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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.
What is the current status of the government shutdown negotiations?
Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on how to end the government shutdown. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports that each side is still blaming the other for the stalemate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he asked for a meeting with President Trump ahead of Trump's upcoming trip to Asia.
Things get worse every day for the American people. He should sit down with us, negotiate in a serious way before he goes away.
Democrats insist any funding deal must address expiring health care subsidies. After attending a lunch hosted by Trump for Senate Republicans at the White House, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the president is willing to talk, but... The government needs to open up, and then we're happy to sit down and talk about any other issues that Democrats want to talk about.
What details are revealed in Virginia Dufresne's memoir about Jeffrey Epstein?
Thune plans to bring up a bill to pay federal employees who are still working during the shutdown. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
Virginia Dufresne's memoir, entitled Nobody's Girl, is now in bookstores. Dufresne, who died earlier this year, was the most prominent accuser of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
What is Vice President J.D. Vance's perspective on the Gaza ceasefire agreement?
Her book recounts her sexual encounters with Epstein and with Britain's Prince Andrew. More from NPR's Lauren Frayer in London.
In her posthumous memoir, Giuffre writes that she feared she might die a sex slave to Epstein and Prince Andrew, who is King Charles's younger brother. She says she had sex with Andrew at least three times when she was 17. Andrew denies even knowing her, but paid her a $16 million settlement. And public anger has swirled over this. The Times of London says he's still living in a 30-room royal lodge, rent-free at taxpayers' expense.
How is Warner Bros. navigating its sale and the future of cable TV?
And even though Andrew has stepped back from royal duties and has given up his Duke of York title, he remains a prince. And some lawmakers are preparing a parliamentary motion to formally strip him of all of his titles. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
Vice President J.D. Vance says he's optimistic about the Gaza ceasefire agreement, but says there's a lot of very hard work left to do. Vance has joined U.S.
What happened during the cargo plane incident at Hong Kong International Airport?
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Israel. As NPR's Greg Myhre reports, the Trump administration hopes to avoid some of the pitfalls of past Mideast peace efforts.
What investigations are underway regarding the cargo plane crash?
Many U.S. presidents have been reluctant to lean on Israeli leaders. Trump is not, and he has leverage. The ceasefire is certainly part of that leverage. And you may recall just four months ago in June, Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes on Iran to help Israel with its own bombing campaign against that country's nuclear facilities.
NPR's Greg Myrie in Tel Aviv. On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed, with the Dow gaining 218 points, the Nasdaq fell 36, and the S&P 500 added a fraction of a point. You're listening to NPR. A deputy U.S. marshal and a suspected illegal immigrant were treated for gunshot wounds suffered during an ICE arrest in Los Angeles Tuesday. The deputy marshal was injured while assisting ICE during a traffic stop. He was reportedly injured by a bullet that ricocheted from the suspect's elbow. Warner Bros., which owns HBO Max, CNN, and DC Superheroes, is up for sale. As NPR's David Folkenflik reports, the announcement comes three years after Warner Bros. merged with Discovery.
Cable TV still makes a lot of money, but ratings and revenues are ultimately headed in the wrong direction. In 2022, Discovery took on billions of dollars in debt to acquire Warner Brothers Media from AT&T. Earlier this year, company CEO David Zasloff announced he intended to divide the company into two to split streaming and Hollywood holdings from its conventional cable properties, such as CNN, TNT, and Discovery. Then Skydance founder David Ellison, who recently acquired CBS's corporate parent Paramount, made an unsolicited bid for the entire company. That opened the door to more suitors, such as the major streamers, though a top Netflix executive recently said his company was in the business of building assets, not buying them.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:06
2
What is the current status of the government shutdown negotiations?
0:06–0:52
3
What details are revealed in Virginia Dufresne's memoir about Jeffrey Epstein?
0:52–1:11
4
What is Vice President J.D. Vance's perspective on the Gaza ceasefire agreement?
1:11–1:47
5
How is Warner Bros. navigating its sale and the future of cable TV?
1:47–2:12
6
What happened during the cargo plane incident at Hong Kong International Airport?
2:12–2:24
7
What investigations are underway regarding the cargo plane crash?
2:24–4:40