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Look, we get it. When it comes to new music, there is a lot of it, and it all comes really fast. But on All Songs Considered, NPR's music recommendation podcast, we'll handpick what we think is the greatest music happening right now and give you your next great listen. So kick back, settle in, get those eardrums wide open, and get your dose of new music from All Songs Considered, only from NPR. of new music from all songs considered, only from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Trump administration appealed another immigration-related decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This time, they're hoping the justices allow for the deportations of migrants to South Sudan. NPR's Amanda Bastille reports the Homeland Security Department says some countries won't take the men back. The administration arranged for South Sudan, a politically unstable country in Africa, to take them in. But a Massachusetts federal judge ruled anyone deported to anywhere that's not their country of origin needs more time to contest their deportation.

Specifically, migrants should get an interview where they have a chance to say they may face violence or persecution if sent to a specific country. Trump officials hope the Supreme Court overrules this Massachusetts order, which applies nationwide. They argue the pause on these so-called third-party deportations hurts foreign policy and national security and intrudes on the executive branch's immigration policy powers. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington. Federal health officials say COVID vaccines are no longer being recommended for healthy pregnant women or children. NPR's Rob Stein has more on the decision from U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Department of Health and Human Services posted a video on X announcing the decision to remove healthy pregnant people

and children from the list of those who should get routine vaccination against COVID. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was flanked by National Institutes of Health Director J. Bhattacharya and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin McCary in announcing the decision. I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule. The decision was made without the usual input from independent advisors. Rob Stein and PR News. Family and friends gathered in Kansas today,

the more the death of the woman who was shot and killed outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last week. Reporter Salisa Kolakol has more from Kansas City. Sarah Milgram was born and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas. Milgram and her partner, Yaron Lishiski, were fatally shot after attending an event for the American Jewish Committee. The couple met through their jobs at the Israeli Embassy and were about to get engaged. Jay Lewis, president of Kansas City's Jewish Federation, remembered Milgram as a bright young woman dedicated to her Jewish faith.

At her core, Sarah dedicated her life personally and professionally to strengthening her community, to building bridges, and to bringing people closer together. Her beloved, Lyshinsky, was a devout Christian from Israel. The man accused of ending their lives is charged with first degree murder. For NPR News, I'm Salisa Kolakal in Kansas City. A delay on threatened EU tariffs sent stocks soaring today that Dow up 740 points. This is NPR. Electric vehicle maker Tesla continues to see its sales slump, this time in Europe, where the company says sales fell by almost half last month. New sales numbers are just

the latest indication of the backlash against billionaire CEO Elon Musk over some of his far-right views and his role in Trump administration cost-cutting efforts. Tesla's sales in 32 European countries fell 49% in April compared to the same period last year. A species of hummingbirds in California has evolved with the use of popular backyard bird feeders. And Piers Kat Lonsdorf has more in a new study out this month. The study found the beaks of Anna's hummingbirds

have grown longer and more tapered over several generations in order to allow the birds to get more of the homemade sugar water found inside hummingbird feeders that have become somewhat ubiquitous over that time. The study also found the hummingbirds' range had spread from a small pocket in Southern California all the way up the coast into Canada as the feeder popularity grew. Alejandro Rico-Govera is a professor of biology at the University of Washington and senior author of the study. You know it's a demonstration of how evolution happens like literally in front of our eyes and we just need to pay attention to it. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington. It's no stone hinge but twice a year residents of Manhattan get their own version when the setting sun aligns perfectly with the Manhattan street grid and sinks

below the horizon framed by skyscrapers. Referred to as Manhattan Henge, the first occurrence will be sunset tomorrow with a slight variation the next day. It will occur again July 11th and 12th. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson coined the term in a 1997 article. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from WISE, the app for doing things and other currencies. With I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.