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Details@Capital1.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump's desire to take over Greenland is related to him not getting the Nobel Peace Prize. That's according to text messages released by Norway. Trump told the country's prime that he no longer feels, quote, an obligation to think purely of peace. Trump's messages ratchets up a standoff between Washington and its closest allies over his threats to take over Greenland, as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben explains.

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On Saturday, Trump posted that he is going to impose 10% tariffs on goods from eight European countries starting February 1, then raise that tariff to 25% in June. And Trump said he will keep those on until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland. Now, I've asked the White House, by the way, for any additional information. What law authorizes this? Is an executive order coming? We haven't heard anything back yet.

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NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reporting. A group of prominent Catholic leaders in the United States is denouncing recent foreign policy moves by the Trump administration. NPR's Jason DeRose reports.

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U.S. cardinals from Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Newark write in a statement that the building of sustainable peace is being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies. The statement points to U.S. actions related to Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland. Cardinal Cupich of Chicago writes that as pastors entrusted with the teaching of our people, we cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence. The statement comes as Pope Leo recently put forth a Vatican foreign policy agenda calling for just and sustainable relations among nations. Jason DeRose, NPR News.

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Hundreds of millions of people are now consulting ChatGPT weekly for advice on health, according to the app's maker, OpenAI. Doctors and patients say AI is changing medicine. NPR's Acadia Riddle reports.

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There's a lot of things to worry about when it comes to AI and medicine privacy, accuracy, misinformation. But there's also a lot to be optimistic about, says Dr. Robert Watcher at the University of California, San Francisco. Like that, AI can quickly read lengthy patient history.

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So the idea that I, in the two minutes I have before I see you, I'm going to read 600 pages and not miss anything is ludicrous. And so we part of the reason I'm now pretty optimistic about AI in healthcare is the problems we're trying to solve are absolutely unsolvable with if all we can count on is humans.

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OpenAI has just released a new platform specifically for health and wellness called Chat GPT Health. Katie Ruddell, NPR News.

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New U.S. dietary guidelines give a big boost to protein, advising Americans eat protein foods at every meal. That's up to double the previous recommendation. Nutrition experts are questioning the push, saying most Americans already consume more protein than they need. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of Hawaii's strict gun laws tomorrow. The case stems from a lawsuit by three Maui residents challenging restrictions on on carrying guns in places like beaches and businesses. They argue these laws infringe on Second Amendment rights. The outcome could impact how firearms are carried on private property. Nationwide, Austrian scientists say they've documented the first case of tool use by a cow. NPR's Nate Rott reports.

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Veronika is a 13 year old Swiss brown cow living in Austria amidst a lot of biting horse flies. To help relieve the itching, cognitive biologists from the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna say she's figured out how to pick sticks in her mouth and use them to scratch hard to reach places. Over 70 trials with a broom, they found she used each ENT, bristle and knob separately for different areas. Similar researcher Elise Auersberg says to how chimpanzees employ multi use tools.

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This should give us some thought that we may perhaps have underestimated the intelligence of some livestock species.

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Though she adds, veronica is fairly unique in that she's 13 years old and is kept as a pet. Nate Rott, NPR News.

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The Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday for the final time in Park City, Utah. The festival is moving forward without founder Robert Redford, who died in September, and next year it'll take place in Boulder, Colorado. The lineup includes 90 premieres, including potential Oscar nominees. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington.

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