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Why is the Trump administration lowering fuel efficiency standards for new cars?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The Trump administration is lowering fuel efficiency standards that new cars and light trucks are required to meet in five years. Biden era rules that centered around climate action put the threshold at a combined fleet wide average. Of fifty point four miles per gallon. President Trump is lowering it to thirty four point nine because he says it's good for the seller, the buyer, and the overall economy. His NPR is Willow Rubin.
The corporate average fuel economy, CAFE standards, have been around since the 70s. These require American car makers to make each year's new vehicles more fuel efficient on average across their entire fleets. But how much more efficient? Under the Biden administration, fleets needed to get 2% more efficient every year. That meant car makers needed to make electric vehicles. Balance out their gas guzzlers, otherwise, they were subject to a fine. That fine went away last July as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Now a much smaller increase in fuel efficiency will be required every year. Willa Rubin and PR News.
Why is Congress challenging the White House over $810 million in canceled funding?
The US Senate is in session for one more week before lawmakers head to the campaign trails for the midterm elections and Many are feuding with the Trump White House over its unilateral decision to cancel more than eight hundred million dollars in funding Congress had already approved. NPR's Eric McDaniel explains what's at stake.
Of the $810 million being withheld, $567 million comes from programs that provided services to refugees, asyles, and other non citizens, according to a memo from the White House. Obviously a group that has received uh a brunt of negative attention from the president. And I just want to be crystal clear here. This pocket rescission that we're talking about is illegal.
NPR's Eric McDaniel reporting.
Why were five British terror suspects detained near a U.S.-used military base?
Five British nationals described as terror suspects have now been released on bail. They were detained Sunday near a British military base used by the United States to launch strikes on Iran. That location prompted concerns about a connection to the Middle East. NPR's Lauren Freyer has the latest from London.
British counterterrorism officials say the men are still under investigation for explosives and terrorism offenses, and that authorities are investigating multiple lines of inquiry, including whether the suspects were working for Iran, Russia, or other non-state groups, quote, knowingly or unknowingly. Iran's embassy in London denies any involvement, saying malicious speculation only fuels Iranophobia. The men, Londoners, all in their mid twenties, were detained in the middle of the night near RAF Royal Air Force Base Fairford, west of London. It's been the target of anti war protesters as well. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. This is NPR News.
More than a year after floods killed twenty seven campers and counselors at Camp Mystic in Texas.
What are the latest developments involving Camp Mystic and FBI leadership?
The riverfront properties owners are looking to sell. Christian Girls Camp filed for chapter eleven bankruptcy protection a few days ago. The Eastland families sought to reopen the camp this summer, but the families of those who died in the twenty twenty five floods were Strongly oppose that as investigations into the tragedy continue. After just over a year on the job, FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey says he's resigning. He is one of two deputy directors at the Bureau. More universities are rolling out courses to help people cope with concerns about artificial intelligence and adapt to the technology. Piers Windsor Johnson reports a new course on AI gets underway this week.
How are universities helping students manage anxiety about artificial intelligence?
At Harvard University.
Some people are rushing to try every new AI tool. Others say they want nothing to do with it. Experts say both reactions can be driven by anxiety. Harvard Medical School psychologist Luana Marquez helped develop a new course to address those fears.
I think there's a level of fear of the unknown. They make sense, but we need to be able to train people to adjust. And so that is why we created the course because we have a pressure cooker that's getting louder and louder.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is the Trump administration lowering fuel efficiency standards for new cars?
0:01–1:11
2
Why is Congress challenging the White House over $810 million in canceled funding?
1:11–1:57
3
Why were five British terror suspects detained near a U.S.-used military base?
1:57–3:07
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What are the latest developments involving Camp Mystic and FBI leadership?
3:07–3:48
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How are universities helping students manage anxiety about artificial intelligence?
3:48–4:35
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What did Tucker Carlson tell President Trump about the war with Iran?
4:35–5:03