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NPR News: 05-12-2025 5PM EDT

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

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0:00.0

Hey, we're there, that's no faster.

0:02.7

You've probably seen clips from the Jennifer Hudson show's Spirit Tunnel on TikTok or Instagram,

0:07.9

the ones where celebrities danced down the hallway to a clever song.

0:11.7

These videos can reveal a lot.

0:13.7

Do they have rhythm?

0:14.7

And how famous are they really?

0:16.8

We're breaking down the inescapable internet trend.

0:19.7

Listen to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR.

0:24.0

Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear.

0:29.0

The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State went to Dulles Airport today to greet a group of Afrikaners from South Africa.

0:35.8

The Trump administration welcoming them as refugees, even as has paused

0:40.0

all refugee arrivals from war zones around the world. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellelman.

0:44.5

At an airport hangar, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with families of white South

0:49.9

Africans, mostly farmers, who the Trump administration claims have faced racial discrimination.

0:55.6

We are excited to welcome you here to our country where we think you will bloom.

1:01.0

The ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gene Jeanne calls it baffling

1:05.7

that the Trump administration is admitting Afrikaners for resettlement while blocking thousands of, quote, legitimate

1:12.7

asylum seekers. She wants the administration to explain why it is prioritizing white South Africans

1:18.8

over refugees from Afghanistan, Sudan, and Myanmar. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State

1:25.2

Department. President Trump says tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals

1:28.7

will soon be announced, as Jackie 40A with KFF Health News reports, small pharmacy owners are anxious.

1:34.2

Arkansas pharmacist Scott Pace expects the amount he has to pay for generic drugs to go up.

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