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7. Calls for NPR to be defunded continue after NPR CEO Katherine Maher spent the day conceding that NPR dismissing the Hunter Biden laptop story as a distraction was a mistake, reflecting on the outlet’s initial skepticism during the 2020 election. She faced tough questions from the DOGE subcommittee, chaired by House Republicans, about NPR’s nonpartisan credibility amid past editorial decisions and her comments on reparations, firing of conservative employees, President Donald Trump, and more.

6. State Rep. Andy Whitt (R-Harvest) warns that Delta-8, a substance sold without oversight in Alabama’s convenience stores and bars, is harming children and disrupting schools with its gummies and vapes. Whitt is proposing the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board license sellers ban the sales to those under 21, and set THC limits that would limit the potency of the Delta-8 products and tax it.

5. First it was TikTok, now Gov. Kay Ivey has prohibitedthe use of DeepSeek and Manus …