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0:00This message comes from Capital One Commercial Bank. Access comprehensive solutions from a top commercial bank that prioritizes your needs today and goals for tomorrow. Learn more at capital.1 slash commercial. Remember FDIC. Lie from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Power plants fuel by coal and natural gas are no longer facing strict carbon pollution cap deadlines enacted during the Biden administration. President Trump's environmental protection agency has repeal those roles. The administration says today's action removes more than $300 billion in cost for the industry to help unleash US energy. The United Nations says fossil fuels, coal, oil and gas are by far the largest contributor to global climate change accounting for around 68% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists warn the world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history.

1:01China has criticized calls by tech CEOs and the US has slowed down the development of AI calling them part of a quote, cold war playbook. Here's NPR's Rob Schmitz. The comments followed an essay published over the weekend by an thropic CEO Dario Amade and adores by open AI CEO Sam Altman and space ex founder Elon Musk to deliberately slow down the pace of AI models for the sake of safety, adding that a Chinese lead in AI would pose a quote, grave danger for the US and the world. China's foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiaquan responded by saying that quote, fear mongering confrontation and malicious competition will only disrupt the process of global AI governance and serve no one's interests. President Trump also criticized Amade's essay saying the US is leading China in AI and that he wants to keep it that way. Rob Schmitz and Pair News. 60 minutes made its season debut last night under intense scrutiny. NPR's David Fokkenflick has more. Nora O'Donnell, a familiar face for CBS viewers, offered the tale of a

2:03daring rescue of US Air Force pilots downed in Iran. Given your injuries, how did you find the strength to make it up to mountain? Never let a lack of motivation put you on Iranian TV. Also in this first show, a piece from 60 minutes veteran Leslie Stahl showed lobbyists commanding six and seven figure fees to get pardons from President Trump for convicted felons. 60 minutes and CBS are operating under the ongoing question of its ownership's ties to Trump. The tally at the end of Sunday night, the Pentagon eagerly cooperated in the story on the pilots. The part and piece cast the White House in an unfavorable light. Each one powerful and effective. David Fokkenflick and P.R. News. Celebrated designer Bob Mackie has died. His official Instagram channel shared the news. They passed away today at the age of 87. It says Mackie lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a fashion and costume designer. Mackie's career span more than 60 years. A sultan of sequence, dress generations of Hollywood and music icons.

3:04One of the most memorable share at the 1986 Oscars wearing a jaw-dropping jet black, bondage inspired, unsolvable, top with a feather mohawk head dress. M.S.N.P.R. Amazon says it has suspended flights with cargo carrier 21 air after a deadly plane crash in Miami last week. More from NPR as Joe Rose. Amazon says it has decided to pause operations with 21 air after reviewing the circumstances surrounding the incident. One pilot warned the other that the plane was going too fast, according to a summary of the cockpit voice recordings, while automated warnings sounded during the descent. But the pilots went ahead with the landing anyway. The plane barreled past the end of the runway and smashed into two vehicles on the ground, killing five people. Former employees at 21 air say the company discouraged them from reporting their safety concerns, but the company says it is confident in its safety policies and training. To O'Rourke's NPR News, Washington. We should note Amazon's a financial support of NPR and pays to distribute some of our content. The CDC says more people in the U.S. were exposed to rabies over the summer as compared

4:08to a year earlier. More from NPR as Amy Hell. The CDC says rabies-related inquiries were up 17% this summer compared to last. Applications of rabies vaccines went up a third and antibodies, three quarters. The virus is almost 100% fatal, unless prompt medical care is given. Most Americans live in communities where wildlife carry the disease and around 100,000 people are treated every year. This summer stands out the CDC says in part because of several high-profile outbreaks and mass exposure events. During a North Carolina mobile petting zoo with rabid baby goats, rabies is still considered rare in people only a few cases are reported every year, mostly from bat bites. Scientists are looking at links to climate change and increased spillover. But at Samey Hell reporting, it's NP-1. This message comes from mattress firm. Different sleep preferences? Mattress firm's sleep experts can match you with a tempered pedic split-king sleep system. Visit mattress firm's best sale of the year and save up to $1,400.

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