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NPR News: 04-01-2026 3PM EDT

01 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the significance of NASA's Artemis II mission?

1.06 - 18.411 Lakshmi Singh

Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Excitement is building at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Just a matter of hours now until NASA sends up the four-person crew of Artemis II on the first lunar mission in more than half a century. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce is monitoring.

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18.391 - 40.872 Nell Greenfield Boyce

The countdown is going really smoothly. There haven't been any of the problems that have been an issue for NASA in the past. So we've been watching the fueling very carefully. We haven't seen any of those hydrogen leaks that have been pesky. So everything is looking really good. It's very smooth. And the weather is also looking very cooperative. And it's starting to feel real. Everybody's like...

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40.852 - 46.919 Nell Greenfield Boyce

milling around. The press center is really crowded. And so I would say there's an air of hopeful anticipation.

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47.159 - 69.964 Lakshmi Singh

NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce. Supreme Court justices appear skeptical about President Trump's argument that when it comes to extending citizenship to a baby born in the U.S., a parent's immigration status matters. The administration raised the issue of birth tourism. Solicitor General John Sauer suggested international travels made the exploitation of birthright citizenship easier.

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Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back.

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We're in a new world now, as Justice Alito pointed out to, where 8 billion people are one plane ride away from having a child who's a U.S. citizen. Well, it's a new world. It's the same Constitution.

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As NPR's Anusha Mathur reports, crowds of protesters gathered outside the court and took note that President Trump attended in person.

89.595 - 101.093 Emily Valentine

Emily Valentine arrived to the Supreme Court an hour before the argument started. She and her sister wore blue shirts that read, To them, Trump's presence is a novelty.

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Yeah, we decided we would stop by and see what was going on and try to see Trump come in his motorcade this morning.

Chapter 2: What arguments are presented regarding birthright citizenship in the Supreme Court?

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Ken Davis said he didn't have much choice making the drive between Birmingham and Atlanta. Because this is something we needed to do for business. So, I mean, you know, when you have to do it, you have to do it. He stopped at Buc-ee's in Leeds, Alabama to refuel, and just about all of the store's 100 gas pumps were taken by drivers still paying high gas prices.

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My wife doesn't have that to deal with because she has an EV. So, you know, she's got a full tank every day she leaves home. But, you know, me, I'm still going with gas, so I've got to pay the price for it. Davis said he is cutting back on personal trips. Stephen Masaha, NPR News.

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231.033 - 240.546 Lakshmi Singh

New paper in JAMA Psychiatry suggests mental health care providers should ask patients regularly about their use of AI chatbots. Here's NPR's Ritu Chatterjee.

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240.626 - 254.425 Shadi Sabah

Recent data suggests nearly half of adults with mental health conditions use AI chatbots for emotional support, including for anxiety and depression. Shadi Sabah is at the New York University School of Social Work and an author of the new paper.

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People who are using these tools on a regular basis to ask about stressful experiences and how to cope with stressful experiences, personal relationship challenges.

264.803 - 273.238 Shadi Sabah

He says mental health care providers can learn a lot about their patients' lives and mental health by asking them about their conversations with chatbots.

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That's NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reporting. U.S. stocks are higher with the Dow up 260 points. It's NPR.

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