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Live from NPR News in Washington, on Rylan Barton, Supreme Court Justice Samu...

today pushed his deadline to make a decision on the latest abortion case before the court.

His MPR's Salina Simmons' Duffin reports that means the abortion pill mythopristone remains

available via telemedicine for now. The case comes from the state of Louisiana. It argued that the Food and Drug Administration allowing telemedicine access to mythopristone undermines its abortion ban. Earlier this month, a panel of federal appeals court judges agreed with the state and ended

telemedicine access, Supreme Court just as Samuel Alito paused that decision for one week and has now extended that pause for three more days. That means patients can continue to receive mythopristone by mail at least until Thursday, at which point the Supreme Court is likely to make a longer-term decision. Telemedicine now accounts for one quarter of all abortions nationally.

Salina Simmons' Duffin and PR News, Washington. President Trump leaves tomorrow for a state visit to China as NPR's Atam or Keith reports the Iran war looms large of the trip. In March, President Trump postponed his trip to China because of the war. The trip is back on, but the war isn't over.

Instead, it's in an unsteady and uncertain-holding pattern. Kurt Campbell at the Asia Group says the timing is awkward. It is remarkable that President Trump is prepared to go to China under these circumstances. But may I also say that it's also deeply unusual that China's prepared to host him. Iran and China are allies and trading partners.

Campbell says the fact that the trip is moving forward is an indication of how important it is

to both the U.S. and China to stabilize their relationship. Tamar Keith and PR News. The price of oil remains high and PR Scott Horsley reports on what that means for drivers heading into warmer months. Crewtual prices have come down slightly from their peak on Monday, but the U.S.

benchmark is still well above $100 a barrel, and investors are growing nervous that relief could be a long time in coming. Futures contracts for Brent Oil to be delivered six months from now are still priced above $90 a barrel. Retail gasoline prices in the U.S. continue to climb.

Triple A is the average price of regular gas rose more than two cents overnight to about $4.48 a gallon. Scott Horsley and PR News Washington. Republicans returning to Washington are facing

questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Trump's

ballroom. Democrats say they'll try to defeat it. Senate Republicans added the money for White House security to a spending bill that would restore funding for immigration enforcement agencies that Democrats have blocked since February. Trump had previously said the ballroom wouldn't be paid for the taxpayer money.

The steep security proposal was put forward after a man was charged with trying to assassinate Trump at the White House correspondence dinner last month. U.S. stocks rose today. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. Republicans state officials are confusing elections officials and voters across the

South by redistricting U.S. house seats as primary season is underway. It's the latest fallout from an intensely partisan redistricting battle kicked off by President Trump last year to protect the GOP's slim house majority. Thousands of Louisiana residents have voted early for congressional candidates and what soon could be the wrong districts.

The supplement NAD is attracting attention in the wellness world, scientists are studying its potential, but his NPR's will stone reports, many of the claims are ahead of the current evidence. NAD boosting products are often billed as a kind of cure-all of potent substance that can reverse aging and enhance energy.

Nicotinimide Adonine DiNucliotide is a crucial molecule in our body, and the early research

on animals suggest taking NAD precursors supplements can have many benefits. Dr. Schallender Bessine at Bregamann Women's Hospital is one of the researchers looking into NAD.

Early in this field, it suddenly is very promising, but I think the high exceeds the reality

where we are in the field. He says what's needed now are larger human trials, will stone and PR news. A leading pediatrician's group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it's crucial for good health and good grades, the updated policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics comes after years of shrinking breaks between lessons and worsening's children's health.

The group says these breaks are essential for kids' academic success and mental, physical, and social health. This is NPR News from Washington. Why does AI now appear alongside nuclear war as one of humanity's biggest risks? I think it's the scale of it that makes it sound absurd.

Episode two of RWeDoom explores simple steps to get there, and we might all need to grow this. If it's going to happen, it might happen very soon. RWeDoom, understand our biggest problems and what we can do, park the NPR network, listen wherever

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