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NPR | By Michel Martin,

Steve Inskeep

Published May 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM EDT

Rollout of U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan mired in chaos, federal government no longer recommends COVID vaccinations for healthy pregnant women and kids, U.S. works to extract kids held in Syrian camps.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

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