Trump heads to court; May inflation numbers; Reddit "goes dark"

Plus, these carpenters are rebuilding the Notre Dame Cathedral using techniques from the middle ages. [View this email online]( [NPR Up First Newsletter]( by [Suzanne Nuyen]( June 13, 2023 Good morning. The [Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat]( last night to earn its first NBA Finals title in the team's 47-year history. Here's what else we're following today. Former President Donald Trump is expected to make his first appearance in Miami court this afternoon to face [federal criminal charges]( in a 37-count indictment. His aide, Walt Nauta, has also been indicted for concealing documents and making false statements. Here's [what to expect today](. [Donald Trump delivers remarks Saturday in Greensboro, N.C.]( Win McNamee/Getty Images 🎧 NPR's Carrie Johnson reports on Up First this morning that special counsel Jack Smith wants a speedy trial, so it's possible it could end well before the presidential primary season, but the defense has the [power to delay]( the trial. 🎧 Trump's supporters have questioned why similar cases involving classified documents haven't gotten the same attention. On Morning Edition, former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz says the indictment is about [what Trump did with the documents]( after the government requested their return, not what documents he had. The Labor Department will release its latest inflation numbers this morning while the Federal Reserve decides whether it will raise interest rates again. 🎧 NPR's Scott Horsley says grocery prices have been coming down in recent months, and [gas prices are holding steady](. But the price of services like restaurant meals and car repairs is still climbing. Horsley adds Fed watchers predict the central bank will leave interest rates alone this month, but a Vanguard economist thinks it could resume raising rates in July. Artificial intelligence is likely to transform many industries in the future. But in the surveillance industry, the revolution is already underway. 🎧 "AI is really good at pattern recognition," says NPR's Geoff Brumfiel. He reports [privacy and civil rights experts are worried]( about how technology like facial recognition can be used by law enforcement to track citizens. Brumfiel adds countries like China, Israel and Singapore have already set up surveillance systems, and the issue is "something that global society really needs to start looking at." Thousands of Reddit communities have "gone dark" in [protest of new fees]( the company will start charging third-party developers. 🎧 The pricing is so high that many third-party apps will have to shut down, according to NPR's Bobby Allyn. The [new focus on money]( comes as Reddit sets its sights on going public. The communities hope that by "going dark," they can get the company to negotiate. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- [Carpenters at the Ateliers Perrault finalize the practice assembly of the "charpente," or roof framework of the choir — the part of the cathedral that provides seating for the clergy and choir — on May 25. It extends nearly 50 feet long by 33 feet high.]( Cristina Baussan for NPR You won't hear any electric saws or see any nails and screws as carpenters from France's Ateliers Perrault work to rebuild framework that supports the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral. Photos show workers at the 250-year-old company [working by hand to rebuild the cathedral]( by the end of 2024 in its traditional way from the middle ages. 🎧 Listen to carpenters explain the importance of [preserving this art form](. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks offstage after his remarks at the Georgia state GOP convention at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center on June 10, 2023 in Columbus, Georgia.]( Giorgia Viera/AFP via Getty Images — [Steve Inskeep]( Morning Edition host It’s common to lament that in divided America, people do not agree on the same set of facts. This is not quite true with Donald Trump’s indictment. Nobody questions that Trump took numerous documents when he left office in 2021. Nobody denies that he failed to return them when asked. Photos from his indictment make it plain how he stored them: crates of papers were left in a bathroom or on a ballroom stage. The sole dispute is whether the former president had some authority to use the documents or some latitude in breaking the rules. His supporters have loudly claimed that he did; but lately they have more often changed the subject — suggesting without evidence that the Justice Department was “weaponized” against their leader or that a “double standard” applied because Hillary Clinton was not prosecuted in a different case in 2016. In a way, the “double standard” argument is an affirmation of the underlying fact at the center of the case: Trump had classified documents in his home. --------------------------------------------------------------- Quintana Beach County Park/Anadolu Agency via Getty Imagesadded Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of beaches in southeast Texas this weekend. The state's Parks and Wildlife Department says the [fish suffocated]( due to low oxygen in the water. Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love, says she's [delaying the release of her new book]( after backlash from Ukrainians about its setting in Russia. Andy Davis was diagnosed with heart failure a few days before he and his wife planned to bike across the country. He [honors his heart donor]( and unsung hero, Sarah Ivy. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter was edited by [Majd Al-Waheidi.]( Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Up First emails. 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