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Technologist Paul Garcia is using AI to create photos of people's most precious memories. How her mother was dressed, the haircut that she remembered. We generated tens of images and then she saw two images that was like, that was it. Ideas about the future of memory. That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR. of memory. That's on the TED Radio Hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. A new document undermines the Trump administration's timeline for proposal to buy $400 million worth of electric vehicles from Elon Musk's Tesla Company. More from NPR's Bobby Allen.

NPR obtained a State Department document sent to the Biden White House with a finalized budget for electric vehicles. It shows the State Department planned to buy $483,000 worth of EVs and Tesla was being tapped to begin researching armored EVs. That is a far cry from what appeared in a Trump State Department budget, $400 million for armored Teslas. In a statement, the State Department says it's paused those plans, suggesting the discussion began under Biden. But the document NPR obtained shows Biden officials were nowhere near even testing out an armored Tesla, let alone buying $400 million worth of them.

State Department officials would not say why that figure appeared in a budget document. Bobbi Allen, NPR News. The cost for a dozen grade A eggs is nearly $5 a dozen, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Egg prices are so high that grocers are rationing supplies. And NPR's Giles Snyder reports that some restaurants are raising prices on menus. The price of eggs may be becoming a proxy for inflation in American minds, but House Speaker Mike Johnson told an audience at a conservative Americans for Prosperity event that there's more to it than

that. He acknowledged that inflation remains a major problem, but that egg prices have more to do with the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Egg farmers have lost millions of egg-laying hens, leading to a new price record last month. And Fiora Stryal-Snyder. The UN Security Council has approved a U.S. draft resolution that takes an impartial stance on Russia's war in Ukraine. As Linda Vasula reports, five European Council members abstained from Monday's vote. Linda Vasula The three-paragraph legally binding Security

Council resolution mourns the loss of life in the war and reiterates that the UN's purpose is to maintain international peace and settle disputes. It also calls for a swift end to the ongoing conflict and a lasting peace. It does not allude to Russia's invasion of Ukraine or Kiev's territorial integrity as the Europeans wanted. US Acting Ambassador Dorothy Shea said the resolution quote, puts us on the path to peace. Russia's U.N. ambassador called it a starting point for future efforts towards a peaceful settlement. Earlier Monday, the U.S. did not support, as it had previously done,

a General Assembly non-binding resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For Imperial News, Amanda Fasulo in New York. French leader Emmanuel Macron says it's crucial of Ukraine. For NPR News, I'm Linda Fasulo in New York. French leader Emmanuel Macron says it's crucial that Ukraine not be required to surrender as part of any peace deal. Meanwhile, President Trump says he believes Russian President Putin would accept the idea of European peacekeepers in Ukraine. The two leaders met Monday at the White House. This is NPR.

The founder of the defunct blood testing startup Theranos has lost an appeal to have her fraud conviction overturn, citing legal errors at trial. Elizabeth Holmes was convicted in 2022 and is serving an 11-year prison sentence. Former business partner Ramesh Balwani is serving a 13-year sentence for fraud. The pair were also ordered to pay $452 million in restitution to their investors. For the second year in a row, Miami Beach plans to impose restrictions on spring break crowds. Julia Cooper of member station WLRN has the story. Throughout the month of March, Miami Beach will institute $100 parking fees, sobriety

checkpoints, curfews, and limited sidewalk seating, among other restrictions. The crackdown follows a spate of shootings in recent years, including two that were fatal in 2023. We saw that the measures we took last year were necessary and it worked. We had an incredibly successful spring break. No fatalities, no shootings, no stampeds. That's Miami Beach Mayor Stephen Miner. He says that while the long-term goal is to eventually be able to loosen restrictions,

there aren't plans for when that might happen. The restrictions go into effect February 27th. For NPR News, I'm Julia Cooper in Miami. Starbucks has announced plans to lay off 1,100 workers and cut hundreds of unfilled jobs as it streamlines operations. The CEO says the company's 361,000 baristas will not be affected by the move. Weeks after its second bankruptcy filing in less than a year, Ohio-based Joanne Fabrics is going out of business. The company says all of its locations will be shut down. This is NPR News.

When she teaches her students how to write a song, musician Scarlett Keys says they need be shut down. This is NPR News.