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--:-- Dale Willman: President Trump has announced massive new tariffs on Chinese goods. The new import taxes are in response to restrictions China placed on rare earth minerals this week.
--:-- Dale Willman: Trump made the announcement today on social media after markets closed.
--:-- Dale Willman: NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben has more.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: Trump wrote that new 100% tariffs will be imposed on Chinese goods starting on November 1st.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: That's in addition to the 30% tariffs Trump has already imposed on Chinese goods this year.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: The president had threatened the higher tariffs earlier in the day in another post railing against China's new export controls on rare earth minerals.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: Those are used in many high-tech goods, including smartphones and defense systems.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: China processes the overwhelming majority of the world's rare earths.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: Trump had been set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to Asia later this month.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: However, Trump also wrote Friday that, quote, now there seems to be no reason to do so.
--:-- Daniel Kurtzleben: Danielle Kurtzleben NPR News
--:-- Dale Willman: The Trump administration says more than 4 federal employees received notice Friday that they would be laid off.
--:-- Dale Willman: And in court filings late Friday government officials say those numbers are subject to change.
--:-- Dale Willman: NPR's Stephen Fowler has the latest.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: About 4,200 people across seven agencies were slated to receive reduction in force notices Friday, including about 1,500 in the Treasury Department and 1,200 at the Department of Health and Human Services.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: Earlier in the day, the White House Budget Office called the layoffs, quote, substantial, and President Trump said the cuts would be, quote, a lot.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: After earlier cuts to the federal workforce made by the Doge effort and voluntary buyouts, there are about two million civilian federal employees.
--:-- Stephen Fowler: Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.
--:-- Dale Willman: Travelers might see a new video message from Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem at their local airport.
--:-- Dale Willman: In it, Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.
--:-- Dale Willman: NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has more on that story.
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: The ongoing government shutdown is causing some delays at airports across the country.
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: And people perhaps waiting in line for TSA security a bit longer might see a new video from the Trump administration that acknowledges the slowdown.
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: The video blames the delays on Democrats in Congress for refusing to fund the federal government.
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: Both Republicans and Democrats have refused to negotiate over the terms of a short spending bill
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: The videos will be rolled out in airports across the country TSA checkpoints can have videos featuring government officials but they normally don't contain partisan messages.
--:-- Jacqueline Diaz: Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: Palestinians are moving back into the heavily destroyed northern portion of Gaza this weekend following the announcement of the latest ceasefire there.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Israeli military confirmed the start of the truce on Friday.
--:-- Dale Willman: The remaining 48 hostages are expected to be returned to Israel on Monday.
--:-- Dale Willman: About 20 of them are believed to still be alive.
--:-- Dale Willman: Stocks plummeted after Trump's tariff threats on Friday.
--:-- Dale Willman: The Nasdaq closed down 820 points or 3.56 percent.
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--:-- Dale Willman: Hollywood studios and talent agencies are sounding the alarm over a new artificial intelligence tool.
--:-- Dale Willman: As NPR's Mandelit Del Barco reports, Sora 2 allows users to create social media-ready videos.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: It's about creating new possibilities.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: This promo from OpenAI says Sora 2 allows users to insert images into any virtual background.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: Giving you the power to step into any world or scene and letting your friends cast you in theirs.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: Some creators have used Sora 2 to make unauthorized videos of famous people such as Mr. Rogers Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: The Motion Picture Association says Sora 2 videos infringe on the copyrights of films shows and characters
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: The three top Hollywood talent agencies also weighed in on the new tech
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: CAA says clients' intellectual properties are at risk.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: UTA says it's exploitation.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: And WME announced all its clients are opting out, so Sora 2 cannot use their names, images, or likenesses.
--:-- Mandelit Del Barco: Mandelit Del Barco, NPR News.
--:-- Dale Willman: National Guard troops are now patrolling the streets of Memphis tonight.
--:-- Dale Willman: It's unclear, though, how many guard members are in Memphis right now and how many are expected to arrive later.
--:-- Dale Willman: The deployment comes one day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked troop deployments in the Chicago area for at least two weeks.
--:-- Dale Willman: At least 19 people are missing and feared dead following an explosion at Tennessee explosives plant.
--:-- Dale Willman: The cause of the blast is still not known.
--:-- Dale Willman: It occurred Friday at the Accurate Energetic Systems Facility, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville.
--:-- Dale Willman: The company processes explosives and ammunition for the military.
--:-- Dale Willman: Energy emergency officials say there's no danger of any other explosions.
--:-- Dale Willman: I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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