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Bella DiPaolo is glad if you're happily married, but she is perfectly happy being single. I would love to have someone who took care of my car or someone who cleaned up the dishes after dinner, but then I'd want them to leave. From yourself to your dog to your spouse are significant others. That's on the TED Radio Hour from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. House Republicans have unveiled their plan to fund the government through September. Some funding is set to run out by the end of this coming week. But NPR's Eric McDaniel reports that, based on the language in the proposed continuing resolution, GOP

leaders don't appear to think they'll need support from Democrats to pass it. Overall, the stopgap measure doesn't make big changes to government funding. But the changes that are there are consequential. A little more money for the Pentagon, a little less money for non-defense programs. Democrats are blasting the changes, and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has needed their support to pass previous funding bills. This time, he thinks, though, with President Trump's backing, he can ride his one-vote margin all the way to the finish line.

But that, of course, is just half the story. The Senate has a de facto 60-vote threshold to pass legislation, and there are just 53 Republican senators. It remains to be seen whether Republican Majority Leader John Thune could get at least seven Dems on board and get this bill to the president's desk. Eric McDaniel and PN News Washington. Russia launched a second night of aerial attacks against Ukraine last night. At least 14 people were killed.

This follows the confirmation by the U.S. that it had limited Ukraine's access to commercial satellite imagery. U.S. military and intelligence aid to Ukraine have already been paused. Former Ukrainian minister Major Volodymyr Omelyan, who's now serving on the front line, says that the satellite imagery has been critical in Ukraine's defense strategy. Using this intelligence, using satellites, we are able to foresee Russian actions to understand what kind of supplies they provide to the frontline. By cutting that, we become almost blind.

We still have our own surveillance, but it's mainly short, mid-range. You cannot destroy the enemy if you don't understand its actions. The former Ukrainian minister spoke to the BBC. Four European countries have announced their support for a reconstruction plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt. The proposal, also endorsed by Arab states, was drafted to counter President Trump's effort to displace Palestinians from Gaza and rebuild it under U.S. ownership. NPR's Hadil al-Straschi reports from Tel Aviv. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United

Kingdom said they are endorsing an Egyptian plan that would cost 53 billion dollars to reconstruct Gaza after more than 15 months of war. In a statement the ministers said the plan showed a quote realistic path to the reconstruction of the strip and an improvement to the quote catastrophic living conditions for Palestinians there. They also said Hamas must not govern Gaza and supported the role of the Palestinian Authority in leading the Strip after the war with Israel. The Egyptian plan has been rejected by President Trump, but as Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff called it a quote, good faith first step from the Egyptians. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

This is NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR News. South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol has been released from prison this day after a court in Seoul cancelled his arrest to allow him to stand trial for rebellion without being physically detained. A new study suggests that a persistent medical condition affecting women could be greatly reduced by also treating their male sexual partners. NPR's Ping Wong reports. Bacterial vaginosis affects one in three women under 50. It comes from an imbalance of bacteria in the vagina. It causes pain, discomfort, and discharge, and it can be hard to get rid of. A new study by Australian researchers finds that treating male partners, too, with antibiotics for a week, cut the rate of recurrence almost in half from 60% to 35%.

The results appear in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Christina Musney, with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, wrote an op-ed to go with it. You know, right now guidelines don't recommend treating male partners. I really think the study asked the literature to show that that should strongly be considered. The results come from 160 couples. The researchers had intended to study more people, but the trial was stopped early because the intervention was so effective. Ping Huang, NPR News. Northern Arizona, which has had a precipitation deficit, is recovering from its biggest winter storm of the season. Snowfall ranged from a few inches to more than a foot in higher elevations.

It was good news for ski resorts, but for drivers not so much. Conditions led to a more than 15-mile backup on Interstate 40. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington. This message comes from NYU Langone. The NYU Langone Health App gives you access to your Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.