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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air by ABC has sparked an uproar over free speech after the killing of conservative conservative activist Charlie Kirk. NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports.
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Domenico Montanaro
Kimmel has long been a thorn in President Trump's side. For a decade, he relentlessly lampooned and mocked the president and his conservative allies from his late night perch. Trump, in turn, has blasted Kimmel on social media, calling him stupid, a sleazebag and ratings challenged. It's no secret that he's wanted Kimmel out. And this week, with the help of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, Trump got his wish. In an interview on a conservative podcast, Carr threatened media companies to get in line with what he sees as the, quote, public interest. Shortly after the the remarks, a major local broadcast chain with a key merger on the horizon said it would be preempting Jimmy Kimmel live on all its stations. Then ABC pulled Kimmel indefinitely. It's the latest example of Trump using arms of the federal government to go after the media and dissenting points of view. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump is expected back at the White House this hour following his state visit to the United Kingdom. He's returning amid Democratic calls for Chairman Carr to resign on a separate free speech matter. An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered pro Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil deported. NPR's Adrian Florido reports that Khalil and his lawyers are promising a long legal fight.
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Adrian Florido
Khalil has been fighting deportation since ICE agents arrested him in March. He was a grad student and pro Palestinian protest leader at Columbia University. A federal judge in New Jersey ruled this summer that the government's attempt to deport him over his activism was likely illegal. But last week, an immigration judge ordered him deported to either Algeria or Syria on separate charges that he committed fraud on a green card application. Khalil claims the charges are bogus. He won't be deported anytime soon because the judge in his federal case has told the government not to remove him while he considers whether Kahlil's free speech rights have been violated. Adrienne Florida, NPR News.
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All three major US Stock markets rose to all time highs today after chip designer Nvidia said it's investing $5 billion in rival intel to jointly develop chips for personal computers and data centers. NPR's John Ruich reports. This deal furthers the Trump administration's bid to revitalize chipmak.
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John Ruich
The collaboration between the two California companies underscores how political winds are shifting the tech landscape in America. Nvidia is the world's leading designer of chips for artificial intelligence and currently the world's most valuable company by market cap. But it doesn't manufacture chips in the United States. Intel makes chips here in America, but has stumbled in recent years and fallen from prominence as a leader in the field. The tie up jibes with the Trump administration priority to ramp up manufacturing of high end microchips in the United States. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says in a statement the collaboration between the two companies is historic. Intel's share price leapt sharply on the news. John Ruich, NPR News.
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This is npr. A new study says wildfire smoke is contributing to the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the U.S. each year. And NPR's Alejandra Barunda reports that number could grow because of climate change.
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Alejandra Barunda
The study looked at how an increasingly hot and often dry US Increases wildfire risk. More wildfires mean more smoke and the study used real world data to link smoke exposure to people's deaths.
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Ming Ho Chiu
The numbers are like really striking.
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Alejandra Barunda
That's Ming Ho Chiu. He's a climate and health scientist at Stony Brook University. He led the study. He says smoke is already tied to some 40,000 deaths a year in the US and the analysis published in Nature shows the future could be even smokier.
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Ming Ho Chiu
The concentration in 2050 is doubling or tripling the concentration we are experiencing today.
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Alejandra Barunda
For comparison, 2020 was a heavy smoke year for much of the country. The study suggests that with continued climate change, the smoke could be that bad basically every year. Alejandra Barunda, NPR News.
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Authorities in Pennsylvania have named the man who fatally shot three police officers yesterday. York County's district attorney says the officers were ambushed by 24 year old Matthew James Ruth as they attempted to serve a warrant for him at the home of a former girlfriend. Police officer remains hospitalized. At the World Athletics Championships In Tokyo, Cindy McLaughlin Livroni clocked the fastest time in 40 years to win gold today in the 400 meters. She came in under 48 seconds, holding off the Olympic champion in the event. I'm Jael Snyder. This is NPR News from Washington.
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