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A lot of short daily news podcasts focus on just one story. But right now, you probably need more. On Up First from NPR, we bring you three of the world's top headlines every day in under 15 minutes. Because no one story can capture all that's happening in this big, crazy world of ours on any given morning. Listen now to the Up first podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua-Helisa Icautau. In Kentucky and Missouri,

at least 25 people have died due to storms and tornadoes overnight. An official say that number is expected to climb. Kentucky Genover Andy Beshar says there are more than 700 personnel working to restore power in his state and he's asking the public to check on their neighbors after the dangerous weather. Over in St. Louis, Missouri, Governor Mike Kehoe told reporters all hands are on deck to assist the city and local authorities. Here's St. Louis Police Chief Robert Tracy with the latest. It's still not over. We have our offices doing grids. We're going up and down the blocks. Even when we get back into darkness, we want to make sure that if you see something,

say something, if you haven't heard from someone, you got to call 911. You got to let us know so we can make sure we can take the proper action to try to see if we can see something that we have not covered. The mayor of St. Louis added the devastation is truly heartbreaking. The Department of Justice is considering dropping a criminal case against Boeing over two fatal crashes of 737 MAX jets. NPR's Joel Rose reports that lawyers for family members of the crash victims say they were notified by prosecutors on Friday.

The Justice Department is considering a deal that would allow Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution, according to family members of the crash victims. Boeing agreed last year to plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to defraud regulators about the safety of its planes after the crashes of two 737 MAX jets that killed 346 people. But a federal judge rejected that plea deal. Now, prosecutors under the Trump administration say they are looking to drop the criminal case and Push instead for a non criminal settlement with Boeing that would include about four hundred and forty million dollars for a crash victims fund lawyers for some of the family members say they are outraged by the quote backroom deal and

Plan to fight it in court Joel Rose NPR News, Washington and plan to fight it in court. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The Israeli military says it has begun a massive expansion of its military operations inside Gaza. Over the past week, Israeli airstrikes have dramatically intensified all over the territory. Health officials say more than 150 Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours.

And Beers Hadil El-Shalchi reports. Israel is calling this new expansion of its military operations in Gaza Gideon's chariots. The military gave Hamas an ultimatum before launching, surrender or it will increase its strikes. Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists were called up for the operation and the plan includes displacing a large majority of Gaza's population south. Israel said it would wait to launch Gideon's chariots until after President Trump ended his trip to the Middle East this week.

Trump visited Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but not Israel. He departed the region on Friday. There was hope that during his visit, there would be a breakthrough in the long-stalled ceasefire talks. This is NPR. Police and firefighters are responding to an explosion in the Palm Springs area, not far from a regional hospital. Emergency crews, as well as investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,

and Explosives are making their way to the scene, according to local reports. One eyewitness told the Associated Press that he saw a massive cloud smoke, adding that it felt like a bomb went off. Gynalogical pain during in-office procedures isn't always taken seriously, but clinicians should tell patients about pain management options. That's the takeaway from new recommendations released Thursday by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Sarah Boden reports on what that means for patients. People getting an IUD or a cervical biopsy can be really painful, but clinicians don't always warn patients about that potential pain or offer ways to make it hurtless. And there are options.

For example, a local anesthetic like lidocaine, anti-anxiety medication, even sedation. Dr. Jamie Trevino is a fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. And what I always tell patients is that I bring medical expertise, but they bring the expertise in their life. And we partner together to help find the best

option for them. Trevino says pain is complex and these guidelines help clinicians deliver better care. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Bowden. The Supreme Court is keeping in place a temporary block that will prevent the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan immigrants. I'm Dwali Psykoutel, NPR News. Know that fizzy feeling you get when you read something really good, watch the movie everyone's immigrants. I'm Dwali Psykoutel, NPR News.