Universal Orlando Mummy ride death and Powell backs Cook

[00:00] Elise Moreau: From Neural Newscast, I'm Elise Moreau. [00:03] Elise Moreau: And I'm Evelyn Hartwell. [00:05] Elise Moreau: Today, two stories where oversight and accountability sit in plain view. [00:09] Elise Moreau: Theme Park Safety in Florida and Central Bank Independence in Washington. [00:14] Elise Moreau: Both hinge on what records show, what questions remain unanswered, [00:18] Elise Moreau: and what happens next when institutions face public pressure. [00:22] Elise Moreau: Turning now to Universal Orlando, a Florida state injury report links the death to the park's revenge of the mummy roller coaster. [00:29] Elise Moreau: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says a 70-year-old woman became unresponsive on November 25 and later died at a hospital. [00:39] Elise Moreau: The report offers no added detail on what occurred during the ride, and Universal Orlando declined to comment when contacted by CBS News. [00:47] Elise Moreau: Civil rights attorney Ben Crump identified the woman as Malus de la Luz Magia Rosas. [00:53] Elise Moreau: Her family says they want information about operations, safety protocols, maintenance history, and any earlier incidents tied to the attraction. [01:02] Elise Moreau: Revenge of the Mummy is billed as an immersive indoor coaster with sudden acceleration and sharp changes in motion. [01:09] Elise Moreau: The park's safety guide warns it is not suitable for guests with several medical conditions, including some heart and blood pressure histories. [01:18] Elise Moreau: This state reporting matters because Florida law requires theme parks to report ride-related injuries [01:26] Elise Moreau: when a hospital stay lasts at least 24 hours. [01:29] Elise Moreau: That creates a paper trail, but it does not answer every question families may have. [01:34] Elise Moreau: Next, we move from ride restraints to institutional guardrails. [01:39] Elise Moreau: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plans to attend a Supreme Court oral argument [01:44] Elise Moreau: tied to an attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook. [01:48] Elise Moreau: The case centers on whether President Donald Trump can remove Cook from the Fed's board. [01:53] Elise Moreau: It is unusual for a Fed chair to appear in person at an argument. [01:58] Elise Moreau: And it signals how high the stakes are. [02:01] Elise Moreau: Reporting says the administration has accused Cook of mortgage fraud, which she denies, [02:06] Elise Moreau: and no charges have been filed. [02:08] Elise Moreau: The Supreme Court has allowed her to stay on the board while it considers the case. [02:13] Elise Moreau: The broader issue is independence. [02:16] Elise Moreau: If a president can remove a governor, it could reshape the balance of power on the Fed's board [02:22] Elise Moreau: and influence decisions on interest rates and bank regulation. [02:26] Elise Moreau: Powell has also criticized subpoenas sent to the Fed as pressure aimed at forcing deeper rate cuts. [02:33] Elise Moreau: The policy debate becomes a governance debate when personnel decisions carry monetary consequences. [02:41] Evelyn Hartwell: In both stories, the immediate question is simple. [02:44] Evelyn Hartwell: What happened and who decides what comes next? [02:48] Evelyn Hartwell: The longer question is how transparency holds up under stress. [02:52] Elise Moreau: I'm Elise Moreau. [02:54] Evelyn Hartwell: And I'm Evelyn Hartwell. [02:56] Evelyn Hartwell: Neural Newscast is AI-assisted, human-reviewed. [02:59] Evelyn Hartwell: View our AI Transparency Policy at neuralnewscast.com.