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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Atlantic has released the full contents of a high-level signal group chat about U.S. military attacks on Yemen hours before they happened earlier this month. The magazine's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to that thread and has reported seeing classified information shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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The European Commission's advising citizens to stockpile enough food to be self-sufficient for 72 hours in case of a crisis in Europe. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports it's part of a new strategy to respond to what the European Commission calls a, quote, new reality of growing risks and uncertainty on the continent.
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The White House says this hour President Trump's expected to announce tariffs on auto imports, details expected shortly from the Oval Office. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed down 132 points at last check. You're listening to NPR News. The U.S. is getting closer to exhausting its options for paying its bills if the debt limit remains unchanged.
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That's a warning today from the Congressional Budget Office. On its website, the CBO estimates that the government's ability to borrow using extraordinary measures... will probably be exhausted by August or September of this year. The CBO says if the government's borrowing needs are much greater than it projects, the U.S.
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could run out of resources as early as late May if the debt limit is not raised or suspended. A contest is on to name two internet-famous eaglets. Tens of thousands of people from around the world have been tuning into a live stream to watch the baby eagles hatch and grow. They're in a nest in the mountains east of Los Angeles. From member station KVCR, Madison Ahmet has the latest.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says someone made a big mistake during a diplomatic trip in Jamaica. Rubio repeatedly told reporters the Pentagon maintains, though, that no classified material was disclosed.
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The Nasdaq is closed down more than 2 percent. S&P was down more than 1 percent. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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Rubio says a signal chat, which involved a number of people, including National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Vice President J.D. Vance, was set up for purposes of coordinating how everyone was going to communicate with or notify other parties.
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While congressional Democrats say the revelations highlight serious security concerns and said as much at a House committee hearing with the nation's top intelligence officials today. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports lawmakers are calling for people to be held accountable.
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This afternoon, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt criticized the judge's ruling.
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Trump has called for Boesberg's impeachment. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back, saying disagreement with a judge's ruling should be addressed in the appeals process. Presidents Trump and Zelensky of Ukraine spoke by phone a day after Trump's conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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President Trump is promising to help Ukraine get back children who were abducted by Russia, but his administration canceled an aid program that was gathering information about more than 30,000 Ukrainian children believed to have been taken to Russia during the course of the war. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.
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More Americans are taking prescriptions for ADHD than ever before, and more are misusing the medicines than ever before. That is according to a new study from JAMA Psychiatry. NPR's Katie Riddle has details.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Social Security Administration has announced it will soon require people seeking some services to prove their identities in person. These changes come at a time when the agency is making cuts to its staff and closing various local offices. Here's NPR's Ashley Lopez.
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The Pentagon's website no longer includes the military story of the legendary Jackie Robinson, a second lieutenant in the Army who went on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. It's the latest in the government-wide purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion content and programs that were designed to promote the fair treatment of historically marginalized groups.
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But President Trump and other critics argue DEI undermines individual merit and has a discriminatory effect. Before the close, U.S. stocks were trading higher with the Dow up 383 points or nearly 1% at 41,964. It's NPR.
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A court order deadline is now up for the administration to answer questions about last weekend's deportation flights carried out under an 18th century wartime law. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg seeking more details about the administration's actions, even though he'd ordered the planes carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members out of the U.S. to be turned around.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates where they are for now, reporting on the Fed's two-day meeting that concluded this afternoon. NPR's Scott Horsley says policymakers want to take their time to assess how President Trump's policies are affecting the course of the U.S. economy.
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She pointed reporters to the White House readout that said steps toward an end to the Russia-Ukraine war will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire. But the Kremlin readout only specified one focus, the energy infrastructure.
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The Israeli military says it launched a new ground offensive into Gaza, sending troops back into areas they had retreated from during a nearly two-month-long ceasefire, coming a day after Israel broke the ceasefire with a series of airstrikes. We have more from NPR's Kat Lonsdorf.
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A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops serving in the U.S. military. NPR's Quill Lawrence has details.
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Some doctors say they will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines, despite January's historic indictment of a New York physician. That doctor is wanted in Louisiana for prescribing the abortion pills a Louisiana woman allegedly gave her underage daughter.
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Despite the threat of criminal prosecution, the head of Maine Family Planning, Dr. Kohar Dersimonian, says, and other staff members plan to keep assisting out-of-state patients. According to Hashtag WeCount, At nearly 60%, Louisiana has the highest rate of telemedicine abortion, abortions, that is, among states with strict bans. The Dow is up 483 points or more than 1%. This is NPR News.
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Major market indices are up more than 1 percent to 1.8 percent. President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today was the subject of a flurry of questions at this afternoon's White House press briefing. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt read a statement from National Security Advisor Mike Walton, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Trump says he fully briefed Zelensky on his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. At today's briefing, Levitt was repeatedly asked about discrepancies between each government's readouts on the specifics of the ceasefire Putin agreed to.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating billions of dollars in grants for clean energy projects. More from NPR's Michael Copley.
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this afternoon as policymakers wait to see if how President Trump's policies will affect the U.S. economy. The central bank's benchmark rate helps set the cost for anyone trying to borrow money to buy a car, grow a business, or carrying a balance on their credit card.
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At last check on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 218 points, or roughly half a percent, at 41,799. The S&P has risen roughly three-quarters of a percent. The Nasdaq now up more than one percent. This is NPR News. A federal judge in New York is transferring the lawsuit filed by former Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey.
