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--:-- Franco Ordonez: President Trump is lashing out at the New York City mayor-elect Zoran Mandani.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: As NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, Trump suggested New Yorkers will leave the city as a result of the election.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: In his first public remarks specifically addressing the mayor-elect's victory, Trump suggested Zohran Mondani represented the future direction of the Democratic Party.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: After last night's results, the decision facing all Americans could not be more clear. We have a choice between communism and common sense.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Trump charged that New Yorkers will flee the city as a result.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Mondani rejects the label of a communist.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Earlier in the day, he criticized Trump for failing to deliver on his campaign promises to deliver cheaper groceries.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Mondani campaigned on a platform of affordability.
--:-- Franco Ordonez: Franco Ordonez NPR News the White House
--:-- Elena Moore: Historically young Americans big participants in off elections but as NPR Elena Moore reports they helped carry Democrats to victory on Tuesday in several key races
--:-- Elena Moore: From gubernatorial matchups in New Jersey and Virginia to the mayoral race in New York City, youth turnout appears to have significantly increased, according to an early analysis from the research organization Circle.
--:-- Elena Moore: Exit polls also show young people overwhelmingly backed Democrats.
--:-- Elena Moore: Mikey Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spamburger in Virginia each received roughly 70 percent of the under 30 vote in their gubernatorial races.
--:-- Elena Moore: And in New York City, nearly 80 percent of young voters cast a ballot for Zoran Mamdani for mayor.
--:-- Elena Moore: Concern about the rising cost of living was a key theme in each race and remains a major issue for young voters across the country.
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--:-- Rylan Barton: California Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block a new congressional map that voters approved yesterday.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The map aims to help Democrats flip up to five congressional seats in next year's midterm elections.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Republicans argue the map illegally uses race to redraw the map in favor of Hispanic voters.
--:-- Rylan Barton: They're asking the court to block the new districts before the 2026 elections.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The Federal Aviation Administration says it will reduce air traffic by 10 percent across 40 of the country's largest markets starting Friday
--:-- Rylan Barton: The agency is dealing with a shortage of air traffic controllers who are working unpaid and some have called out of work during the government shutdown
--:-- Rylan Barton: FAA Administrator Brian Bedford says the move will help ensure safe travel
--:-- Brian Bedford: We have decided that a 10 percent reduction in scheduled capacity would be appropriate to, again, continue to take the pressure off of our controllers.
--:-- Brian Bedford: And as we continue to see staffing triggers, there will be additional measures that will be taken in those specific markets.
--:-- Brian Bedford: Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy declined to specify which cities would be affected.
--:-- Brian Bedford: They said they'll meet with airline leaders to figure out how to safely implement the reduction.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Stocks gained ground on Wall Street today after upbeat economic updates.
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--:-- Rylan Barton: The Food and Drug Administration is warning about unapproved versions of Botox and similar anti-wrinkle injections.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The agency sent 18 letters to websites offering counterfeit versions of the injectable cosmetic treatment.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The action comes after reports of serious side effects, including toxic poisoning.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Botox is made from botulinum toxin, one of the most toxic substances in the world.
--:-- Rylan Barton: President Trump's re-nominating billionaire businessman Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: NPR Nell Greenfield reports Jared Isaacman is a wealthy entrepreneur who been to space twice in capsules operated by SpaceX the company run by Elon Musk
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: Isaacman is the first private citizen to ever go on a spacewalk
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: When President Trump previously withdrew Isaacman's nomination, he said at the time he had concerns about Isaacman's political leanings.
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: Now, though, in a social media post, President Trump has announced Isaacman is his choice to be the head of NASA, making no reference to the first nomination.
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: The Senate must confirm Isaacman, whose nomination comes as NASA and its contractor SpaceX, are facing delays in their efforts to return humans to the moon.
--:-- Nell Greenfield-Boyce: Nell Greenfield-Boyce, NPR News.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The return to Earth for a group of Chinese astronauts has been delayed after their spacecraft was believed to be struck by a small piece of debris.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The return was scheduled for today but has been pushed back indefinitely, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
--:-- Rylan Barton: The three astronauts were finishing a six-month rotation.
--:-- Rylan Barton: Their replacements on the mission successfully docked onto the space station last weekend.
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