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Nonprofit journalism with a mission. This is NPR. Bertha and Wilson Twitchell stand outside their home in Kasigluk, Alaska. Wilson grew up here. He drew an image of what the land looked like when he was young: Grass and dry land surrounded the house, stretching at least 80 feet to the riverbank, where he remembers playing with toy boats. Now, when the water is particularly high, the house is nearly an island. Katie Basile for NPR hide caption toggle caption Katie Basile for NPR Morning Edition Thawing permafrost threatens Alaska’s rural villages. And time is running out Climate change is threatening many Alaska Native villages. Advocates are calling for a major overhaul of federal policy. Thawing permafrost threatens Alaska’s rural villages. And time is running out Listen · 4:58 4:58 Toggle more options Download Embed Embediframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242451927/1242451928" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player" Georgian students rally to protest the controversial "foreign influence" bill outside the parliament in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, on Monday. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images Europe Why protesters in Georgia are opposed to a ’foreign agents’ law and why it matters The proliferation of AI-generated images "has made Facebook a very bizarre, very creepy place for me," said Casey Morris, an attorney in Northern Virginia. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook Technology AI-generated spam is starting to fill social media. Here’s why Abortion rights activists at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 26, the day the case about the abortion drug mifepristone was heard. The number of abortions in the U.S. increased, a study says, surprising researchers. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images National Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth Sponsor Message Drake Prince Williams/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Prince Williams/Getty Images Analysis Technology It was a classic rap beef. Then Drake revived Tupac with AI and Congress got involved Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago. Here, Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. 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Some historians say no Navigate backwards Navigate forwards Navigate forwards Watch Navigate previous Navigate next Credit: Photo: NPR Watch NPR’s news roundup: More mass displacement of Gazans, the trade war with China heats up Nearly half a million Palestinians have fled Rafah ahead of an Israeli military incursion. The White House is announcing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles. President Biden puts on a United Auto Workers t-shirt in Belvidere, Ill. on Nov. 9, 2023. Biden on Tuesday is announcing new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Politics Biden announces new tariffs on imports of Chinese goods, including electric vehicles President Biden is keeping the tariffs on Chinese imports put in place by his predecessor and 2024 opponent, former President Donald Trump. And he’s adding new ones for things like electric vehicles. Dr. Thorsten Siess shows the Impella. Annegret Hilse/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Annegret Hilse/Reuters Morning Edition He invented a successful medical device as a student. Here’s his advice for new grads When Thorsten Siess was in graduate school, he came up with the idea for a heart device that’s now been used in hundreds of thousands of patients around the world. He invented a successful medical device as a student. Here’s his advice for new grads Listen · 3:32 3:32 Toggle more options Download Embed Embediframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250576706/1251200164" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player" Serj Tankian, singer for System of a Down Travis Shinn/Hachette Books hide caption toggle caption Travis Shinn/Hachette Books Morning Edition System of a Down’s Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn’t come since 2005 System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn’t made a new album since 2005. System of a Down’s Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn’t come since 2005 Listen · 6:57 6:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embediframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250973443/1251200158" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player" WATCH MORE VIDEOS 00:12:13 The Arcs: Tiny Desk Concert 00:16:28 Gary Bartz: Tiny Desk Concert 00:13:25 Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert 00:17:14 Taimane: Tiny Desk Concert 00:17:08 Luciana Souza: Tiny Desk Concert Music The Arcs: Tiny Desk Concert Dan Auerbach turns 45 today. In 2016, he brought The Arcs and mariachi band Flor de Toloache to celebrate our 500th Tiny Desk concert. A police officer squirts tear gas at a crowd of anti-war demonstrators outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1968. Michael Boyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Boyer/AP History Anti-war protests, a Chicago DNC: Is it 1968 all over again? Some historians say no There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too. A patient in European Gaza hospital this weekend — the last functioning hospital in Rafah. Staff placed an insect zapper above his bed to keep away the flies. Monica Johnston hide caption...