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How are voters weighing President Trump's influence in the upcoming election?
Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korva Coleman, the latest poll out from NPR PBS News Marist finds that many American voters are taking President Trump's work into consideration as they think about whom to vote for. NPR Stephen Fowler has more to say.
Overall, forty-five percent of voters say their choice is against Trump. That's most Democrats and just over half of independents. But you've got a large number of Republicans, including two in five who voted for him in 2024, who say that Trump is not much of a factor in their vote. I mean, you can read that two ways. One, more people are supporting Democrats, including some people that voted for Trump before. And two, there's a potential for Trump's base to stay home this year and or Republicans to break from Trump and back a Democrat in some of these key races.
Or Stephen Fowler reporting.
What is President Zelensky’s message to the United Nations and why does it matter?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the United Nations General Assembly later today. He is expected to focus on Russia's full scale invasion of his country. Ан Пірс Мишел Келман репорт, Зеленський Трамп,
Україн президен Володимир Зеленський сей, президент Трамп встанет Українській фасилі. Зеленський сейчас творель Трамп да Українсько. when Russia ends its bombardment of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
We are ready for energy ceasefire, it doesn't matter if they will not if they don't want us to attack their diesel and refineries and etc. So we are ready if they will not attack our energy system, our electricity heating system.
But he's preparing for another tough winter. Zelensky is asking Trump to raise this with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week since China has influence with Russia.
Why are AI leaders briefing the UN Security Council and what standards are being proposed?
Michelle Kellaman, NPR News, the United Nations.
NPR's John Bruit reports. Several AI industry leaders will brief the UN Security Council today.
OpenAI is releasing its proposal at a time of intense debate about how to regulate artificial intelligence after a string of incidents that have raised concern about the technology. It says international safety and security standards are key to answering the question: what does good look like in the mitigation of catastrophic AI risk? AI companies and labs have to take accountability for developing AI safely, it says, but standards will help more stakeholders have a say in how AI evolves. OpenAI says the United States should lead an effort with other countries to develop technical standards for the most cutting edge artificial intelligence, including for recursive self-improvement or AI building AI, which many believe could lead to the technology spiraling out of human control.
John Ruwich, NPR News.
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What are the latest forecasts for Hurricane Polo and its potential impact?
Forecasters say that Hurricane Polo's top sustained winds have dropped to one hundred and fifty five miles per hour as it swirls off Mexico's western coast. The Category four storm is expected to stay offshore. Forecasters say Polo is one of the most powerful ever seen in that region. It was a small tropical system on Monday. It reached the top category five hurricane status in less than a day. Higher child care costs are pushing more families to seek help from a familiar source, grandparents, and Pierre's Joe Hernandez reports older generations are increasingly stepping in to fill the childcare gap.
Grandparents helping with childcare is not new, but the rising cost of daycare and other options has made family support critical.
How are rising childcare costs driving grandparents to become primary caregivers?
A recent study from AARP found grandparents who provide some care but aren't full-time caregivers watch their grandchildren a median amount of 3.8 hours per week. Nicole Jorwick with the national organization Caring Across Generations says many parents want their parents to be able to enjoy retirement.
But because of the lack of child care in this country, adult children are relying on their parents for that labor. And it is labor.
According to Childcare Aware of America, the average cost of childcare in the US for last year was more than thirteen thousand dollars.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How are voters weighing President Trump's influence in the upcoming election?
0:00–0:52
2
What is President Zelensky’s message to the United Nations and why does it matter?
0:52–1:55
3
Why are AI leaders briefing the UN Security Council and what standards are being proposed?
1:55–3:00
4
What are the latest forecasts for Hurricane Polo and its potential impact?
3:00–3:48
5
How are rising childcare costs driving grandparents to become primary caregivers?
3:48–4:40
6
What are the details of DoorDash’s settlement and how can U.S. citizens abroad vote in 2026?
4:40–5:04