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Shea Stevens
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Mourners have been slowly gathering outside St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to mourn the passing of Pope Francis. As NPR's Lauren Frayer reports, there was a solemn hush in the square outside the church Monday as the faithful processed the news that Francis had died.
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Lauren Frayer
People have lit candles and placed them at the base of a pillar in the center of St. Peter's Square. It's only several dozen, maybe a few hundred people, and they're standing in hushed silence until one woman breaks out into a song. People stand at attention quietly here.
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Shea Stevens
NPR's Lauren Frayer in Rome. Harvard is suing the Trump administration to prevent the loss of billions of dollars in federal funding to the university. Details from NPR's Janaki Mehta.
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Janaki Mehta
The lawsuit alleges the government is trying to, quote, leverage, to gain control of academic decision making at Harvard. This comes after Harvard refused to comply with a long list of demands from the Trump administration to overhaul its admissions, hiring and other policies, including divers diversity, inclusion and equity programs. The administration fired back by freezing more than $2.2 billion in federal funding and threatening to revoke Harvard's tax exempt status. In the past week, it has also threatened to eliminate visas for international students at Harvard. Now the nation's oldest university is taking on the White House. In court. Harvard's president, Alan Garber, said the consequences of the Trump administration's attack would be, quote, severe and long lasting. Janaki Mehta, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
Millions of Americans could see their wages, tax refunds and other Benefits garnished starting May 5, when the education Department plans to begin collecting on defaulted student loans. An estimated 5.3 million student loan borrowers are said to be in arrears. President Trump has now endorsed two candidates in the 2026 Arizona governor's race. They are Congressman Andy Biggs and lobbyist Karen Taylor Robeson from member station kjzz. Cameron Sanchez has more.
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Cameron Sanchez
Karen Taylor Robeson received Trump's endorsement back in December, boosting her campaign to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs. Since then, she's campaigned as the only Trump endorsed candidate. But now Trump has announced that he's also supporting Congressman Andy Biggs, who Trump said unexpectedly entered the race. Historically, Trump's endorsement has been valuable in primary elections. Biggs was quick to thank the president on social media. In 2022, Taylor Robeson ran for governor but lost in the primary election to Kerry Lake. In that race, Lake touted Trump's endorsement. For NPR News, I'm Cameron Sanchez in Phoenix.
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Shea Stevens
The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the preventive health care requirement in the Affordable Care Act. The plaintiffs argue that the provision is unconstitutional because the volunteer medical board that recommended it had not been Approved by the U.S. senate. This is NPR. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says her city is facing a nearly $1 billion shortfall as it deals with the cost of rebuilding from the fires that destroyed whole communities in January. In her State of the City address, Bass released a budget plan that calls for the layoffs of more than 1600 employees across many city departments. But the mayor says the job cuts would be a last resort. Federal regulators are suing Uber over that company's handling of subscriptions to its Uber 1 service. The Trump administration alleges the ride sharing company overstated the savings and makes the subscriptions difficult to cancel. NPR's Elina Selyuk has details.
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Elina Selyuk
The Federal Trade Commission accuses Uber of misleading customers about its Uber 1 subscription service, which offers discounts on ride bookings and deliveries. The agency says Uber, quote, promises people savings of $25 a month without accounting for the monthly cost of subscription itself. The complaint also accuses Uber of billing consumers before the promised date and making cancellations convoluted. Uber in a statement, argues its subscription processes are clear, simple and lawful, and cancellations take most people 20 seconds or less. This is the first FTC action against a major tech company in the new Trump administration. The agency has continued to pursue cases launched under President Biden as well, including against Amazon. Alina Seluk, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million to settle an opioid case. The Justice Department accuses the drugstore chain of illegally filling prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances over a 10 year period ending in March 2023. This is NPR News.
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