Trump's Politics, AI Oversight, Baghdadi Raid Files

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🗓️ 21 July 2023

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With former President Donald Trump's announcement that an indictment for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is forthcoming, tension on the campaign trail shows the tightrope other GOP candidates have to walk. The White House and Big Tech announce their plans to keep artificial intelligence in check. And an NPR investigation into Pentagon documents finds flaws in the U.S. claim that civilians were spared in the 2019 operation against the leader of ISIS.

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0:00.0	Former President Trump is at the head of the pack of Republicans running for president.
0:06.3	Even though he's been indicted twice, and soon, he may be indicted again, this time
0:10.8	in connection with the January 6th attack.
0:12.8	Will it impact the elections?
0:14.1	I'm Michelle Martin, that's Laila Faddle, and this is a first from NPR News.
0:20.9	Big tech companies gather at the White House today to talk about artificial intelligence
0:24.8	capabilities.
0:25.8	Can they reach consensus on higher safety standards?
0:28.8	And the Pentagon denies US forces killed Syrian civilians during the 2019 raid on the
0:34.2	founder of ISIS.
0:35.8	The military has not even taken basic steps to check their own assumptions from that night.
0:42.0	But NPR's Daniel Estren reviewed documents that poke holes in the Pentagon's version
0:46.2	of events.
0:47.2	So stay with us.
0:48.2	We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
0:57.1	Former President Donald Trump's popularity with Republican voters is putting the 2024
1:02.1	presidential contenders in an interesting position.
1:05.4	He's been indicted twice, but his popularity remains strong.
1:09.2	So some Republican candidates, namely Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, have tried to balance
1:13.4	supporting the former president while softly criticizing him.
1:17.2	But as a third possible indictment looms this time over his actions during the January
1:21.2	6th attack, DeSantis is being a bit more forceful about Trump's behavior on the day of violent
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