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Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun participates in a session during the Token 2049 crypto conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. Sun is a top investor in Trump's meme coin and says he plans to attend an exclusive dinner with the president.

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun participates in a session during the Token 2049 crypto conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. Sun is a top investor in Trump's meme coin and says he plans to attend an exclusive dinner with the president. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Raising ethics questions, top Trump meme coin investors will dine with the president tonight

President Trump is hosting an exclusive dinner tonight for the largest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin, putting the murky world of cryptocurrencies on a collision course with White House ethics.

Meme coin dinner

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Amanda Vicente Santos, a bat disease ecologist at the University of Oklahoma, inspects the base of a guanacaste tree in Belize where she intends to trap vampire bats later in the night. Scientists say they’ve developed an alternate method of tracking biodiversity that relies on the DNA that animals release into the environment, known as eDNA.

Amanda Vicente Santos, a bat disease ecologist at the University of Oklahoma, inspects the base of a guanacaste tree in Belize where she intends to trap vampire bats later in the night. Scientists say they've developed an alternate method of tracking biodiversity that relies on the DNA that animals release into the environment, known as eDNA. Luis Echeverría for NPR hide caption

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Scientists want to track the world's biodiversity using DNA in the air

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.

A Breakthrough in Tracking Biodiversity

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A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport on after President Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15. The U.S. plans to accept the luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family.

A Qatari Boeing 747 sits on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport on after President Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15. The U.S. plans to accept the luxury Boeing jet from the Qatari royal family. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

The Trump administration officially accepts a jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One

The plane is a gift that Trump said he would be "stupid" to turn down. Experts say the plane would take years to rework to meet the current standards for Air Force One.

Trump administration officially accepts jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One

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Tiny Desk Concert: Nao

When the U.K. singer-songwriter brought her band and cosmic energy to the Tiny Desk, the strength and conviction of her performance had fans in the office strapped in for the emotional ride.
A US Air force flight carrying migrants deported by the US government arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in January 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

A U.S. Air force flight carrying migrants deported by the US government arrives at Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport in January 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Jorge Salvador Cabrera/Getty Images hide caption

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A judge says the Trump administration violated a court order on third-country deportations

The Department of Homeland Security had earlier said eight people on a flight out of the U.S. had been convicted of crimes in the United States and that they couldn't be brought back.
The first Alzheimer’s blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is set to make diagnosis more accessible and accurate — and change the way doctors treat the disease.

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is set to make diagnosis more accessible and accurate — and change the way doctors treat the disease. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption

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Your Health

The first FDA-cleared Alzheimer's blood test could make diagnoses faster and more accurate

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.

First FDA-cleared Alzheimer’s blood test could make diagnoses faster, more accurate

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Southwest Airlines planes are seen at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021. The airline is requiring using portable chargers in-flight to make them visible to the crew.

Southwest Airlines planes are seen at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in 2021. The airline is requiring passengers using portable chargers in-flight to make them visible to the crew. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Southwest Airlines will require passengers to keep chargers visible due to fire risk

This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 28: People participate in a candlelight vigil in front of the main offices of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on March 28, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. On Thursday HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs across the agency and merge core functions into a new organization called the Administration for Healthy America. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, left, and Mayor Jacob Frey take questions from reporters on Wednesday after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the proposed federal consent decree with the city.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, left, and Mayor Jacob Frey take questions from reporters on Wednesday after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the proposed federal consent decree with the city. Matt Sepic/MPR News hide caption

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Minneapolis will follow a police reform consent decree, despite a DOJ dismissal

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City leaders in Minneapolis say they plan to continue implementing police reforms that they began after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd. Activists fear those changes won't be as effective without federal oversight.
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - APRIL 9, 2025: A view of Santa Fe from The Cross of the Martyrs monument in Santa Fe, NM on April 9, 2025. CREDIT: Adria Malcolm for NPR

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The blue Land of Enchantment is luring unhappy Texans

New Mexico has quietly become a liberal refuge in the MAGA-red West for Americans who are fleeing extreme conservative strongholds.

The blue state of New Mexico lures unhappy Texans

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Two bins of cucumbers.

The FDA is warning people not to sell, serve or eat cucumbers grown by Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales between April 29 and May 19. Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption

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Food

A salmonella outbreak sickens dozens, prompting a cucumber recall. Here's what to do

The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the cucumbers were distributed — and warning people to take extra precautions.
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