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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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  • Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill

    Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Education Department Layoffs, Spending Bill
    Mar 12 2025
    The U.S. is resuming military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine after negotiators agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Russia is now reviewing. The Trump administration is cutting nearly half of the Education Department's workforce. And, the House passes a stopgap funding bill with just days until a potential government shutdown, now it's headed for a vote in the Senate.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Nicole Cohen, Jason Breslow, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas.
    We get engineering support from Damian Herring, our technical director is Stacey Abbott.

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    14 mins
  • Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Stock Market Slide, Columbia University Arrest Latest

    Ukraine Ceasefire Talks, Stock Market Slide, Columbia University Arrest Latest
    Mar 11 2025
    As Ukraine begins ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia, the Trump administration signals that aid could resume if Ukraine makes concessions. A steep sell-off on Wall Street followed new tariffs from China and Canada, as investors worry that Trump's trade policies could tip the U.S. into a recession. And, after an ICE arrest at Columbia University, the U.S. Education Department is warning 60 universities they could face penalties over antisemitism investigations.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kevin Drew, Rafael Nam, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Chris Thomas.
    We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis, our technical director is Stacey Abbott.

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    13 mins
  • Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget

    Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget
    Mar 10 2025
    Canada's ruling Liberal Party has a new leader, Mark Carney, a former central banker who now faces the challenge of steering the country through economic turmoil and a tense trade relationship with the United States. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, has been arrested by ICE agents. And, House Republicans unveil a stopgap funding bill to keep the government running through September, but with Democrats opposing it, passing the bill will require almost every GOP vote.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Tara Neill, Kevin Drew, Krishnadev Calamur, Alice Woelfle and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Chris Thomas.
    We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is David Greenberg.

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    12 mins

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