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Why was Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air and what does it mean for free speech?
Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air by ABC has sparked an uproar over free speech after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, NPR's Dominico Montanaro reports.
Kimmel has long been a thorn in President Trump's side. For a decade, he relentlessly lampooned and mocked the president and his conservative allies from his late night perch. Trump, in turn, has blasted Kimmel on social media, calling him stupid, a sleazebag, and ratings challenged. It's no secret that he's wanted Kimmel out, and this week with the help of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Trump got his wish. In an interview on a conservative podcast, Carr threatened media companies to get in line with what he sees as the quote public interest. Shortly after the remarks, a major local broadcast chain with a key merger on the horizon said it would be preempting Jimmy Kimmel live on all its stations. Then ABC pulled Kimmel indefinitely.
It's the latest example. Example of Trump using arms of the federal government to go after the media and dissenting points of view. Domenico Montanaro and PR News, Washington.
How is former President Trump influencing media decisions after his UK visit?
President Trump is expected back at the White House this hour following his state visit to the United Kingdom. He's returning amid Democratic calls for Chairman Carr to resign. On a separate free speech matter, an immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil deported. MPR's Adrian Florido reports that Khalil and his lawyers Promising a long legal fight.
Khalil has been fighting deportation since ICE agents arrested him in March. He was a grad student and pro-Palestinian protest leader at Columbia University. A federal judge in New Jersey ruled this summer that the government's attempt to deport him over his activism was likely illegal. But last week, an immigration judge ordered him deported to either Algeria or Syria on separate charges that he committed fraud on a green card application. Khalil claims the charges. Or bogus. He won't be deported anytime soon because the judge in his federal case has told the government not to remove him while he considers whether Khalil's free speech rights have been violated.
What are the legal battles surrounding pro‑Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation?
Idriam Flariva, NPR News.
All three major U.S. stock markets rose to all-time highs today after chip designer NVIDIA said it's investing five billion dollars in rival Intel to jointly develop chips for personal computers and data centers.
The collaboration between the two California companies underscores how political winds are shifting the tech landscape in America. NVIDIA is the world's leading designer of chips for artificial intelligence and currently the world's most valuable company by market cap, but it doesn't manufacture chips in the United States. Intel makes chips here in America, but has stumbled in recent years and fallen from prominence as a leader in the field. The tie-up jibes with the Trump administration priority to ramp up manufacturing of high-end microchips in the United States. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says in a statement, the collaboration between the two companies is historic. Intel share price leapt sharply on the news.
John Ruitch, n PR News.
This is NPR. New study says wildfire smoke is contributing to the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the US each year.
Why are NVIDIA and Intel partnering, and how does it affect U.S. chip manufacturing?
And MPR's Alejandro Burunda reports that number could grow because of climate change.
The study looked at how an increasingly hot and often dry US increases wildfire risk. More wildfires mean more smoke. And the study used real world data to link smoke exposure to people's deaths. The
numbers are Like really striking.
That's Ming Hao Chu. He's a climate and health scientist at Stony Brook University. He led the study. He says smoke is already tied to some forty thousand deaths a year in the US. And the analysis published in Nature shows the future could be even smokier.
The concentration in twenty fifty is um doubling or tripling the concentration we are experiencing today.
How does wildfire smoke contribute to tens of thousands of U.S. deaths each year?
For comparison, twenty twenty was a heavy smoke year for much of the country.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why was Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air and what does it mean for free speech?
0:00–1:02
2
How is former President Trump influencing media decisions after his UK visit?
1:02–1:59
3
What are the legal battles surrounding pro‑Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation?
1:59–3:07
4
Why are NVIDIA and Intel partnering, and how does it affect U.S. chip manufacturing?
3:07–3:50
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How does wildfire smoke contribute to tens of thousands of U.S. deaths each year?
3:50–4:38