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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves is asking for prayers following a string of strong storms
on social media Reeves said multiple toward reported tornadoes hit Wednesday night, throughout central and western Mississippi, hundreds of structures reported damage, local media reporting down trees and people trapped. Houseoverside Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky spoke to reporters after his panel heard from Comer's secretary Howard Lutnick as part of the panel's Jeffrey Epstein
investigation.
“"The only thing that I'd seen that Lutnick did wrong was, wasn't her truthful on the”
brief visit to the island with his family. He corrected that in his opening statement, and we'll continue our investigation. And if we find that there were any misstatements by Lutnick, it's a felony to a lot of
Congress, and he'll be held accountable." Comer said Lutnick was largely forthcoming and
describing his interactions with Epstein, Democrats accused Lutnick of evading their questions. Separately, a federal judge in New York has unsealed a suicide note, reportedly written by Epstein after the New York Times reported on it last week. Alabama's legislature poised to adopt congressional districts at favor republicans after
last week's landmark Supreme Court ruling that removed race as a consideration for drawing district lines, and appears to be Elliott reports at civil rights activists or fighting back. Protesters have descended on the Alabama State House in Montgomery as lawmakers meet an special session designed to change the state's political power structure.
"Activist refused to move from a State House hallway Wednesday, in a party-line vote, the Alabama House approved a plan to use maps drawn in 2023 that were struck down by federal courts for discriminating against black voters. Afterwards, the GOP caucus issued a statement saying they're doing their part to ensure Congress stays red.
Debbie Elliott NPR News, Montgomery." "The Musk vs. Altman trial in Oakland, California took a personal turn when's day as a mother of four of Elon Musk's children took the witness stand.
“Remember, station KQED Rachel Miro reports."”
Shavanzila served as Musk's eyes and ears on Open AI's board, and as a go-between after Musk left, but she contradicted his testimony, revealing he kept the extent of his pursuit of AI at Tesla's secret as he poached top talent from Open AI. Later testimony shed unflattering light on Sam Altman, too. A former board member explained Altman's five-day ouster in 2023 stem from concerns that he
wasn't being straight with the board about which AI products had cleared safety review. Altman has yet to testify that's set for next week. "You're listening to NPR News." A cruise ship with a haunt of virus outbreak is heading to Spain's Canary Islands, departing the waters off Cape Verde after three people were evacuated to arrived at Amsterdam's airport
Wednesday evening, and were driven off in ambulances. The UN's health agency says eight cases have been recorded with five confirmed by lab tests where people have died.
“Ted Turner is being remembered as an outspoken television pioneer.”
He transformed in Atlanta television station into the first super station and founded CNN
at the first 24-hour all-news cable network. His company Turner in a price as he died Wednesday, he was 87. A new study finds taking an extra 1,000 steps per day is linked to a significant decrease in the risk of complications after surgery. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the study that shows tracking steps is one way to monitor
recovery. Getting steps in after surgery can help preserve lung function, lower the risk of blood plots and support overall recovery in this new study that includes health data from nearly 2,000 patients. Every 1,000 steps that a patient took was equivalent to about an 18% reduction in their
chance of having a complication. Dr. Julie Silver of Wague Forest University School of Medicine says this shows how strong the connection between movement and recovery can be. Getting people up and moving right away is so good for them and this is an actionable thing that can empower patients.
The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. You're listening to NPR News. On Consider This NPR's afternoon news podcast, we cover everything from politics to the economy to the world, but every story starts with a question. NPR, we stand for your right to be curious to make sense of the biggest story of the day
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