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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. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump has announced he's again barring people from countries the administration deems dangerous from coming to the U.S. The ban takes effect Monday. Speaking at the White House, Trump pointed to a recent terror attack allegedly carried out by an Egyptian nationalist as the reason for his move.

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 latest ban is similar to one instituted during Trump's first term that caused confusion at airports after legal challenges. That order was retooled until the version

was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018. The White House is disputing estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. The president's big tax and spending cuts bill will add trillions of dollars to the national deficit. As NPR's Tamara Keith explains, it comes as Elon Musk is posting on social media the bill should be killed. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add $2.4 trillion

to the nation's deficit over the next decade. But White House Budget Director Russell Vogt, in a call with reporters, disputed the CBO's calculation. It will improve the deficit. It will help us deal with debt. It is historic levels of mandatory savings. The fact that the Congressional Budget Office doesn't agree is not particularly new. As for Musk, who has called for members of Congress to be voted out of office if they

support the bill, Vote said he isn't worried about opposing views from the outside. Tamara Keith, NPR News. Closing arguments have ended in the sex crimes retrial of former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The Emirates from New York says the trial now in its eight weeks is nearing its conclusion. 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, 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. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again darkening the skies over parts of the U.S., creating unhealthy air conditions in parts of the eastern U.S. and several Midwestern states. Wildfires

have already forced thousands of Canadians to flee their homes, sending smoke plumes downwind into the U.S. Canadian wildfires also caused problems in terms of smoke in the U.S. last year. On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 91 points. This is NPR. Gaza food aid for the moment has been put on hold by an Israeli and U.S. backed group On Wall Street, the Dow dropped 91 points. This is NPR. Gaza food aid for the moment has been put on hold by an Israeli and US-backed group, as after health officials say dozens of Palestinians were killed in a series of shootings near distribution sites this week. Separately, officials say the strikes across the territory killed 26 people overnight and

into today. Gaza health officials, the Red Cross and the UN Office Office says 27 people were killed yesterday. Discount retailer Dollar Tree, which imports many of its products from China, says tariffs are cutting into its profits. In an earnings call, the company projected second quarter profits will be half what they were a year ago. Steven Versahov, the Gulf State's newsroomroom has more. Dollar Tree estimates the tariffs will cost the company about $200 million this fiscal year. A lot of that is due to the rate the company paid on products it imported from China in April and May,

when the trade war was at its hottest. Here's Dollar Tree CFO Stuart Glendening during that earnings call. There was a big impact in the second quarter from those few weeks of 145% tariff. That money really adds up at that rate. Long-term Dollar Tree is optimistic. Glenn Denning predicted the retailer would more than make up for those losses in the

second half of the year. But that's assuming tariffs stay where they are and don't go any higher. Glenn Denning added that the cost of tariffs is just complicated to calculate. For NPR News, I'm Stephen Basaha. Crude oil futures prices after moving higher briefly turned in the other direction later in the day. Oil prices falling after new numbers showed a large buildup of gas and diesel inventories. Oil dropped 56 cents a barrel to $62.85 a barrel in New York.

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