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Up First from NPR

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  • NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org.

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  • Defense Department Leak, Mourning Francis, SCOTUS Considers Opting Out

    Defense Department Leak, Mourning Francis, SCOTUS Considers Opting Out
    Apr 22 2025
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to find himself mired in controversy. Also — tributes have poured in from around the world remembering Pope Francis as a leader who advocated for the poor and the dispossessed, and the Supreme Court considers a case brought by parents who want to pull their kids out of public school classes because of objections to some learning materials.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Andrew Sussman, Ryland Barton, Krishnadev Calamur, Arezou Rezvani and Janaya Williams.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

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    14 mins
  • Pope's Life And Legacy, What Happens Now In Rome, Reaction From South America

    Pope's Life And Legacy, What Happens Now In Rome, Reaction From South America
    Apr 21 2025
    Pope Francis, the first non-European head of the Roman Catholic Church in more than a millennium, died at age 88. A look at funeral plans, the selection process for the next Pope, what happens next in Rome, and reaction from South America.

    Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.

    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Russell Lewis, James Doubek, Miguel Macias, Arezou Rezvani and Janaya Williams.

    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.

    We get engineering support from Damian Herring. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.

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    13 mins
  • The Girls Who Were Sent Away

    The Girls Who Were Sent Away
    Apr 20 2025
    Before Roe v. Wade, when a young, unmarried girl got pregnant, she was often sent away – to a place called a maternity home. There, she would give birth in secret, surrender her baby, and return to her life as if nothing had happened. That shadowed history is the setting of Grady Hendrix's latest horror novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. Today on The Sunday Story from Up First, Ayesha Rascoe talks with Hendrix about the truth that inspired his timely fiction — and what happens when people with little choice, discover a new kind of power.

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    20 mins

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