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Medical research community speaks out against cuts in research funding

Trump wants to erase DEI. Researchers worry it will upend work on health disparity

5:00am March 21, 2025

Cancer researchers working on health disparities say President Trump's actions could hurt rural whites, who lag behind other groups in cancer screening.

Rally Held In Support Of Department Of Education And Schools

How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools

5:00am March 21, 2025

by Leila Fadel

With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.

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Morning news brief

4:25am March 21, 2025

by A Martínez

How Education Department cuts will impact lower-income and rural schools, hearing to be held on Venezuelan deportations, NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse.

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Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

4:24am March 21, 2025

by A Martínez

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

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Boston Celtics fans a little wary over planned $6.1 billion sale of the team

4:23am March 21, 2025

by Tovia Smith

Fans of the Boston Celtics react to the planned sale of their team for a record $6.1 billion.

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VA program that helps provide veterans with more affordable mortgages now in jeopardy

4:21am March 21, 2025

by A Martínez

An NPR investigation helped 15,000 veterans hang on to their homes, but some in Congress want to kill the program that made mortgages more affordable.

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Planet Money looks at a hiring controversy at Tyson Foods

4:21am March 21, 2025

Planet Money heard about a hiring controversy at Tyson Foods, one of the country's biggest meat processors. So they went to find out: Were they taking jobs from citizens and giving them to migrants?

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Why 2 funeral home directors have chosen to stay in the business for so long

4:13am March 21, 2025

by Max Jungreis

Hear a conversation recorded inside a Brooklyn funeral home. It's owned by Doris Amen. She and a fellow funeral director friend tell StoryCorps why they've been in the business for so long.

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NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse

4:13am March 21, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The National Transportation Safety Board strongly criticized Maryland officials for not determining the Francis Scott Key Bridge's risk of collapse. The bridge collapsed after a cargo ship struck it.

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European military leaders discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force

1:17am March 21, 2025

The number of troops that would help enforce a peace in Ukraine is vague. Officials have cited figures of between 10,000 and 30,000 troops as part of what's been termed a "reassurance force."