Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says officials are reviewing the video of a September 2nd strike against an alleged drug boat near Venezuela to determine if it will be made public. NPR's Joe Hernandez reports this comes as lawmakers continue to raise questions about the U.S. military attacking survivors of the initial strike.
Democratic lawmakers and others have criticized the September 2nd strike after it was revealed that the military fired on survivors of an initial attack. Congressman Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told CBS' Face the Nation that the footage should be made public.
These guys, and this is why the American people need to see this video, these guys were... We're barely alive, much less engaging in hostilities.
Defense Secretary Hegseth has said he authorized the initial strike, but that a military commander approved the follow-up attack. Hegseth has not committed to releasing the full video, saying on Friday that officials were trying to determine whether doing so would endanger ongoing operations. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
Elon Musk's X has kicked the European Commission out of a key system for buying and tracking ads. Empire's Bobby Allen has more.
Musk's X announced it had terminated the European Commission's access to its ad system, accusing EU officials of abusing an ad tool to boost a post about its hefty fine against Musk. It comes just days after the Commission fined X for issues including deceptive design practices over its paid blue check feature. It allows anyone to pay for so-called verification.
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Chapter 2: What recent military actions are being reviewed by U.S. officials?
EU regulators said that exposes users to scams, manipulation, and the spread of misleading content. Since the fine, Vice President J.D. Vance has attacked the move as punishing Musk for not engaging in censorship sought by European regulators. Europe's crackdown on X and other social media sites has reignited tensions with Washington over the future of free speech online. Bobby Allen, PR News.
In Bethlehem, families gathered to watch the lighting of a Christmas tree yesterday for the first time in two years. NPR's Hadil Al-Shulji reports.
Hundreds of people gathered in Manger Square in Bethlehem near the site where Christians believe Jesus was born. A prayer was read and cheers broke out as people stood around the giant Christmas tree. Bethlehem Mayor Maher Kanawati spoke. We will raise our voices with a message of peace that comes from the pain we experience, he said.
Since the war in Gaza broke out, the Israeli military has ramped up its operations in the West Bank and restricted movement. contributing to a fall in tourism in Bethlehem. According to the local government, unemployment rose from 14% to 65%. Today, there is cautious hope that the new year will bring peace. Hadil Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
And the city is hoping to bring back tourism that was lost during the war. You're listening to NPR News. Americans' attention to the news has been dwindling for more than a decade, and no one's tuning out more than young people. In Piers Netta-Uleby reports, that's according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
Pew says people between the ages of 18 and 29 are far more likely to say they feel scared or confused by the news, which they are far more likely to get from social media influencers like, for example, Hasan Piker on TikTok.
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Then from a national news organization like the New York Times, Fox News, or NPR. Most people over 65 say they follow the news all or most of the time. They are more likely to say it makes them feel informed. But only 15% of young people say they follow the news most of the time, and the vast majority say they get at least some of it from social media.
About half say they trust that news from social media just as much as they trust information from a news organization. Netta Ulibi, NPR News.
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