Suez Canal Jam Loosens; Medical Care for Trans Youth; New Tina Turner Documentary

Plus, the cultural art of making petri dish masterpieces. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [A satellite image shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt. Attempts to free the mammoth container ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal were almost successful Monday morning.]( Planet Labs Inc./AP Here's what we're following today. The massive cargo ship that's been stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal is finally moving. The Ever Given has been [wedged at an angle since Tuesday]( and is blocking billions of dollars-worth of goods from getting through. The ship is now partially afloat, and the stern of the vessel has been pulled back toward the middle of the canal. The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins today. The prosecution and defense will make their opening arguments [10 months after Floyd's killing]( triggered outrage and protests against racial inequality across the United States. The vote for one of the most consequential U.S. union elections in recent history ends today. The results, which will begin getting counted on Tuesday, could lead to [Amazon's first unionized warehouse]( in America. Gun control activists want the Biden administration to make the issue a priority. They say [they are stunned]( that the president has made infrastructure his next big push. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Syrus Hall, 17, at his home in Mobile, Ala. "I didn't have the words for what I felt," says Hall, who is transgender. "I didn't fully have a grasp on gender until I found the words I needed."]( Edmund D. Fountain for NPR States are considering a record number of anti-transgender bills, including many that prohibit gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. Alabama's bill would make providing such care a felony. [Click here]( to listen to Syrus Hall, a 17-year-old from Mobile, Ala., tell his story. [You can also read about it](. [Microbial Peacock by Balaram Khamari]( Balaram Khamari Balaram Khamari is an Indian doctoral student in microbiology who spends a lot of time in his lab culturing colorful bacteria and artfully arranging it in a petri dish. He is part of a growing body of scientists across the world who make agar art, and even compete for prizes. [Listen]( or [read](. Tammy Duckworth survived a complicated childhood and devastating combat injuries to become a U.S. senator from Illinois. She's also the first sitting senator to give birth while in office. NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Duckworth about her new memoir. [Listen here](. [Tina Turner and her children, photographed in 1967.]( HBO Tina Turner's life gets a fresh examination in HBO's new documentary, Tina. NPR's Eric Deggans says the film seems intended as the final word on a musical career that defines the notion of triumph over adversity. [Listen here]( or [read his review](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [The GO FlyEase, Nike's first hands-free shoe, hinges open and closed, so the wearer just needs to slip their foot in and push down in order to put it on.]( Nike - Nike is being accused of “using disability” to market their new hands-free [GO FlyEase sneakers](. - Egyptian feminist and physician, Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, died in Cairo on March 21, outliving the two Egyptian presidents who tried to silence her: her jailor, Anwar Sadat, and her censor, Hosni Mubarak. [She was 89](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]