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NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org.

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The Girls Who Were Sent Away

Apr 20, 2025
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Supreme Court Blocks Deportations; Imprisonment in El Salvador; US-Iran Nuclear Talks

Apr 19, 2025
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US Senator Visits Abrego Garcia, Florida State University Shooting, Fed Independence

Apr 18, 2025
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Trump Wants Powell Out, Administration Risks Contempt, and Homegrowns Are Next

Apr 17, 2025
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Hearing For Wrongly Deported Man, Prescription Drug Prices, Harvard Battle Continues

Apr 16, 2025
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Wrongly Deported, DOGE And Agency Data, Harvard Defies The White House

Apr 15, 2025
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China Tariffs, El Salvador President In DC, Meta Antitrust Trial

Apr 14, 2025
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The State of Free Speech in America

Apr 13, 2025
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China's Counter-Tariffs; CEOs Respond to Market Uncertainty; Trump's Deportations

Apr 12, 2025
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Tariff Fears, Trump Budget Plan Passes House, Deportation Ruling

Apr 11, 2025