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Before talking to computational social scientist Sandra Matz, I asked her to spy on me. I did some snooping around your online life yesterday night, which was extremely fun to do. Our lack of digital privacy, especially in the age of AI, and what we can do about it. I'm Manusha Zomorodi. That's on the TED Radio Hour Podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. President Trump late today signed an executive order that he says will ban people from 12 nations from entering the U.S. The White House says the action is needed to protect the country from terrorist attacks and other national security threats.

Very simply, we cannot have open migration from any country where we cannot safely and reliably vet and screen those who seek to enter the United States. That is why today I am signing a new executive order placing travel restrictions on countries including Yemen, Somalia, Haiti, Libya and numerous others. The other eight nations include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran and Sudan. A partial restriction will be in place for seven other nations. The travel ban is very similar to one he signed in the first administration.

It was challenged, went to the Supreme Court, and a retooled version was eventually upheld. The United States has vetoed a resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. It was the lone no vote, as other UN Security Council members raised alarms about starvation in Gaza. NPR's Michelle Kellman reports.

The 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council drafted the resolution because of what Slovenia's ambassador called a deep concern over the catastrophic situation in Gaza. It called on Hamas to release hostages and says Israel should allow aid to reach starving Palestinians. U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea says there were no real negotiations on the text, calling the vote performative. U.S. opposition to this resolution should come as no surprise. It is unacceptable for what it does say.

It is unacceptable for what it does not say. She says the council should condemn Hamas and tell it to disarm and agree to a ceasefire. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington. Closing arguments have ended in the sex crime retrial of former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Alia Meritz reports from New York. The trial now in its eighth week is nearing an end. In her summation, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said Harvey Weinstein wouldn't take no for an answer from any of the three women who accused him from the witness box.

Blumberg frequently used the word rape and said the jurors should believe the women because they testified of their own free will and had nothing to gain. Weinstein, who did not testify, expressed confidence he would be acquitted in an interview with the Daily Mail which appeared Wednesday saying, quote, I think there's a real movement now to telling the truth and proving that these girls were in it for the money. Next, the jury will receive instructions from the judge and begin its deliberations. For NPR News, I'm Ilya Meretz in New York. On Wall Street, stocks were mixed Wednesday. The Dow declined 91 points. The Nasdaq saw a gain of 61 points. The S and P was up

fractionally. This is NPR News. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred today said that President Trump's support for Pete Rose was a factor in the Commissioner's decision to lift the lifetime ban against Rose and several other deceased ballplayers. Manfred said a number of people were also lobbying him on behalf of Rose by revoking the ban Manfred's decision will allow a hall of fame committee to allow Rose and others previously banned

from Cooperstown to be considered in 2027. President Trump plans to attend the opening of La Mazarable at the Kennedy Center next week. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, the hub of Washington's art scene has become unwittingly politicized. President Trump is a big fan of Les Miserables. At campaign rallies, he used to make his entrance to one of its most stirring anthems, blaring

from loudspeakers, and the U.S. Army Chorus recently performed it at the White House. Since Trump abruptly ousted Kennedy-centered leadership and disparaged past programming, several artists have canceled shows. And according to CNN, at least 10 members of the touring cast of Les Mis have decided not to appear in the Kennedy Center production. The president will be joined by the First Lady, Vice President J.D. Vance, and the Second Lady, Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington.

A Kent, Washington man who fled Poland and then was extradited back to the United States has been arrested by federal officials for allegedly providing chemicals that were used in a bombings of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The man, Daniel Park, is now in custody. This is NPR News.