Leila Fadl
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
The capital of Ukraine is starting the new year under a new wave of Russian drone attacks.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
I mean, it was a wild night. I went to bed at nine.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
NPR's Brian Mann joins us from Kyiv. Hi, Brian.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
So what can you tell us about this latest drone attack on the capital?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Now, Ukrainians have been living through these kinds of attacks for nearly three years. What did Zelensky say last night about the state of the war?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
And how accurate is that? Is that a rosy picture? Is that the truth?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
OK, so let's look forward. What are Ukrainians saying about the next stage of this war?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Sobering his wishes just to exist next year. NPR's Brian Mann in Kiev. Thank you, Brian.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
At least half of Puerto Rico is starting the new year in the dark.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Alex Figueroa is on the line. He's a reporter for El Nuevo Dia in San Juan. Hi, Alex. Hi, good morning. Happy New Year. Good morning. Happy New Year. So, Puerto Rico, how did it look and sound on New Year's after a day without power?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Now, you mentioned the Hurricane, Hurricane Maria that happened more than seven years ago. What do we know about what caused the blackout here?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Now, the hurricane happened more than seven years ago, but infrastructure has struggled since. Why is the island's infrastructure still so shaky that the failure of a cable can plunge nearly everyone into darkness like that?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
And when's the power expected to come back on?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
And really quickly, I mean, Puerto Ricans have been through these types of outages before. Were residents prepared? Are they prepared?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Alex Figueroa reports for El Nuevo Dia. Thank you so much, Alex. Thank you.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Some people will also use this fresh start to take a break from alcohol. The 31 days of dry January offer a chance to dry out after the holidays and give people a glimpse of what life looks like without alcohol at all.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
I couldn't figure out who was celebrating the New Year. Finally figured out it was Greenland. Oh! Rang it in with Greenland.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
One man says he hopes his country still exists in a year, and that his friends will be alive. The new year started with Russian drone attacks, so what happens next?
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
And that's a first for Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. I'm Leila Faldin.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Rylan Barton, Megan Keene, Jan Johnson, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Katie Klein, Ben Abrams, and Julie Deppenbrock. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Stacey Abbott. Join us again tomorrow.
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Ukraine's New Year's Agony, Puerto Rico Power Outages, Dry January Tips
Maybe a little more exciting. In some cases. Maybe.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
All of them were involved in prosecuting President Trump.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
President Trump and his administration continue to flood the zone with executive actions and department changes. Just yesterday, dozens of senior officials in the U.S. Aid and Development Agency were put on leave.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Right. And there's one more. The acting attorney general purged Department of Justice officials involved in investigating Trump. We're going to hone in on that purge and what it means with NPR justice correspondent Carrie Johnson. Good morning, Carrie.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
So what do we know about these firings?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
OK, on the campaign trail, Trump did talk about retribution and getting back at the people who investigated him. Is this Trump fulfilling that promise?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
And you've got some more news about changes inside the Justice Department. What else is happening?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
The future is unclear for more than 1.4 million immigrants in the U.S. legally under several Biden-era programs.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
For more, NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran joins me. Good morning.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
So one of the programs is called humanitarian parole. Tell us how it worked and who is in this country because of it.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
And a Chinese AI chatbot is free and getting more popular than ChatGPT. It's caught the attention of the tech world and Wall Street. Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Right, like the CBP One app, which we've heard about before on this program, another way people could claim asylum and enter the country legally. Tell us about that.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
I mean, what happens, though, to these people now? Will they all get deported?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Sergio, Trump has issued several other immigration actions that aren't related to asylum. What are they?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
That's NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran. Thank you, Sergio.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
NPR's John Ruich is on the line now from China to help make sense of how big a deal this actually is. Hey, John. Hi there. So, first of all, tell us about this company that many people, including me, just heard of now.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
And what's the significance of that?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Okay, so tell us more about those caveats.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Okay, tell us more about that. The Biden administration banned the best AI microprocessors from being sold to China. Were they able to get around it?
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
That's NPR's John Ruich in China. Thank you, John.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
And that's Up First for Tuesday, January 28th. I'm Leila Faudel.
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Justice Department Firings, Humanitarian Parole Ends, China And AI
Today's episode of Up First was edited by Eric Westervelt, Anna Yukonanov, Kevin Drew, Jenea Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Nia Dumas, and Claire Murashima. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Zach Coleman. See you tomorrow. They're not going to see me. Listen to us tomorrow.
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Tariff Fears, Trump Budget Plan Passes House, Deportation Ruling
Conservatives are just, in general, much more willing to speak their mind.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
So it's been a couple days now. Bourbon Street is open again. What's life like there in New Orleans?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
So after a mass killing, mass violence like this, what are you hearing from people in New Orleans about how they're going to move forward?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
I'm PR's Debbie Elliott in New Orleans. Thank you, Debbie. You're welcome. A new Congress is to be sworn in today, and the first order of business in the House is to elect a speaker.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
Joining us now is NPR's congressional correspondent, Claudia Grisales. Hi, Claudia. Hey, Layla. All right. So Mike Johnson was elected speaker after his predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, was ousted from the job during a chaotic time and several other candidates lost bids to replace him. What is Johnson facing this time around?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
Also, Israel moved into a U.N.-monitored buffer zone when the government collapsed in neighboring Syria. Our correspondent visited the Golan Heights. How are residents describing what Israeli troops are doing? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
And Johnson held the position as speaker for the last 14 months.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
So walk us through that process of how the House elects a new speaker. What should we be watching for?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
Who are those possible no's?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
So what, if anything, does this moment tell us about the new Congress?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
NPR's Claudia Grisales. Thank you, Claudia. Thank you. In the Golan Heights in southwest Syria, residents say Israeli troops are raiding their homes and villages, and they ask if this is the start of a land grab.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
NPR's Hadil El-Shalchi is just back from the Golan Heights and joins us now. Good morning. Good morning.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
And what did people say about what it's like to live with Israeli troops coming into their villages?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
People resume their lives as the FBI says a New Year's morning attacker acted alone. What's their reading of the evidence?
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
NPR's Hadil El-Shalchi in Damascus, thank you. You're welcome. Again, we have requested comment from the Israeli military about these village raids and what residents told us. They haven't gotten back to us. If they do, we will note their response in additional reporting.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
Federal investigators have clarified their understanding. of what happened in New Orleans on New Year's morning.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
And I'm Layla Faldin. Don't forget, Up First airs on the weekend, too. Ayesha Roscoe and Scott Simon have the news here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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New Orleans Answers, House Speaker Vote, Golan Heights Tensions
What about my name? My name is a nice name.
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NPR's Debbie Elliott is in New Orleans with this and other developments. Good morning, Debbie. Hi, good morning. So why did the FBI first suggest a broader conspiracy and then back off?