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President Trump embarks on a high-stake state visit to China this week.
“He and President Xi Jinping are likely to focus heavily on the U.S. war with Iran where”
China has deep economic ties. Today, President Trump roundly dismissed Iran's counter-proposal to the U.S. planned for ending hostilities. >> It was just unacceptable. >> You know, a lot of people said, "Well, does he have a plan?"
You know, of course they do have the best plan ever. And Iran has been defeated militarily. Totally. They have a little left. They probably built up during this period of time.
We're not that out in about a day.
But I have a plan, you know, it is a very simple plan. I don't know why you don't say it like it is. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. >> Trump speaking during a White House event on maternal health and the launch of the resource website, mom.gov.
The man accused of trying to assassinate Trump at the White House correspondent Stinner last month pleaded not guilty to the charges. Cole Allen entered his plate of hearing in federal court today. Resin PR's Ryan Lucas. >> The 31-year-old faces four counts, including trying to assassinate the president of the United
States. At his arrangement, Allen was in shackles and an orange prison outfit. He stood at the podium as his attorneys entered a plea of not guilty to the charges against him. Prosecutors say Allen traveled from Los Angeles to Washington DC by train and booked a room
at the same hotel where the White House correspondent Stinner takes place. Allen then allegedly tried to storm the dinner with a shotgun and other weapons.
“But was stopped at the outer perimeter by secret service agents.”
He is scheduled to be back in court in late June. Ryan Lucas and PR news, Washington. >> 18 Americans from a cruise ship stricken by how to virus outbreak or back in the U.S. most are quarantined at a health facility in Nebraska to have been transferred to Atlanta. One American has tested positive for the anti strain of the hat of virus.
And PR's Windsor Johnson reports misinformation about the virus is spreading on sites such as TikTok and Instagram. >> Some social media users are falsely comparing hunt of virus to COVID-19 and promoting unproven treatments, feeling confusion and fear. She says uncertainty often creates the perfect conditions for misinformation.
>> In a knowledge vacuum, people feel that space with any information that they can get that hands on whether it's accurate or inaccurate. >> Yes, when says people should rely on trusted public health sources. They say transmission is associated with prolonged close contact and the risk to the general public is considered very low.
Windsor Johnson and PR news. >> From Washington, this is NPR.
“Google says it has disrupted a criminal group's attempt to use artificial intelligence”
to exploit another company's previously unknown digital vulnerability. It adds heightened worries about government and private industry about AI's risks for cyber security. Google shared limited information about the attackers or the target. A small fraction of packaged deliveries today are made by drone. Now companies are expanding with an eye on dense urban centers.
And PR's Amy Held reports Amazon is carrying out drone deliveries into Troy and says Chicago and Cleveland. Next, flying pizza is coming in hot outside Dallas. Little Caesar says drones deliver it faster and cheaper. Other companies have been dabbling in fast food by air and for years, Walmart and Amazon
have used drones to deliver packages in parts of the south, where yard space and favorable weather have helped. Now technology is improving, weight limits are growing and regulations are easing. And companies have set their sights on cities. In New York City, testing is underway for drones to move cargo over the east river.
Seth Wainers with the Port Authority. If this is viable and if this is what the community understands to be valuable for the area, we can focus on other routes as well. Community complaints have included noise and privacy concerns, Amy Held and PR News. The National Association of Realtors reports today that sales of previously occupied
U.S. homes were flat in April, reports existing homes sales edged up to tens of a percent. This is NPR News. For a growing number of women, single motherhood feels like the right choice. She walked eyes with me and that was the moment that I knew we were about to have one hell of a life together.
On the Sunday story, how these single mothers are making it work, listen now to the Sunday
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