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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 Republican leaders in Texas have threatened to arrest Democratic lawmakers or expel them from the legislature if they don’t return to the state House. Over the weekend, Democrats fled the state to prevent a vote on a bill aimed at redrawing Texas’ congressional maps. This bill is seen as favoring Republicans, as it creates five new GOP-leaning districts, which President Trump has advocated for. Republicans currently control…

Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother’s grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Pakistan’s Indus delta.Seawater intrusion into the delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea in the south of the country, has triggered the collapse of farming and fishing communities.“The saline water has surrounded us from all four sides,” said Khatti from Abdullah Mirbahar village in the town of Kharo Chan, about 15km (9 miles) from where the river empties into the sea.As fish stocks fell, the 54-year-old turned to tailoring, until that too became…

A 35-year-old tribal farmer was charred to death after the bike he was riding went up in flames at Vennelabailu village in Gundala mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Tuesday morning.According to the police, the deceased, identified as Parsika Raju of Vennelabailu, was travelling on his motorcycle to his agricultural field when the bike came in contact with a dangling high-tension electricity wire near his farmland.His bike caught fire and he died on the spot after being engulfed in flames, sources added.He is survived by his wife and two children.The bike was completely gutted under the impact of the blaze.The…

One recent evening, my new boyfriend and I found ourselves in a spat. I accused him of giving in to his anxious thoughts. “It’s hard to get out of my head,” David said. “Mental spiraling is part of the nature of sensitivity sometimes — there’s emotional overflow from that.” “Well, spiraling is bad,” said I, a woman who spirals. Our different communication styles fueled the tense exchange. While I lean practical and direct, he’s contemplative and conceptual. I felt we could benefit from a mediator. So, I turned to my new relationship consultant, ChatGPT. AI enters the chat Almost half…

Backbenchers in Kerala’s state-run schools will soon be a thing of the past, as the southern state moves to abolish conventional row-wise seating, citing its adverse effects on students. No more backbenchers in Kerala, govt appoints panel to find best seating pattern Also read: Influenced by movie, Kerala schools to remove backbenchers through a new seating arrangement General Education Minister V Sivankutty said on Tuesday that the government would like to do away with the concept of ‘backbenchers’ from the school classrooms. Announcing the major decision through a Facebook post, he said the general education department has decided to appoint…

President Trump has positioned nuclear submarines close to Russia. What pressure, if any, is this bringing on Russian President Vladimir Putin? NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Sponsor Message

Siblings Marie-Charlotte Piro and Romain Piro stand among some of the olive trees they harvest in Tuscany, Italy, to create their olive oil. Their Olio Piro startup had been exporting all its olive oil to the United States — until new U.S. tariffs moved up their plans to start expanding elsewhere. Vikki Colvin hide caption toggle caption Vikki Colvin SEGGIANO, Italy — On the steep hills of southern Tuscany, Romain Piro has spent the past two decades harvesting fruit from his silvery olive trees and turning it into olive oil. In 2019, he convinced his sister, Marie-Charlotte Piro, to go…

India cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is amongst those to heap praise on the current team after Test series in England.A euphoric India heaped praises on Shubman Gill and his men after they pulled off an edge-of-the-seat thriller at the Oval on Monday to split an all-time classic Test series with England.Odds were stacked against India in their first Test series under Gill, who inherited a team depleted by the retirement of batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – two men who preceded him in that role.As if the gaping holes in their batting order were not bad enough, veteran…

Shortened telomeres have been linked to aging. peterschreiber.media/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption peterschreiber.media/Getty Images It’s no secret that stress isn’t good for you. But just how bad is it? Well, in the last few decades, scientists have linked psychological stress to changes in our DNA that look a lot like what happens on the molecular level as we age. Today on the show, host Regina G. Barber talks to freelance science journalist Diana Kwon about the latest research on stress and aging, including a new hypothesis for how your brain handles aging — and what science could do about…

Vietnam’s VinFast, one of the more ambitious names in the global electric vehicle space, has officially entered India with the inauguration of its first EV assembly plant outside Vietnam. The new facility, located in Thoothukudi , Tamil Nadu, was inaugurated today in the presence of the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru M.K. Stalin. Set on a 400-acre parcel within the SIPCOT Industrial Park, the plant marks a significant step in the company’s plans for South Asia and beyond.India, the world’s third-largest automotive market, has attracted growing interest from global EV players, and VinFast’s investment of USD 500 million reflects…