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Harvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses

Pedestrians walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University, Tuesday, April 15, in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard University President Alan Garber sits down with Morning Edition, where he doubles down on his decisions. And, a look at job losses within the DEI field among Corporate America.

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Are manufacturing jobs actually special?

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More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?

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Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

The flag of Japan (right) hangs outside the New York Stock Exchange on May 5, 2008, in honor of Ryozo Kato, the ambassador of Japan to the United States at the time, ringing the opening bell.

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

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Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the United States, was carved just about 2.1 million years ago — making it much younger than the Grand Canyon.

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

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Trump cuts could hurt after-school programs that serve low-income students

Sixth graders Connor Atkinson and Genevieve Plante work together to make yogurt parfaits in the after-school cooking club in their rural Maine school district.

Schools in Maine have been at the center of a political battle with the Trump administration. Now, many fear after-school programs, critical for low-income communities, could be lost.

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As Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'

Harvard University President Alan Garber (left) sits for an interview with NPR

Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.

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Their son joined ISIS. Then they learned he had kids in a Syrian detention camp

Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them.

Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. Bringing them home was more than a family matter.

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Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs

Candace Byrdsong Williams has been a manager, a director, and a "global head" of diversity for large and small employers, mostly in the tech industry, since 2007. She was laid off last August and she has seen companies abruptly take down job postings for anything diversity-related.

"I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.

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A look at Indian American life highlights communities across the U.S.

Sahana Kargi tries on the crown she received after competing in the Miss Utah Volunteer pageant in Salt Lake City on Nov. 14, 2024.

Photographer Kavya Krishna documented Indian American communities across the United States, highlighting the shared threads and regional differences.

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Swimmer circumnavigates Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' 50th anniversary

Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh swims near the Edgartown Harbor Light on Thursday in Edgartown, Mass.

Lewis Pugh wants to change public perceptions and encourage protections for sharks — which he said the film maligned as "villains, as cold-blooded killers."

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3 more escapees from a New Orleans jail are caught, leaving 2 at large, officials say

Troopers with Louisiana State Police escort Orleans Parish Prison escapee Lenton Vanburen to a waiting vehicle late Monday, May 26, 2025, at Louisiana State Police Headquarters after he was captured in Baton Rouge, La.

Three more of the 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month were re-arrested Monday in two different states after more than a week on the lam, authorities said.

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27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC parade

A large emergency service presence is pictured in Liverpool, England, on Monday, after a car collided with pedestrians during a parade.

A 53-year-old man is in police custody. He is from the Liverpool area and is believed to be the driver, police said.

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FBI reexamining Dobbs opinion leak, D.C. pipe bombs and White House cocaine cases

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Dan Bongino, the deputy director of the FBI, says the bureau is refocusing on cases that pointed to "potential public corruption."

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What Trump's cuts to intelligence could mean for national security

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

It's a classic Washington power move — the late-on-Friday news dump.

This past Friday, at 4:30pm, start of a long holiday weekend, about half the staff of the National Security Council got emails asking them to leave by 5pm. Dozens of people abruptly dismissed.

The restructuring of the NSC as Secretary of State and National Security advisor Marco Rubio has characterized it — continues a trend in this second term for President Trump, of radical downsizing.

The Trump administration plans to cut thousands of intelligence and national security jobs across the government.

The US Government has long relied on scores of intelligence officials across the government to keep America safe. Trump wants many of them gone – what could that mean for security at home and abroad?

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Canada welcomes King Charles against a backdrop of tensions with Trump

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The king's visit is being seen in Canada as an opportunity for the nation to bolster its sovereignty amid threats by President Trump to turn the United States' northern neighbor into the 51st state.

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Trump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy' following Russia's latest barrage on Ukraine

President Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on Sunday.

Trump's remarks were a rare rebuke of the Russian president and followed a storm of drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities on Sunday evening.

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5 years after anti-police protests, initiatives for officer mental health have traction

Jonnie Moeller-Reed is the wellness officer at the Marietta Police Department in suburban Atlanta. In her role, she oversees programs that build resiliency and help cops who struggle with stress, burnout and trauma.

Efforts to improve officers' mental health have grown over the past five years. They were sparked in part by the death of George Floyd, which prompted a wave of anti- police protests.

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Honoring fallen military service members this Memorial Day

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day, on May 25, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia.

It's Memorial Day. To honor the fallen military service members this year, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share stories of their loved ones.

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Using an app to rate food for nutrition? Take the results with a grain of salt

Food apps can be useful because they put more information in the hands of the consumer. But different apps can give the same food different results.

Food apps can help you figure out what's in your food and whether it's nutritious. Just scan the barcode on the packet with your phone. But different apps can give very different results. Here's why.

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A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts

Hundreds of people join a protest in downtown Hamilton, Mont., in April supporting the work of federal employees as President Donald Trump oversees efforts to restructure the nation

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

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The CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump

A U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of Texas has twice ordered a stay of the medical debt rule, which was supposed to take effect on March 15. It is now delayed to start on July 28.

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.

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The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue Danube' waltz into space

A European Space Agency antenna located at Cebreros, near Avila, Spain, will transmit the waltz into space.

A performance of the masterpiece will be transmitted into space on Saturday. The waltz has been associated with space travel since its inclusion in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Her son had a meltdown in public. A stranger responded with understanding

Tulika Prasad and her son, Vedant, in 2016.

In 2016, Tulika Prasad was at the grocery store checkout line with her seven-year-old son, who is non-verbal and autistic. A woman understood what was going on when Prasad's son had an outburst.

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Vets in LA hope, with Trump order, that they can finally come home

Iraq war veteran Irving Webb moves his belongings as sanitation workers clear the sidewalk, where he spent some nights in April, outside the Los Angeles VA campus.

President Trump has ordered a Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles to house 6,000 homeless vets by 2028, but details are elusive.

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U.S.-German citizen is charged with trying to attack the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv

Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025.

A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, officials said Sunday.

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Former police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison

This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Corrections Communications Department shows inmate Grant Hardin.

Grant Hardin was the police chief of Gateway, Ark. for about four months in 2016. Corrections officials did not provide any details about how he escaped.

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Trump says he'll delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

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'I cannot believe it': Alex Palou of Spain cruises to victory at the Indianapolis 500

Alex Palou, of Spain, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday.

The 28-year-old rocketed past Andretti Global's Marcus Ericsson in the final laps of the contest and held onto the top position until the end.

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'I am Roman,' Pope Leo says, as he becomes the bishop of Rome

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday.

The bishop of Rome is one of many titles held by the pope. Duties related to the title are usually delegated to an auxiliary or assistant bishop, known as a vicar.

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Trump again blasts Harvard over international students as judge blocks revocation

People walk through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the home countries of some of Harvard's international students are "not at all friendly to the United States" and "pay NOTHING toward their student's education."

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