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Friday

Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms

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Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms

The Supreme Court effectively ends affirmative action. The ruling on Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is expected today. The contract between actors and studios expires tonight.

Up First briefing: affirmative action; student loan forgiveness; actors strike looms

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Thursday

Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves

Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the Chicago skyline as seen from the city's South Loop neighborhood on Wednesday. Kathleen Foody/AP hide caption

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Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves

Canadian wildfire smoke and heat make for unhealthy U.S. air. Protests erupt in France after police kill a teen boy during a traffic stop. A new physics discovery could help us understand black holes.

Up First briefing: smoke and heat waves; French protests; gravitational waves

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Wednesday

Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

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Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.

Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

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Tuesday

Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow on June 26. Gavriil Grigorov/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

Vladimir Putin presented a united front after an attempted mutiny. President Biden says the U.S. was not involved. Researchers say intermittent fasting could be as effective as calorie counting.

Up First briefing: Putin on Wagner; Biden on Putin; scientists on fasting

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Monday

Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval

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Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval

Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a failed rebellion in Russia. Activists in Atlanta hold a week of action against a police training facility. An Alzheimer's drug could be approved soon, but hurdles remain.

Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval

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Friday

Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected

The five men who were aboard the Titan were declared dead on Thursday after search and rescue crews found evidence the submersible had imploded. Bill Sikes/AP; Victoria Sirakova/Getty Images; Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images; Engro Corporation Limited via Reuters hide caption

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Bill Sikes/AP; Victoria Sirakova/Getty Images; Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images; Engro Corporation Limited via Reuters

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Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected

All five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

Up First: Titan implosion; 1 year after Roe; Evan Gershkovich's appeal rejected

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Thursday

Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

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Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

President Biden rolls out the red carpet for India's prime minister. Time is running out in the search for the Titan submersible. And, the NTSB holds hearings on the East Ohio train derailments.

Up First: Modi's state visit, Titan search continues, East Palestine train hearings

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Wednesday

Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings

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Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings

Crews detected "underwater noises" this morning while searching for the Titan. A majority of Americans oppose the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe. And, why you should be screened for anxiety.

Up First: Titan submersible search; abortion poll; anxiety screenings

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While many ring in the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the cat

Cat stickers hang on display last week in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Lunar New Year begins on Sunday and marks the Year of the Cat in Vietnam and the Year of the Rabbit in China, South Korea and other East and Southeast Asian countries. Linh Pham/Getty Images hide caption

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While many ring in the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the cat

This Lunar New Year, the Vietnamese will observe a different animal in the zodiac, the cat. The reasons are murky: could be linguistics or the landscape — or maybe cats are just plain friendlier.

Tuesday

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4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights

Left: Wong Kim Ark, in a photograph taken from a 1904 U.S. immigration document. Right: Sergeant Bhagat Singh Thind in U.S. Army uniform during World War I at Camp Lewis, Washington, in 1918. Thind, an American Sikh, was the first U.S. serviceman to be allowed for religious reasons to wear a turban as part of his military uniform. National Archives/Public Domain; United States Army hide caption

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Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month

4 U.S. Supreme Court Cases Where Asian Americans Fought For Civil Rights

Over the years, many Asian Americans have fought unjust laws in the courts and changed the course of human rights in the U.S. We look at key Supreme Court decisions.