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We spoke to Sen. Cory Booker after his record-breaking speech on the Senate ground; Elizabeth Olsen played a game of Wild Card and opened up about one thing she feels she nonetheless must show; and we spoke to a number of specialists on the issues that matter most, whether or not that is how to reduce screen time or how women may have to pay more in the tariff wars.

On Monday night, Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate ground and commenced a speech criticizing the Trump administration. The New Jersey Democrat saved talking and talking — by way of the evening and into the following day — for 25 hours and 5 minutes.

His effort, which concerned dozens of fellow Senate Democrats asking questions to alleviate his talking burden, set a document for the longest speech on document within the chamber. It surpassed the earlier document set in 1957 by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond, who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act. He spoke to All Things Considered after the speech.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has issues about President Trump’s new tariffs, however he isn’t shocked by the transfer. Morning Version spoke with Johnson in regards to the influence of the brand new spherical of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Canadian actress and entrepreneur Jasmine Mooney was detained by immigration authorities for 12 days after attempting to use for a visa on the U.S.-Mexico border. She spoke to NPR about her experience.

You may know Elizabeth Olsen from the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s the Scarlet Witch in WandaVision, or her efficiency within the Netflix present Love and Death.

Her newest film is called The Assessment, and in it, Elizabeth performs a lady within the not-so-distant future, dwelling in some sort of protected society as a result of the Earth has been destroyed, and she or he’s received to cross this nightmare of a take a look at as a way to be granted the prospect to have a child.

Protests in opposition to Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk occurred throughout the nation over the weekend and are spreading globally. The Tesla Takedown motion is urging folks to promote their Tesla automobiles and inventory.

Morning Version spoke with branding expert Allen Adamson about Tesla’s struggles, which he attributes to a number of components: Musk’s lack of give attention to the corporate and innovation, the model’s shifting public notion and the growing function of politics in shopper choices.

The Netflix miniseries Adolescence tells the haunting story of a 13-year-old boy named Jamie who’s arrested for the homicide of a woman from his college. Although the collection is fictional, Stephen Graham, who co-created the present and in addition stars as Jamie’s father Eddie, says it attracts on comparable crimes that occurred in Nice Britain in recent times.

Jason Isbell sings about his split from fellow musician Amanda Shires on his newest album Foxes within the Snow. “What I used to be trying to do is doc a really particular time the place I used to be going by way of a whole lot of adjustments,” he says.

Former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez, who likened President Trump to “Roman emperor” earlier this yr, says he fears the U.S. revoked his visa over criticisms of Trump.

All of that scrolling, texting and posting can take a toll on your mental health and release stress hormones. The human thoughts has at all times been ready to soak up and course of a whole lot of info. However dependence on smartphones can result in an overload, says Larry Rosen, professor emeritus at California State College Dominguez Hills.

Read or listen to the full interview on Here & Now.

Paul Rudd stars alongside Jenna Ortega in Dying of a Unicorn.

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In Dying of a Unicorn, actors Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter driving deep into the wilderness after they hit a unicorn. Considerate, however grotesque is an apt descriptor for the movie as effectively. Because it seems, hitting a unicorn is not fairly like hitting a squirrel. The unicorns on this movie are much more vengeful and arranged. What begins out as a darkish comedy turns right into a unicorn gore-fest.

Initially of the yr, we talked about how No-Purchase January, shopping for secondhand and mending previous garments appeared to be taking maintain amongst among the hottest influencers — despite the fact that the guideline of underconsumption is one thing we have been doing for a very long time.

Then, President Trump began implementing tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada — and now even the European Union. That made us assume: How would quick trend be affected by this? And would underconsumption transfer from a hashtag to a life-style? To search out out, The Indicator‘s Wailin Wong joins It is Been A Minute to break down how tariffs will affect Americans who love to shop … when the costs drop.

The newest spherical of tariffs Trump introduced Wednesday embody a minimal 10% tariff on all U.S. imports from different nations.

Separate 25% tariffs on automobiles and automobile components are additionally now in impact. Canada and Mexico weren’t hit with any extra tariffs.

Read or listen to the interview on Here & Now.

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