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The Supreme Court is expected to weigh in on whether President Trump can continue construction
“of his ballroom, and P.R.S.D.P. Shiveram reports.”
Millions of dollars have already been spent. The areas near the White House have been closed off for months because of the construction. So if the court says that Congress needs to come in and approve this, it's not like Congress moves at lightning speed either. Having an unfinished ballroom/military complex that completely raised over the old lease
wing of the White House, it's complicated and the whole situation sort of speaks to Trump's decision-making process and how he treats the courts because now that the Supreme Court's kind of an awkward position here. An on-profit group had sued the administration saying Congressional approval was needed for the ballroom construction.
The president of Guatemala says his country has accepted more than 2,000 Mexican deportees from the United States this year. K.J. Z.Z. Nina Kervinsky reports from Air Masio, Mexico.
“Guatemala and President Bernard O'Revello says the Mexican nationals deported their state”
in the country for less than 24 hours. It's not immediately clear why exactly the U.S. would deport Mexican nationals to Guatemala
typically third country deportations occur when the country of origin has strained diplomatic
relations with the U.S. and refuses to accept deportation flights. Mexico has accepted tens of thousands of its own citizens who have been deported since President Trump took office last year as well as citizens from other countries. A DHS spokesperson said the Trump administration is utilizing all lawful options in its deportation strategy.
For NPR News, I'm Nina Kervinsky and Air Masio, Mexico. Costco is planning to sell Medicare plans at its stores. The retailer will allow for the healthcare coverage as part of a pilot program. NPR's Christian Ride reports. The Wall Street Journal reports Costco is partnering with a non-profit health insurer called
“Scan to sell Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Supplement plans for adults 65 and older.”
The plans will be offered in Costco stores through insurance agents and online. Medicare Advantage and Supplemental plans are run by private insurance companies, but some of them are dropping Medicare Advantage, leaving patients uncovered.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins estimates 3 million Americans will lose coverage this year as a result.
Costco is testing the program in three states that hasn't said which ones or when. People won't need a Costco membership to sign up. Costco's plan still needs regulatory approval, Christian Ride NPR News, Washington. The Defense Department's war casualty database reports the number of U.S. service members wounded since the start of the Iran War has reached 757, 18 service members have died.
The U.S. launched the war against Iran on February 28. The update includes 50 additional wounded soldiers and comes as talks aimed at ending the war were a main at an impasse. You're listening to NPR. A legal battle is unfolding over who of anyone can own something called Italian brain rot. You may not have heard of Italian brain rot, but the youth in your life probably have.
AI-generated characters like Tung Tung Tung to her, he looks like a stick with a face arms and legs and kids love him. Tung Tung's popularity has now sparked a fight over who owns him. On one side is a company representing Tung Tung's creator, their lawyer Steve Steinses, this AI meme was made by a human.
He created the character by drawing on inspiration from his life and culture. But the maker of a popular video game featuring Tung Tung disagrees. A turning Aaron Moss representing that side says, because Tung Tung and characters like him are AI-generated, they're not owned by anybody. It remains to be seen who woke at a slice of the brain rot pie, Jeff Bremfield and
B.R. News. Minnesota Health officials say 23 people have become ill. After eating certain brands of alphalfa sprouts, two people had to be hospitalized. Three people had salmonella. The rest became ill with several different strains of E. coli bacteria.
In addition, Wisconsin investigators have identified another 18 cases of illness tied to alphalfa sprouts. The illnesses are being linked to alphalfa sprouts sold under the brands everything sprouts in Minnesota Grower and Calco. Health officials say the number of people becoming sick is likely to go up.
On Wall Street, the Dow is up just over 418 points. I'm Linda Kenyan and PR News in Washington.
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