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@NPR ’s 10 minute morning news podcast — now six days a week. With hosts @rachelnpr , @nprinskeep , @AMartinezLA , @LeilaFadel and @nprscottsimon .

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Most Mondays: ☕️ Last Monday of 2019: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
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┏┓ ┃┃╱╲ In this ┃╱╱╲╲ building ╱╱╭╮╲╲ we ▔▏NPR▕▔ appreciate ╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲ ———☕——— ╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲ ▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔
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Good morning to everyone except those who ignored the bells 🔔☕️
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Most Mondays: ☕️☕️☕️ Monday morning after The Long Night: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
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i am a: ⚪️ man ⚪️ woman 🔘 podcast seeking: ⚪️ high ratings ⚪️ critical acclaim 🔘 ppl to listen to me tomorrow
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Take a deep breath today
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DMs open 👀
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Listeners: How early do you have to get up? My brain: Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it. Me: First.
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Feels like a bourbon morning
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When you feel really broken because it's Monday and you also have six kingdoms to rule: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
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Iced coffee?
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Sen. John McCain voted "no" on the "skinny repeal," defeating the GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act 🔊
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you up?
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| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| | We are still here. | | @nprhelp is on the | | case. Things will return | | to normal soon. | |____________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   づ Until then, listen here:
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*phone buzzes* *looks at phone/see news alerts* *feels overwhelmed* *wants to take a nap* We're in this together! Here's the news 📰
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1. The resistance can win 2. Trumpism has limits 3. Shifting of old political lines continues 4. Progressive platform gets a boost 5. Be ready for close 2018 and 2020 elections 6. But, Democrats should be careful when reading the results 7. Voting matters
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You: "Aw man it's Saturday I wish I could listen to Up First." Us:
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Former President Obama spoke out against the #GrahamCassidy bill and attempts to undo his signature law. 🔊
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| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| | It's | | time | | for | | coffee | |______| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   づ
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On today's (March 8th) episode, parts of audio clips were overlapping with our hosts and reporters. That issue has been fixed. Please refresh your feeds for the fixed version.
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| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| ☕ |___________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   っ
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Self-quarantining and social distancing is key right now. Podcast recs?
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{\__/} ( • . •) / > ☕ I'll have just one today. {\__/} ( • - •) / > ☕ *@ 11 a.m.* yeah. ☕☕ ☕☕☕
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New Zealand's Prime Minister spoke in front of Parliament today and vowed to give nothing, not even a name, to the man accused of killing 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch.
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Hey @npr , just so you know, today is October 3rd.
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Correction: Today is Oct. 1. We got a little too excited about Oct. 3.
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Monday morning: Up First Tuesday morning: Up First Wednesday morning: Up First Thursday morning: Up First Friday morning: Up First 🚨 Saturday morning: Up First🚨 Check your feeds at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
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me: :( ✧ * . ✧ . * . * . * . * . . * ✧ * up first on saturday * ✧ * . * . . *. ✧ * . . ✧ . * . * me: :)
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@NPR Oh. Well, this is mortifying.
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Happy Birthday @NPRinskeep ! 🎂
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If I can get to 30,000 followers before 2019, I'll be a happy podcast.
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Maryland and D.C. will sue President Trump, claiming he violated the anti-corruption clauses of the Constitution, @byaaroncdavis reports.
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| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| | I JUST WANT | | TO USE THIS | | MEME IN 2019 | | _____________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   づ ☕️
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reminder up first is happening on saturdays now ‼️
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Let us be the first to tell you it is in fact Friday ☕️
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Today's tea: ( ( ) ____)____(_____(___)__ \ /_ \ no tea / | \ just /___| \ ☕ / \ / \_______/
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It's October 3rd
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more coffee please!!!
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"Na na na na, hey hey hey goodbye," Democrats sang to Republicans who may face difficulty in their districts after the health care vote.
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 that's the sound of my clean hands
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President Trump has spent more time defending his use of social media, than talking about his party's health care bill, @scottdetrow says.
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What do we say to podcast feed issues? Not today. Listen to today's episode here in the interim:
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Thanks to all who reported this issue. The root problem is now resolved, but it may take some time (up to 48 hours) before the change is reflected in your podcast application. We’re incredibly sorry for the inconvenience.
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A new poll shows that fewer than 10 percent of people want the House Republican health care bill passed as is.
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Second podcast of the day: Roger Stone has been indicted and arrested. @tamarakeithNPR , @johnson_carrie and former Assistant U.S. Attorney @kim_wehle join us to discuss the latest.
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Current mood: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of a facility near El Paso, Texas, yesterday where a tent encampment is holding migrant children that have been separated from their parents. 🔊
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President Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address tonight. Will you be watching?
