Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor-Johnston.
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up their first round of talks
“in Beijing today with discussions centered on the war in Iran, trade tensions, and”
global energy security. Speaking alongside his Chinese counterpart, Trump emphasized cooperation between the two countries. "The American and Chinese people share much in common. Value hard work. We value courage and achievement. We love our families and we love our countries. Together we have the chance to draw in these values to create a future
of greater prosperity cooperation and happiness and peace for our children. We love our children. This region and the world is a special world with the two of us united and together." The White House says both leaders agreed Iran can not obtain a nuclear weapon and stress the
importance of fully reopening the state of Hormuz to shipping.
The two leaders also discussed the island democracy of Taiwan, Ashish Valentine reports Taipei is responding to the talks,
“emphasizing Taiwan's strong ties with the U.S.”
According to Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, Xi Jinping told Trump that Taiwan issue could bring the U.S. and China into conflict if it is handled. China claims to self-ruled island as its own territory and has not ruled out the U.S. of force to take it. Responding to public concerns, Trump may strike a deal with Xi to lower U.S. support for Taiwan. "The two leaders are the leaders of Taiwan's ruling party legislative caucus,
Zhuang Dreizhou, said it's better that the two large elephants, the U.S. and China, sit down and talk rather than fight. He emphasized support for Taiwan and the U.S. is bipartisan. And based on laws like the Taiwan Relations Act, which compels the U.S. to help Taiwan defend itself. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine in Taipei." President Trump is expected to meet again with President Xi on Friday before heading back to
Washington. Georgia is expected to be one of the next states to redraw its congressional
“map, Sarah Callis, with the Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.”
Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Camp issued a proclamation calling a special session to redraw the state's congressional and state legislative districts. After the Supreme Court, weakened the voting rights act. Georgia's new maps will take effect in 2028, since early voting is already underway in this year's primaries. Other southern states like Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, and South Carolina
have proposed new voting maps that will likely add Republicans seats to Congress. The redistricting announcements come after President Donald Trump encouraged states to redraw the maps to help him during the midterms. The special session is set to begin on July 17th. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Callis and Atlanta.
On Wall Street, the Dow was up 358 points. This is NPR News in Washington. As the climate warms, rain around the world is increasingly falling in big bursts, with more and more of them followed by dry spells. That's according to a new study out of Dartmouth College, Abigail Giles from Vermont Public Reports.
The researchers looked at 40 years of satellite imagery and precipitation data from around the world. They found rainfall is consolidating especially dramatically in the Rocky Mountains and in South America. They say it's hard for soil, rivers, and lakes to absorb all this water at once. Cori Lask is an author on the study, which was published in the journal "Nature." Unfortunately, it's a drying effect pretty much across the globe.
Which means that in a climate that is warmer, where precipitation comes in stronger bursts, that are less frequent, that's going to leave less water around for us. The scientists say this could mean these places see more floods, even as water resources get depleted in the long term. For NPR News, I'm Abigail Giles.
Colombian singers Shakira will headline "Fefes" first-ever Super Bowl style halftime show
during the summer's World Cup Final. The organization says the performance will also feature Madonna and K-pop group BTS. The halftime performance is expected to take place during the World Cup Final on July 19th, and as part of "Fefes" push to create a more American-style entertainment spectacle around the tournament. This is NPR News. If the brain is like a computer, then Kaela Madonna Kenny's was crashing. The room was spinning
and I was shaking, but only on one side. Doctors couldn't see anything physically wrong with Kaela's brain, with the hardware, so to speak. The problem was with the software, and the condition she was eventually diagnosed with is called functional neurological disorder. To learn about this invisible
