A federal appeals court has partially blocked a controversial decision by a Texas judge to suspend access to the abortion drug mifepristone. The pill will remain available for now but with stricter rules: It can no longer be distributed by mail and can only be dispensed up to seven weeks of pregnancy instead of ten.
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🎧 On the Up First podcast this morning, NPR's Sarah McCammon says the three-week cut in the drug's distribution could "make a big difference" for some, as many people don't know they're pregnant that early on.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is facing pressure from her own party to resign after missing most of this year's Senate votes. The 89-year-old senator says her extended absence due to shingles was unexpected and defends her leave. She's asked for another Democrat to replace her spot temporarily on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
🎧 Claudia Grisales, NPR's congressional correspondent, tells Up Firstthat Feinstein hasn't indicated she plans to leave early, which "leaves a key seat in a narrow Senate democratic majority in limbo." Sen. Chuck Schumer has agreed to replace her on the Judiciary Committee, which has a long to-do list this year, including confirmation of more judges, an ethics hearing on Justice Clarence Thomas and its role in the national debate on mifepristone.
The FDIC spent $22 billion to rescue Silicon Valley and Signature Banks and stabilize the banking sector last month. As the organization looks to recover the cost, community banks nationwide worry they could be on the hook. CEOs at smaller lenders say they've been running their banks responsibly and shouldn't have to "pay for what other banks did."
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Broken glass, empty desks and best friends torn apart: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forever changed the lives of 27 kindergarten students and their teacher. NPR's Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage took an eight-month journey across Ukraine, Europe and the U.S. to document how students from a Kharkiv school have coped since its closure. 🎧 Their stories provide a peek into the lives of millions of Ukrainian children affected by the war.
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Decades ago, Maryann Gray accidentally killed an eight-year-old boy who darted in front of her car. His death stayed with her for her whole life, inspiring her to establish the Hyacinth Fellowship, a support group for people who have unintentionally killed or seriously injured others. Gray died recently at 68. 🎧 Listen to her friend and co-founder Chris Yaw remember her work, or read her story.
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