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Reserve. He was sworn in Friday at the White House while pledging to remain independent. President Trump has said numerous times he wants the Fed to cut interest rates and that the former Chairman Jerome Powell kept the rates too high, which he claims, "thload the economy." After the swearing in ceremony, Worsh outlined his mission.
“"Well, I'm not naive about the challenges we face. I believe Mr. President,”
that doesn't. These years can bring unmatched prosperity that will raise living standards for Americans from all walks of life. And the Fed has something to do with it. Our mandate at the Fed is to promote price stability and maximum employment."
The swearing in ceremony was the first time in early 40 years, a new Fed chairman did not
take the oath of office at the Federal Reserve instead opting for an event at the White House. NATO foreign ministers gathered in Sweden amid conflicting announcements from Washington about troop presence in Europe. Terry Schultz reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "European governments should not be surprised by coming cuts." As Secretary of State Rubio flew to Sweden to meet his 32 NATO counterparts, President
Trump issued a message on truth social, canceling an earlier announcement that some 4,000 U.S. troops would not be deployed as planned on a rotation to Poland. Instead, Trump said
“5,000 would be sent to Poland. While the reverse was welcomed by Rubio's European”
counterparts, he warned them reductions are in fact coming."
"That work was already ongoing. And it's been done in coordination with our allies. I'm
not saying they're going to be thrilled about it, but they certainly are aware of it." Rubio said he could not share details of what capabilities are forces the U.S. would cut in Europe as that's handled by the Pentagon. For imperial news, I'm Terry Schultz in Helsing Jordan. A pair of explosions rocked a shipyard on Staten Island Friday afternoon, killing one person in engineering dozens of others. Bruce Cornweiser reports.
"I made afternoon explosions sparked a fire on a commercial shipyard. Dozens of firefighters and emergency workers responded to the call, but shortly after their arrival, a second blast tore through the facility. One person was killed. More than 30 first responders were heard in the blast, including a fire marshal who was seriously injured. The cause
“of the explosion is unknown, but an investigation is underway.”
Mayor Zoran Mundani praised the first responders during an afternoon press conference. He said
they do what they always do, which is to run towards danger so that others can flee to
safety. For NPR news, I'm Bruce Cornweiser in New York." A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed human smuggling charges against Killmar Abrigo Garcia. He's the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last year to El Salvador and served time at a maximum security prison in that country before, eventually being returned to the United States, the Justice Department plans to appeal. This is NPR news.
The driverless car company Weimo has suspended services in Atlanta and Texas after one of its vehicles was stranded by flooding during recent heavy rains from a member station WABE, Christopher Austin reports more storms are expected. A Weimo Vehicle got stuck during a downpour in Atlanta on Wednesday that flooded streets and even part of a downtown highway. The company says the vehicle was not occupied and was
later recovered. At least one other Weimo Vehicle was way late during the storm. Weimo serves only the city of Atlanta in Georgia and services several cities in Texas. The company said in the statement its pause service in Texas out of an abundance of caution for the forecasted severe weather. Weimo has not confirmed when service will resume in either state. The National Weather Service says rain and thunderstorms are expected across much of
the central and southeastern U.S. over the weekend with the possibility of some turning severe. For NPR news, I'm Christopher Alston in Atlanta. In estimated 40,000 people in southern California are now under evacuation orders. This is the authorities try to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that is leaking hazardous chemicals. Fire officials in Garden Grove and Orange County said the tank overheated
Thursday and began venting vapors into the air at an aerospace plastic facility. The fire chief says they fear the tank could fail and the chemicals could explode or leak onto the ground. Officials stabilize the tank's temperature on Friday buying them more time while they look at waste possibly fix it. There have been no injuries or deaths reported. This is NPR news. From Spider-Man to a new Steven Spielberg movie, we know that TV and movies
you'll want to watch this summer. I'm excited about this film. I just know suspense, intrigue, aliens, and I'm like, "All right, Spielberg, I'm in." Check out the summer guide from pop culture happy hour, listen on the NPR app, or wherever you get podcasts.
