SCOTUS rejects Trump's mail voting limits.
asserted
SCOTUS → reject → limits
You're reading the Up First newsletter.
asserted
You → read → newsletter
Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.
asserted
you → subscribe → day
Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon are joining forces across their political poles today at the "Pro-Human Assembly" in Washington, D.C., to address concerns about artificial intelligence.
asserted
Sanders → join → intelligence
They aim to urge Congress to act quickly to curb AI's impact.
asserted
They → aim → impact
President Trump disagrees with the criticism of AI and data centers, calling the pushback a "sick conspiracy" that would benefit China, an AI competitor.
asserted
that → disagree → China
There is a debate in the global AI industry over whether Chinese companies can surpass the United States, NPR's Emily Feng tells Up First.
asserted
Feng → be → States
Part of the debate also includes concerns over whether Beijing would even want to develop a super-powerful AI, as Feng points out that it is arguably not in its best interest to develop a technology that might threaten humanity.
uncertain
that → include → humanity
The current discussion about AI highlights the conflicting assumptions behind Trump's pro-tech, pro-business approach, Feng adds.
asserted
Feng → highlight → approach
Just last year, the president let Chinese companies buy a key semiconductor chip, even though there were warnings that the country needed it to meet its AI goals.
asserted
country → let → goals
The Supreme Court has blocked Trump's efforts to impose new mail-in voting restrictions before the midterm elections.
asserted
Court → block → elections
The high court ruling ensures that the U.S. Postal Service will continue delivering ballots as usual.
asserted
Service → ensure → ballots
Voting by mail has already started in states like Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin, and more states are set to follow soon.
asserted
states → start → Alabama
Voters who are eligible to vote by mail may have their ballots on the way to them now.
uncertain
ballots → vote → them
Voters who need to request one should check their state's deadline to do so, as election officials suggest sending completed ballots back as soon as possible.
asserted
officials → need → ballots
The Kennedy Center's board says that the arts institution faces bankruptcy and might close as soon as today.
uncertain
institution → say → today
NPR obtained a document outlining this plan ahead of a board meeting set for today.
asserted
NPR → obtain → today
It is slated for the same day as a status hearing set by Judge Christopher Cooper, who is overseeing a lawsuit from Rep. Joyce Beatty seeking to halt the center's renaming to honor Trump.
asserted
who → slat → Trump
The Kennedy Center says Trump is the only one who can raise enough funds to help with its financial issues, which is why the board thinks he deserves to have his name on the building, NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas says.
asserted
Tsioulcas → say → building
Big nonprofit institutions like the Kennedy Center usually rely on earned revenue from ticket sales, donations and some government grants.
asserted
institutions → rely → sales
Both artists and audiences have been leaving the arts center over the past year, saying they believe it has become too politicized under Trump.
asserted
it → leave → Trump
Its live events calendar is a fraction of what it used to be, and donations have also dried up.
asserted
donations → use → what
Tsioulcas says it seems likely that there is a real and dire financial crisis at the Kennedy Center, and the question now is how to manage it and whether adding the president's name will help solve it.
asserted
adding → say → it
- Widow's Bay was the hot comedy property, while recognition for drama series was more widely shared.
asserted
recognition → share → series
The Pitt, Pluribus, The Diplomat, Task, and Slow Horses all took home awards.
asserted
Pitt → take → awards
- Matthew Rhys pulls off the double play.
asserted
Rhys → pull → play
He won lead actor in the limited series category (The Beast in Me) and in the comedy series category (Widow's Bay).
asserted
He → win → category
This makes him the first actor to ever win lead performance awards in two different categories in the same year.
asserted
him → make → year
- Rhea Seehorn wins an Emmy at last, while Jean Smart wins her last Hacks Emmy.
asserted
Smart → win → Emmy
In Pluribus, Seehorn plays a widowed novelist dealing with the end of humanity as she knows it.
asserted
she → play → it
Meanwhile, Smart won lead comedy actress for the fifth time — meaning she won every year she was eligible for the now-concluded Hacks.
asserted
she → win → Hacks
- Host Mariska Hargitay had the time of her life.
asserted
Hargitay → have → life
The opening number was corny and cringe, but over the course of the evening, the Law & Order: SVU star participated in skits and showed her chops with her delivery of standard awards banter.
asserted
star → participate → banter
Once a week, you'll get NPR's guide to movies, TV, music and more.
asserted
you → get → movies
Today's listen
Jewish people around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, over the weekend.
asserted
people → celebrate → weekend
The two-day holiday began at sunset on Friday and was filled with prayer, reflection and celebration.
asserted
holiday → begin → prayer
A standout moment for many is the powerful blast of the shofar, an animal's horn played like a trumpet at various points during the Rosh Hashanah service.
asserted
moment → play → service
A shofar can be large or small, and blown by one person or anyone who brings their own.
asserted
who → blow → own
The horn's sound marks moments of heightened experience and emotion, according to Daniel Picus, an associate professor at Western Washington University who researches religious practices and rituals.
uncertain
who → mark → practices
Listen to the unmistakably profound and electrifying sound of the shofar and read more about how it became the spiritual soundtrack of Rosh Hashanah.
asserted
it → listen → Hashanah
…and 16 more, not listed.
The Aporia