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He's fighting his recent arrest by immigration authorities. More from NPR's Ximena Bustillo.
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A lot of recent medical research has focused on why some groups of people become sicker than others. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports many researchers worry that the administration may limit that work.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A day after Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts issued a rare rebuke for President Trump's call to impeach District Court Judge James Boasberg, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said that the Supreme Court should, quote, reign in these activist judges issuing orders blocking President Trump's agenda.
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Though Trump says he will comply with court orders, he also called for Boesberg's impeachment after the judge issued a temporary halt to deportation flights. Despite the court order, last weekend the government invoked a rarely used wartime law to go ahead with the transfer of alleged Venezuelan gang members from the U.S. to El Salvador.
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President Trump spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier today for about an hour. Their conversation coming a day after Trump also held a lengthy call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to try to reach a ceasefire deal.
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The only way you get peace and an enduring peace is by being very, very strong.
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On January 30th, dozens of celebrities gathered across two Los Angeles venues to raise money for wildfire relief efforts. Artists like Dr. Dre, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers performed some of their biggest hits, many of which pay tribute to the City of Angels. Okay.
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Now, producers of the event have confirmed that ticket sales, merch sales, sponsorships, and donations are expected to exceed $100 million. The L.A. Clippers picked up the cost of putting on the shows. The funds will be administered through the Annenberg Foundation for immediate recovery efforts and long-term preventative measures in Southern California. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR News.
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Well, the president needs people at Department of Homeland Security for his immigration policy, and he's getting more of them compared to his first term in the White House. But as NPR's Ximena Bustillo explains, it might not be enough to execute his ambitious crackdown on immigration law.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House is defending President Trump's proposal that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip, remarks it drew backlash in the Middle East and at home. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was peppered with questions today about Trump's comments.
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On Wall Street, U.S. stocks are mixed this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up now 263 points, or more than half a percent. It's at 44,819. The S&P is up 14 points. This is NPR News. Employees at the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency received worker resignation offers in recent days, according to sources who spoke to NPR on condition of anonymity.
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The move is part of an effort to realign the intelligence community with President Trump's agenda. A CIA spokesperson said that Director John Ratcliffe is, quote, moving swiftly to ensure the CIA workforce is responsive to the administration's national security priorities.
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The offers were sent to all employees of both agencies, though a source cautioned that there will likely be exceptions for highly sensitive or senior roles. The original members of Black Sabbath plan to reunite for a live performance this July for the first time in 20 years. The one-night charity event in Britain is being billed as Back to the Beginning.
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It's also expected to be Ozzy Osbourne's farewell concert. The former Black Sabbath frontman has been battling Parkinson's disease and other health complications in recent years. He's undergone several spinal surgeries. Rolling Stone highlights a 2023 interview in which Osborne seemed resigned to the possibility of never returning to the stage again.
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But according to a widely reported social media statement today, Osborne says, quote, it's my time to go back to the beginning and Birmingham forever. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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Yesterday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Trump and is holding more meetings in the region today. The U.S. Postal Service says it is accepting inbound mail packages and packages, that is, from China and Hong Kong again. This after an announcement yesterday that it would not be accepting packages from China. Here's NPR's John Ruich.
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Schools have historically been off-limits for immigration enforcement. That changed when the president got rid of a decades-old policy that prevented agents from arresting migrants without legal status in sensitive places. NPR's Jasmine Garz has more.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Widespread uncertainty inside the Department of Justice as a new boss takes the helm. Pam Bondi has been sworn in as U.S. Attorney General.
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The National Women's Soccer League has agreed to a $5 million settlement over an abuse scandal that erupted in 2021 when players accused coaches of sexual coercion and other mistreatment. NPR's Becky Sullivan has details.
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The Greek island of Santorini is still feeling shocks as authorities bolster their emergency plans in case the hundreds of tumblers in recent days mean a more powerful earthquake is coming. Today, officials said a Coast Guard vessel and a military landing craft are in the area in case an evacuation is needed. There have been no immediate reports of injuries or major damage from the aftershocks.
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U.S. stocks are mixed this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 222 points or roughly half a percent at 44,780. The S&P is up 12 and the Nasdaq is down nine points. This is NPR News.
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then I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath in the Oval Office as President Trump looked on. Bondi later turned to Trump and pledged to make him and the country proud. Earlier, Trump praised Bondi and raised the subject of impartiality.
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Groups of FBI agents and other staff involved in the January 6th investigations have filed a class action suit to prevent the administration from publicly IDing them. They're going to come under the oversight of now the new AG, Pam Bondi. The administration is giving out resignation offers to some in the intelligence community.
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NPR's Jenna McLaughlin reports it's the latest move by the incoming White House to shrink the size of the federal government, raising concerns about potential impact to national security.
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NPR CEO Catherine Marr is chair of the board of the Signal Foundation, the nonprofit that supports the Signal message app. The White House says they have come to some agreements aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports on talks held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week.
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U.S. stocks have ended the day slightly higher, the Dow closing up four points. From Washington, this is NPR News. Vice President J.D. Vance says he will also visit Greenland this week.
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Vance will join Second Lady Usha Vance, who had announced a cultural visit to the Danish territory earlier in the week, sparking consternation from political leaders in Greenland and Denmark who are concerned about the Trump administration's interest in acquiring the territory.
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And appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration may temporarily halt new refugee entries while legal proceedings continue over the president's executive order that suspended the nation's refugee admissions program. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision requires that refugees who receive conditional approval before President Trump took office must still be processed.
