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News Articles: Series: Up First Newsletter

Rice mill workers start their day at the break of dawn. Some of them boil the paddy rice. Others carry it and spread it outside the rice mill to dry in the sun. To make sure that it dries properly, they rake it out, then sweep it back.

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Up First briefing: Gun violence and trauma; women in the workforce; tip-flation

Gun violence takes a long-lasting toll on entire communities, not just those injured or killed. Women return to the job market in droves. Three reasons why tipping has gotten out of control.

July 05, 2023
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Vice President Kamala Harris sits with NPR's Michel Martin for a discussion on the Black Maternal Healthcare Crisis during Essence Festival in New Orleans, LA on June 30, 2023.

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Up first briefing: Supreme Court and 2024 elections; French protests; Twitter limits

How will the recent Supreme Court rulings affect presidential campaigns? Protests over the police killing of a French teen raged for nearly a week. Elon Musk limits how many Tweets users can read.

July 03, 2023
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College admissions lottery system.

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Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms

The Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action. The ruling on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is expected today. The contract between actors and studios expires tonight.

June 30, 2023
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Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves

Canadian wildfire smoke and heat make for unhealthy U.S. air. Protests erupt in France after police kill a teen boy during a traffic stop. A new physics discovery could help us understand black holes.

June 29, 2023
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A cyclist passes through a park during an evening ride, Monday, June 26, 2023, in San Antonio.

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Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.

June 28, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on June 26.

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Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.

June 27, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen
Members of Wagner Group stand on the balcony of a building in the city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, June 24.

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Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval

Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a failed rebellion in Russia. Activists in Atlanta hold a week of action against a police training facility. An Alzheimer's drug could be approved soon, but hurdles remain.

June 26, 2023
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Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected

All five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

June 23, 2023
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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC.

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Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.

June 22, 2023
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This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic.

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Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings

Crews detected "underwater noises" this morning while searching for the Titan. A majority of Americans oppose the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe. And, why you should be screened for anxiety.

June 21, 2023
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  • Suzanne Nuyen

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