Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Ukrainian and American delegations are meeting in Miami in an attempt to advance peace in Ukraine after talks between the U.S. and Moscow earlier this week. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the sides are still far apart on key issues like eastern Ukrainian territory partially occupied by Russia.
Ukraine still holds on to a little less than 30 percent of Donetsk Oblast, but it's a key fortified belt that includes several cities with people who want to remain in Ukraine. Russia wants Ukraine to hand it all over. Ukrainians fear the U.S., in its quest to seal a deal, will pressure Kyiv to abandon Donetsk.
Russia is making incremental gains in eastern Ukraine but lost 25,000 soldiers in the month of October alone. Ukraine's commander-in-chief, General Oleksandr Sersky, says Kyiv's strategy is to exhaust the Russians and prevent their advance. Sersky says he does not even allow himself to consider a scenario in which Ukraine would be forced to give Russia the entire Donetsk region.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
The Pentagon has created a new army command at Fort Bragg As Jay Price reports, it's part of the Trump administration's increase in foreign policy focus on the Americas and border security.
It's called the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command. During the ceremony marking its creation, its first commander, General Joseph Ryan, said building it the right way was crucial for the nation.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the Ukraine peace talks?
When we succeed, we will be proud to serve in a theater army that is ready for the myriad tasks that our nation's priority theater requires.
Creating the command is in line with the new national security strategy the White House released this week. It says the United States will prioritize dominance in the security and economics of the Western Hemisphere. For NPR News, I'm Jay Price at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against AI company Perplexity. NPR's Bobby Allen reports.
Lawyers for the time say perplexity rips off the newspaper's stories verbatim and answers it generates for users of its chatbot. The Chicago Tribune filed a separate lawsuit alleging similar behavior that the paper says represents copyright infringement.
In a statement, perplexity says publishers have long sued new tech companies, quote, fortunately it's never worked or we'd all be talking about this by telegraph. The Times found that in some instances, perplexity will attribute false facts to the paper, known as hallucinating, which the Times says has hurt its reputation.
According to the Times suit, it tried over the past 18 months to reach a licensing deal with perplexity to no avail. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
Next year's Men's World Cup is set after a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The U.S. will face Australia, Paraguay, and a European playoff winner in the group stage Argentina, home of superstar Lionel Messi, will play Algeria to open it.
Lebanon's prime minister says his country will need a follow-up force along its border with Israel to fill the vacuum once UN peacekeepers' term there expires at the end of the year. The peacekeeping force has been deployed for nearly five decades, playing a significant role in the region, including during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last year.
Pre-trial hearings in the case of Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, have concluded for the week. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports.
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