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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The man accused of planting two pipe bombs near the US Capitol the night before a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building almost five years ago was in federal court today in Washington, D.C. this was Brian Cole Jr's first court appearance since his arrest yesterday after a nearly five year FBI investigation. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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At his initial court appearance, Brian Cole Jr. Was dressed in a beige jumpsuit and glasses. He stared at the table in front of him as the magistrate judge read the charges and Cole answered yes when asked if he understood. Prosecutors said Cole spoke with law enforcement for more than four hours Thursday following his arrest. They did not provide details in court on what he said, but a person familiar with the matter told NPR that Cole told investigators he believed conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen. Cole is due back in court later this month for a detention hearing. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
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President Trump has been awarded a peace prize created this year by international soccer governing body FIFA. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports. Trump was widely expected to win the award because of his close relationship with the FIFA president.
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President Trump accepted the FIFA peace prize during the World cup draw, which sets up the groups and matchups for next summer's tournament being played across North America.
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This is truly one of the great honors of my life.
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The president often boasts of his role in helping resolve multiple conflicts around the world. The award winner was hardly a surprise, though. Critics psych Trump's close relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has been ingratiating himself with the president and is often seen by his side. Infantino has also been a vocal supporter of Trump's effort to win another peace award, the Nobel Peace Prize. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
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The Federal Aviation Administration says it has chosen a project manager for its push to overhaul the U.S. air traffic control system. NPR's Joel Rose reports. Congress has approved more than $12 billion for the project.
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The FAA says it has picked Peraton, a national security company with headquarters in Northern Virginia, as the project manager for its multi billion dollar effort to overhaul the nation's aging air traffic control system. Congress approved $12.5 billion in July to upgrade the equipment that air traffic controllers use after decades of complaints about technology failures and crumbling facilities. Peraton will act as the single integrator to manage the massive project, according to the faa, which chose the firm over a joint bid by Parsons and IBM. Aviation industry leaders say $12.5 billion is just a down payment and that it will likely take an additional $20 billion to complete the work. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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Groundbreaking architect Frank Gehry has died. His works were often notable for striking curves. He designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Disney Concert hall in Los Angeles. Frank Gehry was 96 years old. This is NPR News.
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Indiana State House has passed a new congressional map that could net Republicans two seats. The legislation now advances to the state Senate, where it's unclear if enough lawmakers will support passage. The effort is part of a national push by President Trump to boost Republicans chances of keeping control of Congress next year. Hoosier lawmakers had been reluctant to the effort, but they have been under intense pressure from the White House. During a stop in Washington state, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake river, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Hanford nuclear cleanup site. As Northwest Public Broadcasting's Anna King reports, Hanford is where plutonium for bombs was made during World War II and the coal Cold War.
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US Senator Patty Murray has said the Trump administration might not support robust cleanup funding at Hanford like an expensive new plant that's treating radioactive tank waste. Here's Secretary Wright.
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Yeah, of course, there was some crazy story leaked out there, unfortunately from a local senator here that somehow we were undermining and planning not to do it. Complete nonsense was never true.
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The secretary said he wasn't aware of stalled progress on another Hanford project, a proposed solar farm that would be the largest in the nation. For NPR News, I'm Anna King.
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Michael Jordan testified in a landmark NASCAR antitrust case today. The basketball star is the co owner of a racing team suing for a more equitable revenue split, similar to the NBA. He says NASCAR's business model shortchanges teams and drivers. The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its all time high today. You're listening to NPR News.