NPR News: 05-02-2026 6PM EDT

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This NPR News segment covers several urgent developments: the Supreme Court appeal over telemedicine access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, the collapse of Spirit Airlines, NATO’s response to U.S. troop reductions in Germany, new Academy Awards rules addressing AI in film, and a Pentag

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Sean DuffyAlison Hart

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Danco LaboratoriesSpirit AirlinesNATOAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesGoogleMicrosoftAmazon Web ServicesNVIDIAOpenAIReflectionSpaceXAnthropik

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