NPR News: 10-07-2025 5PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Chicagoans are bracing for the deployment of National Guard troops. Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker says troops from Illinois and Texas's National Guard have already arrived and will begin operations in the city later this week. He says Trump is using troops as political pawns and is calling on citizens to document their activities.
What we can't do is just sit idly by while these things are occurring. And that's why we've called on people to take action, like creating evidence for our court cases by pulling out their iPhones and their Android phones and filming everything.
President Trump characterizes Chicago as a war zone and has said he would be willing to invoke the Insurrection Act. That allows a president to dispatch the military in states that are unable to put down an insurrection or are defying federal law. Illinois sued to block Trump's move. A judge gave the administration two days to respond to it. A new White House memo is raising questions about whether furloughed federal workers will receive back pay after the government shutdown ends. From member station WAMU, Jenny Abamu reports.
The White House is making the case that hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers are not automatically guaranteed back pay. The memo seeks to reinterpret a 2019 law passed during Trump's first term to protect furloughed workers like Sarah Cobran at the National Institutes of Health. She still wants Democrats to hold the line.
What is the situation in Chicago regarding National Guard deployment?
Am I afraid of that consequence? Yeah, of course. I have, you know, dependents and a house and a mortgage and all those things, but I can't invest in every threat or I wouldn't survive it.
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen helped write the 2019 back pay law. He says the statute is clear and, quote, there's nothing the administration can do to change that. For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu.
Chat GPT maker OpenAI has spent $1 trillion this year on energy to power its AI systems. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, analysts are warning the AI industry's rapid spending could lead to an investment bubble.
Thank you for having me. The trillion dollars in OpenAI computing power deals, first reported by the Financial Times, comes as the company's revenue falls far behind those commitments. Tech analysts say the massive spending into a technology some consider overhyped is reminiscent of the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s, when the Nasdaq crashed 77 percent and led to a recession. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
The price of gold has soared above $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time. Analysts say many investors are seeking a safe haven to park their money as the U.S. government shutdown continues. This is NPR News from Washington. Peace talks between Israel and Hamas continue in Egypt. On the two-year anniversary of Hamas' surprise attack that triggered Israel's war in Gaza, The talks focus on President Trump's proposal to end the fighting, which would require Hamas to disarm. Indian pilots are asking the country's aviation regulator to inspect all Boeing 787 Dreamliners operating in the country. That's after a weekend incident revived safety concerns. NPR's Dia Hadid reports from Mumbai.
The request came after a Dreamliner abruptly deployed an emergency power system midair in during an Air India flight to Britain. The device would normally be activated when an aircraft's engines lose power or its hydraulic systems register critically low pressure or its electrical systems fail. But the Federation of Indian Pilots says the emergency power system was engaged unexpectedly. Air India told AP that an initial inspection found that all electrical and hydraulic parameters were normal and that the aircraft landed safely. In June, a Dreamliner bound for London crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people.
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