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Consumer confidence in the U.S. fell in March for the fourth month in a row, and Pierre Scott Horsley reports expectations for future economic conditions dropped to their lowest level in 12 years.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is standing by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz after the Atlantic's Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg reported he was inadvertently added to a senior-level group chat about U.S. military plans in Yemen earlier this month. Goldberg says classified material was shared.
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U.S. stocks higher today. The Nasdaq closed up 83 points. It's NPR.
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President Trump says not so, but Trump noted risks in using technology like the Signal message app.
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At a meeting with Trump today, Walz accused the media of making up lies.
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Congressional Democrats are calling it a serious security failure. They said as much as they questioned top members of the president's intelligence team who are on Capitol Hill today to discuss world threat assessments. NPR has seen a Pentagon memo warning against use of the Signal messaging app.
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NPR's Quill Lawrence reports Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared the plans on the encrypted app about a U.S. military strike on Yemen in mid-March.
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Scott Macione with member station WYPR reports a move comes after a federal judge in Maryland granted a temporary restraining order to 19 states suing the White House over the layoffs.
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Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station are expected to splash down off the coast of Florida tonight. Here's NPR's Jeff Brumfield.
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This is NPR. The Federal Reserve's policymakers are holding a two-day meeting. The Washington, D.C. gatherings being held against the backdrop of the Trump administration's sweeping cuts across the federal government and tariffs due to take effect next month. The uncertainty raising fears of a recession this year and roiling markets.
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A French politician who accuses the administration of siding with tyrants is asking the United States to return the Statue of Liberty.
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Raphael Glucksmann drew cheers as he opined that maybe Lady Liberty, a global symbol of freedom and democracy, is better off in France, the country whose support helped win the American Revolution. New research examines how iguanas made it to the island of Fiji. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S.-Russia talks today appear to have advanced President Trump's quest to negotiate a full ceasefire in Ukraine. Readouts from the White House and the Kremlin on today's phone call between the leaders show Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a 30-day truce and strikes on energy infrastructure.
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U.S. stocks have ended the day lower, the Nasdaq closing down more than 300 points or 1.7%. The S&P was down more than 1%. The Dow closed down more than half a percent. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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A Kremlin statement maintained any broader resolution hinged on a complete cessation of Western military aid and intelligence support Meanwhile, a ceasefire in the Middle East appears to have collapsed. In Tel Aviv, NPR's Daniel Estrin reports Israel launched airstrikes across Gaza overnight that It says aim to get Hamas to agree to release more hostages.
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NPR's Daniel Lestrin, Gaza health officials say the airstrikes have killed or injured nearly 1,000 people. Federal government agencies say they're in the process of reinstating approximately 24,500 probationary federal employees, at least for now.
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A recent administration memo advises federal agencies that segregated facilities such as restaurants and waiting rooms are no longer explicitly banned in contracts. NPR's Selena Simmons-Stefan reports.
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It's NPR. The Department of Justice is defending last weekend's migrant deportation flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members, even though a U.S. district judge ordered the administration to turn the planes around. Today, government lawyers insisted the administration did not violate the court's written order. On social media, President Trump appeared to call for the judge's impeachment.
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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts then stepped in, saying such calls were not appropriate. University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias says no judge has ever been impeached for a decision with which a president disagreed.
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Tobias speaking with NPR. The California legislature is considering whether to divert funding for climate change toward efforts to lower the cost of living in the state. Residents are facing rising energy prices, among other costs. From Member Station KQED, Guy Marzarotti reports.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Israel is declaring the ceasefire in Gaza is over. Overnight, the military launched airstrikes which Gaza health officials say killed more than 400 people and injured at least 500 others across Gaza. Israel says it has started a new offensive dubbed Operation Strengthen Sword.
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Heard through an interpreter, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a televised address a short time ago.
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In mid-January, Israel and Hamas agreed to an initial ceasefire of six weeks, in which Hamas released 33 of its hostages, both living and dead. In return, Israel released close to 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees who had been held in Israeli prisons. At the start of March, the first phase of the ceasefire ended. The second phase did not begin.
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Israel demanded more hostages be released before entering end-of-war talks. The White House says that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to start talks toward a ceasefire in Ukraine. Here's NPR's Asma Khalid.
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President Trump's encountering a rare public rebuke from the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts. Trump had called for the impeachment of a judge who ordered a temporary halt to migrant deportation flights. NPR's Windsor Johnson reports Trump's statement on social media spurred a pointed response from from the head of the federal judiciary.
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At last check on Wall Street, the Nasdaq was down 314 points or 1.7 percent, S&P also off more than 1 percent, and the Dow is down roughly three-quarters of a percent. It's NPR News. Harvard University is offering free tuition to more undergraduate students who may not otherwise be able to afford the Ivy League school.
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NPR's Kristen Wright reports the university says it's furthering its commitment to bring together students from many different backgrounds.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House says Presidents Trump and Vladimir Putin of Russia have agreed to work toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, beginning with an energy and infrastructure truce. According to a readout of their phone call today, negotiations leading to Russia-Ukraine peace talks will begin immediately in the Middle East.
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Federal Reserve policymakers are meeting in Washington, D.C. NPR's Scott Horsley reports they're expected to hold interest rates steady when their meeting wraps up tomorrow.
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NPR's Scott Horsley. Markets will be watching for updated forecasts from Fed policymakers about where they think inflation and the job market are going in the months to come. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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The leaders spoke broadly about the Middle East as a region of potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts. The White House says Trump and Putin also shared the view that Iran should never be in a position to destroy Israel.
