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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 by 6 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays by 8 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.Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Up First+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/upfirst

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    House Speaker McCarthy Ousted, Catholic Church's Future, China's 'Golden Week'

    House Speaker McCarthy Ousted, Catholic Church's Future, China's 'Golden Week'

    For the first time in U.S. history, the House of Representatives removed its speaker. Who will fill the vacant seat? Roman Catholic leaders are meeting in the Vatican to chart a way forward for the church. And how do Chinese people spend their "golden week" holiday?Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Kelsey Snell, Cheryl Corley, Michael Sullivan and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    Ukraine Faces Waning Support From Allies, FTX Trial, Laphonza Butler

    Ukraine Faces Waning Support From Allies, FTX Trial, Laphonza Butler

    Ukraine's war is far from over. It's biggest challenge, however, may not be on the battlefield, but in the form of waning support from allies. How are leaders in Kyiv reacting? The man accused of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in American history, Sam Bankman-Fried, goes on trial today. What's his defense? And Laphonza Butler is set to be sworn in today as California's newest U.S. Senator. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Michael Sullivan, Rafael Nam, Padmananda Rama and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    Congress Averts Shutdown, Trump To Appear In Court, Climate Solutions Week

    Congress Averts Shutdown, Trump To Appear In Court, Climate Solutions Week

    Lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown by passing a short-term spending measure over the weekend. But to do that the Republican speaker of the house Kevin McCarthy had to work with Democrats. Did he put his job on the line? Former President Donald Trump will appear in court in New York on Monday. This trial, one of many, is a civil trial. He and his company are accused of of fraud. Plus the affects of this planet's warming climate can feel impossible to reverse. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Krishnadev Calamur, Neela Banerjee and HJ Mai. It was produced by Mansee Khurana, David West and Chad Campbell. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott And our technical director is Zac Coleman.

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    The Sunday Story: The Life And Death Of Elijah McClain

    The Sunday Story: The Life And Death Of Elijah McClain

    In Colorado, the first of two trials is underway in the death of Elijah McClain.On a late summer night in 2019, McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, was stopped by police in Aurora, Colorado as he was walking home. McClain was put in a chokehold and injected with a high dose of ketamine. He died several days later in the hospital.Authorities declined to press charges against police and paramedics involved in the incident, insisting "they had acted consistently with their training." But nearly a year after McCain's death, the case was reopened. Now three police officers and two paramedics face criminal charges including assault, manslaughter and homicide.Colorado Public Radio justice reporter Allison Sherry has followed McClain's case and the way his legacy has made an impact on policing in Colorado. Today on The Sunday Story, we bring you an excerpt of the audio documentary, "The Life and Death of Elijah Mclain."This story includes graphic descriptions of violence and sounds from body cameras worn by police officers.The full version of this audio documentary is in the podcast Colorado in Depth. To stay updated on the trials, go to cpr.org.

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    Government Shutdown Prep, Student Loan Repayments Start, NYC Floods

    Government Shutdown Prep, Student Loan Repayments Start, NYC Floods

    The US government is set to shutdown Sunday after a group of GOP hardliners opposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's stop gap proposal. Tens of millions of borrowers will start paying back federal loans on Sunday after a three-and-a-half year suspension, amid a possible government shutdown. New York City tries to get its head above water after a state of emergency is declared because of severe rainfall.

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    White House Prepares For Shutdown, Healthcare Worker Strike, FTX Trial

    White House Prepares For Shutdown, Healthcare Worker Strike, FTX Trial

    With less than 48 hours left to avoid a government shutdown, the White House is already preparing to manage the fallout. NPR's Asma Khalid spoke with White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about what those plans are. Another labor dispute looms as tens of thousands of health care workers are on the verge of a nationwide walkout. And Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange F-T-X, is set to go on trial next week. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Up First is produced by Shelby Hawkins, Ziad Buchh and Kaity Kline. Our editors are Roberta Rampton, Pallavi Gogoi , Rafael Nam and HJ Mai. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. Our technical director is Zac Coleman. And our executive producer is Erika Aguilar.

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Elijah McClain Episode

As a medical worker who has met massage therapists in the field of injury and mobility recovery, I’ve never met a massage therapist who hasn’t exhibited more altruism, more innate ability to put a patient at ease than a licensed massage therapist.

That said, hearing the audio of a kind and empathetic young man whose many talents was that of a massage therapist asking to respect his space, his body, his life during an encounter leading to a senseless altercation by police and paramedics is so much like how a person who chooses the field of altruistic healthcare would react.

Fifteen million will not bring this sweet young man back from a death that was and is unjustified. McClain’s family ought to consider giving some of HIS money won by court settlement to use by giving charitable donations to those things he loved—like helping local no-kill animal shelters or buying musical instruments for schools youth in poor communities. Plus, giving to things Elijah loved will benefit as a great tax write off.

I cried over Elijah’s death as when first reading about Emmett Till’s horrific torture and death—neither share the exact same incidence, yet both share in that they had done nothing wrong to perpetuate such malevolent actions from those defendants in the past to those particular police officers as well as those particular paramedics as most in such professions are mainly honorable people and risk their lives in service for us.

This podcast can’t show the video which is even more damning in that this sweet, young man did not do anything to resist arrest except to use words, words said in pleas to simply respect his space for Being.

Another takeaway from this kind of incidence may seem snarky or a spit in the wind type of thing to advise since no one will heed it: do not wear types of clothing that thieves use to shield their identity like winter face coverings or hoodies especially at night while taking a walk in your neighborhood. Just don’t. Instead, wear a cowboy hat—maybe one of those ridiculous huge caricature types—then no one will think you look “sketchy.” Absurd advice but we live in a world of absurd animal people.

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Comparing slavery to Climate Change is psychotic.

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