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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. The House has approved a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security minus immigration enforcement through the end of the fiscal year. The measure was approved with a voice vote. After weeks of delays and infighting among Republicans on the path forward to fund the agency. The measure now heads to President Trump's desk for his signature. Republicans are also working on a separate partisan bill to fund immigration operations using a tool of the budget process known as reconciliation. President Trump has selected a new nominee for surgeon general. This will be his third surgeon general pick of this term after his first two choices did not make it through the nomination and confirmation process. Here's NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.
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Trump posted that he will nominate Dr. Nicole Safire for the position. The White House withdrew its first pick, Dr. Jeanette Neshawat, after scrutiny over her credentials. Trump's second pick, Dr. Casey Means, stalled in the Senate. In a separate post, the president seems to blame Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy for means failure in the Senate. Cassidy, himself a doctor, grilled Means in her confirmation hearing about her beliefs about vaccines. Trump wrote that he hopes Cassidy is defeated in his primary. Safire, the new nominee, is a radiologist, and like Trump's first pick, Neshawat, she has also been a FOX News contributor. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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The UN Secretary general says the world could face a global recession as the war in Iran enters its third month and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. He's trying to get the strait open, at least for fertilizer, to prevent a food crisis.
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Secretary General Antonio Guterres says even if the strait reopens today, supply chains will take months to recover. He says the conflict is driving up inflation and the longer this goes on, the higher the cost to human. So he had a message for all those involved.
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Open the strait, let all ships pass.
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Let the global economy breathe again.
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Guterres is sending a top UN Official to Oman and Iran to discuss the idea of a humanitarian corridor, but he calls that the worst case scenario if the strait remains restricted. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
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The historic northern Virginia town of Front Royal is extending its own regal welcome to King Charles III and Queen Camill. The Associated Press Capturing the sound of crowds lined along Main street waving flags and cheering as the British couple's motorcade arrives. Earlier, the royal couple left the White House and visited Arlington National Cemetery. This is the final day of King Charles state visit to the United States. From Washington, this is NPR News. It appears artificial intelligence is not better than alternatives when it comes to forecasting extreme weather events. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports. A new study finds AI misjudges extremely hot and extremely cold weather.
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Researchers compared AI weather models to other forecasting models that use physics. The authors found that AI was not as accurate when it came to very hot weather, very cold weather and windstorms. Previous studies and real world tests have found that some AI models are extremely good at predicting normal everyday weather. But the new study finds that doesn't extend to extreme weather events. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
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There are more than 50 bald eagle nests with cameras across the country each spring. When the baby eaglets hatch, the real fun begins. Here's NPR's Ava Berger.
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Here is how Jenny Voissard describes Jackie in Shadow, her favorite bald eagle couple. They act like an old married couple sometimes. So a lot of times she'll like try to go in for a kiss and he'll back away and he's like, not ready yet. Voisara is the media manager at Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit that runs the camera. She's one of thousands, sometimes millions of people who watch bald eagle camera live streams. Jackie and Shadow's nest is in the San Bernardino Mountains in California. The cameras give anyone anywhere and at any time exclusive access to the tragedies, scandals and love of bald eagle families. People watching from around the country have created communities deeply invested in these domestic dramas.
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That's Ava Kurt Berger reporting. It's NPR News.
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Host: Lakshmi Singh (NPR)
Theme: The latest national and international headlines in five minutes
This NPR News Now episode covers key political developments in Washington, including House funding decisions, updates on the Surgeon General nomination, the global economic impacts of conflict in Iran, King Charles III’s US state visit, new findings on the capabilities of AI weather forecasting, and the ongoing phenomenon of bald eagle nest livestreams captivating the public.
Timestamps: 00:01–00:50
"The measure was approved with a voice vote. After weeks of delays and infighting among Republicans on the path forward to fund the agency."
— Lakshmi Singh (00:07)
Timestamps: 00:50–01:30
"Trump wrote that he hopes Cassidy is defeated in his primary."
— Danielle Kurtzleben (01:13)
Timestamps: 01:30–02:25
“Open the strait, let all ships pass.”
— Antonio Guterres (quoted by Michelle Kellerman, 02:03)
“Let the global economy breathe again.”
— Lakshmi Singh (02:06)
Timestamps: 02:25–03:15
"The Associated Press Capturing the sound of crowds lined along Main street waving flags and cheering as the British couple's motorcade arrives."
— Lakshmi Singh (02:30)
Timestamps: 03:15–03:41
"AI was not as accurate when it came to very hot weather, very cold weather and windstorms."
— Rebecca Hersher (03:22)
Timestamps: 03:41–04:35
“They act like an old married couple sometimes. So a lot of times she'll like try to go in for a kiss and he'll back away and he's like, not ready yet.”
— Jenny Voissard (Reported by Ava Berger, 03:56)