UK?
0:00–1:18
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Why is the man accused of killing activist Charlie Kirk facing the death penalty?
1:18–1:47
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How are rising threats at the U.S. Capitol affecting security funding and policies?
1:47–2:55
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What impact does the Taliban’s internet shutdown have on Afghan women’s education?
2:55–4:11
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How could AI reshape global trade by 2040 and what safeguards are needed?
4:11–4:39