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Scientists now say they think a newly discovered green comet is likely broken apart and therefore will not be visible to the naked eye. Comet named Swan comes from what's called the Oort cloud, which is well beyond Pluto. The past few weeks, the space rock was visible using telescopes and binoculars, but may not have survived its trip past the sun. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Scientists now say they think a newly discovered green comet is likely broken apart and therefore will not be visible to the naked eye. Comet named Swan comes from what's called the Oort cloud, which is well beyond Pluto. The past few weeks, the space rock was visible using telescopes and binoculars, but may not have survived its trip past the sun. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. A Louisiana immigration judge, Azwud Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columbia, can be deported. Khalil led pro-Palestinian protests there last year and was detained last month. After Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he determined that Khalil's activism was anti-Semitic and that allowing him to remain in the country would undermine U.S.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. A Louisiana immigration judge, Azwud Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columbia, can be deported. Khalil led pro-Palestinian protests there last year and was detained last month. After Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he determined that Khalil's activism was anti-Semitic and that allowing him to remain in the country would undermine U.S.

foreign policy. In a hearing at the remote Louisiana detention center where Khalil is being held, Judge Jamie Coleman said she had no authority to question Rubio's determination. She gave Khalil's lawyers till April 23rd to request a stay of his deportation.

foreign policy. In a hearing at the remote Louisiana detention center where Khalil is being held, Judge Jamie Coleman said she had no authority to question Rubio's determination. She gave Khalil's lawyers till April 23rd to request a stay of his deportation.

The Chinese government is again retaliating against the Trump administration's latest set of tariffs, but as NPR's John Woolwich explains, Beijing says it has no plans to go further.

The Chinese government is again retaliating against the Trump administration's latest set of tariffs, but as NPR's John Woolwich explains, Beijing says it has no plans to go further.

The White House is reportedly proposing big cuts to NASA's budget for science missions. As NPR's Jeff Bromfield reports, advocates say if the cuts go ahead, they could mark an end to some of the space agency's most important work.

The White House is reportedly proposing big cuts to NASA's budget for science missions. As NPR's Jeff Bromfield reports, advocates say if the cuts go ahead, they could mark an end to some of the space agency's most important work.

Consumers are clearly rattled by the Trump administration's global tariff fight with a key consumer sentiment index falling for a fourth straight month to hit its lowest level since the pandemic. University of Michigan's closely watched consumer sentiment index down 11 points to just below 51. Survey directors say the decline was pretty much across all ages and income levels of those surveyed.

Consumers are clearly rattled by the Trump administration's global tariff fight with a key consumer sentiment index falling for a fourth straight month to hit its lowest level since the pandemic. University of Michigan's closely watched consumer sentiment index down 11 points to just below 51. Survey directors say the decline was pretty much across all ages and income levels of those surveyed.

One of the most tumultuous weeks in Wall Street history ending on an up note, the Dow rose 619 points today. You're listening to NPR. An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days has now had the organ removed and is back on dialysis. Tawana Looney's doctors removed the organ April 4th after her body began rejecting it. Doctors say Looney is recovering well.

One of the most tumultuous weeks in Wall Street history ending on an up note, the Dow rose 619 points today. You're listening to NPR. An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days has now had the organ removed and is back on dialysis. Tawana Looney's doctors removed the organ April 4th after her body began rejecting it. Doctors say Looney is recovering well.

While a setback for researchers, they say the fact the gene-edited kidney was accepted for as long as it was continues to boost the quest for animal-to-human transplants. Thousands of indigenous people from Brazil and other countries marched in the country's capital, Brasilia, this week, urging authorities to protect their land, the environment and the climate.

While a setback for researchers, they say the fact the gene-edited kidney was accepted for as long as it was continues to boost the quest for animal-to-human transplants. Thousands of indigenous people from Brazil and other countries marched in the country's capital, Brasilia, this week, urging authorities to protect their land, the environment and the climate.

Julia Canero reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Julia Canero reports from Rio de Janeiro.