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The Israeli military says the ceasefire has officially ended in Gaza, with a new Israeli offensive that has killed hundreds of people, according to Gaza health officials. A senior Hamas official says international mediators have not presented it with a new ceasefire proposal since Israel's newest offensive began. NPR's Daniel Estrin has the latest from Tel Aviv.
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The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board investigating January's mid-air collision between a regional jet and a military helicopter says the flight patterns around Reagan National Airport pose an intolerable risk as helicopters and commercial planes operate in close proximity in the busy airspace above the D.C. area. The January collision killed 67 people.
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Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested and flown to The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity. The 79-year-old was detained at a Manila airport today after returning from Hong Kong.
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A video recording of Duterte was posted online by his daughter Veronica. The International Criminal Court issued a warrant in its investigation of thousands of extrajudicial killings during, that is, Duterte's war on drugs after he became president in 2016. From Washington, this is NPR News. This afternoon, employees of the U.S.
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Department of Education received an email telling them to leave all department offices by 6 p.m. Eastern tonight. Staff were instructed by the department's Office of Finance and Operations to work from home tomorrow. They were told that they could return on Thursday. Employees of the department share the email with NPR. We are not naming them because the employees feared retribution.
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Neither the White House nor Department of Education have responded to NPR's request for comment yet. The administration has been implementing sweeping cost-cutting measures across the federal government, including mass layoffs of federal government workers. Billy Joel is postponing his current tour.
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NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports the singer will take four months off due to an undisclosed medical condition.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Ontario's now backing off a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to Minnesota, Michigan and New York after President Trump threatened to bump up the U.S. tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%. The double levy was due to begin in the morning when broader steel and aluminum tariffs were set to take effect. All of this roiling the U.S.
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U.S. stock market closed down today. The Dow is down 478 points. It's NPR News.
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The Dow is down more than 1% or 478 points. U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they have taken, quote, important steps toward restoring durable peace for Ukraine. And the U.S. says it'll resume intelligence sharing and security assistance. NPR's Michelle Culliman reports.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wants to limit who can access health plans through Obamacare. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports they're hoping to boost so-called dreamers from qualifying for government health insurance.
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From Washington, this is NPR. British officials are worried about environmental damage after a cargo ship collided with a tanker off eastern England. Fuel gushed into the North Sea. Officials say sea currents, wind patterns and the size of the spill will determine how big of an environmental impact this will have. The collision caused a fire to erupt. One sailor died.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Ukraine is agreeing to an immediate 30-day ceasefire. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says now the ball is in Russia's court.
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As marijuana becomes legal in more states, police across the USA, they are grappling with how to prevent people from driving under its influence. Here's NPR's Meg Anderson.
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Recapping our top story, Ukraine has agreed to a U.S. proposed 30-day ceasefire with Russia, provided Moscow complies. Following talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the ceasefire could be extended if both sides consent. The Dow is down roughly 500 points. This is NPR News.
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President Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says U.S. military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing will resume.
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Both Waltz and Rubio speaking to reporters a short time ago from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which hosted U.S. talks with senior Ukrainian officials. The meeting was held 10 days after President Trump and members of his team publicly clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and abruptly ended their White House meeting.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a ban on some helicopter flights at Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C. area after a military helicopter collided with with a regional passenger jet in January. All 67 people on board, both aircraft died. The Republican-led House will vote on a partisan stopgap bill today to avoid a government shutdown Friday night.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is hosting Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House today. Their meeting taking place against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire and hostages for prisoners agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Yesterday, Trump proposed a ceasefire be canceled if Hamas does not release all remaining hostages.
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The first of three predicted storms packing a little bit of everything winter has to offer is on the move. NPR's Giles Snyder with details.
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The Dow is up 45 points. The Nasdaq is down 94. You're listening to NPR News. Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a keynote speech at an AI summit in Paris where he promoted the Trump administration's support for less regulation. of the artificial intelligence industry as U.S. allies in Europe pursue tighter regulation. Vann says AI systems developed in the U.S.
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would be free from ideological bias. The vice president also is scheduled to attend a security conference in Munich, where he's expected to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and press for more ally commitments to NATO. The head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, warns of backlash if U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect March 12.
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She says a levy will set off tough countermeasures from the 27-nation bloc. The European Space Agency's unveiled photos of a rare phenomenon encircling a galaxy millions of miles away from Earth. NPR's Shonda Lee Suster has more.
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taken since the start of the war. Trump has also promoted Israel hand control of Gaza to the United States and relocate the Palestinian people to other parts of the Middle East, an idea strongly opposed by Arab governments across the region. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank's not in a hurry to continue cutting interest rates.
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Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee today, Powell says inflation is still somewhat elevated over the Fed's 2 percent goal, but has eased significantly over the past two years. U.S. embassies are struggling to oversee humanitarian aid the Trump administration is allowing to go through. That's according to the inspector general of the embattled U.S. Agency for International Development.
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NPR's Tom Bowman reports some pages have been restored following public outcry over the removal of pages that highlight the military stories of American heroes, including those who broke racial and gender barriers.
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NPR's Tom Bowman reporting. March Madness is in full swing. So is sports gambling. People in the U.S. are expected to wager $3 billion this year on the NCAA tournament. NPR's Katie Riddle has more.
