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What did the Supreme Court decide about the Trump‑backed Missouri congressional map?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The Supreme Court has blocked the use of a Missouri congressional map backed by President Trump. It's a setback to Republican efforts to keep control the House of Representatives, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports.
The High Court stayed an appeals court decision that required Missouri to use a map aimed at ousting Democratic congressman Emmanuel Cleaver. Instead, Missouri voters will use congressional lines passed four years ago that include a safe seat for Cleaver. Missouri Republicans targeted Cleaver at the behest of Trump. To prevent the GOP from losing control of the House, but redistricting opponents gathered enough signatures to prevent the Trump backed map from going into effect.
For NPR News, I'm Jason Rosenbaum in St.
How many U.S. service members have been killed or wounded in the Iran war and why is it escalating?
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The number of US troops who've died or been wounded in the Iran war continues to rise, as NPR's Quill Lawrence reports, nineteen service members have now died and eight hundred and sixty one others have been wounded.
Eighteen U.S. troops have died in combat since the war began in February, and this week the Army announced an additional officer died not in combat after she fell ill on a flight toward the region. The number of wounded in action has also crept up, including a number of traumatic brain injuries that can take weeks to diagnose.
While President Trump initially and repeatedly said the war would be over in days or weeks, it has included a record breaking nine months at sea for the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, which is now en route home. The Navy confirmed this week that at least eight sailors attempted suicide during that tour. Quill Lawrence NPR News. A powerful
nor'easter is expected to hit parts of the East Coast this weekend with heavy rain and high winds. Ocean State Media's David Wright has more from Rhode Island.
Nor easters tend to be winter events here in New England. It's a storm much like a hurricane, except that it doesn't come up from the tropics. This one is forecast to linger for days. Sean Lacey, town manager in westerly Rhode Island, is urging residents to batten down the hatches.
You're gonna get a lot of rain, you're gonna get wind. If you have outside patios furniture, try and secure it or bring it inside. Do everything you can to secure the items in your yard, as you would any other type of wind event storm.
Power outages are expected too as gale force winds topple trees. Fall foliage hasn't really begun yet, so those trees, full of leaves, are even more vulnerable to the storm. For NPR News, I'm David Wright in Westerly, Rhode Island.
A drop in oil prices helped to calm Wall Street on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.93%. The NASDAQ closed up.48%. You're listening to NPR News. The US is ending funding for Zimbabwe's health programs next week after the country rejected a US deal that required the country to share sensitive health data. The country has been a major recipient of US health aid for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria programs. There are concerns that the country will be unable to independently replace that funding. New polls out this week paint a mixed picture of how people feel about AI. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, the surveys come as calls continue from industry leaders to slow development of the rapidly changing technology.
A new Reuters Ipsos poll found seventy-three percent of Americans worry that AI companies are not doing enough to prevent serious harm. Harvard Medical School psychologist Luana Marquez says those concerns make sense, but people need a way to stay informed about the risks of AI without getting overwhelmed by every warning.
I think you're looking at data in a balanced way, trying to take your emotions out, and not drinking out of a fire hose. I think if you're every day and go, what's happening to AI today? You're basically activating that threat in your brain.
In a separate Gallup poll, thirty-four out of thirty-seven countries surveyed said they feel optimistic about AI, but three out of four Americans told Gallup AI worries them.
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