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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump met with New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mandani in a much-anticipated meeting between the President of the United States and the incoming mayor of the country's biggest city. As NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, both have a lot riding on the success of their relationship.
For Trump, he's been struggling in the polls, especially on the economy, and he's been trying to get in on Mondani's affordability message, which he ran so successfully.
What challenges is President Trump facing in his relationship with New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mandani?
Now, Trump won last year on a similar economic message, but he's now been struggling, especially with inflation. So you could make the argument that Trump's kind of trying to ride Mondani's coattails here on this issue.
NPR's Franco Ordonez, U.S. Border Patrol agents appear to be winding down their operation in Charlotte, North Carolina. After arresting some 370 people over five days, Nick DeLaCanal of member station WFAE reports.
Activists say Border Patrol sightings around Charlotte have dropped sharply, though they're urging undocumented and mixed-status families to stay alert. In Washington, North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis said he wants the identities of detainees to be released.
I want to make sure that Homeland Security can provide me with the definitive list of people who were detained, how long they were detained, whether or not they were released, and when property was damaged, whether or not they've been provided proper restitution.
Homeland Security has identified only a handful of detainees, saying at least 44 have criminal records and two are suspected gang members. For NPR News, I'm Nick Della Canale in Charlotte.
In Nigeria, gunmen have attacked a boarding school and abducted students from their dorm. The attack comes days after the abduction of 25 female students from another boarding school in a neighboring state, as NPR's Jewel Bright reports.
Nigerian authorities say the attack occurred in the early hours of Friday at the St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri. A massive search and rescue operation is now underway. Local authorities have accused the school of ignoring an order from the government to close all boarding facilities in the area amid intelligence warnings of a heightened risk of abductions. Nigeria has faced a wave of attacks by armed groups in recent weeks. The Trump administration has accused Nigeria's government of failing to protect civilians and of condoning a genocide against Christians. The Nigerian government denies this and says people of all religions have been victims of attacks. Joe Bright, NPR News, Lagos
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a U.S. proposal to end Moscow's nearly four-year war in Ukraine could form the basis for a final peace settlement. The plan includes many of Putin's demands, like Ukraine giving up territory, shrinking its army, and giving up its aspirations to join the NATO alliance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn't accepted the deal, but says he'll work calmly with Washington and other partners in what he called, quote, truly one of the most difficult moments in our history. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The fiery crash of a UPS plane in Louisville, Kentucky could spell the end of the airliner involved, the MD-11. The planes have been exclusively hauling cargo for more than a decade.
The fate of these planes won't be determined until after UPS, FedEx, and Western Global see how expensive the repairs for the FAA orders will be. The planes average more than 30 years old. Foxconn and NVIDIA are investing in an AI supercomputing cluster that's scheduled to come online in Taiwan by next year. NPR's Emily Fang reports.
The $1.4 billion data center will be Taiwan's most powerful configuration of what are called GPUs, a type of semiconductor designed for applications like artificial intelligence. The chips come from Nvidia, founded by Taiwanese-American Jensen Huang. Nvidia is now valued at around $5 trillion, making it the world's most valuable company. Taiwan is also where many of Nvidia's chips are made.
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