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Today’s prime tales

A search and rescue operation is underway after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in a single day. A big boat collided with the bridge, and a number of automobiles fell into the Patapsco River. Of the three interstate crossings into downtown Baltimore, that is the one bridge. It’s a busy bridge usually utilized by folks touring between New York City and Washington, D.C. Stay up to date on this growing story with NPR’s live blog.

Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge stay after a container ship collided with a assist Tuesday, March 26, in Baltimore.

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Parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge stay after a container ship collided with a assist Tuesday, March 26, in Baltimore.

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• “Be ready to see some things that are pretty shocking to us once the sun comes up,” NPR community reporter Matt Bush reports from WYPR. The Baltimore City Fire Department’s communications director stated at the least seven folks fell into the water and referred to as the collapse a “developing mass casualty event.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled high-level talks in Washington after the U.S. abstained from a U.N. vote on a cease-fire decision in Gaza, clearing the way for the measure to cross. An Israeli delegation had been set to journey to the U.S. to debate Israel’s deliberate army operation within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah. The abstention was an indication of the rising rift between the 2 allies. The Biden administration says it’s perplexed by Israel’s objection to the U.N. decision. ​​​​​​

• NPR’s Jennifer Ludden tells Up First that Gaza’s demise toll led to this second. While a lot of the Israeli public helps the battle, Ludden says there’s been a shift in opinion within the U.S., particularly amongst younger folks. An inner State Department memo obtained by NPR’s Daniel Estrin said Israel faces a serious hit to its international status over its Gaza offensive. It additionally stated the U.S. and Israel face a “major credibility problem.”

• Abortion is again on the Supreme Court immediately, as anti-abortion docs problem FDA rules that make abortion pills more accessible. More than half of American girls who select to terminate a being pregnant accomplish that with a two-drug mixture that features mifepristone — the drug on the coronary heart of this case. The Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine seeks to roll again the FDA’s loosened restrictions on mifepristone. ​​​​​​
• “There’s more at stake than abortion rights,” NPR’s Nina Totenberg reviews. “It’s the entire structure of the FDA’s regulatory power to approve drugs, continually evaluate their safety and lift restrictions found to be unnecessary.” She says this method has till now been broadly considered because the gold customary of security and innovation within the U.S. and overseas. 

Federal brokers yesterday raided two properties linked to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs — one in Los Angeles and one in Miami. Homeland Security Investigative officers did not clarify if Combs was a goal of the raids. The objective of the continuing investigation is unclear. The 54-year-old rapper is topic to a number of lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct, rape and assault. One swimsuit alleges he was the chief of a legal enterprise that would qualify as a “widespread and dangerous criminal sex trafficking organization.”

Life recommendation

When relaying the troublesome information of a most cancers analysis to youngsters, it is necessary to present them time to course of the knowledge, says Elizabeth Farrell, a scientific social employee on the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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When relaying the troublesome information of a most cancers analysis to youngsters, it is necessary to present them time to course of the knowledge, says Elizabeth Farrell, a scientific social employee on the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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Catherine, Princess of Wales, final week revealed she was present process most cancers remedy in an emotional video. Many have speculated about her whereabouts since December. She defined she was centered on comforting and speaking along with her younger kids. What does a reassuring dialog with a toddler about most cancers appear like? Health consultants share their recommendation:

• Have the dialog early, when there’s more likely to be a flurry of exercise and physician’s visits at house.
• Choose a secure area to speak, the place the kid can really feel comfy reacting the best way they wish to.
• It’s okay when you get emotional. But it is necessary that the kid would not really feel like they must maintain their mother and father.

Read extra recommendation on learn how to begin a dialog about cancer with your children here.

From our hosts

This essay was written by Michel Martin, Morning Edition and Up First host.

You usually hear folks describe one thing or somebody as “unforgettable.” I can truthfully inform you that, as a dancer, Alicia Graf Mack is. I first noticed her carry out twenty years in the past with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, and later with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre after overcoming a debilitating autoimmune illness.

Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division (middle), speaks with fourth-year dance college students Kailei Sin (left) and Nyoka Wotorson (proper) in between courses.

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Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division (middle), speaks with fourth-year dance college students Kailei Sin (left) and Nyoka Wotorson (proper) in between courses.

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There is one thing about her that I, as a non-critic, discover exhausting to explain. So, I’ll share a quote from The New York Times’ John Rockwell from 2005:

“She has a face that can register joy and pain. Her body is lissome, almost lanky, though always in exquisite control. She has remarkable arms and hands, effortless extensions and wonderful feet.

“All I can add is that Alicia is tall, beautiful, and you would not take your eyes off her. And it is a disgrace that there aren’t extra movies of her performances on the market so that you can see for yourselves. But what you possibly can see is her influence on shaping future dancers.

In 2018, she turned the primary Black girl to steer Juilliard’s dance division, introducing new types and voice coaching, selling self-care, and empowering college students to pursue their passions no matter gender or physique sort. I believe her biggest attribute is likely to be the breadth of her life expertise: not solely excelling in classical ballet and fashionable dance but additionally recovering from a serious harm, incomes a BA and MA, and constructing her circle of relatives.

She would not simply dance. She nurtures resilient folks. Who is aware of what they will obtain? That’s why you continue to cannot take your eyes off her. Listen to our dialog.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Months after Shohei Ohtani signed an enormous cope with the Los Angeles Dodgers within the offseason, the staff fired his interpreter over playing and theft allegations.

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Months after Shohei Ohtani signed an enormous cope with the Los Angeles Dodgers within the offseason, the staff fired his interpreter over playing and theft allegations.

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1. Baseball celebrity Shohei Ohtani says he is “beyond shocked” by his now-fired interpreter’s alleged involvement in theft and gambling. 
2. Meta, the mum or dad firm of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has begun rolling out a characteristic that limits the amount of political content you see from accounts you do not comply with. Here’s how you’ll find the choice to undo it.
3. Boeing’s CEO, Dave Calhoun, will step down on the finish of the 12 months. Its board chairman, Larry Kellner, will not stand for re-election and the president of its business airplanes division, Stan Deal, will retire efficient instantly.

This e-newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.