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  • Climate change is drying up some water supplies and making others undrinkable.

  • That's why Hira Now Anytime is covering the hunt for fresh water.

  • From a pipeline in the Great Lakes to the science of desalination to extreme recycling that turns sewage into clean drinking water.

  • That's Hira Now Anytime, a podcast from NPR and WBUR.

  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens.

  • mourners have been slowly gathering outside St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to mourn the passing of Pope Francis.

  • As NPR's Lauren Freyer reports,

  • there was a solemn hush in the square outside the church Monday as the faithful processed the news that Francis had died.

  • People have lit candles and placed them at the base of a pillar in the center of St. Peter's Square.

  • It's only several dozen, maybe a few hundred people.

  • And they're standing in hush silence until one woman breaks out into a song.

  • And people stand at attention quietly here.

  • NPR's Lauren Freyer in Rome.

  • Harvard is suing the Trump administration to prevent the loss of billions of dollars in federal funding to the university.

  • Details from NPR's Yanaki Mehta.

  • The lawsuit alleges the government is trying to, quote,

  • leverage to gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard.

  • This comes after Harvard refused to comply with a long list of demands from the Trump administration to overhaul its admissions,

  • hiring, and other policies, including diversity, inclusion, and equity programs.

  • The administration fired back by freezing more than $2.2 billion in federal funding and threatening to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status.