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From Washington, this is NPR. Spring has sprung, though depending on where you are, it may not feel like it yet. Today's arrival of the vernal equinox marks a season of longer days and warmer temperatures in the northern hemisphere, while the southern hemisphere marks the first day of autumn. Various celebrations are being held around the world today.
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In India, they're observing Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. In Mexico, many visit the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan. In Japan, it's a public holiday, and it's the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in Iran and other countries. Finland is once again named the happiest country on the planet, making it the eighth time in a row for the Nordic nation.
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Terry Schultz reports European countries keep the top spots in the annual survey of well-being while the United States has dropped precipitously.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is expected to sign an executive action to start dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. NPR's Corey Turner reports the White House has been moving toward this moment since it publicly disclosed its intentions last month.
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U.S. stocks have ended the day lower. The Nasdaq closed down 59, S&P was down 12, and the Dow is down 11 points. This is NPR News.
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An investigation is underway to torch Cybertrucks at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas this week, one of a number of attacks in the U.S. and overseas aimed at the company owned by Elon Musk. The man spearheading fast-moving funding cuts, layoffs and closures across the federal government.
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In another setback for Tesla, thousands of Cybertrucks are being recalled for the eighth time since 2023 because reported exterior panel defect. The Pentagon's now trying to figure out which of the web pages it took down because of the Trump administration's anti-DEI order should be put back up.
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The administration has cut funding for a worldwide network of more than 700 labs that test for measles. NPR's Gabriella Manywell has the details.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump will soon begin the process of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. This afternoon, Trump is scheduled to sign an executive action that aims to deliver on his campaign promise to shutter the federal agency. Doing so will require an act of Congress.
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U.S. stocks are trading lower this hour. The Dow is down 38 points, the S&P is off 20, and the Nasdaq is down nearly 100 points. This is NPR News. New details today about the plane crash at Toronto's Pearson International Airport last month. Aviation authorities in Canada say the Delta Airlines regional jet descended too quickly at a rate of more than 1,100 feet per minute when it crash landed.
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The country's Transportation Safety Board says in its preliminary report today that the rate of descent was nearly twice as fast as it should have been. All 80 people on board survived, but two people were seriously injured. Ramadan. It can be a lonely experience for Muslim youth in non-Muslim homes.
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The Muslim Foster Care Association in Michigan has held an iftar to bring some of those youth together to break their fast. Nargis Rahman of Member Station WDET has more.
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The Dow is down 29 points, S&P is off 17, and the Nasdaq is down 86 points or nearly half a percent. This is NPR News.
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The White House says the action will not cut key federal funding streams that help schools serve low-income students. kids with disabilities, and rural communities. The administration says it wants to return education authority to the states. Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said the closure is also a national security issue.
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A week after sweeping layoffs, the department will soon be down to roughly half the size it was when President Trump took office. Immigration officials have detained a second person in connection with pro-Palestinian protests. Badar Khan Suri was arrested in his Virginia home earlier this week under the same authority used to arrest Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
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But while data show a relatively strong economy, many voters, especially those who voted for Trump, complain they're not feeling it whenever they go for groceries or unable to find affordable housing. Montana was among the 10 states where voters weighed in on abortion access. The ballot initiative there passed, enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.
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Montana Public Radio's Erin Bolton reports it's given one clinic enough certainty to expand services.
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Well, the U.S. House remains uncertain. Votes are still being counted in many precincts. Final tallies may not be available for days or weeks. But the Associated Press is reporting that Democratic Representative Susie Lee won re-election to a U.S. House seat representing Nevada. Lee first won this Clark County seat in 2018. From Washington, this is NPR News. German police have arrested a U.S.
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citizen on suspicion of offering to spy for China. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports an arraignment hearing was scheduled for this afternoon.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Biden struck a conciliatory tone in his first remark since former President Trump won election. NPR's Tamara Keith reports Biden says he wants a smooth transition of power.
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Strong winds fan the out-of-control mountain fire burning through a region northwest of Los Angeles for a second day. It's already destroyed dozens of homes. Thousands of people in Ventura County evacuated. The National Weather Service says a red flag warning indicating high fire danger will remain in effect until 6 p.m. local time.
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is being ordered to turn over personal property to two election workers he defamed connected to the 2020 vote. Today, Giuliani was reprimanded by a federal court judge after he missed a deadline to turn over assets, including a vintage Mercedes that he was seen driving in Florida.
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Last year, a jury awarded the election workers $148 million in punitive damages. The Dow's closed down slightly. The S&P was up 44 points and the Nasdaq was up 285 points or one and a half percent. It's NPR News.
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Consumers will start seeing further relief in their borrowing costs. The Federal Reserve has again lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point. Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the areas that should be cooling are doing just that and the overall economy strong.
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The Israeli military says it has sentenced a soldier to seven months' imprisonment for abusing Palestinians detained during the war in Gaza. It's the first time Israel has convicted a soldier for conduct in this war, as NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. More than two million federal workers now have a few more days to decide whether to take the Trump administration up on its offer to stay on the job or leave now with nearly eight months of pay. Today, a federal judge in Boston pushed back tonight's midnight deadline to at least Monday.
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U.S. stocks have ended the day mixed. The Dow closed down 125 points. This is NPR News. The Justice Department is suing Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago for allegedly standing in the way of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. After he returned to office, Trump took executive actions in line with his pledge of mass deportations and stronger border security.
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People shopping for homes are finding lower mortgage rates this week. The finance giant Freddie Mac reports the average fixed rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.89%. marking a third straight week of declines. Meanwhile, the rate on 15-year loans, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance, was just over 6% this week. For some, Sunday is Super Bowl. For others, it is actually Superb Owl.
