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What happened in the Texas shooting incident and why is it significant?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon. А феллиграш агент аман, Texas. The man is identified as Wilbur Raphael Garcis Perez of Venezuela. His attorney told NPR Perez is married to a woman who has legal status to be in the US. At a news conference, Texas Democratic congressman Greg Cassar said he feared this kind of incident would happen in Austin.
a few weeks ago as we saw the ice surge come to Austin, especially to north central Austin, I and others said that ice needed to leave before someone was shot, like in Minneapolis, or like in Corpus Christi, or like in Chicago. And that day is uh here. A
bullet riddled passenger vehicle was seen near the scene, and Local officials are stressing Austin police were not involved in the shooting.
How did Ukraine’s large‑scale drone attack affect Moscow during the Russian elections?
At least three people have been killed after Ukraine launched what Russian authorities say was the largest drone attack yet on the Russian capital Moscow. NPR's Moscow correspondent Charles Maynes reports the strikes came on the third and final day of voting in the Russian parliamentary elections.
The casualties came after drones struck a Moscow apartment building. An oil refinery was also attacked, despite claims by President Trump that both Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure. Russia's defense ministry said Ukraine launched some sixteen hundred drones all told, with about a third targeting the Capitol. The attacks also came as three days of voting to determine the makeup of Russia's parliament, the Duma wrapped on Sunday. Early return showed President Putin's ruling united Russia block dominating the field, what the Kremlin is expected to claim as a mandate for continuing the war, yet anti war candidates were stripped from the ballot ahead of the vote, leaving pro war factions the only choice for voters.
Charles Maines, MPR News.
The number of measles infections continues to grow in Pennsylvania.
Why is Pennsylvania experiencing a surge in measles cases and what is the state doing?
Sydney Roche from Member Station WPSU reports the state has recorded at least seven hundred sixty seven cases so far this year, with at least four deaths.
Almost a hundred of those cases were reported in the past week. Governor Josh Shapiro called on Pennsylvanians on Friday to get vaccinated.
I hope and pray that we lose no more lives. I hope and pray that the spread stops.
The state's Department of Health has administered more than fifteen hundred MMR vaccines so far this month. Pennsylvania's Department of Health is asking the CDC for on the ground help. But Governor Josh Shapiro has said he won't accept federal help until the C D C acknowledges the deaths in Pennsylvania. Currently, the CDC hasn't recorded any measles deaths this year.
How does ChatGPT’s new “trusted contact” feature aim to help users in suicidal crises?
For NPR News, I'm Sydney Roach in State College, Pennsylvania.
You are listening to NPR News. Mental health experts are giving mixed reviews to OpenAI's new feature on Chat GPT for people in suicidal crisis. MPR's Rithu Chatterjee has the story.
The new feature is called trusted contact. Adult users of ChatGPT can opt in using the app settings. They can add the name and contact of a loved one who can support them during a mental health crisis. If that person agrees, the bot then saves their contact. Psychologist Jennifer Lockman runs the Suicide Prevention Clinic at the University of Alabama.
What does the rapid expansion of fast‑food chains in China and the U.S. reveal about “gastro diplomacy”?
We know from research that human connection belonging is a huge protective factor to help people when they're thinking about suicide.
Lockman says the trusted contact feature is another opportunity to connect people in crisis to someone they already trust. But she says the bot cannot replicate or replace mental health professionals who are trained to guide people in crisis. Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News.
Fast food seems to be tying China and the US together. American restaurant and beverage chains are rapidly expanding in China. While major Chinese fast food chains are expanding their presence in the US. KFC already has three and a half times the number of China locations than it does in the US. Popeyes and five guys are increasing their locations as well.
What are the key political stories covered in NPR’s “If You Can Keep It” series?
Meanwhile, Chinese fast food giant Mixu has opened three stores in the US and
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the Texas shooting incident and why is it significant?
0:01–1:00
2
How did Ukraine’s large‑scale drone attack affect Moscow during the Russian elections?
1:00–2:02
3
Why is Pennsylvania experiencing a surge in measles cases and what is the state doing?
2:02–2:50
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How does ChatGPT’s new “trusted contact” feature aim to help users in suicidal crises?
2:50–3:30
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What does the rapid expansion of fast‑food chains in China and the U.S. reveal about “gastro diplomacy”?
3:30–4:19
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What are the key political stories covered in NPR’s “If You Can Keep It” series?
4:19–5:03