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Libby Casey
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. Despite promising major revelations about election security in last night's primetime address, President Trump repeated unfounded claims about election interference. Documents provided by the White House did not back up his assertions that the election system is, quote, broken. NPR's Franco Ordonez says Trump used a high profile perch to steer the political conversation.
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Franco Ordonez
This speech may also be about redefining the terms of the debate going into the midterms. I mean, voters are very concerned about the economy in Iran, and that's been hurting Trump politically. But election security is something that has energized Trump supporters in the past. So even though many of these claims have already been debunked, Democrats actually risk being drawn into a prolonged back and forth with Republicans on proposals that they think are popular. Instead of spending that time talking about
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Libby Casey
the economy, Democrats reacted to Trump's speech by warning that he could use his claims to curb voting rights and cast doubt on the midterm elections. President Trump's social media company is planning to sell faster access to the president's posts. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the service is being offered to banks and Wall street trading firms.
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Bobby Allen
The company that runs Trump's Truth Social platform is offering to give customers faster access to the president's often long and rambling social media posts. At times, Trump makes major announcements about policy or foreign affairs from his Truth Social account, whether about tariffs or the war in Iran. Those posts can move financial markets. And now, for a fee reportedly up to $100,000, customers can access these updates faster than the general public. Critics of the licensing fee for presidential announcements say it's an abuse of government power that would allow Wall street investors to profit from White House, potentially at the expense of American citizens. Government ethics disclosures show Trump earned more than $2 billion in his first year back in office. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
Taylor Farms, one of the largest suppliers of salad in the US Announced it is recalling all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. The product is linked to cyclospora cases in five states.
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Allison Aubrey
The FDA's traceback investigation identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico as the potential source of thousands of cyclospor cases in Indiana Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Taylor Farms confirmed it is removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. The company says no Taylor Farms branded salads or kits that you can buy in the grocery store are associated with this outbreak. Federal health officials say more than 1600 people infected with cyclospora reported eating Taco bell in the five states and in Michigan. Investigators interviewed nearly 200 people who'd gotten sick after eating at Taco Bell, and 90% said they had eaten iceberg lettuce as part of their meal. The move follows Taco Bell's announcement to voluntarily remove potentially affected lettuce. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
This is NPR. The Beijing based company Moonshot unveiled a new AI model today called Kimik3 that it says can compete with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. It's the latest from Chinese startups using open source AI technology to release increasingly powerful models at sharply lower costs than Silicon Valley. An air quality health alert is in effect ahead of this weekend's World cup final. NPR's William Jones reports.
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William Jones
With a thick haze blanketing the New York region, officials have been urging residents to stay indoors if they can. That didn't stop the Spanish team from training outdoors on Thursday. They'll play Argentina on Sunday afternoon at the New York New Jersey stadium, which is an open air facility. The poor air quality, which is caused by Canadian wildfire smoke sweeping south, has already had an impact on other games. In New York this week, a record crowd watched Gotham FC play Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. Despite the orange haze, players took two breaks each, half because of the air quality index. Some rain, however, is forecasted, which could help disperse some of the smoke ahead of the World cup final on Sunday. William Jones, NPR News.
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Libby Casey
The World cup has meant big business for beer and Breweries in the U.S. bars in Boston reported needing emergency deliveries to keep taps from running dry on some game days. FIFA says fans downed a total of 290,000 stadium beers during the six matches in Philadelphia. This comes as beer sales in the US have been struggling for about a decade as consumers cut back for health reasons. This is NPR News.
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