NPR News: 08-05-2025 8AM EDT

美国国家公共广播电台新闻:2025年8月5日早上8点(美国东部时间)

NPR News Now

2025-08-05

4 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

NPR News: 08-05-2025 8AM EDT Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • As AI permeates every aspect of our lives, who are the people behind this huge inflection point?

  • What keeps them up at night?

  • I fear that what it means to be human may suddenly not be our own.

  • We've got a special series from NPR's TED Radio Hour.

  • It's called The Profits of Technology.

  • What they got right, wrong, and where these pioneers think we're headed next.

  • Listen to the TED Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts.

  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

  • Texas Republican officials say they're taking steps to force dozens of Democratic state lawmakers to come back.

  • The Democrats left Texas to stop a GOP effort to redraw the state's congressional maps.

  • Lauren McGaughey of the Texas Newsroom reports Republicans are considering several sanctions.

  • The most immediate threat is civil arrest.

  • On Monday afternoon,

  • Governor Greg Abbott authorized state troopers to round up the Democrats who fled.

  • That'll be hard since most of them are out of state.

  • beyond troopers' jurisdiction.

  • House Speaker Dustin Burroughs says this will only postpone Republican plans to redraw the maps.

  • Let me assure you of this.

  • While our work may be delayed, whether it's tomorrow or next week, the House will complete.

  • It's required duties.