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At present’s high tales
The Home accredited a rescission plan final night time to claw again $9 billion in beforehand allotted funds. This plan consists of reducing federal help for the Company for Public Broadcasting, which impacts NPR, PBS and their member stations, in addition to overseas support. The vote was 216 to 213, with the help of all however two Republicans. The invoice now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed.
Folks take part in a rally to name on Congress to guard funding for US public broadcasters, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Nationwide Public Radio (NPR), outdoors the NPR headquarters in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2025.
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- 🎧 Throughout the presidential marketing campaign, Trump spoke about searching for revenge, with the media being a central focus. He known as NPR and PBS left-wing monsters. Now, with this vote, the GOP majority of Congress has handed him a victory on this matter. Within the hours to come back, NPR’s David Folkenflik tells Up First that it’s possible there can be lots of people fundraising for public media. It’s attainable that there might be some consolidation of stations and even some closures, notably in rural areas. Folkenflik says he believes that there might be a radical reconstruction of what the general public broadcasting system will appear to be in radio and TV, as they must meet a really totally different future.
Be aware: Underneath NPR’s protocol for reporting on itself, no company official or information govt reviewed this story earlier than it was posted publicly.
The Wall Road Journal reported yesterday that then-real property mogul Trump despatched Jeffrey Epstein a salacious letter for his fiftieth birthday in 2003. The article alleges that among the many supplies in an Epstein investigation years in the past was a e book of birthday letters, together with one with the define of a unadorned girl, the place the signature, “Donald,” may be seen. Trump swiftly denied the allegations and is now threatening to sue the Journal over the story. The president additionally directed Lawyer Common Pam Bondi to hunt the discharge of a number of the information associated to Epstein’s prison intercourse trafficking case.
- 🎧 Up till per week in the past, Bondi and different Trump administration officers pushed claims that there have been information to be launched that will expose the reality of Epstein’s life and dying. NPR’s Stephen Fowler says what Trump is asking Bondi to launch might be not the Epstein information individuals are anticipating. Fowler mentioned you will need to observe that Trump did an interview with the Journal on Tuesday for the article — a day earlier than calling those that query the narrative round Epstein’s dying and are calling for extra transparency “silly.”
Trump has been recognized with power venous insufficiency, however “stays in glorious well being,” the White Home doctor mentioned in a memo yesterday. The administration disclosed this data after folks on-line introduced consideration to photographs displaying the president with swollen ankles, amongst different signs. The medical situation impacts the veins of his legs and is induced when blood has bother getting pumped again as much as the guts. That is pretty widespread for folks over the age of 70. Trump is 79.
- 🎧 All the vascular consultants NPR’s Will Stone spoke with say that this situation is mostly not an enormous deal, although it may be uncomfortable. Lower than 15% of individuals can develop critical issues, like painful ulcers on their legs. Dr. Anahita Dua, a vascular surgeon at Mass Common Hospital and Harvard Medical College, says based mostly on the president’s description and the delicate swelling, it is unlikely that he may have extreme signs.
Life recommendation
Flirting in actual life is turning into a misplaced artwork. A minimum of that’s what confidence coach Regina Bonds thinks. If speaking to a cute stranger makes your palms sweat, however you wish to discover a love curiosity with out relationship apps, Bonds has some recommendation to beat widespread fears about approaching a romantic curiosity within the wild.
- ❤️ In case you are too nervous to speak to somebody since you do not assume you would be a great romantic companion, construct up your vanity. Attempt reciting a constructive mantra in entrance of a mirror about your price.
- ❤️ A easy method to present curiosity is to make eye contact. If they appear again at you and smile, that may be a promising signal.
- ❤️ There aren’t any guidelines to relationship. Do not be afraid to strike up a dialog first and if you do not know what to say, begin by giving them a praise.
For extra recommendation on how you can be assured whereas flirting in individual, hearken to this episode of NPR’s Life Package. Subscribe to the Life Package e-newsletter for skilled recommendation on love, cash, relationships and extra.
Weekend picks
Eva Victor performs an English lit professor in Sorry, Child.
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Take a look at what NPR is watching, studying and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Motion pictures: Sorry, Child is a few girl attempting to make sense of life after sexual assault. Although it is vitally a lot a drama, offbeat comedic smarts are all through it.
📺 TV: The primary half of HBO’s two-part documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes premieres immediately. NPR’s Eric Deggans notes that it exemplifies the strain between entry and objectivity that filmmakers encounter when creating documentaries about celebrities.
📚 Books: This week, it is an all-you-can-read buffet of recent choices, with flavors to go well with just about each palate. From a brand new horror novel from Silvia Moreno-Garcia to a brief story assortment in regards to the American South by Carrie R. Moore.
🎵 Music: Yanga options the colourful colours, vigorous rhythms, melodic tunes, and daring ideas of Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz. NPR’s Tom Huizenga says the album is so good that it would get her just a few extra awards.
🎮 Video games: NPR employees and contributors have examined the various choices of the online game world to date this 12 months. Whether or not you search a quick distraction or an epic 50-hour journey, this is an interactive checklist that will help you discover your subsequent favourite sport.
❓ Quiz: Even the questions I did not know, I answered appropriately and ended up with a rating of 10/11. It is your flip. Do you assume you may beat me?
3 issues to know earlier than you go
An illustration image taken in London exhibits a gold-plated memento stablecoin issued by Tether.
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- Congress handed the GENIUS invoice yesterday, marking the nation’s first main standalone cryptocurrency invoice. This is what it does.
- CBS has canceled The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, the host introduced throughout Thursday night time’s taping. The ultimate present will air in Could.
- Pop singer Connie Francis — the primary feminine singer to succeed in primary on the Billboard Scorching 100 — has died at 87. She gained social media fame just lately with the resurgence of her tune “Fairly Little Child.”
This text was edited by Obed Manuel.
