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nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured.
“It's likely to be one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in years.”
The presumed death toll is at 11, authorities say there's no hope of finding more survivors. Democrats are feeling just a little more optimistic about their chances of flipping the Senate after last night's Republican runoff in Texas, Republican State Attorney General Ken Paxon will face Democrat James Tallerrico. Democrats haven't won a statewide race in Texas since 1994, but Paxon has a controversial
track record as blaze Gany from the Texas Newsroom explains. He was indicted on security fraud charges, although he didn't have to admit guilt to those. He also survived an impeachment vote in 2023 that censored around using his power as Attorney General to help a real estate investor. And then there's the divorce from Republican State Senator Angela Paxton, which, according
to the court documents, was due to allegations of his infidelity. He's made a name for himself as a G by really politicizing the position, often using his power to go out to Democrats in a ledge on Dr. Minute Immigrants.
“Blaze Gany from the Texas Newsroom reporting that had the American Federation of Teachers”
Randy Weingaarten is calling for an end to student-facing AI in elementary schools and Pierce Cori Turner reports. In a speech at the National Press Club, Weingaarten laid out a 10-point plan to help schools navigate what she called a crossroads.
The points include no screens or online tests for kids from pre-K through second grade,
no student-facing AI across the elementary school grades, and a total ban on social companion chatbots for students until at least age 16. Weingaarten also called for the creation of an independent research group to study the effects of AI, screens, and technology on students, and for what she called a tech tax on big tech companies to quote, "pay their fair share for the adverse and disruptive consequences
of AI." Cori Turner and PR News. President Trump is supporting prediction market companies in their fight with state gambling regulators, as NPR's Bobby Allen reports Trump's family has come under increased scrutiny over its ties to the industry.
Trump wrote an attude social posts that companies like calcium polymarket will thrive under his leadership. He wrote quote, "We are setting the rules of the road that are the gold standard for the states before disparaging the governors of several states that have tried to rein in the companies."
Trump and his second term has embraced the prediction market industry where people bet billions
of dollars a week on sports elections, news events, and federal policy. The administration has rolled back regulations and suit states that have attempted to apply gambling laws to the sites. Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., is an adviser to calcium polymarket, and his venture capital firm 1789 capital is a major polymarket investor, Bobby Allen and PR News.
U.S. stocks inch to more records today, you're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Israeli military has told residents across southern Lebanon to leave, as it expands its operations there, Israel says the military will work with extreme force against the militant Hezbollah group, the warning is the first since a ceasefire went into effect on April 17, Lebanese and Israeli officials are scheduled to meet in Washington on Friday.
The attorney's general of New York and New Jersey are investigating FIFA's world cup ticketing practices, a rune of Enica Paul with member station WNYC says FIFA was served with a subpoena this morning. New York attorney general, Latisha James and her New Jersey counterpart, Jennifer Davenport, say their investigation follows widespread complaints from fans about high ticket prices,
and complaints that some fans paid for premium seats only to learn they've been placed in cheaper sections. Tickets for the eight games at MetLife Stadium are averaging $2,800, that's more than twice the rate of other host cities. In a statement, James said New Yorkers have been waiting years for the world cup to come
to their backyard, and they deserve a fair shot at affordable tickets.
“You should decline to comment on the investigation, but has in the past defended high ticket”
prices as reflective of market forces. For NPR News, I'm Arun Vinigopal in New York.
Alaska's oldest lighthouse will soon be open to the public for the first time.
First commissioned in 1906, the Eldred Rock Lighthouse is located north of Juno, according to the Anchorage Daily News, it was built after a steamship ran aground nearby killing dozens of people on board, keepers lived on the rock until 1973 when the Coast Guard started automating lighthouses. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
This week on the NPR Politics podcast, Big News in Texas, one of the most senior Republicans in the U.S. and it just lost his primary, to a challenger backed by President Trump. Now Democrats are more hopeful than ever that they can flip the seat in November. We'll break down the stakes for Texas and the balance of power in Congress on the NPR Politics podcast.
