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Shea Stevens
Live. From NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Has announced plans to restructure the agency and cut thousands of jobs. NPR's Lena Simmons. Duffin has more.
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Lena Simmons Duffin
The restructuring plan would reduce the Department of Health and Human Services from a staff of 82,000 people down to 62,000. The federal health agencies, including NIH, CDC and more, will also be reduced from 28 centers and divisions to 15. In a social media video, Secretary Kennedy described HHS as a dysfunctional, sprawling bureaucracy.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
When I arrived, I found that over half of our employees don't even come to work. HHS has more than 100 communications offices and more than 40 IT departments and dozens of procurement offices and nine HR departments.
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Lena Simmons Duffin
He said the restructuring would save taxpayers money and improve the health of the American population. Selena Simmons Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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Shea Stevens
President Trump has signed an executive order to remove what he calls improper ideology. At Smithsonian museums, education research centers and the National Zoo. Trump claims there has been a concerted effort to replace American history with with distort narratives. A new poll suggests many scientists may leave the United States in response to deep cuts to research spending. Details from NPR's Jeff Brumfield.
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Jeff Brumfield
The informal poll was conducted by the scientific journal Nature. It asked researchers in the US if they were considering leaving the country because of, quote, disruptions to science prompted by the Trump administration. Three quarters of the 1600 scientists who responded said they were thinking about working in other countries. Many were early in their careers. Since coming into office, Trump has frozen grants, paused research and slashed federal jobs at scientific agencies. Meanwhile, some countries, including France and the Netherlands, have begun publicly discussing how to lure America's top talent to Europe. Jeff Brumfiel, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
An international graduate student at Cornell University is suing the Trump administration over executive orders he says violate his right to free speech. From member station wskg, Aurora Berry reports that a federal judge has ruled against initial requests to pause those order.
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Aurora Berry
The judge says lawyers have not shown that the case is within the jurisdiction of her court. After filing the lawsuit, British and Gambian doctoral student Mamadou Tal was told that his student visa had been revoked. Court filings say that's because Homeland Security identified him as a participant in protests they said created, quote, a hostile environment for Jewish students Tal's lawyers have filed additional requests for restraining orders to prevent the government from deporting him. As of Thursday afternoon, Tal was not in ice custody. For NPR News, I'm Aurora berry in Ithaca, New York.
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Shea Stevens
U.S. futures are flat in after hours trading on Wall Street. This is npr. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has told Congress that the agency's review of potential safety threats is nearly complete. He says the agency must do more to ensure that flying remains safe. The review, using artificial intelligence, was launched after the deadly mid air coll that killed 67 people in Washington, D.C. in January. Johnny Mathis says he's retiring from live performances, according to a statement. The 89 year old legendary crooner cites age and accelerated memory issues. More from Jeff London in New York.
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Jeff Lunden
Shortly before his 90th birthday, it's been announced that Johnny Mathis, winner of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, will no longer sing in public, ending a remarkable career stretching over seven decades. It's wonderful, wonderful, but not quite yet. Mathis still has four more performances scheduled, with his final set in Englewood, New Jersey, in May. Then all concerts are canceled because of accelerating age and memory issues, according to a statement on the singer's Facebook page. It goes on to say Mathis and his staff send heartfelt gratitude to his fans, adding, it's truly been wonderful, wonderful. For NPR News, I'm Jeff Lunden in New York.
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Shea Stevens
Climate scientists say that warming temperatures are continuing to erode sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Researchers say the Arctic Sea has had its weakest winter buildup since record keeping began 47 years ago. This is NPR News.
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