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Federal investigators have retrieved the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night. The collision happened mid-air over the Potomac River as the jet attempted to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft were killed. Here’s the latest.
Target is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, a promise that seemed important to the company headquartered where the murder of George Floyd in 2020 by a police officer set off waves of protests. With DEI initiatives under attack by the Trump administration, companies such as Walmart, McDonald’s and Meta have decided to curtail or eliminate these programs. With Target falling in line, activists called for a boycott of the store. However, Black business owners selling products at Target say it could hurt their business. Morning Edition host Michel Martin spoke to April Showers, founder and CEO of Afro Unicorn, whose products include apparel, hair products and books, are sold at Target, about her thoughts on the boycott and a possible compromise for those participating.
Thousands of feet underground, in a laboratory northwest of Las Vegas, the U.S. conducts some of its most sensitive nuclear weapons research. Nuclear testing seems like a Cold War relic, but amid growing tensions, Russia, China and the U.S. are upgrading their testing facilities. The National Nuclear Security Administration, the civilian agency maintaining America’s nuclear stockpile, allowed journalists, including NPR, to tour a secretive laboratory.
Here’s a look inside the lab.
Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Movies: In Presence, a family moves into a haunted house, but what sets this film apart is that it’s told from the ghost’s perspective.
📺 TV: Hospital drama The Pitt, starring Noah Wyle, takes elements common to the medical genre and mixes them with contemporary thinking about health care and an inventive episode structure.
📚 Books: As we welcome the Year of the Snake, here are two Lunar New Year romances to add to your to-read list.
🎵 Music: Jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell’s sophomore album, Journey in Black, earned her a Grammy nomination for the first time. The music reflects “the expansiveness of the Black experience.”
🎮 Games: Citizen Sleeper 2,out today, puts you in the shoes of an android who’s escaped a dystopian corporation. The sci-fi game grapples with trauma and communities in crisis.
🍚 Food: Dumplings are a dish NPR readers just can’t go without for the Lunar New Year. Here’s a no-fuss Chinese dumpling recipe you can try.
❓ Quiz: If this were school, I would have scored a B. I will take it. Do you think you can achieve an “A”?
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