U.N. Climate Talks End; Hallmark Ad Controversy; A Drug-Free Treatment For Chronic Pain

Plus, a new poll finds American views of impeachment are divided and unchanged. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [Demonstrators take part in a protest on climate emergency outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid on Friday.]( Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today. The global climate talks in Madrid ended in disappointment on Sunday. The summit went two days over its scheduled time, but delegates left [some of the trickiest questions]( unanswered. Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the crowded Democratic presidential field, according to the latest [NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll](. Elizabeth Warren is third, followed by South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Demonstrators in India are protesting a new citizenship law that would limit the rights of Muslims. The [mass demonstrations]( followed violence that erupted Sunday night after police stormed a public university in New Delhi. IMPEACHMENT UPDATE The House is poised to impeach President Trump this week. Here’s [how it will work]( and what comes next. American views of impeachment are divided and unchanged. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds [48% of the country]( opposes impeachment, while 47% supports it. NPR’s Steve Inskeep spoke to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about his request to call witnesses ahead of an expected Trump impeachment trial. [Click here to listen](. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., says he’ll switch to the Republican Party and [vote against President Trump’s impeachment](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens A drug-free idea to relieve chronic pain: green light. [Ann Jones has been spending two hours each day in front of a green LED light — an experimental treatment aimed at alleviating migraines and other forms of chronic pain.]( Will Stone for NPR Researchers are looking into an experimental treatment that shows promise in easing certain kinds of chronic pain, including migraines. ([Listening time, 4:34]( Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters. College enrollment continues to decline, according to data released Monday. Some small colleges have been forced to close; others are getting creative when it comes to finding and keeping students. ([Listening time, 6:44]( Learning to love your hair the “boonoonoonous” way. Tradewind Books Olive Senior, author of Boonoonoonous Hair, says the Jamaican word has fallen out of fashion, but it’s time to bring it back. “If you're told you’re boonoonoonous, that’s a great compliment,” she says. ([Listening time, 4:45]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Digging Deeper What happens if the Affordable Care Act is overturned? Any day now, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans could rule that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. If it's overturned, the Trump administration says it will continue to enforce the law, pending a final U.S. Supreme Court ruling. But [invalidating the ACA in whole or in large part]( would have a dramatic effect on the U.S. health system — and not just for those 20 million or so people who sign up through health care exchanges. It also includes people who get their health insurance through their jobs. Protocols that could suddenly be in doubt include coverage of preexisting conditions, the ban on annual and lifetime cost limits on what insurers will cover, and the provision that allows adult children to stay on their parents' health plans. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show Big money is building a new kind of national park in the Great Plains. [Bison walk on American Prairie Reserve land. ]( Claire Harbage/NPR A privately funded, nonprofit organization is creating a 3.2 million-acre wildlife sanctuary — [American Prairie Reserve]( — in northeastern Montana, an area long known as cattle country. But the reserve is facing fierce opposition from locals as the organization slowly purchases ranches from willing ranchers to create one giant, rewilded prairie. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Clockwise: Watchmen, Russian Doll, Los Espookys, The Crown, When They See Us and Documentary Now! made NPR critics' list of the best television of 2019.]( YouTube - The Hallmark Channel did a quick turnaround after facing a barrage of criticism for [pulling ads featuring lesbian brides](. The channel says it will now work to “reinstate the commercials.” - A leukemia drug may have cleared another hurdle as [a potential treatment]( for Parkinson's disease, but critics aren’t so sure. Pocket Casts App, Now Free Podcast lovers, rejoice! The Pocket Casts app delivers a simple but powerful experience for listening, search and discovery. And now it’s free. 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