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Why is President Trump banning three major news outlets from the White House?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump appears to be following through on his threat to ban three major news organizations from the White House. Trump has accused MS Now, CNN, and Politico of spreading what he calls fake news. Reporter Akala Gardner tells her network MS Now she was denied entry this morning. She says her press badge had been disabled at a security gate.
work there was a red beeping light and so the officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled. I asked why it was not able to get inside. He said it was above him and then our producer after me also scanned her badge and it actually worked.
How will the new U.S.–Greenland security agreement affect sovereignty and NATO?
She was able to get through and into the White House but I want to say not just me but also our photographer had
The network says it will now take steps to defend its First Amendment rights. The White House Correspondence Association says the ban threatens the public's access to information. The leaders of Greenland and Denmark say they're optimistic a new security agreement with the United States will benefit all sides. The deal follows months of uncertainty over President Trump's intentions toward the semi-autonomous territory. Terry Schultz reports NATO is welcoming the agreement, saying it will strengthen security in the Arctic and North
Atlantic. Danish Prime Minister Meta Frederickson says she's pleased Denmark, Greenland, and the U.S. are planning to sign what she calls a good agreement that recognizes her country's sovereignty and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination. Fredrickson's statement says the New Deal, which is due to be signed next week at the United Nations General Assembly, is beneficial for NATO and Europe. The Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens Frederick Nielsen, agrees it strengthens security for Greenland and Denmark following months of threats from President Trump to seize the island by force.
What’s driving record‑high U.S. fuel prices and how are consumers coping?
The agreement is expected to update an existing nineteen fifty one treaty, which allows the US to have and expand military bases on the island. It will add provisions preventing foreign countries from having a presence there. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz.
Prices are once again hitting record highs in the US. The war in Iran continues to disrupt global oil supplies with trading at around $100 a barrel. That's translating into rising prices at the pump and more expensive home heating oil ahead of the colder months. Brittany Warden, who lives in southern Maine, says she and her neighbors are worried about keeping their homes warm this winter.
I typically every year wait until August to fill up. Um prices were a little high and I kept saying, like, I should order, I should order. And then September hit and they had just gone so high I was honestly worried.
Why are waterfront homes collapsing from erosion and sea‑level rise?
The price of diesel has climbed to a record six dollars forty nine cents a gallon. This is NPR News. The US led war with Iran has now cost more than forty three billion dollars. That's according to a new central command estimate provided to lawmakers this week. Much of the recent increase reflects the continued use of expensive weapons. Waterfront houses across the country are threatened by erosion and sea level rise. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports when a home collapses into the water, it's impossible to clean up all the debris.
Waterfront homes are threatened in California, Maine, Michigan, and Virginia, among other states. One of the hot spots for home collapses is Dare County, North Carolina. Thirty two homes have fallen there since twenty twenty.
What caused Cuba’s latest nationwide power‑grid collapse and its impact?
Contractors, volunteers, and government workers pick up a lot of the debris that ends up strewn on the beach, but some of it is swept out to sea. Dave Halleck is the National Park Service Superintendent for Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
If it sinks. It's on the ocean floor and it it does not get removed.
That's bad for ocean creatures and for people who fish, surf, and swim. A bill that would help remove homes before they fall is stalled in Congress. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
Large parts of Cuba remain in the dark today after another nationwide collapse of the country's power grid.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is President Trump banning three major news outlets from the White House?
0:01–0:45
2
How will the new U.S.–Greenland security agreement affect sovereignty and NATO?
0:45–1:57
3
What’s driving record‑high U.S. fuel prices and how are consumers coping?
1:57–2:51
4
Why are waterfront homes collapsing from erosion and sea‑level rise?
2:51–3:44
5
What caused Cuba’s latest nationwide power‑grid collapse and its impact?
3:44–4:36
6
What is NPR’s “If You Can Keep It” series and why does it matter for democracy?
4:36–5:03