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Residents stand along a flooded street in Santa Barbara, California, as a powerful atmospheric river pummels the region. The storm has caused landslides, power outages, and road and airport closures across Southern California.

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Up First briefing: Record-breaking rain in California, Dartmouth brings back SAT, ACT

In Southern California days of rain have turned hills into rivers of mud. Dartmouth is reinstating SAT and ACT testing requirements.

February 08, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
MoveOn members hold signs that read "Disqualify Trump" during a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States earlier this month. On Thursday, the Court hears arguments in an appeal of a Colorado court ruling that could keep Trump off that state's primary primary ballot.

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Supreme Court to hear Trump ballot case; U.S. strike kills Iran-backed militia leader

The Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot. A U.S. strike in Baghdad kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia.

February 08, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

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Chaos in Congress over border security; 'None of the above' wins Nevada's primary

Congressional Republicans are opposing a border bill that they demanded. Nikki Haley loses the Nevada primary.

February 07, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Left: Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks on border security and Title 42 during a press conference at the Capitol on May 11, 2023. Right: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., at press conference on Jan. 23, in Washington, D.C.

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Up First briefing: Senate unveils immigration bill; rain, winds batter California

Bipartisan Senate negotiators release a $118 billion border bill. Storms leave hundreds of thousands of Californians without electricity.

February 05, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
U.S. President Joe Biden photographed in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 1. President Biden has issued an executive order targeting today Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory.

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Up First briefing: Biden sanctions Israeli settlers; mystery noise disturbs Floridians

Biden issued an executive order on targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been violent to Palestinians. South Tampa residents report a mysterious, subwoofer vibration-like noise.

February 02, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
The House voted to approve a short-term expansion of the child tax credit along with restoring some business tax credits.

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Up First briefing: Houses passes child tax credit bill; EU agrees on Ukraine aid

The House approved a bipartisan bill that would expand the child tax credit. As tensions between Zelenskyy and his military chief rise, the EU agrees to more than $50 billion in aid for Ukraine.

February 01, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
The Groundlings opened a new facility in  West Hollywood, California, in 2016.

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Up First briefing: Fed weighs cutting interest rates; 50 years of Groundlings comedy

A Federal Reserve meeting ending today could offer clues about potential interest rate cuts in the future. The Groundlings improv and sketch group celebrates 50 years as an incubator for comedy stars.

January 31, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
A unit of Israeli soldiers return with their tanks to the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after spending months in the Palestinian territory engaged.

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Up First briefing: Qatar's PM visits D.C.; Texas border control dispute escalates

Qatar's prime minister warns of "boiling" Middle East tensions on a visit to D.C. There's a growing dispute in Texas over whether state or federal agents have authority over immigration enforcement.

January 30, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
"Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project" exhibition, featuring artwork by incarcerated artists critiquing the US Justice System, is seen earlier this month at Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C.

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Up First briefing: Strike kills U.S. troops in Jordan; Israel-Hamas talks continue

President Biden vows to respond after a drone strike linked to Iran killed three U.S. troops and wounded dozens in Jordan. Hamas and Israel are negotiating a deal to free hostages and pause fighting.

January 29, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman

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Up First Briefing: ICJ finds Gaza genocide case 'plausible'; bipartisan border deal

The U.N.'s top court is issuing an interim order on the genocide case against Israel. A bipartisan Senate deal pairing border security with aid for Ukraine and Israel could fall through.

January 26, 2024
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  • Anandita Bhalerao and
  • Rachel Treisman
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft is seen at Portland International Airport on January 9, 2024 in Oregon. The plane made an emergency landing following a midair fuselage blowout on Jan. 5.

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Up First briefing: Boeing faces production caps, Haley bets on South Carolina

The FAA laid out a plan for Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to resume flying, but also hit the company with production caps. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pins her presidential hopes on her home state.

January 25, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party in Nashua, N.H., on Tuesday as Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Eric Trump watch.

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Up First briefing: Trump and Biden win New Hampshire primaries; a FAFSA fix is coming

Nikki Haley says she'll stay in the race, though the country seems headed toward a Trump-Biden rematch. The U.S. Education Department tells NPR it will fix a math error in its student aid application.

January 24, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
A woman holds up a small U.S. flag during a campaign rally by GOP presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at the Rochester Opera House on Jan. 21 in Rochester, N.H.

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Up first briefing: New Hampshire primary; Israeli military casualties in Gaza

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley face off in New Hampshire primary. Israel's military says 21 soldiers were killed on the Israel-Gaza border.

January 23, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a campaign stop at Pub 52 on Jan. 15 in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.

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Up First briefing: DeSantis ends presidential bid; tent shortage in Gaza

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Trump. On the southern border of Gaza, a tent shortage has added to Palesintians' misery.

January 22, 2024
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
The Senate has approved a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded until early March. The House is set to vote on the measure later today.

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Up First briefing: Congress averts shutdown again; DOJ report details Uvalde failures

Congress passed a stopgap bill to fund the government through early March and avert a shutdown. The Justice Department details "cascading failures" in the police response to the Uvalde shooting.

January 19, 2024
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