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Apple News Today
Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.
Episodes
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Sneak Peek: His father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He went looking for answers.
Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he…
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How to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it. CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous year. The…
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Understanding the crowded GOP presidential primary
Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The Atlantic has the story. NBC explains what to know about the…
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The latest plot twist in Hollywood’s labor drama
Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. CNN has more. The Hollywood Reporter details how a vote by the actors…
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The hidden mental-health crisis in America’s jails
State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long periods…
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How structural racism affects the health of Black Americans
The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black people…
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Sneak Peek: What you should know before buying an EV
Electric vehicles may be better for the planet in a lot of ways, but there are huge, often-unseen environmental and human costs associated with harvesting the…
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Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration
NPR explains how Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration for businesses and workers. The Ringer previews the 2023 NBA Finals…
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The Supreme Court case that may upend Native American rights
The Atlantic reports on the Supreme Court case that could upend Native American sovereignty. Luxury goods are having a moment with American consumers despite…
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What to know about the proposed debt-ceiling deal
Drones attack residential areas in Moscow for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, NBC News reports. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two…
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Homeless shelters aren’t ready for a wave of aging Americans
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 Capitol attack. USA Today has more. The…
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How only 11 people have driven the majority of book bans
An analysis from the Washington Post of book challenges from across the nation shows that the majority were filed by just 11 people. NPR describes how dozens…
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A grieving Uvalde mother fights to change gun laws
After her daughter was killed in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio became an advocate for changing gun laws. Texas Monthly looks at a year in the life of a grieving…
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The short life of Baby Milo
Milo Evan Dorbert, whose mother’s pregnancy tested the interpretation of Florida’s new abortion law, was born with a fatal abnormality. He lived 99…
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How AI is making a mess on college campuses
The Atlantic looks at how students and professors are grappling with the emergence of AI on college campuses. More wives are outearning their husbands…
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GOP sets sights on ballot measures as abortion fight spreads
Legislators in some GOP-led states are backing measures to make it harder to amend constitutions, amid a wave of attempts to use ballot initiatives to protect…
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Sneak Peek: How unreported gifts and luxury travel are harming the Supreme Court’s legitimacy
Recent allegations of ethical violations have reignited a debate about establishing an enforceable code of conduct for Supreme Court justices. University of…
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The mental-health crisis keeping kids out of school
USA Today reports on how students with anxiety are increasingly refusing to go to school, leaving parents feeling hopeless and schools unequipped to find a…
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Ukraine’s challenges as it prepares a major offensive
The Times of London explains how Ukraine’s expected offensive against Russia may unfold. A ProPublica investigation reveals the ugly truth behind…
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Does Congress understand AI enough to regulate it?
Congress wants to regulate AI but has a lot of catching up to do. NPR talks to top lawmakers and experts about the issue. The Wall Street Journal reports on…
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Inside Texas’s controversial arrests of migrants
The Washington Post goes inside one Texas border county where an initiative to crack down on human smuggling is creating controversy. Conspiracy theorist Alex…
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Probing the killing of a Palestinian American journalist
Al Jazeera reports on the search for justice for Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces a year…
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Sneak Peek: The secrets our government keeps from us — and why
Documents marked “top secret” have been turning up in a lot of unexpected places recently. But America has another problem with classified…
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How the Santos indictment could shake up Congress
Vox explains how George Santos’s federal indictment could shake up Congress. A biographer tells the Washington Post that Martin Luther King Jr.’s…
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How E. Jean Carroll won her sexual-abuse case against Trump
CNN explains what E. Jean Carroll had to prove to win her case against Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal examines the Biden administration’s new…
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What to know as jurors consider the Trump civil case
Donald Trump’s fate in the battery and defamation civil lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll will be in the hands of a jury. ABC covers the closing…
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Texas GOP resists new gun regulations after deadly shootings
The Texas Tribune reports on how local Republicans are focusing on mental health, not guns, after the latest deadly shooting. The Wall Street Journal looks at…
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What to know about the latest Clarence Thomas revelations
Clarence Thomas had a child in private school. GOP donor Harlan Crow paid the tuition. ProPublica investigates. Meanwhile, Washington Post reporting reveals…
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Sneak Peek: What makes a murderer? These investigators might have the answer.
Nearly 30 years ago, James Bernard Belcher was sentenced to death for raping, strangling, and drowning 29-year-old Jennifer Embry. Recently, he was given a…
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How blocked train crossings are putting our kids in danger
ProPublica investigates how blocked train crossings are forcing kids to crawl under trains to get to school. A scientist widely viewed as the godfather of AI…
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Worried that a recession’s coming? Listen to this.
