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  • Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines – and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together – on 1A.

    Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with 1A+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/the1a
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  • Birding To Help Revitalize Conservation Efforts

    Birding To Help Revitalize Conservation Efforts
    Apr 1 2025
    Some of the best songs you can hear this spring aren't on the radio.

    Hundreds of millions of birds make their annual migration back into North America in early March. Despite their return to our neighborhoods and backyards to wake us up bright and early, a new report reveals they're numbering fewer and fewer.

    The 2025 State of the Birds report is a joint effort spearheaded by a coalition of science and conservation organizations. It found widespread population decline across nearly all habitats and that over one third of species require conservation help.

    But it's not all bad news. The report also finds that an increased interest in birding has led to more volunteer data that helped shaped the report.

    We discuss what we can learn about our feathered friends and our environment while birding.

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  • ICYMI: Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Are Almost Here

    ICYMI: Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Are Almost Here
    Apr 1 2025
    President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" of reciprocal tariffs is almost here.

    On April 2, Trump is rolling out a plan that would charge a blanket dollar for dollar tax on goods coming into the U.S. Trump clarified Sunday that this policy would apply to all countries instead of a more focused list.

    The uncertainty around and scope of these tariffs (and a potential trade war) has spooked Wall Street and raised fears of inflation.

    We discuss America's financial future.

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    12 mins
  • 'If You Can Keep It': Trump And Big Law Firms

    'If You Can Keep It': Trump And Big Law Firms
    Mar 31 2025
    President Trump is known for going after his political opponents.

    And for the past month or so, one target has been certain powerful lawyers and law firms.

    But why is he going after these lawyers and firms? Will courts let him get away with intimidating law firms he doesn't like with threats and executive orders?

    And how does it all fit into Trump's broader efforts to tilt the legal system to his advantage?

    Today we hear from one of the lawyers named in the recent flurry of White House orders and memos that aim to limit law firm's ability to represent clients.

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