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Big news: Our ‘First Aid Kit’ newsletter is now weekly Dan Weissmann Emily Pisacreta Ellen Weiss Play AudioListen 5 mins
Health A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood. Here's how long you need What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found. Allison Aubrey Play AudioListen 4 mins
World Morning news brief French President Emmanuel Macron to meet President Trump in D.C., center-right opposition party wins in Germany's election, Greenpeace faces $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests. A Martínez Leila Fadel Play AudioListen 11 mins
Music South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures. Olivia Hampton Play AudioListen 7 mins
Israel delays Palestinian prisoner release, while sending tanks to occupied West Bank Israel delayed a Palestinian prisoner release, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostages, while also sending tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in decades. Kat Lonsdorf Leila Fadel Play AudioListen 4 mins
National Trial starts for man charged with killing 7 during July Fourth parade near Chicago Trial gets underway for a man charged with killing 7 people during a 2022 July 4th parade near Chicago. His father served time for helping his then-teenage son secure a gun license, despite red flags. Anna Savchenko Play AudioListen 4 mins
Television First new daytime soap on major network in 25 years to focus on wealthy Black family There hasn't been a new daytime soap opera on a major broadcast TV network in 25 years — until today. "Beyond the Gates" debuts on CBS, focusing on a Black family living in a wealthy D.C. suburb. Eric Deggans Play AudioListen 5 mins
National NPR listeners tell us about the local Black heroes making a difference in their lives Black History Month often invokes the past, but Black history is made every day. We asked NPR listeners to tell us about local Black figures making a difference in their communities. Play AudioListen 3 mins
Europe Center-right candidate Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor After Germans voted on Sunday, the center-right Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor. Rob Schmitz Don Gonyea Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Expert says tariffs and terrorist designations won't beat the opioid crisis NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with researcher Vanda Felbab-Brown about why she thinks President Trump's proposed tariffs and designating cartels as terrorist organizations won't stop the opioid crisis. Tinbete Ermyas Avery Keatley Don Gonyea Play AudioListen 7 mins