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Today’s high tales

Former President Donald Trump’s authorized issues continue to grow. Yesterday, he mentioned he acquired a letter informing him he’s a target in the special counsel’s investigation of the Jan. 6 riot. The announcement got here simply earlier than his attorneys appeared in a Florida courtroom searching for to delay the start of his trial on costs associated to his alleged mishandling of categorised paperwork.

FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks throughout a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Trump mentioned Tuesday that he has acquired a letter informing him that he’s a goal of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election. Trump made the declare in a publish on his Truth Social platform. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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FILE – Former President Donald Trump speaks throughout a rally, July 7, 2023, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Trump mentioned Tuesday that he has acquired a letter informing him that he’s a goal of the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts to undo the outcomes of the 2020 presidential election. Trump made the declare in a publish on his Truth Social platform. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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• If Trump is indicted on costs associated to the riot, it could be the “most serious case yet against the former president,” in line with NPR’s Greg Allen. He summarized yesterday’s listening to on Up First, reporting that Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon has pushed for a speedy trial. However, he provides she appeared annoyed by the protection’s argument that they could not start to debate a trial schedule till November.

A federal decide in California is about to hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s new guidelines on searching for asylum right this moment. The coverage, which took impact in May, offers migrants one authorized pathway to hunt asylum by way of a cell app known as CBP One. The Biden administration says it is led to a drop in unlawful border crossings. However, 1000’s face lengthy waits on the border for appointments. Many determine to attend as a result of the brand new guidelines make gaining asylum a lot tougher in the event that they cross the border illegally.

• Immigrant advocates say the app cannot be the only way to access asylum, because it creates a bottleneck, in line with NPR’s Joel Rose. National immigrant rights teams filed a lawsuit as quickly as the foundations went into impact, saying they had been equivalent to Trump’s insurance policies. Meanwhile, Rose provides that immigration hardliners are additionally vital of the app, saying it creates a so-called authorized pathway that Congress by no means supposed. 

Facebook’s mum or dad firm, Meta, has launched its latest AI mannequin and ChatGPT rival, Llama 2, free for analysis and business use.

• Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of world affairs, tells Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition that making the software program free is in Meta’s best interest as a result of it should “help set in motion a kind of flywheel of innovation.” When requested in regards to the danger of deepfakes and misinformation related to open-sourcing its AI expertise, Clegg argued that  AI is the “sword and the shield:” While the risk is actual, he believes AI may defeat misinformation.

U.S. officers consider Travis King, a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea, is in North Korean custody after he crossed the border with out authorization. King was lately launched from a South Korean jail. He was anticipated to board a airplane certain for Fort Bliss, Texas, to face army disciplinary motion when he bolted towards North Korea. Here’s what we know about his scenario up to now.

Today’s pay attention

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Go to high school, get married, purchase a home, have children: these are the usual milestones in grownup life. But extra Americans are marrying later in life — some of their 40s or older. Just a few weeks in the past, we requested publication readers aged 40+ to share tales about their love life with Morning Edition. Thank you to everybody who shared your personal stories with us.

Deep dive

Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the corporate’s employees broke down final week with both sides blaming the opposite for strolling away from talks.

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Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the corporate’s employees broke down final week with both sides blaming the opposite for strolling away from talks.

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First, writers went on strike. Then actors joined. Now, negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union have stalled, which suggests employees might strike in early August. It could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. historical past.

• The final UPS work stoppage in 1997 lasted 15 days and value the corporate $850 million.
• If a strike happens, rivals like FedEx, USPS and Amazon Logistics will not be capable to take up the package deal backlog.
• Disruptions would influence strange Americans and industries like hospitals that depend on medical gadgets shipped by way of parcel carriers.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

A pacu — a relative of the piranha, however with molar-like enamel — was caught in a neighborhood pond in Oklahoma.

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A pacu — a relative of the piranha, however with molar-like enamel — was caught in a neighborhood pond in Oklahoma.

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1. An 11-year-old boy in Oklahoma was fishing in a close-by pond when he discovered this pacu, a cousin of the piranha with humanlike teeth. Talk in regards to the stuff of nightmares!
2. John Kindschuh’s regulation profession was thriving when he was hospitalized for dizziness. There, his unsung hero and hospital roommate observed his speech declining and alerted medical employees that he was having a stroke.
3. A 125-million-year-old fossil found in China exhibits one thing exceptional: a mammal attacking a dinosaur.

This publication was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.