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Details@Capital1.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is refusing to say his $1.8 billion anti weaponization fund is dead after his acting attorney general said it was yesterday it was meant to support Trump allies who say they were by the government. But NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the lack of clarity is likely to fuel bipartisan concerns that the fund could be resurrected.
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Reporter Franco Ordonez
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president was asked if the $1.8 billion compensation fund was dead or on hold. He said he was unsure and that he would have to ask attorneys.
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President Donald Trump
The weaponization fund, as far as I'm concerned, was a beautiful thing. It was something I was I didn't make it, but I heard that. I thought that was the greatest thing.
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Reporter Franco Ordonez
Todd Blanch, the acting attorney general, told members of Congress this week, though, that the administration would not seek to resurrect the fund that could be used to pay taxpayer dollars to people convicted in the January 6 Capitol riot. The mixed messages are raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, where Republicans have raised concerns about how voters would respond in the midterms. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
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NPR News Anchor
The crowded race to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking like it could come down to Democrat Javier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton. Laura Fitzgerald from member station CAP Radio in Sacramento has more.
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Reporter Laura Fitzgerald
You might not expect a Republican to be in the lead here in California, but here most races are a top two primary, meaning the two candidates who get the most votes in the primary end up advancing to the general election regardless of what party they're in. And more Democrats were running, meaning they'd each get a smaller percentage of the vote. Javier Becerra is leading the pack of Democrats in the race. He's got a lengthy political career, kind of a fixture of California's Democratic establishment.
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NPR News Anchor
Laura Fitzgerald from member station CAP Radio reporting. The World Health Organization has reduced the official case count of the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the outbreak still poses a great risk.
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Reporter Jonathan Lambert
Last week, over 1,000 people were suspected to be infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The but as testing has ramped up, health officials found that many of those people didn't have Ebola. Now, 344 cases have been confirmed in DRC with an additional 116 suspected cases. Still, WHO Director General Tedros Adanam Ghebreyesus is urging countries to stay on alert.
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WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO's risk assessment remains unchanged, very high at the national level, high at the regional level and low at the global level.
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Reporter Jonathan Lambert
Officials are still behind on responding to the outbreak, he said, but starting to catch up. Gabriesus announced several new treatment facilities in heavily affected areas, and so far, six people have recovered. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
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NPR News Anchor
The National Hurricane center says the first tropical storm of the Pacific season has formed. Tropical Storm Amanda is located about 1500 miles southwest of Mexico's Baja California. It's NPR Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading. Santos bet against his attendance at President Trump's State of the Union this past February. He later blamed a delayed flight for missing the event. Santos made the trades on Kalshi, another prediction marketplace, which referred them to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Tribeca Film Festival opens Today in Manhattan, 25 years after it began in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports. It was created by actor Robert De Niro.
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Reporter Mandalit Del Barco
This year's festival opens with a documentary about the soul funk band Earth, Wind and Fire. It was directed and produced by Questlove. Over the next 12 days, the festival will feature films from around the world, as well as podcasts and video games. There's also a retrospective celebration of the 1976 film Taxi Driver.
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President Donald Trump
You talking to me?
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Reporter Mandalit Del Barco
Actor Robert De Niro, who starred in that movie, created the Tribeca Film Festival along with his producing partner Jane Rosenthal after terrorists attacked the World Trade center in lower Manhattan.
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President Donald Trump
Surreal. The whole thing was so strange.
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Reporter Mandalit Del Barco
People were saying they were afraid to come downtown. Rosenthal and De Niro say the festival was their way of revitalizing Lower Manhattan. 25 years later, cinephiles are still flocking there. Mandalit Del Barco, NPR News.
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NPR News Anchor
Some famous teenagers have had their breakthrough moment at the World cup. Pele was 17 when he helped lead Brazil to the World cup title in 1958. The 2026 tournament will feature 22 teenage players among the rosters of the teams. This is NPR News.
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