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WSUM News Team compiles recent news in under 5 minutes every Monday through Thursday. Originally aired on the 91.7 FM stream, each newscast is re-posted in audio form.
INTRO GOOD (DAY) EVENING MADISON! YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE 5/6 O’CLOCK NEWS UPDATE ON WSUM 91.7 FM MADISON STUDENT RADIO. I’M TALULA HAYES.
IN THE NEWS TODAY,
IN CAMPUS NEWS,
Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau has just been named the founding dean of UW-Madison’s brand new College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. This new school, set to launch at the beginning of July 2026, is the first new academic division introduced to UW-Madison in 40 years. It seeks to advance the institution’s stewardship in information technology and artificial intelligence, especially given recent global upticks in the use of language-learning models and chatbots. In addition, the university hopes to investigate how AI should be developed and utilized in coming years. The Catalyst Collective—a group of alumni, industry officials, and corporations—has extended $100 million towards the university in support of this new college. Furthermore, over $50 million is confirmed to be invested annually by the institution. Arpaci-Dusseau hopes to lead UW-Madison into a future where AI amplifies human intelligence.
IN NATIONAL NEWS,
Trump challenges ABC station licenses over controversy with Jimmy Kimmel’s comments. Disney’s ABC has been directed by the Trump administration to file license renewals within 30 days. This will not affect local ABC stations immediately, and is instead the first step in a longer legislative process. The FCC claims this order is based on checking Disney’s diversity work, however many view it as Trump’s distaste for Kimmel’s recent show. ABC says it is confident their record qualifies with licenses under the Communications Act and the First Amendment and will provide proof to the FCC. The original comment from last week’s show that Kimmel made was claiming First Lady Melania Trump looked like an “expected widow,”. Monday night during his monologue, Kimmel said this was a joke about how Trump “is almost 80 and she’s younger than I am,”. He then doubled down on his access to free speech under the First Amendment. On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social blaming Kimmel for the shooting incident at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Furthermore, he said Kimmel “should be immediately fired.”
ALSO IN NATIONAL NEWS,
The State Department said Tuesday it is preparing to release passports for America’s 250th birthday featuring Trump’s face. After months of back and forth, this plan was approved late Monday. They will only be available to the first applicants arriving at the Washington D.C. passport office upon request. Other changes to the passport include the words "United State of America” printed in gold at the top and "Passport" at the bottom. A gold American flag will also be pictured with the number 250 on the back cover. The only presidents featured in current U.S. passports are those pictured in Mount Rushmore.
IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS,
President Trump and King Charles III greeted each other Tuesday to commemorate diplomacy between the U.S. and U.K. Although tensions are high between both parties, this meeting in Washington is intended to be a celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of independence from Britain. After listening to the national anthem together, Trump began the address by touching on their shared history. Charles is set to address the U.S. Congress as the second monarch to do so. He is likely to speak about the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondent’s dinner in solidarity. Charles will be in the U.S. for 4 days on his visit. Tensions have surged recently between Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, imposing continuous tariffs following his lack of support for the war in Iran. This meeting is an effort to restore the relationship between both parties.
IN ECONOMIC NEWS,
India and New Zealand have signed a free trade agreement in the midst of an upset regarding global trade. Two contributors to tensions are substantial tariffs imposed by the United States, as well as shipping disruptions resulting from conflict in Iran. New Delhi has initiated efforts to diversify their exports in order to reduce further harms to wide-scale commerce. New Zealand, on the other hand, is looking to reduce their reliance on Chinese products, as they are currently the island country’s predominant trading partner. This agreement was signed by Piyush Goyal and Todd McClay, the ministers of their respective countries on trade and commerce. It serves to eliminate 95% of tariffs on New Zealand exports to India while making the entirety of Indian exports to New Zealand duty-free. Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has also asserted that they intend to invest $20 billion in India over the course of the next two decades. This trade agreement stands out against a turbulent global climate, and hopes to restore some economic security to worldwide trade.
For WSUM News, I’m Aryana Bajaj.
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