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It's a new year, and according to Pew, 79% of resolutions are about one thing, health. But there are so many fads around how to keep ourselves healthy. On It's Been A Minute, I'm helping you understand why some of today's biggest wellness trends are, well, trending. Like why is there protein in everything? Join me as we uncover what's healthy and what's not on the It's Been A Minute podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright.

President Trump is claiming victory after the Colombian government relented and agreed to accept U.S. military flights of deported migrants from Colombia. Trump and Colombia's president traded threats of tariffs yesterday when Bogota initially turned away flights. As NPR's Elena Moore reports, it's week two of President Trump's second term in the White House. Immigration was a cornerstone of Trump's 2024 campaign, and it became a major part of his first week back in office

as he attempted to end birthright citizenship, in order now temporarily blocked. Trump has also made structural changes to the government, including scrapping diversity equity and inclusion programs in federal offices. On foreign policy, the president pledged during the campaign to help end the Israel-Hamas war. Over the weekend, he told reporters that he wants Arab nations to accept more Palestinian people from Gaza.

We just clean out that whole thing. It's, you know, it's over the centuries that's many, many conflicts at site. And I don't know, something has to happen. Trump added he was not sure if this would be temporary or long-term resettlement. Alaina Moore, NPR News, Washington. Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are returning home for the first time in more than a year. NPR's Aya Petraoui reports. Israel ordered Palestinians to leave their homes in Gaza City and the north and so

more than a million people heeded those orders leaving with just a few belongings and many never imagined it would be 16 months of displacement. And during the war Israeli forces carved out this miles-wide corridor isolating Gaza City and the north from the rest of the territory. But today, troops partly withdrew, allowing people to return, and this is a direct result of complex talks happening regarding the release of hostages and prisoners in the ceasefire. NPR's Aya Bertraui reporting, more hostages are expected to be freed in the ceasefire. NPR's Aya Bertraui reporting more hostages are expected to be freed in the coming days. President Trump has signed an executive

order related to abortion. NPR's Fatma Tanis reports on the reinstatement of the Mexico City policy. The Mexico City policy bans organizations that receive US foreign assistance from offering or even discussing abortion services. Supporters of the policy say it ensures that providers will put their resources into the health needs of pregnant women. Critics say the policy has led to a reduction in access to contraception, a rise in unwanted pregnancies and cutbacks in other health services like cervical and breast cancer screenings.

The policy was first created under President Ronald Reagan. It has since been enacted by every Republican president and repealed by every Democrat president. Fatma Tanis, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz by the Soviet Army. An observance is being held at the site of the former death camp in Poland. Nazi German forces murdered more than one million people at Auschwitz during World War

II. Most were Jews killed in gas chambers. In all, more than six million Jewish people across Europe were murdered. Poland's president joined remaining Auschwitz survivors at today's ceremony, which comes during a time of rising anti-Semitism in Europe. An exhibit featuring a recreation of the annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank wrote her famous diary while hiding from the Nazis opens in New York City today. Jessica Gould from member station WNYC reports on the new exhibit. Anne Frank, the exhibition at the

Center for Jewish History, will guide visitors into the hidden cramped quarters where she, her family, and four others lived for two years before being discovered and sent to death camps. There are 100 artifacts from the occupants' lives, some on display for the first time, and a recreation of the desk where Anne wrote her diary, including the words, In spite of everything, I still believe people are really good at heart. The exhibit is a partnership with the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and will be in New York City through April

with plans to travel to cities across the country after. For NPR News, I'm Jessica Gould in New York. And this is NPR News from Washington.