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A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by NPR's Steve Inskeep and Noel King in Washington, D.C., Rachel Martin and A Martinez at NPR West in Culver City, CA, and Cory Crowe at KEDM in Monroe.
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It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began. -
The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display. -
Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds. -
An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked. -
There is one economic riddle ahead of Super Bowl Sunday: The egg market has been hit hard by avian flu, but wings are abundant and relatively affordable this year. So what gives? -
Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle. Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it means to be named to this role in this moment, when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle, and when there are more challenges to what kids are free to read.
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New administration moves to implement Trump's agenda at the Justice Department, big companies scrub mention of DEI from annual investor reports, and flu is spiking for a second time this season.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nabil Fahmy, former Egyptian foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S., about how Egypt views President Trump's plans for Gaza.
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The DOJ is moving to implement President Trump's agenda for the agency, including reevaluating past criminal cases against him.
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