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Why did CNN, Politico and MS Now sue to regain White House pool access?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. CNN Politico and MS Now, formerly MSNBC, are suing to immediately regain access to the White House grounds after they were banned over their unfavorable coverage of the president. And the White House television pool through which media outlets combine resources to give the public access to White House events or the president's remarks. Will not cover President Trump today. Fox News is also backing the poll's decision. President Trump had accused the media organizations of continuously reporting fake news on social media last week. Trump threatened similar action against other media outlets. The President plans to meet with New York City Mayor Zaron Mamdani later today ahead of Trump's speech this week at the United Nations and Pierre's Brian Mann reports.
This will be the third meeting between the two men since Mamdani's election last year.
What will be discussed in President Trump’s meeting with NYC Mayor Zaron Mamdani?
On paper, Trump, a mega Republican, and Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, are political opposites, and at times they've criticized each other fiercely, but both have deep political and cultural roots in New York City, and their past encounters at the White House were seen as surprisingly cordial. According to Mamdani's office, today's planned meeting will happen at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's official residence in Manhattan. In a statement, city officials said the meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers. In the past, the men have talked about housing and transportation projects. Mamdani has also hosted meetings with mayors from around the world ahead of the UN gathering, and he's meeting today with the president of Brazil.
Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.
Customers who use heating oil could pay sharply higher costs for it this winter than More from NPR's Windsor Johnston.
The fallout from higher oil prices won't end at the gas pump.
How will rising heating‑oil prices affect winter budgets for low‑income families?
Mark Wolf is the head of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. He says people who depend on heating oil will really feel it when the cold weather arrives.
They're getting hit twice because they're already paying more for gasoline, and now their home heating oil has gone up more than fifty percent since the start of the war. Last year paid about seventeen hundred and fifty dollars. This year it could go as high as three thousand dollars.
That could be especially difficult for people on fixed incomes. Wolf says the Trump administration has not increased energy assistance and argues that pulling back from clean energy programs leaves families more vulnerable to volatile fuel prices. Winter Johnston and PR News.
We have heard it could come as soon as today.
What new FAA air‑space modernization plan is being rolled out and why does it matter?
That is according to a government official and an airline industry executive who were not authorized to talk publicly about this plan. They said the rollout will start just in the Washington DC area before gradually expanding to the rest of the country. Uh the trade group that represents the big airlines seems thrilled to see the FAA finally moving to modernize the nation's airspace, which many people say i is an important goal.
NPR is Joel Rose reporting. You're listening to NPR News. Paramount's owners have made a series of concessions to a coalition of twelve Democratic state attorneys general. To resolve a lawsuit that endangered the media company's one hundred eleven billion dollar takeover bid of its larger Hollywood rival Warner Brothers Discovery, that according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement. The agreement will bind Paramount to operate Warner Brothers studios and Paramount Pictures separately. At least for now, together they will release at least thirty films a year or risk financial penalty.
How is the Paramount‑Warner Brothers deal reshaping Hollywood’s studio landscape?
The deal will also create a board intended to insulate CNN from corporate intervention, a demand from several of the attorneys general. Fat Bear Week is here. The annual event is such a big deal. Smithsonian magazine has featured it as the wildest reality show in Alaska.
Oh they're big. They're bulky and they're ready for the spotlight.
Alaska Public Media's Ava White says starting tomorrow, Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve will host the online contest, much like March Madness, to crown the chunkiest
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did CNN, Politico and MS Now sue to regain White House pool access?
0:01–0:51
2
What will be discussed in President Trump’s meeting with NYC Mayor Zaron Mamdani?
0:51–1:42
3
How will rising heating‑oil prices affect winter budgets for low‑income families?
1:42–2:31
4
What new FAA air‑space modernization plan is being rolled out and why does it matter?
2:31–3:32
5
How is the Paramount‑Warner Brothers deal reshaping Hollywood’s studio landscape?
3:32–4:21
6
Why is Alaska’s Fat Bear Week becoming a national sensation this September?
4:21–4:52