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NPR's Joe Hernandez reports on how an online typo spawned numerous internet memes and actually got more people, including football-loving fans, into birding.
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Meanwhile, groups are suing over the administration's deferred resignation program. Max Steer, head of the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, says Trump's actions targeting government workers will have far-reaching consequences for the American public.
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Max Steyer speaking to NPR's Here and Now. A federal judge is ordering the government to limit access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment system. NPR's Shannon Bond reports unions representing federal workers sued the Treasury over fear sensitive data are being shared with the Trump administration's government cost-cutting team, helmed by tech mogul Elon Musk.
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NPR's Kat Lohnsdorf. The American Gaming Association says nearly one and a half billion dollars in legal bets are expected to be placed during Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports with the game just days away, health experts are warning about the dangers of problem gambling.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily paused the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer to millions of federal employees. NPR's Andrea, she reports the decision means federal workers no longer face a deadline today to decide whether to stay or go.
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The Justice Department suing Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago for allegedly standing in the way of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. From Washington, this is NPR News. The California utility company says its equipment likely started a wildfire in Los Angeles the same day two other major fires erupted in the area January.
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Today, Southern California Edison admitted to playing a role in the Hearst fire. Possibly that blaze did not destroy any structures or result in deaths. However, the two larger ones, the Palisades and Eaton fires, caused widespread destruction of homes and other structures and claimed at least 29 lives.
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NASA's orbiting Space Telescope, which seeks to shed light on the mysteries of our universe, has landed a bullseye. NPR's Emmy-held reports astronomers are investigating the discovery of what they call a gargantuan galaxy.
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U.S. stocks trading lower this hour. The Dow is down 227 points. It's NPR News.
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On Truth Social today, President Trump doubled down on proposals the Gaza Strip be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. From Ramallah, NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports Trump has also alluded to an upcoming announcement about the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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The Justice Department is taking new action on immigration policies often referred to as sanctuary laws. NPR's Joel Rose with details.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. More than two million federal workers will get at least a few more days to decide whether they should take the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer under a federal judge's ruling in Boston today. The judge has pushed the midnight deadline to at least Monday. The court's directing the administration to notify employees by close of business today.
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A UCLA report on the Los Angeles area wildfires finds this could be California's most expensive series of wildfires to date, in large part because of where they happen. Here's Capratis Manolis-Akaida.
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President Trump has stocked his second administration full of former Fox News personalities, but one member of the Trump family is headed in the other direction. NPR's David Fokenflik reports a hiring demonstrates the hand-in-glove dynamic of the White House and the conservative network.
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In Australia, scientists have announced a major advance in their mission to preserve endangered marsupial species such as koalas and Tasmanian devils. Researchers at the University of Queensland say they have successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilization. Now, the kangaroos in the trial are not endangered.
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However, they have contributed to what scientists have called a breakthrough in Australia's conservation effort. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 174 points at 44,698. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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Under an order to end remote work arrangements and shrink government spending, the Office of Personnel Management offered 2.3 million workers the option of quitting now while retaining pay and benefits through September, although the pay timeline's in question since funding for most federal agencies expires in the middle of next month.
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This morning, President Trump joined the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, where he talked about rooting out anti-Christian bias.
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The warning is now over, but the National Weather Service says it's the first time non-coastal parts of San Francisco have ever been under a tornado warning. Radar showed a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado with winds of 45 miles per hour. Dalton Barringer is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
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Barringer said San Francisco Airport measured an 83-mile-per-hour wind gust early Saturday morning. For NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sara.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House says it has closed its investigation into how a journalist was invited into a group chat of high-ranking officials discussing strike plans. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports the White House did not offer any details of what it found.
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Republicans in Tennessee want public schools to be able to refuse enrollment to children without legal immigration status. Mariana Bacayau of Member Station WPLN with details.
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Latest in Dogecats, the Institute of Museum and Library Services is placing its staff on administrative leave. This is NPR News. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is barred from running for office for five years and is highly unlikely to run for president in 2027.
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In a ruling that has sent shockwaves through French politics today, a Paris court found Le Pen guilty of embezzling millions in EU money to fund her national rally party. She was sentenced to four years in prison, two suspended. Le Pen has vowed to appeal the verdict. Nine other individuals were also convicted in the case.
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A Chinese company is planning the largest human trial yet for implanting computer chips into human brains. They've inserted a wireless chip into the brains of three people so far. and are planning a clinical trial with 50 people by 2026. NPR's Emily Fang has more.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average has closed up 417 points, or 1%, to end at 42,001. The Nasdaq was down 23 points. S&P was up 30. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams have held their first news conference since they got back home from the International Space Station nearly two weeks ago. They had traveled to the ISS on a test flight of Boeing's Starliner, part of NASA's commercial spaceflight program.
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The plan was eight days, but they ended up staying more than nine months after Starliner experienced a series of problems and the call was made to get it back to Earth without its crew. In order for Williams and Wilmore to hitch a ride home on SpaceX's Crew-9 Dragon capsule, two other astronauts, Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson, had to give up their seats.
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Today, Williams was asked about the hugs she gave Cardman when she first got off the plane in Houston.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump held a cabinet meeting at the White House where his cabinet leaders praised him for his early moves on trade, inflation, and immigration. Here's NPR's Mara Lyson.
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Stocks rallied today on hopes that fallout from the president's trade war may not be as damaging as feared. Here's NPR's Scott Horsley.
