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Elon Musk's Starship rocket will try to launch again tonight
After two spectacular failures, SpaceX is hoping this test flight will go more smoothly for the behemoth rocket.
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NPR NewsNPR NewsElon Musk's Starship rocket loses altitude control on its 9th launch
Several dummy satellites were supposed to be launched, but a door on the ship did not open as planned.
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NPR NewsDespite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty
A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.
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NPR NewsRFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.
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NPR NewsTrump administration moves to cancel remaining federal funds to Harvard
A letter from the U.S. General Services Administration, which is dated Tuesday, tells agencies to submit a list of contracts they have terminated with the university by June 6.
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NPR NewsNPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
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NPR NewsHarvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses
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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NPR NewsAre manufacturing jobs actually special?
More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class?
NPR NewsWhy Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'
Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.
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NPR NewsHells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the U.S., is surprisingly young
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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NPR NewsTrump cuts could hurt after-school programs that serve low-income students
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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NPR NewsAs Trump targets elite schools, Harvard's president says they should 'stand firm'
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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NPR NewsTheir 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. Bringing them home was more than a family matter.
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NPR NewsCorporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs
"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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NPR NewsA look at Indian American life highlights communities across the U.S.
Photographer Kavya Krishna documented Indian American communities across the United States, highlighting the shared threads and regional differences.
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NPR NewsSwimmer circumnavigates Martha's Vineyard ahead of 'Jaws' 50th anniversary
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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NPR News3 more escapees from a New Orleans jail are caught, leaving 2 at large, officials say
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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NPR News27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC 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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NPR NewsFBI reexamining Dobbs opinion leak, D.C. pipe bombs and White House cocaine cases
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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NPR NewsWhat Trump's cuts to intelligence could mean for national security
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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NPR NewsCanada welcomes King Charles against a backdrop of tensions with Trump
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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NPR NewsTrump calls Putin 'absolutely crazy' following Russia's latest barrage on Ukraine
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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NPR News5 years after anti-police protests, initiatives for officer mental health have traction
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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NPR NewsHonoring fallen military service members this Memorial Day
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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NPR NewsUsing an app to rate food for nutrition? Take the results with a grain of salt
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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NPR NewsA small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts
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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NPR NewsThe CFPB wanted medical debt to be left off credit reports. That's changed under Trump
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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NPR NewsThe European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue Danube' 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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NPR NewsHer son had a meltdown in public. A stranger responded with understanding
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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NPR NewsVets in LA hope, with Trump order, that they can finally come home
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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