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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What sanctions is the U.S. imposing on Russian oil companies?
The United States is slapping sanctions on two Russian oil companies in hopes of pressuring the Kremlin to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine. President Trump announced the move days after canceling plans to meet with Russian President Putin before the end of the month.
Today is a very big day in terms of what we're doing. Look, these are tremendous sanctions.
What did the UN Stop Court rule regarding Israel and Gaza?
These are very big. Those are against their two big oil companies. And we hope that they won't be on for long. We hope that the war will be settled. We just answered having to do with the various forms of missiles and everything else that we're looking at, but we don't think that's going to be necessary.
How did Senator Jeff Merkley make history with his speech?
Trump speaking at the White House alongside the head of NATO. Meanwhile, the European Union is set to hold a summit on Thursday to discuss sanctions against Russia and plans to use Moscow's frozen assets to support Ukraine. The UN Stop Court has ruled that Israel must work with the world body to get aid into Gaza. As NPR's Rob Schmitz reports, the ruling is a rebuke of the blockade that Israel imposed on the territory earlier this year.
The International Court of Justice's president, Yuji Iwasawa, took more than an hour to read the court's opinion that Israel, because it exercises a degree of control over Gaza, is deemed by the Geneva Convention an occupying power. As such, the court reasoned Israel is bound by the convention's law of occupation, which states that an occupying power must provide humanitarian aid to the civilians under its occupation, in this case, Gazans.
What are the implications of President Trump's military strikes in the Caribbean?
The court went further, saying Israel as an occupying power may never invoke reasons of security to justify the suspension of humanitarian aid and that the population of Gaza has been inadequately supplied by Israel. The court also said the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, has not violated any laws as Israel has claimed. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
How is AI being used to assess biological age in patients?
Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley concluded a 22-and-a-half-hour-long speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate Wednesday. It was one of the longest in the chamber's history. As NPR's Sam Greenglass reports, Merkley criticized the Trump administration.
Senator Merkley did not break the record set earlier this year by fellow Democrat Cory Booker, but the Senate press gallery says the remarks are the fourth longest in Senate history.
We are in the most perilous moment, the biggest threat to our republic since the Civil War.
What significance does Misty Copeland's retirement hold for ballet?
The stunt comes as lawmakers are at an impasse on ending the government shutdown. Republican Senator John Barrasso chastised Merkley for keeping staff overnight as they go without pay.
I come to the floor today to ask a simple question. What did Democrats actually accomplish?
After the speech, Merkley chugged a Gatorade. Then the Senate failed to advance a funding measure for the 12th time. Sam Gringlass, NPR News, Washington.
U.S. futures are slightly lower in after-hours trading following Wednesday's losses. The Dow Jones Industrials fell 334 points. This is NPR. President Trump is defending his administration's strikes on boats in the Caribbean. Trump says all of the vessels were hauling illegal drugs and that military action is needed to combat drug traffickers. Two people were killed in the latest deadly strike, bringing the death toll from the attacks to 34. Doctors have new tools to evaluate a person's biological age compared to their chronological age, which is based on a person's date of birth. NPR's Alison Albrey reports that President Trump's doctor now estimates that the 79-year-old has the cardiac age of someone who's 65.
Using the results of an electrocardiogram, doctors can use AI to estimate a person's cardiac age. Physician Douglas Vaughn of Northwestern University explains the tool has been developed by using millions of EKG results and machine learning to detect very subtle changes and patterns that track with heart disease risk.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:20
2
What sanctions is the U.S. imposing on Russian oil companies?
0:20–0:39
3
What did the UN Stop Court rule regarding Israel and Gaza?
0:39–0:56
4
How did Senator Jeff Merkley make history with his speech?
0:56–1:46
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What are the implications of President Trump's military strikes in the Caribbean?
1:46–2:09
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How is AI being used to assess biological age in patients?
2:09–2:38
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What significance does Misty Copeland's retirement hold for ballet?
2:38–4:54