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Search teams in Nepal say they rescued two hydropower workers, nine days after a glacier
“collapsed triggered deadly flash flooding near the border with Tibet, and PR's deity reports”
more than 1,200 people have died in the floods. Rio shared by Nepal's military showed five men in high viz, amid a moon scape of mud and debris. They heave and pull out one man from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project. The associated press reports that more than 100 people are believed trapped inside that project alone. Rescuers believe hundreds of power plant workers likely sheltered in tunnels and turbine rooms,
during the devastating floods. But the plants were hard to locate after the floods caused the river to shift, and the tunnels are packed with mud and boulders. One rescue hotels NPR that finding these men alive gives them hope that others might still be out there.
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The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on
mail-in ballots before the November mid-terms. A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked the rules which would require stays to turn over voter lists and use federally-approved ballot envelopes. David Becker is the Executive Director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and on partisan organization that focuses on election administration.
“"I think it's almost certain that there are not five justices on the Supreme Court who”
are ready to own the chaos that would result from implementing a radical change in process implemented from Washington at this late date. Even election officials in deeply red states are opposed to this." The Supreme Court has given challengers until Tuesday to respond to the administration's emergency request.
The legal fight comes, the states begin sending out mail ballots with North Carolina starting today. "Morigate rates are at their highest level since July last year, and P.R. Stephen Bassaha reports concerns over government debt are driving up the cost of home ownership." According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year mortgage is just over 6.7%.
That means monthly payments for a typical new mortgage are well more than $100 more expensive than before the start of the U.S. war against Iran. Nured while housing expert Kate Wood says renewed fighting in the war is one reason for rising rates.
“"Every time things escalate, fears around inflation go up, oil prices tend to go up, on yield”
start going up, mortgage rates start going up." And another indirect factor affecting mortgages barring costs are going up as investors' price in a possible interest rate hike this month from the federal reserve. Steven Bassaha and P.R. News This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is moving to strip private colleges and schools of their federal
tax-exempt status if they use race-based policies or programs. The Treasury Department and IRS say that could include admissions, scholarships, and other programs designed to support students of color. The proposal is the latest step in the administration's broader effort to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in education.
The nation's second largest school district is blocking all students from using artificial
intelligence on school computers. Mariana Dale from Member Station LAist reports on the new restrictions in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The district is using web filtering software to prevent students from accessing generative AI tools on district-issued laptops and tablets.
P.S. at a caught mall is LA Unified's Chief Academic Officer. She says the district will review data and collect feedback about student AI use throughout the school year before revising its policy. This is an emerging technology and as a school district as large as ours, we really have to be mindful about implementing so it makes sense for our teachers, for our students,
for our families. There is currently no mechanism or policy to prevent students from using AI on personal devices to complete schoolwork. New York City Public Schools announced this week that AI will be banned in elementary and middle schools.
For NPR News, I'm Adriana Dale in Los Angeles and I'm Windsor-Johnston and PR News in Washington. This week on newsmakers, after more than a decade in comedy, I wasn't sure that we would get here. Robbie Hoffman is fearless.
I had a small feeling I wasn't sure and fully or herself. Hello. You can go out and flash. Well, I'm not home now, I'm doing something. We plunge into comedy and success with Robbie Hoffman on NPR's NewsMakers.
