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'A blitz attack': VA mental health experts liken Elon Musk's emails to warfare

5:00am March 07, 2025

Mental health professionals with the Veterans Health Administration say the stress caused by Elon Musk's "What did you do last week?" emails is hurting veterans' care.

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Trump says nobody has heard of Lesotho. Can you answer our quiz question about it?

5:00am March 07, 2025

It was another action-packed week, with the Academy Awards, Mardi Gras and the president's address to Congress. Did you pay attention?

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Trump pledges support for crypto sector at White House summit

5:00am March 07, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

President Trump signed an order creating a cryptocurrency strategic reserve using bitcoin seized through court proceedings, and directing officials to find "budget-neutral" ways to grow it.

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'Queen of The Ring' star Emily Bett Rickards on wrestling pioneer Mildred Burke

5:00am March 07, 2025

by A Martínez

In Ash Avildsen's new film Queen of The Ring, Emily Bett Rickards plays the role of Mildred Burke, a single mother who defied the odds in the 1930s to become the first million-dollar female athlete in the male-dominated world of professional wrestling.

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Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, censured for protesting at Trump's address to Congress

4:16am March 07, 2025

by Barbara Sprunt

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, says his protest at President Trump's Tuesday address to Congress was about standing up for constituents. Ten fellow House Democrats voted with Republicans to censure him.

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Morning news brief

4:15am March 07, 2025

by A Martínez

Labor Department to release monthly jobs report card, President Trump to speak to cryptocurrency founders and investors at the White House, uncertainty grows over ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Labor Department releases monthly jobs report card

4:13am March 07, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The U.S. job market held steady last month — but there are warning signs of possible weakness ahead.

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5 years after COVID began, father and daughter first responders recall life then

4:08am March 07, 2025

by Tamekia Jackson

Chris Heiser, 74, is a career paramedic. His daughter Danielle, 32, is a nurse. They were both first responders when COVID hit five years ago, and they shared their experience with StoryCorps.

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Nearly 5 years after George Floyd murder, Minneapolis PD turns to LAPD for lessons

4:07am March 07, 2025

by Meg Anderson

Nearly five years after George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer, the force is taking lessons from Los Angeles police who worked through the aftermath of the 1992 beating of Rodney King.

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