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NPR News: 12-06-2025 6PM EST

06 Dec 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.098 - 14.04 Eric Schmidt

Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org.

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15.387 - 30.963 Janine Herbst

Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Herbst. A Russian mass missile and drone attack overnight hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hitting substations and power generation facilities. NPR's Eleanor Beersley reports Ukrainians are coping as best they can.

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31.003 - 53.53 Eleanor Beardsley

Air raid sirens blared over Kyiv in the early morning hours Saturday, but the strikes were targeted at energy facilities more than civilian infrastructure this time. The Kremlin is trying to cripple Ukraine's energy structures ahead of another winter of war. Generators hum away on the sidewalks of Kyiv, and people plan their lives around the rolling blackouts.

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53.85 - 58.375 Eleanor Beardsley

27-year-old Victoria Muskaluk is buying fresh eggs at her weekly street market.

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58.535 - 65.784 Victoria Muskaluk

Unfortunately, you are getting used to it, and you need to handle somehow to have your mental state on a normal level.

66.084 - 72.512 Eleanor Beardsley

She says Ukrainians are hanging on and trying to live as they can. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.

72.492 - 86.868 Janine Herbst

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration can't use Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as a holding place for migrants targeted for deportation. But NPR's Sasha Pfeiffer reports the ruling stops short of telling the government to end the practice.

87.228 - 104.15 Sasha Pfeiffer

The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, which now plans to ask the court to shut down the migrant detention center at Guantanamo. The Trump administration began sending migrants there in February, and about 700 have been sent so far, usually for a few days or weeks at a time.

104.931 - 123.897 Sasha Pfeiffer

The judge said that's costing $100,000 a day per detainee, whereas it would cost about $165 a day per detainee to hold them in the U.S. The judge also said the administration is not legally permitted to use offshore military bases to hold detainees designated for deportation.

Chapter 2: What recent events have impacted Ukraine's energy infrastructure?

123.877 - 130.206 Sasha Pfeiffer

The Trump administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sasha Pfeiffer, NPR News.

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131.468 - 144.607 Janine Herbst

Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service, plans to file a software recall after some of its cars illegally passed stopped school buses. NPR's Jeff Brady reports a federal investigation is also underway.

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144.907 - 164.677 Jeff Brady

An Atlanta TV station aired video in September showing a Waymo driverless taxi maneuvering around a stopped school bus. The bus's red lights were flashing and its stop sign extended. In Austin, Texas, the school district documented 19 similar incidents, one just moments after a student crossed in front of the Waymo vehicle.

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165.198 - 187.408 Jeff Brady

Waymo says in an email statement that a software issue contributed to the problem and that it has been fixed. No one was injured, and Waymo plans to file a voluntary recall of the software with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which launched an investigation. Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, which is a financial supporter of NPR.

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187.968 - 189.31 Jeff Brady

Jeff Brady, NPR News.

190.21 - 217.881 Janine Herbst

You're listening to NPR News in Washington. California is warning people about foraging for wild mushrooms because of a deadly outbreak linked to the fungi. California's poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms. Wet weather fuels the growth of these toxic mushrooms and they're often mistaken for edible ones. One adult is dead.

217.941 - 237.47 Janine Herbst

Several others, including children, have suffered severe liver damage. Symptoms like nausea and vomiting can appear within 24 hours, but serious complications can develop later. Police departments across the country are rethinking how to support officers who experience traumatic events on the job. Studies show they face a higher risk of mental health problems.

237.91 - 241.895 Janine Herbst

And Piers Lakshmi Singh has more on one officer who found an unexpected lifeline.

242.196 - 251.808 Lakshmi Singh

Vinny Montez has worn a lot of hats in his 27 years with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. Deputy, commander, public information officer. This is different.

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