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Yesterday, during a press conference, President Trump promised to use the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police Department to target criminals in Washington, DCDespite violent crimes in the city at a 30 -year hollow. But criminals are not his only target: he also called for a purge of people without housing in the national capital.
American Drug Agents Enforcement Administration (DEA) patrol the Washington monument on the National Mall on August 11 in Washington, DC
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- 🎧 The people whom the president describes as criminals in this case are often adolescents, many of whom are blackBrian Mann of NPR says First. The president has brought together criminals and people without housing, expressing how they must be forced to leave Washington. Will, who lives in a homeless camp in Washington, told Mann that the only thing his community asks is fair work and accommodation, but they cannot get it. Mann says he asked NPR to use his first name only because he fears that the authorities punish him for sleeping in the street. Will also asked where people like him are supposed to ask – a question to which Trump has not yet answered.
Trump says he plans to have a telephone call with European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with conferences temporarily set for tomorrow. This precedes Trump’s planned summit and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine. It will be the first time that Putin has been meeting an American president since Ukraine’s large -scale invasion by Russia over three years ago. European allies fear that without the presence of Ukraine at the top, Trump could accept large -scale concessions. This is what is at stake.
- 🎧 European allies are likely to express to Trump that they must be involved in cease-fire talks because Sustainable peace in Ukraine would imply their resources, said Rob Schmitz of NPR. The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, president of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen and other European leaders, wrote a joint declaration during the weekend by saying that there can be peace that rewards the aggressive actions of Russia. Schmitz says that the declaration refers to the individual meeting between Trump and Putin in general, because this in itself seems to be a reward. European leaders also speak of Trump’s comments that led to this meeting on how a path to peace would force Ukraine to abandon the territory to Russia.
The leaders of Ford Motor Company announced yesterday that they planned to Louisville assembly factory raterreau In Kentucky, to produce more affordable electric vehicles instead of Ford escapes. Ford invests billions in electric vehicles, marking the first time that the company has bet on these vehicles. The company builds its proposal around a medium -sized van with a target price of $ 30,000. It is at least $ 20,000 cheaper than most other electric trucks. Ford CEO Jim Farley described the truck again “Model T” for the factory.
- 🎧 Ford is trying to unravel the electric vehicle market for yearsAccording to Camila Domonoske of NPR. The leaders think of more than the climate, she said. They want to be more competitive worldwide. Chinese car manufacturers produce cheap and high quality electric vehicles that are sold well in the world. Farley has said that for years, it is an “existential threat” if companies like hers, who also sell cars worldwide, cannot follow.
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A full super moon, gets up behind a mountain in the village of Dodekametro, in the Arcadia region of Greece on July 10, 2025.
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The Trump administration accelerates plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to feed a base for humans. According to a directive of the interim administrator of NASA, Sean Duffy, sent NASA officials in July, the reactor should be launched on the moon by 2030. The plan aligns the United States to return astronauts to the Moon, especially since China and Russia also aim to use nuclear power on the Moon by the end of the decade. Here’s what you need to know about the plan.
- 🌕 On the moon, the reactors must dispel the excess heat directly in space because there is no water or atmosphere. Large radiators could be used to manage heat.
- 🌕 The main concern is to bring the reactor to the moon and what happens to him once he reaches the end of his lifespan, according to Kathryn Huff, professor of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
- 🌕 A recent report from the Institute for Space Sciences and Development estimates that the reactor project would cost about $ 3 billion over five years to develop.
- 🌕 Duffy says that if China or Russia first reach the Moon, one or the other country could “declare a Keep-out area”, which could prevent the United States from establishing a presence there.
Life advice
As long as you are close enough with someone you felt comfortable hosting them, you shouldn’t feel attached to ask to stay with them when you cross their city, explains Elaine Swann, an expert in a label.
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Whether you surf on a sofa at a friend or take the children to visit their aunt, it is important to make sure that your presence in someone else’s house looks like a gift rather than a burden. Being a considerate guest begins by respecting the space of the other person, whatever the comfort with them. The Expert in Elaine Swann label shares advice with Rescue kit On how to be a star guest.
- 🏠 Do not feel attached to ask to stay with a person when you cross the city, if you also extend the same courtesy.
- 🏠 A long weekend style visit – usually four days and three nights – is a good place ideal for staying with others. The moment could be adjusted for longer occasions such as holidays.
- 🏠 When the host says you can do at home, it notes that you can manage for yourself. This means you don’t need to ask for a glass of water. However, you must put away after yourself and can even offer to help with the tasks.
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- Sheila Jordan, a voice widely underestimated in jazz, died yesterday at the age of 96. She recorded the album of beloved vocal jazz from the 1960s, Portrait of Sheila.
- The Boston Public Library is launching a project with Openai and Harvard Law School to improve the metadata of its mine of historically important government documents. This will allow users to search and reference texts from anywhere in the world.
- Nathan Kesta walks 10-12 miles most of the time as a street awareness worker for the organization of downtown Duluth in Minnesota. Its objective is to verify people living in the street in order to bring them into the accommodation or treatment. (via MPR)
This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
