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Jeanine Herbst
In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. The U.S. may be on the verge of taking military action against Iran, but in Pierce, Franco Ordonez reports President Trump didn't make much of a case for why that may be necess. During his State of the Union address
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Franco Ordonez
last night, President Trump spent more time celebrating the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team and other staged moments. But near the end, he did speak about the Iranian regime killing thousands of protesters. He mentioned its nuclear ambitions and the threat it presents building missiles that he said will soon be able to reach
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President Trump
the U.S. but one thing is certain. I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror, which they are by far to have a nuclear weapon. Can't let that happen.
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Franco Ordonez
But Trump shared no new rationale for any more strikes, which is concerning to many Americans, including Republicans, who are worried about the US Being drawn into a long and complicated conflict. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
The House narrowly rejected a bipartisan rather aviation safety bill that was written after the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C. last year. The bill has the support of safety investigators and fans of the crash victims. But just before the vote, the Pentagon withdrew its support. More than one hundred and thirty Republicans voted against it, including several powerful committee chairmen who are pushing their own bipartisan safety bill. NPR's Joel Rose has more on what happens next.
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Joel Rose
The GOP committee chairs in the House have their own bipartisan safety bill that they are pushing. It's known as the Alert act, but it does not have the backing of safety investigators at the NTSB who say it would not go far enough to close loopholes and and to truly require this safety technology everywhere that it needs to be. The ROTOR act sponsors say they will keep pushing for another vote in the House. They note that a significant majority of the representatives voted in favor. But under the fast track rules in the House, the bill needed a two thirds majority to pass and came up just a few votes short.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Joel Rose reporting. Cities across the state of Jalisco in Mexico are returning to normal after the killing of the country's biggest drug lord. NPR's Eda Peralta reports. Authorities have lifted its red alert.
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Eda Peralta
The Mexican military says Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who was better known as El Mencho, was killed during an operation to capture him on Sunday. His death unleashed waves of violence across more than 20 states. But calm has returned to the state of Jalisco, where he wielded most of his power. The governor says schools will reopen on Wednesday, and many businesses have already reopened. The government of Mexico says that international airlines will also restart flights soon out of the resort town of Puerto Vallarta. Authorities say they found El Mencho at a country club in the mountains surrounding Guadalajara. It was a place frequented by powerful people, including politicians and business leaders. Eder Pralta, NPR News, Tapalpa in Jalisco State, Mexico.
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Jeanine Herbst
You're listening to NPR News. A new survey suggests that nearly two thirds of U.S. teenagers use AI chatbots. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports. Researchers found a gap between what parents think about their teens use of those chatbots and what the adolescents are actually doing.
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Ritu Chatterjee
The survey finds 51% of parents think their teen uses chatbots, whereas 64% of teens report they use them. Adolescents say they use chatbots for many things. Nearly half use them for help with schoolwork and to search for information. Monica Anderson directs Internet and technology research at the Pew Research Center.
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Monica Anderson
16% of teens say that they use chatbots to have casual conversations, and about 1 in 10 report using these tools and to get emotional support or advice.
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Ritu Chatterjee
While more teens are positive about AI's impact on them personally, they are more mixed about the impact on society at large. Ritu Chatterjee, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
The director of the Louvre Museum in France has resigned. Lawrence Descartes has been under fire in the wake of a stunning and embarrassing heist of the French Napoleon era crown jewels. In addition, there have been many questions raised about a lack of security at the museum and a worsening state of disrepair. In less than eight minutes last October, thieves stole $102 million worth of the crown jewels. Last year, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a massive multi million dollar overhaul that would modernize the museum and enable it to handle bigger crowds. But that could take a decade to happen. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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