NPR News: 09-12-2026 11PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The CEO of the AI company Anthropics says the artificial intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development. He says AI could be capable within six to twelve months of leading a swarm that could take over the entire internet. Dario Amadez made his comment Saturday and he's not alone, open AI CEO Sam Altman tells Fortune Magazine that a discussion is urgently needed on how best to keep AI safe. This has clearly been a week where a lot more people are grappling with the issues in front of us. So I'm actually mostly grateful that that's happening. I think that this is a conversation that the world is overdue for. President Trump is in Ireland for a two-day visit where he met today with the Irish Prime Minister, as NPR's Franco-Ordonia's reports. Trump said he would like to see Northern Ireland reunified with the Republic of Ireland. During a cordial meeting with the T-Shug where both sides touted the long working relationship, President Trump waited into some sensitive political waters, saying he'd like to see

1:04Ireland unified. I want to cross an exception, but I will value it. I'd love to see it unified. Reenification would involve putting a vote to the people, Northern Ireland's status bird decades of violence known as the Troubles, ending with the 1998 Good Friday agreement. Reenification would also present practical challenges of combining two different economic and political systems. I think we've made great sense of everybody's cap. It's going to happen eventually. Previous years, presidents have largely avoided waiting into the Irish unity debate. Franco, Ordonyes, NPR News, Dublin. Bahrain says it will not attend a meeting that Iran says will take place in Oman on Monday to discuss the straight-of-form ooze. Iran says the regional meeting would include foreign ministers of countries along the coast of the Persian Gulf and the sea of Oman. NPR said deal Al-Shulchi has more. According to a statement posted online, the Bahrain-y foreign ministry said it will not participate in any meeting that Iran is involved in until the two countries have restored diplomatic

2:08relations. It said it communicated this to Oman, which is meant to host the meeting. The Bahrain cited Iran's repeated attacks on its military installations and infrastructure. Iran has responded to U.S. strikes by targeting U.S. assets in Gulf countries. On Friday, the Iranian foreign ministry said eight Persian Gulf countries will attend the meeting to discuss the straight-of-war moose, which Iran has blockaded since the war began in February. None of the other Persian Gulf countries so far have commented on the meeting. Hadil Al-Shulchi and P.R. News is done. The anti-immigration party, led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, received $97 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires this weekend. The donations to Reform UK are increasing concerns about money in British politics, established parties now say such contributions risk corrupting elections. This is NPR News. Intenacy, a nonpartisan group of attorneys, says it's organizing an effort to protect voter access in Nashville ahead of the November midterm elections, Cynthia Abrams with

3:11Member Station WPLN as our report. The group is calling themselves Guardians of Democracy. And since they plan to place trained volunteers outside polls, as well as have local election lawyers on hand to ensure, quote, all those eligible to vote in Nashville should be able to do so without intimidation. The group is nonpartisan, but Nashville's left-leaning mayor has supported the effort through his pack. The effort comes as Nashville is already at odds with the federal government over the upcoming election. Last month, the city sued the White House over new guidelines that directed cities and states to implement controversial election security measures. If cities refuse, the federal government says it will withhold already allocated grants. For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville. The college football Ohio State is leading Texas 23-17 with few seconds remaining in the fourth quarter in Texas about to score. In a major upset, Drew Mestamaker threw 437 yards and two touchdowns as unranked Oklahoma

4:14State beat number 6 Oregon 39-31 today. Mestamaker also rushed for two touchdowns, Gunner stocked in through five touchdown passes as number 2 Georgia beat Western Kentucky 70-20, number 3 Notre Dame beat Rice 52-0. The number 4 Indiana rolled over Howard 55-0 and the Roanoke Maroons beat John Hopkins 28-21. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from the Center for U.S. Voters Abroad Foundation. U.S. citizens live, travel, and serve all over the world, but wherever they are, they can stay connected to home through voting. All U.S. citizens abroad may request an absentee ballot to vote in the 2026 election and requesting yours is easy. Keep your connections strong no matter how far away you are. Visit registerabroad.com to get started.