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The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

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The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

From brightening ocean clouds to launching sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, some entrepreneurs and scientists are testing technology that could reflect sunlight back into space to combat global warming. There's evidence some types of solar geoengineering could lower global temperatures a lot. But along with potential benefits come huge potential risks. Experts say the science isn't settled and regulations aren't keeping up. Today on The Sunday Story, a journey into the world of solar geoengineering.

The Sunday Story: Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight

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Student Protests Continue, The Week In Trump Trials, UNRWA Report

Campus demonstrations in support of Gaza have spread to schools unaccustomed to such activism. In New York City and Washington, D.C., Donald Trump's attorneys defended him and made some extreme claims. An independent investigation finds Israel has not supported claims that a significant number of workers at the The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East are members of Hamas.

Student Protests Continue, The Week In Trump Trials, UNRWA Report

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Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein's Conviction Tossed

As protests and arrests continue at college campuses across the U.S.. are the students calling for divestment in Israel getting closer to their demands? The U.S. Supreme Court took nearly three hours to debate whether a president should have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. And New York State's highest court has overturned the criminal conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein's Conviction Tossed

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Arizona Fake Electors, Trump Immunity Arguments, Steve's In China

Arizona is now the fourth state to bring "fake elector" charges against allies of Donald Trump. The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments today about whether Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for his official acts as president. And Up First's Steve Inskeep is on a reporting trip in China, where economic pessimism is rising amid frayed U.S. ties.

Arizona Fake Electors, Trump Immunity Arguments, Steve's In China

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First Trump Trial Witness, Tesla's Tough Spot, Nassar Victims' Settlement

The New York jury weighing criminal charges against Donald Trump has now heard from the trial's first witness. Elon Musk's Tesla is running into a whole lot of red lights: slumping sales, mass layoffs, and now a 55 percent drop in profits. And more than 100 people who reported being abused by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar will share a nearly $140 million settlement.

First Trump Trial Witness, Tesla's Tough Spot, Nassar Victims' Settlement

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Campus Protests Spread, UK Asylum Law, Starbucks at SCOTUS

Protests against the war in Gaza on college campuses now stretch from coast to coast. The United Kingdom is ready to pay a country thousands of miles away to take its unwanted refugees. And a years-long labor battle at Starbucks reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, which could set a precedent for future union building efforts.

Campus Protests Spread, UK Asylum Law, Starbucks at SCOTUS

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Trump Opening Arguments, TikTok Bill, SCOTUS Homelessness

Opening arguments begin today in Manhattan: the People of the State of New York vs Donald J. Trump. As the House passed foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over the weekend, it tucked in a bill that threatens the future of Tiktok in the U.S. And the U.S. Supreme Court takes up homelessness – specifically, the question of whether people can be punished for sleeping outside.

Trump Opening Arguments, TikTok Bill, SCOTUS Homelessness

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The Sunday Story: Off The Mark, an NPR investigation into America's historical markers

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The Sunday Story: Off The Mark, an NPR investigation into America's historical markers

Historical markers dot the American landscape. They are on the sides of roads, in parks, rest areas, in the middle of nowhere. They purport to offer a glimpse into the past, marking a moment or place of significance worth remembering. But a year-long investigation by NPR's Laura Sullivan found some of these markers present a fractured and confused telling of the American story. Some share humor and joy but many present a version of history that's been distorted or outright fictionalized with offensive lies.

The Sunday Story: Off The Mark, an NPR investigation into America's historical markers

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Congress Votes On Aid, Auto Workers Vote On Unionizing, New Melatonin Guidelines

Congress is expected to vote Saturday on aid for U.S. allies over the objections of some Republicans. Volkswagen workers at a Tennessee plant have voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers. There are new guidelines to safeguard melatonin overuse by children.

Congress Votes On Aid, Auto Workers Vote On Unionizing, New Melatonin Guidelines

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Israel Strikes Back, Columbia Student Protests, Trump Jury Picked

Less than a week after Iran launched air strikes into Israel, Israel appears to have responded. New York City police raided a college campus and arrested more than 100 students protesting the war in Gaza. And 12 New York City residents now hold Donald Trump's fate in their hands.

Israel Strikes Back, Columbia Student Protests, Trump Jury Picked

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