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Chapter 1: What is the essence of a good melody according to Robert Frahn?
Conductor Robert Frahn says a good melody captures our attention.
And then it moves you through time. Music is architecture in time. If you engage in the moment with what you're listening to, you do lose a sense of the time around you.
How we experience time. That's on the TED Radio Hour from NPR.
Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in the India-Pakistan conflict?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. Indian forces fired missiles into Pakistan-controlled Kashmir early today, killing several people and wounding dozens more. India says it was a response to an attack that killed more than two dozen mostly Hindu tourists two weeks ago in India-controlled Kashmir.
The latest skirmishes have raised concerns that the two nuclear-armed neighbors could be on the brink of war. President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a friendly first meeting in the Oval Office Tuesday, but Trump rejected the idea of removing tariffs on imported Canadian goods.
Chapter 3: What were the key outcomes of the Trump-Carney meeting?
And as NPR's Deepa Shibaram reports, Carney again rejected Trump's suggestion that the United States make Canada a 51st state.
Trump congratulated Carney on his recent election win as the two leaders sat in the Oval Office. Carney ran a campaign that was largely anti-Trump as the U.S. placed tariffs on its northern neighbor and Trump started talking about annexing Canada. Carney called Trump a, quote, transformational president. Multiple times he insisted that Canada isn't for sale, but Trump still didn't rule it out.
Time will tell. It's only time. But I say never say never.
The two leaders also discussed U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports. Trump said he didn't expect his meeting with Carney to change his mind about the issue. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to enforce its ban on transgender individuals serving in the military while the issue plays out in the courts. The ruling reverses a lower court's temporary injunction against the ban. A group of service members challenging the policy say it is unconstitutional and motivated by hate.
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Chapter 4: How does the U.S. Supreme Court ruling affect transgender military service?
A mayoral contest in Cincinnati is getting attention after Vice President J.D. Vance's brother advanced to face the incumbent in November. NPR's Giles Snyder has more.
Corey Bowman ran as a Republican in the city's nonpartisan primary in which the top two vote-getters advance. He came in second in a three-way race, but he finished far behind the incumbent Democratic mayor Aftab Pureval. Pureval is the first Asian American to be elected to the city's top job. He won the mayor's race in 2021 with nearly 66 percent of the vote.
NPR's Giles Snyder reporting. Following years of delays, American travelers and people seeking to enter federal buildings will need a real ID beginning today. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says travelers without real ID may be directed to another line at U.S. airports. She told a congressional panel that passports and tribal identification will also be accepted at security checkpoints.
The Real ID requirement was signed into law 20 years ago, following a recommendation from the 9-11 Commission. U.S. futures are higher in after-hours trading on Wall Street. This is NPR. R&B legend Smokey Robinson is being accused of sexual assault and false imprisonment. Four unnamed women who worked as housekeepers for Robinson say they were forced to quit because of alleged assaults.
The plaintiffs also allege the entertainer's wife, Frances Robinson, was aware of the alleged attacks but did nothing to stop them. They also claim they were forced to work 10-hour shifts and less than minimum wage. or denied overtime wages. Robinson has not publicly commented on the allegations. The West Texas measles outbreak pushed past 700 cases this week.
As Texas Public Radio's Bonnie Petrie reports, seven new cases have been confirmed in the county where the outbreak began.
The state health department has added 19 to the case count since Friday, bringing the total number of recorded measles cases in this outbreak to 702. Gaines County reported seven new infections. That's where the outbreak began with a handful of cases in late January. More than half of the reported infections have happened there.
Since then, measles infections linked to the outbreak have spread to two other states. In Texas, there are 29 outbreak counties, 10 with current infections. 91 people have been hospitalized. Two children have died. Almost all of the cases are in people who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown. For NPR News, I'm Bonnie Petrie.
U.S. futures are higher in after-hours trading. On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mixed down a fraction in Tokyo. This is NP.
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