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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
What recent changes has the FAA made regarding flight restrictions?
Effective just now, the Federal Aviation Administration has lifted all flight restrictions on air travel in the U.S. The FAA had reduced flights by up to 6 percent last week. Officials were trying to deal with growing staff shortages among air traffic controllers. That was linked to the federal government shutdown. Air traveler Steve Yeager was in Denver waiting to board his flight to Europe.
How did the government shutdown impact air travel in the U.S.?
The government shutdown I thought was really disappointing all around and showing how dysfunctional our government is.
Tens of thousands of flights were delayed or canceled during the 43-day-long government shutdown. Airlines say they're confident their operations will return to normal in time for people to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday. President Trump has reversed course.
What is President Trump's latest stance on releasing the Epstein files?
He now says that House Republicans should vote to release the Justice Department's files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says, quote, we have nothing to hide. Writing online last night, Trump described the issue as a, quote, Democrat hoax and claimed it was intended to deflect from GOP success. Trump's declaration comes as a bipartisan group in the House has already gathered enough support to vote on releasing the files.
What ethics violations were revealed about a former Federal Reserve board member?
NPR's Luke Garrett has more.
Republican Representative Thomas Massey of Kentucky helped gather the 218 signatures needed to force the vote. On ABC News, Massey cautions his fellow Republicans that this ballot record will live on beyond President Trump.
In 2030, he's not going to be the president, and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release these files, and the president can't protect you.
What new terror group has the Trump administration designated?
Trump called Massey a loser.
NPR's Luke Garrett reporting. Newly released paperwork shows a former member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors violated ethics rules for financial transactions. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the board member abruptly resigned from the central bank three months ago.
Paperwork released by the Office of Government Ethics shows Adriana Kugler bought and sold individual stocks last year in violation of Fed policy. Some of the transactions took place during the so-called blackout periods around Fed meetings, when trading is even more strictly regulated.
How has the number of international college students in the U.S. changed recently?
The rules are designed to avoid the appearance that Fed officials are trading on inside information. Kugler says the trades were made by her husband, without her knowledge. News of the stock trades may explain Kugler's decision to quit the Fed in August, almost six months before her term expired. Her resignation gave President Trump an early opening to install White House economist Stephen Myron on the Fed board, where Myron has echoed the president's call for more aggressive interest rate cuts. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration will designate a new terror group. He says it's Cartel de los Solos. The administration claims it's run by Venezuela's president. Rubio spoke as a major U.S. aircraft carrier sailed into the Caribbean Sea. This is NPR. A court in Bangladesh has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death. Her trial was held in absentia. She is in India. Sheikh Hasina was ousted from office last year by a popular student uprising. The Bangladeshi court says she ordered lethal force against the students. Hundreds were killed in the protests. Early data suggests that the number of first-time international college students in the U.S. is down sharply from last year.
That's according to the Institute of International Education. It's a nonprofit that tracks global enrollment trends. From member station GBH in Boston, Kirk Carrapeza reports.
The survey of 800 colleges shows the number of international students enrolling at U.S. colleges for the first time is down 17 percent. Professor Gerardo Blanco directs Boston College's Center for International Higher Education. He attributes that decline to a shift in policy and tone coming from the White House.
I think there is a sense that international students are not unambiguously welcome in the United States.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What recent changes has the FAA made regarding flight restrictions?
0:03–0:25
3
How did the government shutdown impact air travel in the U.S.?
0:25–0:48
4
What is President Trump's latest stance on releasing the Epstein files?
0:48–1:14
5
What ethics violations were revealed about a former Federal Reserve board member?
1:14–1:38
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What new terror group has the Trump administration designated?
1:38–2:12
7
How has the number of international college students in the U.S. changed recently?
2:12–4:39