NPR News: 09-14-2026 3AM EDT

0:00This message comes from Schwab. Investing with Schwab is like a hike with endless trails. Go solo with self-directed investing. Take stops along the way with trading or choose a guide with full service wealth management. Whatever trails you take, you can invest your way with Schwab. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. After the CEO of Anthropic published an essay Saturday calling for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence, several more AI company leaders voiced their support for the idea. But as NPR's Jude Jaffee Block reports, it's still unclear what exactly the companies will agree to. While AI industry leaders also say China should also agree to take steps to ensure safety of AI. Anthropic CEO Dario Amadek called for pacing the frontier, which means slowing down cutting-edge AI development so risk prevention can keep up. Amadek called for labs to embed third-party evaluators and for international cooperation. Sam Altman of OpenAI chimed in quickly, saying he would also use independent evaluators.

1:02That idea was also something Satya Nadella, Microsoft said he welcomed. Elon Musk said Amadek was right, but in other posts he specified the oversight he wants to see is peer review by competitors. Google's Demis Hossibis said Amadek's essay points towards the right path forward, but said the details still need to be worked through. Jude Jaffee Block and NPR News. Anthropic, Google and Microsoft are among NPR's financial supporters. As the November midterms draw closer, campaigning is heating up around the country. In Georgia, Democratic Senator John Oshoff stumped for that state's Democratic Governor nominee Sunday, attacking President Trump before a crowd of about 1400 supporters. He promised to lower prices on day one, and he also promised peace. Instead, the draft dodging commander-in-chief builds a monument to himself while plunging us deeper into a war he doesn't know how to end or how to win. Nearby, Republican officials were at a medical facility touting new federal health care spending. President Trump says he expects a trade deal with Canada very soon, but his Dan Carpenshek reports. Ottawa says there are no plans to resume talks.

2:10Speaking to journalists on his trip to Ireland Saturday, Trump was optimistic about a trade deal with Canada getting done. You'll probably see a deal with Canada fairly soon. His comment came less than a week since Ottawa's retaliatory measures went into effect after he slapped more tariffs on Canada three weeks ago. He then added new tariffs to take effect Tuesday and even bans on Canadian dairy and alcohol to kick in at the end of September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, hailed with his cabinet on Friday, planning out Ottawa's next move, but there's been no mention yet of more countermeasures. His Minister of Canada, U.S. Trade Dominic Leblanc said although he's been in touch with the American side, there are no plans to resume formal talks. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpenshek in Toronto. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress must approve President Trump's proposed $5,000 dividend. Trump announced the checks last week saying he would pay every American if Republicans maintain control of the House and Senate in November's midterm elections. The proposed payment faces a number of questions, including whether it's even legal.

3:13You're listening to NPR News. Archaeologists in Britain are in a race against time trying to finish digging at an ancient site threatened by global warming. Vicki Barker reports from London. FlagFen sits in a Bronze Age landscape in Eastern England that includes the remains of a mysterious timber, causeway and platform made 3500 years ago. One of the few of its kind ever found, but the ancient peat bog in which the causeway sits is drying out in an ever hotter Britain. And recent test digs have confirmed that the timber and other ancient organic remains are deteriorating at an alarming rate. Now local heritage organizations have been given a million dollar grant, so archaeologists can accelerate their work excavating and preserving the site and just possibly unpaid. Just why those ancient Britons built it. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Sailing Dion is returned to the stage in 2022.

4:15She was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. It's a rare disease that affected her throat, but she launched a comeback tour this weekend in France. The 58 year old singer has not played a full concert since March of 2020. Practical Magic Cast a spell on movie goers this weekend, The Warner Brothers sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are in 30 million dollars in its debut weekend. It pushed the long-raining Spider-Man brand new date number two after six consecutive weeks on top. Spidey brought in another 8.4 million dollars, making its international total almost two and a half billion dollars. And Odyssey was in third with 7.4 million dollars in ticket sales. I'm Dale Wilman and P.R. News. This is Ira Glass. On this American life, we tell stories about when things change. Like for this guy David, whose entire life took a sharp, unexpected, and very unpleasant turn. And it did take me a while to realize that this basically became Stemunky Press the Button. That's right, because the monkey pressed the button.

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