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That's NPR's Scott Horsley. It's NPR News. President Trump's promoted his personal attorney to a senior role at the Justice Department. Alina Haba has been named interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, her home state. On Truth Social, Trump says Haba will succeed John Giordano, who has been named as ambassador to Namibia. Each spring, the sky comes alive near the tiny town of Choteau, Montana.
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Huge flocks of migrating geese, swans, and other birds swoop in for a rest on their long migration to summer in the Arctic Circle. Montana Public Radio's Ellis Julin takes us there for the annual Wild Wings Festival.
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U.S. stocks end the day higher. The Dow closed up nearly 600 points or 1.4 percent to settle at 42,583. The Nasdaq closed up more than 2 percent. The S&P was up more than 1.5 percent. It's NPR.
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The White House says it's investigating after The Atlantic's editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, reported that he was mistakenly included in a text group chat about U.S. military plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen over a week ago. National Security Council spokesman says the administration's reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the text chain.
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More than 100,000 Israelis took to the streets in protest across the country over the weekend, according to event organizers. They protested a return to war against Hamas in Gaza, calling for talks to continue that would lead to a deal to release the remaining hostages held there. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports more protests are expected throughout the week.
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Parents can help their teenagers by talking to them about what they're watching online. That's a recommendation from a new report about screens and teens from the American Psychological Association. Here's NPR's Katie Riddle.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House is defending the recent deportation of 261 individuals to El Salvador. The administration claims they're members of violent gangs. A judge issued a written order over the weekend to try to get the plane turned around, but the White House says the planes took off before the order was entered.
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From Washington, this is NPR News. Forever 21 has declared bankruptcy for the second time. The fast fashion chain was once a formidable anchor for American malls nationwide. It first went bankrupt five years ago and has been a shell of its former self since then. More from NPR's Alina Selyuch.
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This is the day of shamrocked top hats, caps and all other green apparel. As people around the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades from Dublin and London to Savannah and New York City. New York City where the Emerald Society of the NYPD marched down Fifth Avenue to loud cheers. The event was expected to draw millions of people. U.S.
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stocks have ended the day mostly higher with the Dow up more than 400 points at last check. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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There is an emergency hearing on the case in about an hour. NPR's Deepa Shivaram has the latest.
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President Trump says he will speak with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, tomorrow. The Trump administration continues to pursue a ceasefire deal in Ukraine. Trump has said he is cautiously optimistic about a peace deal. NPR's Charles Main says that's despite a list of concerns that Putin raised about the ceasefire plan.
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As chair of the Performing Arts Center's board, Trump says he plans to get more involved in its programs. Here's NPR's Elizabeth Blair.
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A Chinese automaker has unveiled a new battery system that the company claims can recharge as quickly as a gas car can refuel. Carmakers around the globe have been working to make electric vehicles charge faster and drive longer. More from NPR's Camilla Dominovsky.
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U.S. stocks trading higher this hour. The Dow now up 462 points or more than 1%. This is NPR. Angola is scheduled to host direct peace talks tomorrow. between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23, the Rwandan-backed rebel group that has captured key areas of eastern Congo. However, M23 now says it is boycotting because of sanctions the European Union announced today.
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25,000 runners from around the world raced through the streets of Los Angeles yesterday for the 40th running of the L.A. Marathon. Elise Hu reports this community-wide event felt especially meaningful after the disastrous wildfires in January.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House is defending the deportations of 261 people despite a federal court order against the transfers over the weekend. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says the deportations were a counterterrorism operation against Trenda Aragua, the gang that President Trump designated as a foreign terrorist group last month.
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Levitt addressed questions about whether a verbal order carries the same weight as a written order. An emergency hearing in that case is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern. At that White House press briefing today, Levitt also echoed President Trump's claims that Biden-era pardons
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including those for lawmakers on the House Select Committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol, are, quote, void because they were signed via auto pen. Without providing evidence, Levitt suggested that former President Biden's aides might have signed his name to documents without his permission. Trump will visit the Kennedy Center this afternoon.
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President Trump's gutting a federal agency that oversees homelessness policy. A White House memo says the agency is no longer needed even though homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year. Here's NPR's Jennifer Lunn.
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It's a very green day across the country. The annual St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. Many people decked out in green. The event expected to draw millions of spectators to New York City's Fifth Avenue and other cities today. Tens of thousands turned out for celebrations in London. The Princess of Wales got in on the fun.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House denies that it ignored a judge's order to temporarily halt deportations. The Trump administration invoked an 18th century wartime law to transfer hundreds of immigrants alleged to be Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. But the American Civil Liberties Union accuses the administration of flouting due process.
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As the BBC describes it, Catherine sipped half a pint of Guinness as she celebrated St. Patrick's Day with the Irish guards. She missed last year's festivities after she was diagnosed with cancer. March madness is here. The women's college basketball tournament tips off this week.
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South Carolina and its head coach are looking to defend last year's title, but NPR's Becky Sullivan reports they have tough competition this year.
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stocks higher this hour. The Dow up more than 400 points now or more than 1% at 41,912. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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The deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants Rights Project, Lee Glert, tells MSNBC the plaintiffs raised several questions in a filing overnight.
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Clarence says fundamentally the case is about the separation of powers, and as he sees it, the administration, quote, thumbing their nose at Congress and the courts, end quote. Mediators from Egypt and Qatar are working to negotiate a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas designed to win the release of more hostages in Gaza.
