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One Thing: Inside Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Health Research Cuts Apr 13, 2025

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Researchers and study participants across the country are grappling with the abrupt cancellation of hundreds of research grants directed by the Trump administration. We hear from one researcher who believes anti-DEI policies led to the defunding of her clinical trials.

Guest: Katie Edwards, University of Michigan Professor of Social Work

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5 Good Things: An Ancient Wolf is Back: The Path to Save Another Apr 12, 2025

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An NHL star makes history and for a good cause. Two tortoises become first-time parents in their late nineties. Scientists say they’ve revived the extinct dire wolf and used the same tech to help save a critically endangered one. Going offline is a requirement to join this social club. Plus, a frat reunites a woman with her dog 300 miles away.

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Wall Street’s volatile week, rulings on deportation cases, helicopter crash investigation & more Apr 11, 2025

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Financial markets aren’t buying President Donald Trump’s 90-day tariff pause. We have updates on two high-profile deportation cases. A judge is deciding whether to proceed with the Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearings. We’re hearing from the National Transportation Safety Board about the deadly helicopter crash in New York. Plus, weather and climate research are on the chopping block.

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Scramble for trade deals, Florida plane crash, Trump’s physical & more Apr 11, 2025

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The Trump administration has 90 days to make trade deals with 150 countries as tensions with China escalate. We have details on the latest aviation incident in the US. A federal judge is advocating for more than 500,000 immigrants at risk of being deported. President Donald Trump is taking his first physical since the start of his second term. Plus, the longest a human has ever lived with a pig organ.

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Consumer sentiment plummets, Witkoff-Putin meeting, Yoko Ono doco & more Apr 11, 2025

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A new survey suggests American consumers are more pessimistic about the economy than during the Great Recession. Service sector jobs could become a casualty of the US-led trade war. US Foreign Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet today. The US has removed the commander of its Greenland space base. Plus, Yoko Ono tells her side of The Beatles’ split.

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Trade war escalates, autism cause research, IVF mix up & more Apr 11, 2025

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China is suggesting today’s tariff hike on US imports was its last, but that doesn't mean it’s done fighting. Iran has set out red lines for its talks with the US tomorrow. New federal research is going to look into the cause of autism. House members broke away from party lines at a CNN town hall last night. Plus, a woman has mistakenly given birth to another couple’s baby.

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China raises tariffs again, US-Iran nuclear talks, helicopter crash victims & more Apr 11, 2025

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China has raised its retaliatory tariffs for US goods again as the nation’s leader says he’s not afraid. The Supreme Court has taken the middle road over the mistaken deportation of a Maryland man. The US and Iran are set to hold nuclear talks tomorrow. We’re learning more details about the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River. Plus, a Palestinian man who was arrested when he was 13 has been released.

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Deadly helicopter crash, Trump on China tariffs, La Niña’s short life & more Apr 10, 2025

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We begin with a helicopter crash in the Hudson River that killed six people in New York. The FAA is investigating another plane incident at the site of a midair collision earlier this year. President Donald Trump is optimistic about reaching a potential tariff deal with China. We’ll tell you what we learned at a marathon hearing in the Idaho student killings case. Plus, a natural climate pattern’s short-lived reign.

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Even higher China tariffs, House approves budget blueprint, LeBron goes plastic & more Apr 10, 2025

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Stocks slumped again after another escalation in the global trade war. The House took a critical step to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda. We have new developments in the Signal group chat scandal. The death toll is rising in the nightclub disaster in the Dominican Republic. Plus, LeBron James joins the Barbieverse.

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Trump’s tariff goal, Sanders’ town hall, Panama Canal rivalry & more Apr 10, 2025

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As the world reacts to President Donald Trump’s latest tariff decision, we’ll explain what his end goal is. Bernie Sanders didn’t mince his words on the trade war at a town hall hosted by CNN. The Panama Canal has been caught up in escalating tensions between the US and China. The Department of Education is hitting pause on a Trump policy. Plus, we'll tell you what a “Frankenjet” is.

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