A brain-dead pregnant woman is being kept alive, raising ethical questions

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<p>A pregnant woman in Georgia is being kept alive as a hospital navigates the state&rsquo;s abortion laws. The family is speaking out. <a href="https://apple.news/Az2hx75TnRlyhysqXhLmiqA">The Guardian</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Kentucky is still grappling with the aftermath of intense tornadoes, as well as dealing with more storm systems. <a href="https://apple.news/AOmEWVr5lTuGv8OPF0C1Opg">USA Today</a> reports on how cuts to the National Weather Service have led to scrambles to cover important shifts. And <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-staffing-shortages-at-the-national-weather-service-could-put-lives-at-risk">PBS Newshour</a> also highlights the impact of cuts on the service.<span class="Apple-converted-space"></span></p> <p>New Oklahoma school standards include a requirement to teach students misinformation about the 2020 presidential election. Beth Wallis, education reporter with <a href="https://apple.news/AF-tTOM_bRxGW5d9bl9PA8Q">StateImpact Oklahoma</a>, joins to discuss how and why this happened.</p> <p>Plus, France, the U.K., and Canada united to <a href="https://apple.news/AoRCjtOx-SuO9gS7bRQvonw">condemn Israel</a>, lawyers accused Trump administration of defying courts to <a href="https://apple.news/AxdBKOlF_TUy5M0pU4Ec7mw">send migrants to South Sudan</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AVwZWr9wRQmCn9sBahrhDUA">NBA conference finals</a> are set to begin.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p> <p><i>Correction: A previous version of this episode cited comments the U.N. humanitarian chief made to the BBC that 14,000 babies in Gaza would die in the next 48 hours if they do not receive aid. The BBC has since&nbsp;</i><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crk2264nrn2o" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>updated</i></a><i>&nbsp;that reporting to reflect that a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification estimates that 14,100 severe cases of acute malnutrition could occur among children in Gaza ages 6 to 59 months between April 2025 and March 2026.</i></p>