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Windsor Johnston
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. naval Academy can continue to consider a candidate's race when assessing their application to att the school. NPR's Jonaki Mehta reports. The decision comes after the Supreme Court ruled against race conscious affirmative action at other US Colleges.
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Jonaki Mehta
An activist group called Students for Fair Admissions argued that the Naval Academy's race conscious admissions process was unconstitutional and violates what it calls the original principles of the civil rights movement. A US District judge in Baltimore rejected their arguments, writing that, quote, a highly qualified and diverse officer corps remains critical for military effectiveness and thus for national security. Over a year ago, the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action at other colleges and universities, leaving out U.S. military academies. Students for Fair Admissions has already said they were disappointed by the latest opinion and that they plan to appeal.
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Windsor Johnston
Janaki Mehta, and Pyrenees A Biden administration plan to limit climate pollution from coal and gas fired power plants was challenged today in a federal appeals court in Washington. NPR's Jeff Brady reports that before judges can even decide the case, President elect Donald Trump is expected to reverse the regulation.
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Jeff Brady
The Environmental Protection Agency last April finished rules requiring coal and gas fired power plants to eliminate 90% of their carbon dioxide pollution within 15 years. Republican led states and fossil fuel interests argue the EPA overstepped its authority and relied on pollution limiting technologies that are not ready for wide use. Reducing climate pollution from power plants would help the US Meet its international obligation to zero out greenhouse gases by 2050. But President elect Trump is expected to pull the country out of the landmark Paris Climate Agreement and restart this rulemaking process. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
A new congressional effort that will be tasked with cutting government spending is underway on Capitol Hill. The Department of Government Efficiency, or doge, will be led by tech billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Representative Pete Sessions, a Republican from Texas, is co chair of the bipartisan House subcommittee.
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Vivek Ramaswamy
This is a question that we began vetting yesterday with not only Mr. Babaswamy, but also with Elon Musk. We began talking about not just our relationship, but what goals and how we would aim forward.
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Windsor Johnston
According to the incoming administration, DOGE was created to slash wasteful spending and help restructure the government. Stocks are trading mixed on Wall street at this hour the dow is down 149 points, the Nasdaq composite up 127. This is NPR News. TikTok is facing a ban in the United States after an appeals court panel upheld a law that will force the popular app to divest. President Biden signed bipartisan legislation earlier this year that forces the platform's China based parent company to sell. Lawmakers on both sides of the AIs have argued the app poses a threat to national security. Police say three mountain climbers, two Americans and one Canadian who went missing this week on New Zealand's highest mountain likely have died. Christina Kukula reports authorities say the search for the men has been called off.
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Christina Kukula
New Zealand police say the three men are not believed to have survived a fall while climbing Aoraki Mount Cook. The two Americans, identified as Curt Blair and Carlos Romero, were both reported to be experienced climbers in their 50s. Together with an unnamed Canadian national, they began their climb last Saturday. The men were reported missing two days later when they failed to meet a flight to take them off the mountain. Police say items believed to belong to the men have been found, but their bodies are yet to be located. Bad weather had delayed search efforts in recent days. For NPR News, I'm Christina Kukolya in Melbourne, Australia.
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Windsor Johnston
Tokyo is preparing preparing to announce a four day workweek for government employees. The measure is an effort to boost record low fertility rates in Japan. Officials say they want to ensure that no one has to give up their career due to life events like childbirth or childcare. Japan's fertility rate reached another record low in June. This is NPR News.
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