Any day now, an old Soviet spacecraft will crash-land on Earth

苏联老旧航天器即将坠毁地球

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2025-05-09

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It’s a busy month for college graduations. USA Today’s Rachel Barber joins to discuss what graduates are looking for in the job market and how they’re feeling about it. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope yesterday, becoming the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Joshua McElwee, Vatican correspondent for Reuters, discusses the new Pope Leo XIV’s biography and positions. A decades-old Soviet-era spacecraft is set to crash-land on Earth any day now. ABC News has more. Eric Roston, sustainability editor for Bloomberg News, talks about the potential environmental impacts of decommissioned satellites that burn up in the atmosphere.  Plus, why the head of FEMA was fired, major U.S. cities are sinking, and a mom and her son who plan to graduate together. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning. It's Friday, May 9th.

  • I'm Shamita Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show, for the first time, an American pope,

  • a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to come crashing down to Earth,

  • and why many non-coastal cities are sinking.

  • But first, we are in the height of graduation season.

  • In fact, this year's graduating class is expected to be the largest in history,

  • and millions of young people will be entering the workforce for the first time in the next few weeks.

  • A recent survey found many are pretty optimistic about finding a job.

  • 83% said that they think it'll happen shortly after graduation.

  • 37% predict that it'll happen within four to six months.

  • And only 5% said that they think it'll take them a year or longer.

  • Rachel Barber is a money and economy reporter at USA Today.

  • She told us about this survey from the job site Monster and Harris Poll.

  • It checked in with more than 1,000 recent and soon-to-be grads.

  • Most feel confident that they're qualified for an entry-level role,

  • and 20% even said that they feel overqualified for an entry-level position.

  • Their confidence in the job market has been backed up by recent economic reports.

  • Job numbers were strong in April, beating expectations.