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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is denouncing what he calls uncontroll migration. In his speech today to the United Nations General Assembly, New York, Trump says such migrations ruining countries in Europe. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman. President Trump accuses the United Nations of funding and assault on member states by supporting migrants. Your countries are going to hell. He spent much of his speech talking about his own crackdown on migration,

and he personally thanked El Salvador, where he has sent hundreds of people to be jailed in a notorious prison. Trump also defended his military strikes on speedboats that he says were carrying drugs from Venezuela to the U.S. He says the U.S. will continue to, quote, blow them out of existence. World leaders were mostly silent as he railed against the U.N. system, though Trump got a few laughs, joking about the U.N. escalator and teleprompter not working. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the United States. nations. Jimmy Kimmel fans may or may not see the return of the veteran comics late night show on ABC tonight depending on who runs the ABC affiliates in their market. Next star is joining Sinclair in choosing

to preempt the show pending assurances the content meets their standards. Kimmel's show was yanked off the air a week ago over remarks he made in a monologue in which he appeared to accuse Maga Loyalists of trying to score political points against left-leaning ideology in the aftermath of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination. It remains to be seen. seen what, if anything, Kimmel says tonight about the dispute involving ABC, which is owned by Disney. But NPR's Mandalay Del Barco says many of the biggest names in entertainment have plenty to say about it. Before the show was reinstated yesterday, nearly 500 entertainers, that included Pedro Pascar, Salina Gomez, and Olivia Rodrigo, had signed an open letter asking

for Kimmel's return. Protesters around the country, including some conservatives, had been worried about what taking the show off the air meant for free speech in this country. NPR's Mandalayette del Barco. The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an emergency order. It allows President Trump to fire the last remaining Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports. By allowing the firing of Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, the court seems all but certain to overturn a nearly century-old precedent

that barred presidents from firing members of bipartisan regulatory agencies except for bad conduct. dissenting for the court's three liberals, Justice Elena Kagan, noted that Congress enacted the bipartisan agency framework. She said the emergency docket should not be used, as it was here, to transfer government authority from Congress to the president and thus to reshape the nation's separation of powers. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. The NASDAQ is down 73. The Dow is up 38 points. From Washington, this is NPR News. Open AI and NVIDIA say they are forging a strategic partnership to build up computing power for the development of artificial intelligence. Here's NPR's John Rewich.

The agreement is a letter of intent to form a partnership at this point, but the proposed buildout is huge. The statement says the partnership would enable OpenAI to build and deploy at least 10 gigawatts of AI data centers using NVIDIA systems. That's enough electricity to power millions of homes. invidia says it intends to invest up to $100 billion in open AI as the computing power is deployed. OpenAI runs the popular chatbot chat GPT and invidia makes the world's most coveted chips for AI development. Several big U.S. tech firms are developing multi-gigawatt data centers for AI development, pouring money into what many see as a race to dominate a key technology of the future. John Rewich, NPR News.

A new study shows U.S. rivers and streams are increasingly experiencing heat waves, NPR's Nate Roth reports. We're all familiar with air heat waves, which are increasing in intensity, frequency, and duration as the global climate warms. The new study, published in the journal PNAS, found that it's even worse for rivers, where heat waves are accelerating faster and lasting nearly twice as long as those in the air. Rising river temperatures are dangerous for many aquatic species, particularly for cold-blooded fish like salmon and trout. They also raise the cost of treating water for human consumption and can cause toxic algae blooms. The researchers say their findings suggest the trend is likely happening worldwide. Nate Roth, NPR News.

I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.