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What are the latest updates on Hurricane Polo and Hurricane Nolo affecting Hawaii?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Forecasters are tracking two major storms in the Pacific. Hurricane Polo is making its way toward Baja, California Sur with wind speeds of one hundred sixty five miles per hour. Wind and rain from Hurricane Nolo are starting to come ashore on the big island of Hawaii. Bill Dorman from Hawaii Public Radio reports it's the third hurricane to threaten the state in the last six weeks.
Hurricane NOLO has been lingering off the coast of Hawaii Island for days. Residents have stocked up on everything from sandbags to drinking water. The National Hurricane Center says tropical storm conditions will come ashore on the big island with increasing strength overnight. adding that hurricane conditions are possible on Saturday.
How are evacuation centers and forecasts preparing the East Coast for the approaching storm?
Evacuation centers are open on the island as well as on Maui, which is also expecting heavy rain. Strong and gusty winds are possible for all the Hawaiian Islands through the weekends. For NPR News, I'm Bill Dorman in Honolulu.
Millions of people are in the path of a major storm that's hitting parts of the East Coast. Forecasters are warning of significant coastal flooding through the weekend. President Trump is heading to Knoxville, Tennessee today for a college football game, but CNN will not be traveling with him aboard Air Force One. The network had been scheduled for pool duty, but the White House replaced it with a conservative news outlet. NPR's Elena Moore reports the move comes just days after CNN's White House access was temporarily restored.
A few days ago, a federal judge ruled that the White House had to give access back, at least temporarily.
Why was CNN removed from the Air Force One press pool during President Trump's Tennessee trip?
But the fight continues as of last night, Friday night, the White House barred CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One today as the president goes to Tennessee for a college football game. And what makes this extra complicated is CNN was supposed to be the TV press pooler today.
It's NPR's Elena Moore reporting. Chinese leader Xi Jinping says he and President Trump will meet in November to discuss artificial intelligence. NPR's Jennifer Pack reports from Beijing.
China says progress has been made in identifying which items to lower tariffs on, worth thirty billion dollars of goods in each direction, without giving details, while the White House lists US fish, wood products, cosmetics, and Chinese toys, holiday decorations, and small appliances as items to see tariff reductions. The White House also says China agreed to buy more American coal, and that Beijing will address U.S. concerns. concerns on rare earth supply shortages.
What progress have the U.S. and China made on tariff reductions and trade negotiations?
No mention of these in China's statement. Both Beijing and Washington say Trump and Xi agreed on Iran that it should never hold a nuclear weapon and that no country should charge transit fees on international waterways. Jennifer Pack, NPR News, Beijing. This is NPR
News. Tech giant OpenAI says its agents access public information on U.S. government sites, including those of the Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Researchers also say an agent tried and failed to break into an education department website. OpenAI says it's found no evidence of stolen credentials or a data breach. The company is
How is OpenAI responding to concerns about its agents accessing government websites?
Reviewing the activity as it investigates cases where its AI systems acted in unexpected ways. Harassing or intimidating people coming and going from houses of worship is now illegal in California. NPR's Jason DeRose reports that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the Safe Worship Zone Act.
The new law establishes a 100-foot zone around the entrances to synagogues, mosques, churches, and other houses of worship. Inside the zone, it's now illegal to come within eight feet of worshippers for the purpose of harassment or intimidation. In the aftermath of the October 7th, 2023 attack in Israel, a number of synagogues and mosques reported congregants being intimidated on their way in and out of worship. Protesters have also Also harassed people coming and going from LGBTQ friendly churches. Critics of the bill had raised free speech concerns.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest updates on Hurricane Polo and Hurricane Nolo affecting Hawaii?
0:00–0:50
2
How are evacuation centers and forecasts preparing the East Coast for the approaching storm?
0:50–1:44
3
Why was CNN removed from the Air Force One press pool during President Trump's Tennessee trip?
1:44–2:40
4
What progress have the U.S. and China made on tariff reductions and trade negotiations?
2:40–3:26
5
How is OpenAI responding to concerns about its agents accessing government websites?
3:26–4:22
6
What does California’s new Safe Worship Zone Act prohibit around houses of worship?
4:22–4:52