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A grandfather who once feared the neonatal intensive care unit now calls it the place he belongs. Determined to challenge expectations of motherhood, ultrarunner Stephanie Case accomplished what no woman has before in Antarctica. A 15-year-old in Louisiana became the first child in the state to receive a groundbreaking gene therapy for sickle cell disease. A husband and wife in Birmingham, Alabama opened a grocery store in their neighborhood where residents had gone decades without one. Plus, more than 70 years after setting a transatlantic speed record, the SS United States made history again.

Host/Producer: Krista Bo Polanco

Producer: Eryn Mathewson, Ifeoma Dike

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

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The FAA says all flights in the United States are grounded until further notice. Rescue efforts are underway after a tanker crashed into a river cruiser with more than 130 people onboard. The Supreme Court will decide if President Donald Trump can bar most asylum claims at the southern border. Trump is sending mixed messages on his approach to the Iran war. Major red flags surface after a deadly building collapse in Brooklyn. And, why prosecutors say the driver behind the wheel of pickup truck that killed two people won’t be charged.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent points the finger at Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over inaction towards the chip company run by the woman suspected of being a Chinese spy who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly reconsidering a 2028 presidential run. The global Microsoft outage appears to be resolving. Donald Trump Jr. is splitting with the popular prediction market Kalshi. And SpaceX is planning an audacious test of its rocket technology today – we’ll tell you how it could impact the entire industry.
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Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen is challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer to be the next Majority Leader. Three House committees are giving the former Nvidia CEO a Friday night deadline to agree to testify or face subpoenas. Microsoft outage wreaks havoc in offices and schools, inspires memes and likely to cost billions. Defense Secretary Hegseth awards soldier who reprimanded him at The Tomb of the Unknown Solider. The viral drunk raccoon is back in the news, raising big money for an animal shelter with "Trashed Panda" merch.
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Republican investigators are renewing their push for an embattled AI leader to testify. Fresh off a failed impeachment bid, an outgoing GOP congressman tees up a vote on the Epstein files. A key mediator in Russia-Ukraine peace talks weighs in after a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Deadly Israeli strikes hit one of the last functioning hospitals in Gaza. Plus, the problem with Google’s new smart glasses.
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