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Here are the Oscar nominees for best picture: -"Call Me By Your Name" -"Darkest Hour" -"Dunkirk" -"Get Out" -"Lady Bird" -"Phantom Thread" -"The Post" -"The Shape Of Water" -"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
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States are committing to clean energy regardless of President Trump's decision on the Paris climate agreement, @NathanRott says.
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Merry Christmas
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Happy Friday. Just kidding. Here's the news
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Takeaways from #ElectionDay : ☑ It was a Democratic wave in the House ☑ Many centrist Democrats will be headed to Congress. ☑ Republicans who distanced themselves from Trump didn't fare so well. ☑ There will be a record number of women in the House.
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Sources say today is Friday. Waiting for confirmation. 👀🕵️☕
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Today marks 5 years of Up First! I've spent the last hour trying to make a perfect 5 out of Up First cupcakes, but none of them look right and I have since given up. But thank you to everyone who chooses to start their mornings with us! Here's to many more 🥳🥳🥳
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everyone pls stop getting Stee Vinn Skype's name wrong 😔
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@UpFirst is like the cool younger sibling of @MorningEdition .
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President Trump said the U.S. is no longer nation-building in Afghanistan; "we are killing terrorists." 🔊
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It's Wednesday morning — or maybe the algorithm is showing you this later, anyways, the point is — what news are you watching today? Tell us! 📰☕
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Starting Wednesday, your first cup of coffee has a new best friend. This is Up First, @NPR ’s morning news podcast.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed naming the Russell Senate Office Building after John McCain, citing the late senator’s ability to reach across the aisle. 🔊
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Hot cocoa or ... coffee?
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why did the ☕️ file a police report it got mugged
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James Comey's testimony laid out all the obstruction of justice "breadcrumbs" for Robert Mueller, @domenicoNPR says.
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An arrest for leaking an NSA doc could be good for the White House, @NPRrelving says. But it proves the Russia investigation is real news.
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The responsible party (me) is really sorry and promises to never do it again
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Given the success of this tweet, we've decided to launch a podcast.
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Friday otherwise known as Up Last
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Don McGahn Jeff Sessions Corey Lewandowski Rick Dearborn Reince Priebus Rob Porter James Comey K.T. McFarland Rod Rosenstein Andrew McCabe Meet the people in Trump's orbit who the Mueller report says ignored Trump's orders.
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@nprhelp We are still here and will one day do a better job of formatting bunny with sign tweets.
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Sure.
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The Trump administration sought to rush the transfer of American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, potentially breaking the law, according to a House Oversight Committee report that cites multiple whistleblowers. 🔊
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No one: Maybe like one person: ☕ Up First listeners/followers: ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕
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Happy New Year's Eve!
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Twitter Analytics says the top interest of our followers is.... Dogs. Unexpected, but supported. ☕📰🐶
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you: me: you: what me: are you going to ask me to be your valentine
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Dear sir/madam/ @nprpolitics , What's up? Sincerely, ☕
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President Trump recorded a robo call for the special election race in Kansas. This signals how worried Republicans are, @DomenicoNPR says.
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Trump Jr. meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer is the clearest sign yet that the Trump campaign was "open for business," @DomenicoNPR says.
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Israelis are upset about the leak to the Russians. The Pope has not been happy with his rhetoric. It may be a tough trip for President Trump
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Dun dun dun ... wait no that's the wrong music
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Happy Thanksgiving Eve
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Stacey Abrams won the Georgia Democratic primary for governor yesterday, making her the first African-American woman to win a major-party nomination for governor. 🔊
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Paige Patterson, who has been under fire for weeks over his past advice to women concerning marital abuse and rape, has been quietly replaced as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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The partial government shutdown is affecting around 800,000 federal workers and may last into January. Room for negotiation is slim as Republicans and Democrats dig into their positions on funding for a border wall. 🔊
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Former Russia analyst Fiona Hill has arrived in D.C. to testify for the impeachment inquiry. The White House has said it would not participate in the probe — but Hill left the Trump administration in July and seems to have nothing keeping her from appearing before the House.
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Podcasts are best when paired with ________.
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Iran is mourning the death of its top military leader Qassem Soleimani. Mary Louise Kelly ( @NPRKelly ) is on the ground in Tehran. She says the crowd is respectful — but angry and vengeful.
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Pssst. Remember that joy last week when you saw a Saturday Up First? Well, @nprscottsimon and @lourdesgnavarro are back tomorrow! And next Saturday, the one after that, plus the one post-Thanksgiving, that other Saturday too, also December Saturdays. And 2020 ones. Cool huh?
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⛈ Weather nerd ⛈
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*checks phone* It's only 2:42 p.m. ET *heavy sigh that morphs into a headdesk*
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