Concerns Grow Over Conditions on Aircraft Carrier, and Trump Pushes New Hacking Effort
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What is the New York Times’ opening statement about its mission?
I'm Dan Barry and I'm a longtime reporter with the New York Times. I've been here for 30 years and I've seen a lot of things change. I was here before there was a website. But one thing hasn't changed at all, and that's the mission of the New York Times, to follow the facts wherever they lead. And if that means publishing something a government or a leader or a celebrity doesn't want aired, that's not our concern. If you believe in the importance of fact-driven reporting, you can support it by becoming a New York Times subscriber.
From the New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Friday, august fourteenth.
Why are senators alarmed about moldy showers and broken toilets on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
Here's what we're covering.
We made sure that every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Судеменсь армия дораз, а на
дефен секретарь Піт Хетрос в детері'якрафа, стащанed нерн. The USS Abraham Lincoln, which has a crew of about 5,000 sailors, has been deployed now for almost nine months, and Democratic senators have been sounding the alarm about reports of poor living conditions and the well-being of the crew. In a social media post this week, Senator Ruben Gallego wrote that the sailors have, quote, moldy showers, sporadic hot water, rationed meals and soap, broken toilets, and grueling 12 to 16-hour shifts with no days off. And in a letter addressed to Hegseth and the acting Navy Secretary this week, Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote that the crew's mental health was suffering.
Echoing reports from the military-focused publication Navy Times, which said that multiple sailors on the ship have tried to jump overboard. Naval experts say that extended deployments like the Lincolns take their toll on people and equipment. Earlier this year, a different aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R.
How are extended carrier deployments affecting Navy readiness and crew mental health?
Ford, faced food shortages and mechanical problems after being at sea for three hundred and twenty-six days, supporting President Trump's campaigns in Venezuela and then in Iran. It was the longest carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. According to a US official, the Navy is now sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East to relieve the Lincoln. But a retired Navy vice admiral told the Times that the longer-than-scheduled deployments mean that it will take years for the Navy to get back to its full capabilities. He said that keeping warships out for extended periods can have knock on effects like throwing off carefully planned maintenance schedules. Adding, quote, I guarantee you that the first two years of the Trump administration will definitely affect the next two years of the Trump administration.
Last night, President Trump signed a national security memo, greenlighting a new strategy for the US. The president is encouraging private American companies to help fight hackers. Under the memo, vetted companies would partner with the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security to strike international cyber criminal groups. That could include surveilling them and trying to disrupt and bring down their systems.
The new national security memorandum from the Trump administration is essentially in some ways mimicking the Chinese system of deputizing private sector hackers for national security goals here.
My colleague Dustin Voles covers cybersecurity.
What does President Trump’s new national‑security memo allow private companies to do against cyber‑criminals?
He says the concept of the new memo, basically giving the private sector the okay to go on cyber offense, has echoes of China and Russia's approach to cyber attacks. But it's something no US administration has ever publicly endorsed before. Instead, the US approach has mostly been about trying to build up defenses and leaving any cyber attacks to military and intelligence agencies.
So there are a lot of questions about this new approach, how it will work, who might participate, but it is something that is coming after many, many years of a problem that has only gotten worse each and every year as cyberattacks continue to target American businesses, consumers, and critical infrastructure.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the New York Times’ opening statement about its mission?
0:00–0:39
2
Why are senators alarmed about moldy showers and broken toilets on the USS Abraham Lincoln?
0:39–2:05
3
How are extended carrier deployments affecting Navy readiness and crew mental health?
2:05–3:41
4
What does President Trump’s new national‑security memo allow private companies to do against cyber‑criminals?
3:41–6:01
5
How might the private‑sector hacking program change U.S. cyber‑defense strategy?
6:01–8:21
6
Why did a Washington state judge order Kalshi to cease most of its prediction‑market operations?
8:21–10:27
7
What tactics is Russia using to try to control Moldova’s 2024 elections?
10:27–12:06
8
How is the Madden video‑game franchise adding concussion simulations for players?
12:06–16:50
Speakers
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