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Lakshmi Singh
LIVE from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Windsor Castle is holding an opulent state banquet for President Trump on a second state visit, which is unprecedented for an American president. He and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in London last night. Today began with a carriage procession through Windsor State. The Trumps were greeted by King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Princess Catherine for a traditional beating retreat ceremony. The Scots Guards. A nod to Trump's Scottish heritage is heard through a livestream from the Associated Press. Tomorrow, President Trump visits with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a bid to strengthen ties between allies who still differ on key issues. They include the UK's intention to recognize a Palestinian state when the UN General assembly gathers next week. The US opposes that. Well, the activities have been largely confined to the grounds of Windsor Castle. NPR's Lauren Freer reports on anti Trump protests that began last night, including a huge projection on the outside walls of the castle of an image of Trump with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Lauren Freer
On the eve of President Trump's arrival here at Windsor Castle, four people were arrested for projecting video onto these walls of the and Jeffrey Epstein and someone snuck commemorative teacups of the late sex offender into a local gift shop. Climate protesters also burst into a Republican dinner here in Windsor, chanting, if you drill, baby, drill, how many Will you kill?
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Lakshmi Singh
NPR's Lauren Frere in Windsor. The former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Menieros, testified before members of the Senate today. She says she was ousted last month because she refused to agree to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy demands on vaccines and other matters. More from NPR's Will Stone.
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Will Stone
Manara has told members of the Senate committee that Kennedy asked her to offer blanket approval on future vaccine recommendations and to fire career scientists. During the hearing, she recounted a string of events that she said led to her dismissal, culminating with a tense meeting in late August.
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Lauren Freer
He called. In that context, cdc, the most corrupt federal agency in the world, emphasized that CD employees were horrible people. He said that CDC employees were killing children and they don't care.
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Will Stone
Kennedy has disputed Menara's accounts of why she was fired. The hearing comes ahead of Thursday's meeting of the CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee, which could lead to some changes in the childhood vaccine schedule. Will Stone, NPR News.
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Lakshmi Singh
After a two day meeting. The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate this afternoon by a quarter percentage point, which was widely expected. This comes as President Trump has been leaning on the central bank to cut interest rates more aggressively. The dow closed up 260 points. From Washington, this is NPR News. In the wake of political violence acclaimed conservative activist Charlie Kirk's life last week, a House committee is scheduled to hold a hearing next month on what it describes as the radicalization of online forum users. The CEO is being asked to testify include the head of Discord. That's the forum Utah authorities say Kirk's alleged killer, Tyler Robinson, used the day of Kirk's assassination. Robinson made a brief court appearance yesterday. He faces aggravated murder, firearms and obstruction charges. Leading artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT says it is creating a version for users who are under 18. NPR's John Ruich reports. This comes as the company faces mounting pressure about AI's potential to harm young users.
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John Ruich
The parent company of ChatGPT, OpenAI, says it's developing a system to understand if a user is over or under 18. And then if the person is under 18, they will automatically be directed to what it calls a ChatGPT experience with age appropriate policies. It says that means blocking graphic sexual content and in rare cases of acute distress, potentially involving law enforcement. To ensure safety, the company is also adding a way for parents to set blackout hours when kids will be unable to use ChatGPT altogether. The steps come in the wake of a lawsuit against OpenAI in August by the parents of a 16 year old California boy who say ChatGPT contributed to his suicide. The company has acknowledged that some of its safeguards are less reliable in long conversations. John Ruich, NPR News.
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Lakshmi Singh
I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News, in Washington.
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