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Each day, Reint Jan Renes commutes from the regal main station of the Dutch capital Amsterdam to his office, weaving through the city's tree-lined canals on foot. He often finds the walk frustrating.  "We have this very, very beautiful old city, and you really have to look past all those signs that try to sell

Trump's Iran Progress Claims, Oil Industry Profit From Iran War, Rubio Meets Pope Leo Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Iran is evaluating the

A Devils Hole pupfish is pictured at the Ash Meadows Fish Conservation Facility in Nevada. Scientists recently took captive-bred pupfish from this facility and introduced them into the species' natural habitat in Death Valley National Park. Olin Feuerbacher/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hide caption toggle caption Olin Feuerbacher/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Devils Hole

At a MAHA Institute event on Monday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to help people wean off antidepressants. Kennedy is pictured here arriving at another Make America Healthy Again event in November 2025. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP As the federal health department launches a plan to wean patients

An oil drilling rig in the Permian Basin on March 13, 2022, in Midland, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter sent every weekday morning. On a call with investors last week, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth summed up his plans for oil

Colby McCaskill (right) is the grand prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. His entry features his grandparents Kathy and Dick McCaskill (left) and discusses her dementia, something Colby had been scared to confront. Matthew Coughlin for NPR hide caption toggle caption Matthew Coughlin for NPR PENSACOLA, Fla. — At the kitchen table at

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX – Top Trump administration officials this week reinforced their plans to execute mass deportations as a key strategy on

Birds fly by as the sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol on March 18, 2026. Allison Robbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AP There are divides on nearly every issue in American politics today. But many voters agree on one topic: Congress is too old. An overwhelming majority of Americans — 8 in 10 —

The cost of mining in Indonesia Reporting by Katerina Barton Photography by Claire Harbage Graphics by Connie Hanzhang Jin Published May 7, 2026 Autoplay video? Over the past decade, Indonesia has rapidly grown its nickel industry and now produces more than half the world’s nickel supply. The majority of Indonesia’s nickel is currently used for stainless steel production, with

It was a tight race, so a campaign staffer doubted the results of an unreleased poll showing their candidate up — by a lot. The tip about the outside poll didn't match up with the campaign's internal numbers. But accuracy aside, the staffer knew the poll would shake up the prediction markets. One market had