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The institute says animals at the National Zoo and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will continue to be fed and cared for, but the popular live animal cams will be turned off.

About 62% of the Smithsonian's budget comes from the federal government.

Other popular tourist sites in Washington, D.C., including the open-air Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, remain accessible.

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that if you don't agree with us, we are going to come after you.

that if you don't agree with us, we are going to come after you.

The six-person crew includes journalist Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. They'll take a roughly 11-minute space flight lifting off from West Texas. In an interview with the Associated Press, Perry said it's an important moment for the future of commercial space travel. Less than a quarter of people who have gone to space have been women.

The six-person crew includes journalist Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. They'll take a roughly 11-minute space flight lifting off from West Texas. In an interview with the Associated Press, Perry said it's an important moment for the future of commercial space travel. Less than a quarter of people who have gone to space have been women.

This marks the 11th human spaceflight from Blue Origin since it began space tourism flights in 2021. Ava Pukach, NPR News.

This marks the 11th human spaceflight from Blue Origin since it began space tourism flights in 2021. Ava Pukach, NPR News.

Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong says DHS federal agents with warrants searched two rooms in university residences. This comes at a time when Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia graduate student who helped lead protests on campus... has been detained and faces possible deportation despite being a lawful permanent U.S. resident.

Interim Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong says DHS federal agents with warrants searched two rooms in university residences. This comes at a time when Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia graduate student who helped lead protests on campus... has been detained and faces possible deportation despite being a lawful permanent U.S. resident.

President Trump has said Khalil's arrest is, quote, the first of many to come. The Trump administration recently announced it is stripping the university of more than $400 million in federal funds over what it says are failures to protect students from anti-Semitism on campus. Ava Pukach, NPR News.

President Trump has said Khalil's arrest is, quote, the first of many to come. The Trump administration recently announced it is stripping the university of more than $400 million in federal funds over what it says are failures to protect students from anti-Semitism on campus. Ava Pukach, NPR News.

On a website set up by his attorneys to provide updates on the case, a statement from Mangione reads, Pennsylvania's Governor-Democrat Josh Shapiro and other lawmakers have said that Mangione should not be treated like a folk hero. Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in New York, including first-degree murder. He also faces charges in federal court as well as in Pennsylvania.

On a website set up by his attorneys to provide updates on the case, a statement from Mangione reads, Pennsylvania's Governor-Democrat Josh Shapiro and other lawmakers have said that Mangione should not be treated like a folk hero. Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in New York, including first-degree murder. He also faces charges in federal court as well as in Pennsylvania.

While New York has abolished the death penalty, prosecutors could pursue it in the federal case. Eva Pukach, NPR News.

While New York has abolished the death penalty, prosecutors could pursue it in the federal case. Eva Pukach, NPR News.

NPR's Ava Pukac reports. The Danish-Swedish farm dog is a small, compact, lively, smooth-coated working dog initially known for hunting rodents and herding livestock. The American Kennel Club says it also sometimes appeared in circuses as the clown's playmate. Denmark and Sweden recognized the breed in 1987.

NPR's Ava Pukac reports. The Danish-Swedish farm dog is a small, compact, lively, smooth-coated working dog initially known for hunting rodents and herding livestock. The American Kennel Club says it also sometimes appeared in circuses as the clown's playmate. Denmark and Sweden recognized the breed in 1987.