The Federal Reserve will announce its next move and its view on the economy today. Some forecasters say a recession is more likely following recent data and…
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Why Hollywood writers are striking — and what happens next
Biden invited congressional leaders to a debt-ceiling meeting after the Treasury Department warned that the U.S. could default as soon as June 1. Politico has…
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Why are Americans shooting strangers and neighbors?
A manhunt is underway in Texas after a gunman killed five people. The Houston Chronicle is on the story. The Washington Post has an analysis of data on recent…
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Sick workers seek justice after cleaning up BP’s oil spill
The workers who cleaned up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they have serious health problems as a result. And, they say, the…
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Sneak Peek: What a top couples therapist wishes more people knew
The Showtime documentary series Couples Therapy allows viewers to watch real-life therapy sessions. Couples hash out their conflicts and challenges with Dr…
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How a writers strike would mess up your favorite shows
Montana Republicans voted to ban a transgender lawmaker from the state legislature’s floor. The Daily Montanan reports. A judge halted a Missouri order…
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You can test for Alzheimer’s risk. The result may scare you.
More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer’s. Reuters explains how the results can be stressful. The Washington Post looks at…
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Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Here’s what we know.
Vanity Fair looks into Tucker Carlson’s surprising exit from Fox News. The Washington Post examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and…
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Why experts expect Ukraine to launch a big offensive
Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Wall Street Journal has details. Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs into the…
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New twists in the unusual fight between DeSantis and Disney
Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. CNBC breaks down the latest…
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Sneak Peek: Why Sienna Miller and Scott Z. Burns made a climate-catastrophe show
What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new Apple…
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Rent? Buy? New data shows the market’s weird for all of us.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s medical absence is limiting Democrats’ ability to move Biden’s judicial nominations through. The Washington Post has…
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Election lies cost Fox News $787.5 million. Now what?
The Washington Post reports on the impact of Fox News’s $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion defamation case. There’s new criticism of…
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The felony charges in the shooting of a Black Missouri teen
Prosecutors charged a man in the shooting of 16-year-old Black student Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings…
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Deadly new conflict just broke out in Sudan. Here’s why.
CNN explains origins of the deadly new conflict in Sudan. Next-generation treatments can be complicated to test and administer. The Wall Street Journal reports…
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How a landmark trial against Fox News could change libel law
A landmark defamation trial against Fox News begins next week. Legal observers say the outcome could have a big impact on libel laws. Brian Stelter discusses…
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Inside the EPA’s most ambitious car-pollution plan ever
New vehicle-pollution rules proposed by the EPA would require two-thirds of cars on the market to be EVs by 2032. Vox looks at what’s in the plan and its…
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What to know about the apparent U.S. intelligence leak
Images of what appear to be highly classified U.S. intelligence documents recently turned up on a social platform popular with gamers. The Wall Street Journal…
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How soldiers accused of violent crimes avoid trial
The Army is increasingly allowing service members who face criminal charges for violent crimes to circumvent trial by being discharged from the military…
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Who is responsible when artificial intelligence lies?
ChatGPT invented a sexual-harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. Who’s at fault? The Washington Post investigates. Home prices…
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Justice Thomas under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire
A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted extensive gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, without reporting…
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Sneak Peek: Why we don’t take postpartum mental health seriously enough — and what that means for new parents
Earlier this year, a woman named Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her three children — who were 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months old. Though…
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Rising oil prices will affect you, even if you don’t drive
Bloomberg reports on how oil prices have risen this week after producers made a surprise cut to output. America has too much parking. Really. The Wall Street…
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Trump’s facing criminal charges. So have many world leaders.
Politico breaks down the new revelations and key questions from the Trump indictment document. Trump may be the first former U.S. president to face criminal…
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What to know before Trump appears in court
The Wall Street Journal has coverage tracking the history of the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels and the lead-up to Trump’s indictment and…
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What the Trump indictment could mean for 2024
Political strategists talk to Vox about how Trump’s indictment could affect the 2024 presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that the Justice…
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What happens next in the Trump indictment
The Wall Street Journal has key details on the grand-jury indictment of Donald Trump, which marks the first time a former president has faced criminal charges…
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Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it
More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world’s richest countries. In a new book, Poverty, by America, sociologist…
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Why more donated livers are going to waste
The Washington Post explains how the AR-15 came to dominate the American gun marketplace and loom so large in the national psyche. The Markup reveals data…
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What the AR-15 does to human bodies
The Washington Post has a graphic look at how the AR-15 does so much damage to the human body. USA Today reports on the fire that killed dozens of people at a…