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In just three years, ChatGPT has changed the way we think about and interact with artificial intelligence. On college campuses, the impact has been swift, leaving teachers and administrators scrambling. If we're not careful, the presence of AI can poison our relationships with our students. How is AI changing higher education? Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. leaders from Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. are gathering in Switzerland on Sunday for talks over a 28-point peace plan from the Trump administration. President Trump said Saturday that the plan is not his final offer, but as it stands, the plan hugely favors Russia. MPR's Eleanor Beardsley says Moscow would not face any sanctions for starting the war.

And there seems to be no punishment for Russia. Russia would be welcomed back into the international fold, sanctions lifted, and there's a joint Russian-American Arctic exploration deal in this plan. so possible big business opportunities, rare earth minerals and all that. This is a terrible deal for Ukraine, which has fought so hard, and this sort of erases a lot of that. Zelensky is in a terrible situation. He cannot fight Putin and Trump. He spoke yesterday to his nation and said this is a choice between dignity and losing a key partner. That's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley.

The Supreme Court has temporarily restored the new congressional map created by Texas Republicans. The map was blocked earlier this week by lower federal court. It's the latest move in the gerrymandering fight sparked by President Trump to try to keep Republicans in control of the House of Representatives. The Texas newsrooms, Blaise Ganey, has our reports. The lower federal court had ruled challengers are likely to prove in a trial that the Texas map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. But Governor Greg Abbott and state attorneys appealed, and on Friday night, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, responded by putting a temporary hold on the lower court ruling until, Supreme Court justices can weigh in. Texas NAACP president and lawyer Gary Bledsoe

represents plaintiffs seeking to strike down the new maps. The better and fairer practice has been to bring the whole court in on very important issues like this one. A final decision from the Supreme Court may come as soon as Monday. For the Texas Newsroom, I'm Blaise Ganey. The United Nations Global Climate Change Conference, which is also known as COP 30, has now ended. in Brazil. As NPR's Michael Copley reports, the talks delivered only modest progress on international efforts to cut climate pollution and pay for the cost of adapting to a hotter planet. The final deal doesn't say anything about phasing out fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming. Dozens of countries had demanded a phase-out plan, saying world leaders need to

deliver on an earlier commitment to reduce the use of coal, oil, and natural gas. Instead, the president of this year's meeting, Andre Aronha Correo de Lago, said in the coming months, he'll work on a process and timetable for reducing fossil fuel use. We need roadmaps so that humanity in a just and planned manner can overcome its dependence on fossil fuels. Countries did agree in Brazil to try to triple funding for things like flood defenses that can help communities adapt to a hotter world. Michael Copley, NPR News.

And you're listening to NPR News. Wicked for Good, which is the second half of a two-part movie musical about pink and green witches in Oz, is raking in a lot of green at the box office, NPR's Bob Mondello, has more. Wicked for Good had a very good opening day, $68 million. No! I'm obsersulated. But that figure comes with an asterisk. As with many big films, the studio includes previews in its opening day figure.

Usually, that means showings the night before. But Wicked for Good had previews on Monday in more than a thousand theaters and then some more on Wednesday before Thursday when a lot of the previews were actually double features with the first Wicked. That's a serious stretch for an opening day. Please. Where'd you get that? Still, any way you slice it, more than 5 million people have already seen Wicked, a number that's expected to more than double by the end of the weekend. Bob Mandello, NPR News. A football player at the University of Alabama at Birmingham allegedly stabbed two teammates Saturday morning. The university says the suspect is in custody and both injured players are in stable condition.

An investigation into the stabbing is now underway. The team decided to play its afternoon game despite the stabbing because it was Senior's Day. They lost to South Florida, 48 to 18. Gino Titical made nine birdies for the second straight day on Saturday to finish the day with a 64. She now has a six-stroke lead over Nellie Corder. Padre on Rukrons going into the final day of the LPGA event underway in Naples, Florida. The winner will receive $4 million that's one of the largest payoffs in women's golf. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.

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