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Hollywood Actors Strike, Arizona Heat, U.S. Deficit Jumps

2023/7/14
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播音员: 本期新闻主要关注三个方面:好莱坞演员大罢工,持续高温热浪席卷凤凰城,以及美国政府财政赤字激增。罢工的焦点在于利润分配和演员在AI时代面临的挑战。凤凰城高温持续两周以上,气温居高不下,城市热岛效应加剧了高温的严峻性。美国政府财政赤字在财政年前九个月几乎增长了两倍,达到近1.4万亿美元,政府支出增加、税收减少以及利率上升是导致赤字激增的主要原因。 Steve Inskeep: 报道了凤凰城持续高温热浪,气温连续两周超过110华氏度。 Fran Drescher: 在罢工演讲中,她谴责制片厂高管贪婪,并提到演员们担心被AI取代,以及他们没有获得应有的利润份额。她对制片厂高管对待演员的方式表示震惊。 David Hondula: 指出城市景观加剧了凤凰城高温,硬质地面吸收和储存热量,导致夜间气温难以下降。 Katherine Davis Young: 报道了凤凰城持续高温,即使在室内和深夜,气温也很高。她还指出,气候变化导致凤凰城夜间气温上升速度远超全国平均水平,城市快速发展加剧了城市热岛效应,高温导致与高温相关的死亡人数激增。 Scott Horsley: 分析了美国政府财政赤字激增的原因,政府支出增加(医疗保健、社会保障等)和税收减少是主要原因,投资收益下降导致资本利得税减少,进一步加剧了赤字。利率上升增加了政府的借贷成本。 Michael Peterson: 认为美国联邦政府的财政赤字问题需要认真讨论和解决,建议成立一个两党委员会来全面审查联邦预算并提出解决赤字问题的建议。 播音员: 对好莱坞演员罢工、凤凰城高温以及美国政府财政赤字进行了综合报道,并对相关事件进行了分析和解读。

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Hollywood actors are striking, demanding a fairer share of profits in the face of changing industry dynamics. The strike involves over 100,000 actors and is the first double strike (actors and writers) since 1960. Key issues include the use of AI and fair compensation in the streaming era.
  • SAG-AFTRA strike against major studios
  • Concerns over AI replacing actors and fair profit sharing
  • First double strike (actors and writers) since 1960

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The Hollywood actors' union votes to strike. Extreme heat chokes Phoenix, Arizona. And the federal government's budget deficit nearly tripled in the first nine months of the fiscal year.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe) to the Up First newsletter.*Up First is produced by Nina Kravinsky, Shelby Hawkins and Kaity Kline. Our editors are Olivia Hampton, Rafael Nam, Michael Sullivan, Denice Rios and Alice Woelfle. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange with engineering support from Stacey Abbott.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)