FTX fraud trial starts, how tech shapes our bodies
Up First Briefing: McCarthy’s job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change — Kevin McCarthy and his son, Donald Trump, in New York
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Kevin McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a stopgap spending bill that would avert a government shutdown and keep it open. Gaetz is threatening to bring a motion to remove him as speaker of the House.
Donald Trump will appear in a New York court today for the beginning of his civil trial brought on by the New York Attorney General. Trump is accused of lying about his property values and faces a $250 million fine if found guilty. The judge ordered Trump and his son to sell off large parts of their company.
Source: Up First briefing: McCarthy’s job threatened; how a robot could fight climate change
The case for a lower limit on the number of abortions voted by the U.S. Supreme Court and the case for an improved cure for mifepristone
The Supreme Court is beginning a new term today. Some familiar issues are on the docket: guns, abortion and partisan gerrymandering. Front and center is a case that will determine how easily Americans can get mifepristone — the pill that accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions. Here are the biggest cases the court will consider this term.
Sargassum algae levels in the Caribbean Sea have been ballooning since 2011. The ocean is a good place to live for marine life. But on shore, sargassum decays, releasing a stinky gas that causes symptoms like headache, nausea and rashes. U.K.-based startup Seaweed Generation believes it has a solution: AlgaRay, a robot that can drag sargassum into the open ocean and sink it.
Check out all of NPR’s Climate Solutions Week stories, including why we’re focusing on solutions and how these doctors are trying to lessen the health care system’s massive carbon footprint.
After 35 years at NPR, Bob Boilen is retiring. He had directed All Things Considered for 18 years and created All Songs Considered in 2000. Hundreds of artists, from BTS to Juvenile, have graced the desk since. Boilen’s favorite artists came to bid him farewell as he reflected on his time with NPR on his last episode of All Songs Considered.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s case against fraud in Ukraine and the church teaching on homosexuality: Where do we stand in the future?
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is due in court today in his fraud trial. He’s pleaded not guilty to seven criminal counts and could spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty. Here’s everything you need to know about the trial.
The Ukrainian troops are making limited progress in the retaking of Russian-occupied land. U.S. support is also wavering as the war drags on. Congress passed a stopgap spending bill over the weekend to keep the government running, but it didn’t include any aid for Ukraine. The war has had a number of developments over the past week.
Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions if the blessings aren’t confused with sacramental marriage. He was responding to a letter from five conservative cardinals who challenged him to clarify his position on church teaching on homosexuality. His statement comes ahead of a three-week meeting, or synod, that begins tomorrow at the Vatican. Women are allowed to vote for the first time in the future of the church for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transexual (LGBT) community.
Source: Up First briefing: FTX fraud trial begins; how tech shapes our bodies
NPR’s Body Electric: How to Move Without a Sedentary Kind of Footprints in the Indian Urban Habitat (Extended Abstract)
The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution written by the U.S. and Ecuador yesterday that would send a multinational armed force led by Kenya to help combat gang violence in Haiti. The Prime Minister of Haiti asked for help a year ago.
Nearly all of China’s medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Extreme weather caused by Climate Change has made the problem worse. Yu Kongjian is interested in building more “sponge cities.” Also known as green infrastructure, low-impact development or sensitive urban design, these places are purposely designed to absorb water back into the Earth.
You can read about how villagers in one area of Northern India are learning to re-use dried, well-fed springs that they depend on.
Body Electric is a 6-part investigation and interactive project with TED Radio Hour host Manoush Zomorodi exploring the relationship between our technology and our bodies…and how we can improve it.
As part of this special series, NPR is partnering with Columbia University researchers. They’ve found the least amount of movement needed to offset the harms of our sedentary habits. Can their recommendations work out in the real world? We need your assistance to find out. Here is how to join us.
