DeSantis wants to make America Florida; Doctors discuss genome editing; young adults and diabetes

Plus, how much emotional support should you have to give your boss? [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen Good morning. Netflix released Chris Rock’s standup special this weekend, and the comedian is [still]( at WIll and Jada Pinkett Smith](. Also, Purim starts tonight. Here's what else we're following today: 🥇 First up [People shop at a mall in Houston.]( Brandon Bell/Getty Images More than a dozen big retailers have released a flurry of financial reports recently. Americans [surprisingly spent a lot]( at the beginning of the year despite high inflation, but the financial reports paint a [messy and conflicting picture]( of the consumer economy. Hundreds of scientists and doctors are gathering today in London for the Third Annual Summit on Human Genome Editing to debate the [ethical dilemmas]( raised by powerful new gene-editing technologies. 🧬 The summit hasn’t met since 2018, when a doctor’s reveal of the first gene-edited babies shocked the world. 🧬 The biggest question for scientists is whether they should ever do it again. It could help a lot of people, but could also create new genetic diseases and open a slippery slope to “designer babies.” 🎧 NPR’s Rob Stein breaks down [how gene technology has advanced]( in the last five years. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of the leading Republican candidates for president, and he hasn’t even announced he’s running yet. The COVID pandemic boosted his rise to national prominence, as did his [pugnacious approach to issues]( involving race, sexual orientation and public health. Fox News Channel could be in real legal jeopardy if the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by an election technology company goes to trial next month, according to legal experts. Dominion Voting Systems says Fox embraced conspiracy theories about election fraud to make up for angering pro-Trump viewers when it projected Joe Biden would win Arizona in 2020. The network says a loss would make it [harder for all journalists to serve the public](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- 📸 Picture show [Vlad begins his round of evacuations picking up civilians in Druzhkivka on Dec. 14, 2022, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.]( Natalie Keyssar for NPR Ukrainian forces have been defending Bakhmut, an eastern city that Russia has been focused on occupying for months. Photographer Natalie Kessar was there in December, where she documented the work of [The Angels of Salvation]( a group of volunteers dedicated to bringing aid to and helping to evacuate civilians. 🎧 NPR’s Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis was on Up First to [explain the significance]( of the conflict in the region. She says if Bakhmut falls, it would be Russia’s first significant victory in seven or eight months. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🌱 Life advice [A pink illustration of a woman wearing headphones. Instead of a face, her head is covered with an image of wildflowers. ]( Photographs by Jair Medina Nossa/Unsplash; Becky Harlan/NPR; Collage by Becky Harlan/NPR How emotionally invested do you have to be in your boss’s life? On Dear Life Kit, an employee struggles with her supervisor’s [constant oversharing and negativity](. 🎧 Listen to journalist and host of the podcast Work Appropriate, Anne Helen Petersen, give advice on [how to maintain boundaries at work](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛑 Before you go [Funko Pop Star Wars action figures line the shelves at Meltdown Comics and Collectibles in Los Angeles in 2015.]( Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images - Your favorite pop culture bobbleheads are heading for the dumpster. After hitting a financial rough patch, the maker of Funko Pop! collectibles says it will [“eliminate” more than $30 million of inventory]( it can’t afford to hold on to. - We’re less than a week away from the 2023 Oscars. Take a look at NPR’s [cruel ranking]( of the best original song nominees. - Over the past week, turbulence caused one death on a business jet and seven hospitalizations on a commercial flight. Here's what to know about [how to keep yourself safe]( and why turbulence happens. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]