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to Drink" wherever you're listening. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. AI Company Anthropics, as it will sue the Trump administration after Defense Secretary Pete Hagseth designated as a "supply chain risk" to national security. The designation means all military contractors will be barred from working with the company.
It comes after the Pentagon demanded unrestricted military use of the AI technology, but the AI lab insisted that its products not be used for mass surveillance or to create autonomous weapon systems. In a statement, Anthropics said, "No amount of intimidation or punishment from the Department of War will change our position."
Nearly 4,000 doctors have signed on to a letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary
Christy Nome, pleading for the release of immigrant children held in detention facilities.
Texas Public Radio's Cory Cook reports. Washington DC, Dr. Anita Patel, wrote the letter after she traveled to the ICE Detention
“Facility in Dilly, Texas, and said she was disturbed by the conditions there.”
"It's not just child detention, this is child imprisonment, and some standard living conditions, they are knowingly exposing them to potentially deadly infectious diseases." Patel says she wrote the letter because she believes public pressure can lead to changes in how DHS oversees detention facilities. Immigration legal advocacy group Rice's reports 300 to 500 children and infants are detained
by ICE on any given day in Texas. I'm Cory Cook and San Antonio. Former President Bill Clinton wrapped up more than six hours of testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee today, the committee's investigating Jeffrey Epstein and PR's Sage Miller has more."
The committee was attempting to gather information about Clinton's relationship with Epstein.
The two men were friends, but Clinton says the relationship ended before he learned about Epstein's criminal activities. Clinton has not been accused of wrongdoing.
“Republicans on the committee called the deposition "productive."”
Republican Representative Nancy Mace said Clinton divulged a lot of information. He did attempt to respond to every single question asked even when his attorneys told him to shut up. He kept going. The committee says Clinton's deposition will be made public as soon as possible.
The committee's investigation into Epstein isn't over. Republican committee chair James Comer told reporters they planned to pose others who had relationships with Epstein, but he did not disclose who. Sage Miller and PR news. President Trump says he's not happy with the latest talks over Iran's nuclear program,
but has indicated he'll give the negotiators more time to reach a deal to overt a war. This comes after another inconclusive round of indirect talks with Iran and Geneva. The U.S. has been building up forces in the Middle East and Trump has threatened military action if Iran does not agree to cut back its nuclear program. Iran says it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and deny seeking a nuclear
weapon. This is NPR news. Attorney General Pam Bondi says federal prosecutors have indicted 30 more people tied to an anti-ice protest in a Minnesota church. The protest on January 18th also led to the arrests of independent journalists on lemon,
who's pleaded not guilty to civil rights charges. Protesters took the action after learning a pastor there as an immigration enforcement official. The World Health Organization is recommending an update to next year's flu vaccine to include strains that drove a surge of cases this year, and PR's Jonathan Lambert reports. The WHO coordinates a global network of labs that monitor how flu is evolving.
Twice a year, scientists come together to make sense of all that data and recommend updated vaccines. The U.S. historically plays a major role in those meetings, but in the run up to this one, it wasn't clear whether they'd even show. Because of that, some experts worried the U.S. could lose influence in shaping the composition
of the vaccine. The CDC did send representatives, albeit virtually, to the meeting which concluded on Friday. The updated shot will include several strains that heavily affected the U.S. during this flu season. If approved by FDA, the vaccine will be available in the fall.
Jonathan Lambert and PR News. A blood-read moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse. There won't be another until late 2028, it'll be visible Tuesday morning from much of the Western hemisphere. During a full lunar eclipse, the Earth is between the sun and the moon casting a shadow that covers the full moon.
The moon looks red because of stray sunlight filtering through Earth's atmosphere. Australia and Eastern Asia will see it Tuesday night. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. This message comes from wise. The app for international people using money around the globe.
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