Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noraram.
The death toll from a Venezuela's devastating earthquakes continues to rise, as aid begins to arrive. NPR's "Itter Perlta" reports.
“It has now been nearly 72 hours since two major earthquakes, measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5,”
struck in quick succession, causing widespread destruction across large parts of the country. And Saturday, the government said the death toll had risen to 1,430, with nearly 3,500 injured. But those figures are predicted to rise. Cargo planes carrying emergency aid for earthquake week are now beginning to land in
Venezuela. After the main airport in Caracas partially reopened to relief flights.
U.S. officials say they hope to deliver the first mobile hospitals today, as rescue workers
continue to battle unstable rubble and damaged infrastructure and search of survivors. In one of the few moments of hope a newborn baby was rescued from the rubble in the Venezuelan city, as teams and civilians alike continued digging through collapsed buildings. "Itter Perlta" and PR News in the White House state, Venezuela. "Israeli ministers and former officials have been encouraging people in Gaza to demonstrate
against Hamas.
“But yesterday, the day of the so-called June 26 revolution, no one showed up.”
NPR's honest bob of reports." It's unclear who was behind the campaign, but it failed to get Palestinians on the streets to protest Hamas, which says it's 3D to hand over governance to a technocratic committee, as part of President Trump's peace plan. Eight months into the ceasefire, living condition remained incredibly dire.
Hamas still retained some control over the territory and has used force in the past to suppress protests. But for Palestinians in Gaza today, food, shelter and water are their top priorities. The people here say, the largely blame Israel for a daily urge strikes and tight restrictions on the entry of basic supplies, and Israeli-Earstrike killed three local police officers
on the streets. Meanwhile, Israel has earned local militias to fight Hamas, leading to further vagalance in Gaza. And as Boba and PR News goes a city. "The maker of ChatGPT says the Trump administration will vet companies that want access
to open AI's latest products. NPR's John Rwitch reports."
Open AI says it gave the government a first look at its newest and most powerful AI models,
and that at the administration's request, it's launching with a limited preview for a small group of vetted partners before releasing the products more widely. The latest AI models from Open AI and competitors like anthropic have powerful capabilities in areas like cyber security, where they can quickly find software vulnerabilities. That's a good thing for companies that want to make their networks more secure, but the
concern is that bad actors could use the tools to find and exploit those vulnerabilities. Open AI says this government access process should not be the default, but rather a step as it works with the administration on a regulatory framework, John Rwitch and PR News. This is NPR News. Kate Verde advanced to the next round of the Men's World Cup.
It's one of the smallest nations to play in the tournament and the smallest ever to reach the knockout stage of a Men's World Cup. NPR's Jasmine Guards reports.
This is Kate Verde's first World Cup ever, and they have surprised fans at every turn.
They stunned recently when they blocked Spain, considered one of the best teams in the World Cup from making a single goal.
“Key to their defensive power is 40-year-old goalkeeper, Sholzimad, Sholzay, Evodat, Diaz,”
known as Vozinha, one of the breakout stars of this year's tournament. On Friday night, they drew Neil Nill with Saudi Arabia placing them second in their group and allowing them to advance on to the next round, the round of 32. Their following game will be against defending champions Argentina in Miami on July 3. Jasmine Guards and PR News, Houston.
Thousands of scooter enthusiasts are in Rome this weekend to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Vespa. It became a symbol of Italy's recovery after World War II. Cheap and stylish had zipped through Rome, carrying Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 film Roman Holiday.
David Bemode came from the U.S. to celebrate. We have a strong passion for Vespa's. We watch Vespa's in the movies, and we have 13 Vespa's in Texas, and we wanted to ride our classic Vespa in Rome. Vespa has been in continuous production since 1946.
I'm Nora Rom, NPR News, in Washington. This week on the NPR politics podcast, we're digging into the massive wave of tech money flooding the midterms, with a growing appetite in DC to regulate AI. AI companies and AI interests really want to be involved in picking who is going to write that kind of legislation.
We break down a proxy battle over the future of AI regulation.
