A diplomatic boycott of the Olympics; hackers are after your phone calls; Medina Spirit dies

Plus, Instagram debuts new safety features for its youngest users. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen and Carol Ritchie First up Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today: The Biden administration has announced a diplomatic boycott of next year's Beijing Olympics due to "the ongoing [genocide and crimes against humanity]( against Uyghur Muslims in the country. This means no diplomatic or official representatives will attend, but U.S. athletes can still compete in the games. ➡️ The Uyghur Human Rights Project applauded the decision and encouraged other countries to do the same, calling the upcoming Olympics a "[spectacle of 21st-century genocide games]( The U.S. Justice Department has ended its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till. It reopened the investigation after a 2017 book indicated a key witness, [Carolyn Bryant Donham, lied]( about 14-year-old Till whistling, grabbing and making sexual advances at her. President Biden highlighted the nation's astronomical drug costs in another appeal to Congress to pass his Build Back Better Plan. He pointed to [the cost of insulin]( a lifesaving medication that costs between $375 to $1,000 now that would be capped at $35 under his bill. Instagram is introducing a new set of safety features for young users, including tools for time management and limits to [exposure to adult users and sensitive content](. The app's head Adam Mosseri will testify before a Senate committee on the app's potential harmful effects on teens. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images The cell phone that has become so critical to everyday life is more vulnerable to hackers than you think. Criminals are taking advantage of the increasing number of phone calls that take place at least partially over the internet. 🎧 [Listen to how this is possible]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture show [Art Montagne in Honolulu, 1940; his letter to his mom, December 1941; and the American destroyer USS Shaw exploding during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.]( Renee Montagne; Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images NPR senior correspondent Renee Montaigne's father witnessed the horror of Pearl Harbor firsthand — but his letters home never let on. Read the story of [a young sailor, his best friend and the girl he fell in love with]( just days before the attack that changed everything. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go Rob Carr/Getty Images - Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapsed and died after a workout on Monday. His win is [under dispute]( after a post-race drug test found the drug betamethason in his system, which is illegal on race days. - NASA announced 10 new astronaut candidates Monday. The group will train for a chance to join [NASA's first moon missions]( in more than five decades. - In her debut poetry collection Call Us What We Carry, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman shows us [the path toward healing]( through the lens of our nation's history. - A subsidiary of Perdue Premium Meat Company is asking customers to avoid eating certain batches of its fully cooked pork products because of [possible listeria contamination](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]