NPR News: 09-13-2026 7AM EDT
Summary
AI leaders like Sam Altman urge the industry to slow down as capabilities outpace safety safeguards. The Federal Reserve faces pressure to raise interest rates amid high inflation and energy costs, while President Trump’s $5,000 dividend pledge draws mixed reactions from Republicans. Additionally, a major UK study links drinking very hot beverages to a tripled risk of esophageal cancer, and Trump has called for replacing the Smithsonian’s infinity sculpture with a George Washington statue.
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AI leaders call for industry slowdown and oversight
Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates
Mixed reaction to Trump's $5,000 dividend promise
Study links very hot beverages to esophageal cancer
Trump demands Washington statue at Smithsonian
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