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NPR's Daniel Estrin reports disputes remain on the numbers of hostages to be released and how to reach a permanent end to the conflict.
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Multiple fires exacerbated by drought conditions are burning in New Jersey and New York. One of them, the 5,000-acre Jennings Creek wildfire, is now 20 percent contained. Emergency crews have been navigating terrain covered by fallen leaves that could mask potential fire risks. Here's Incident Commander Brian Gallagher.
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Meanwhile, northwest of Los Angeles, crews are busy trying to fully contain the mountain fire. The more than 20,000 acre blaze is said to be 36 percent contained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 304 points, or more than half a percent, ending the day at 44,293. It's NPR News. Stargazers may notice bright streaks in the night sky in the coming hours.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports Miller is expected to play a big role in drafting and implementing Trump's immigration agenda.
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NPR's Shonda Lees-Duster reports the north torrid meteor shower will peak tonight.
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NPR's Shondalese Duster reporting. Detroit will soon become the largest U.S. city to accept cryptocurrency as payment for property taxes and other city fees. Brianna Tinsley of member station WDET has details.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 304 points at the close. The S&P closed up 5 and the Nasdaq was up 12 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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Underscoring Trump's sweeping border security plans, a president-elect has selected former ICE acting chief Tom Homan, one of the key players behind the family separation policy during Trump's first term, to be his border czar.
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Trump's nominating former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin to head up the Environmental Protection Agency, where the president-elect's pledged to roll back Biden-era regulations. Trump's expected agenda looms over climate crisis talks at COP26. 9 in Azerbaijan. Here's NPR's Jeff Brady.
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The November US elections resulted in a record number of women who will serve as governors in the US.
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Harriet Tubman is now being recognized as a one-star brigadier general in Maryland's National Guard. A ceremony was held this Veterans Day during which Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of general in her home state. The legendary abolitionist was the first woman to oversee a U.S. military operation during wartime. Here's Governor Wes Moore.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Nearly a week since the election, President-elect Trump's filling more key posts in his incoming administration include Border Czar, Trump's former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Chief Tom Homan. Homan will be tasked with carrying out Trump's plan of mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants.
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Morris said, quote, today we celebrate one of the greatest authors of the American story. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up more than 300 points at 44,298. It's NPR News. Under the first Trump term, the GOP repeatedly tried and failed to dismantle Obamacare. NPR's Selena Simmons-Stefan reports on what the party's up against if it tries again.
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NPR's Selena Simmons-Stefan reporting. The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books over the weekend that were, quote, "...removed or discontinued from districts throughout the state last school year." That's an increase of nearly 400 books from the list they released a year ago. Central Florida Public Media's Danielle Pryor has more.
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And Trump's nominating Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for U.S. ambassador to the U.N., signaling Trump's pledge to... to strongly support Israel on the world stage against criticism of the war in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a delay in his corruption trial at home due to Israel's expanding Mideast wars.
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Haiti's transitional government has decided to oust the prime minister and appoint a new one. And Pierre Zeta-Peralta reports a prime minister says they don't have the authority to fire him.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The country is celebrating America's veterans today and remembering fallen service members. taps at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The Veterans Day ceremony was President Biden's final as Commander-in-Chief. He took the occasion to remember his late son, Beau, who died of cancer in 2015.
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This is NPR. Political upheavals playing out in Serbia, where the government's facing public backlash over The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station earlier this month. Protesters rallied today in Belgrade, demanding arrests and resignations of top officials. They blame the collapse that killed 14 people on widespread corruption and shoddy renovation of the building in Novi Sad.
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Some resolution in Japan today. Prime Minister Shigeru Ueshiba will remain in power. He survived a parliamentary runoff vote, even though his coalition lost its majority in the lower house last month. Here's NPR's Anthony Kuhn.
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COP 29, the UN's annual climate conference, is underway in Azerbaijan. The delegations will take the next two weeks to try to reach climate action agreements, including growing a fund to help developing countries the most vulnerable to climate change offset the impacts of pollution caused by the wealthiest countries on the planet. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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Vice President Harris joined Biden to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. It was their first public appearance together since Harris lost the election. President-elect Donald Trump has announced his administration's border czar. His name is Tom Homan, the former acting director of the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration.
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Near the White House, the deconstruction of the area known as Black Lives Matter Plaza is underway. Nearly five years ago, a crew painted Black Lives Matter in a massive yellow lettering that spanned two city blocks in clear view of the White House.
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It was a tribute to the impact of George Floyd, a black man whose death at the hands of law enforcement resulted in racial justice protests around the globe. Under pressure from the Trump White House and some congressional Republicans, D.C. began dismantling the plaza this morning.
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The new district attorney for Los Angeles, Nathan Hockman, says he will not support the resentencing of Lyle and Eric Menendez. The siblings gained notoriety after they murdered their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. They've waged a decades-long battle to be released from prison, claiming sexual abuse. But the DA says the brothers have repeatedly lied.
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Hockman noted, though, that California Governor Gavin Newsom has the final say.
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The Menendez brothers, who are now in their 50s, are serving a life sentence. The Dow's closed down nearly 900 points or more than 2 percent. It's NPR News. A powerful tornado tore through portions of central Florida this morning.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Stocks fell sharply today as investors prepare for a rocky economic ride. NPR's Scott Horsley reports all of the major stock indices extended their big losses from last week as the Trump administration prepares to slap 25 percent tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
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Local media report the twister touched down along the busy I-4 corridor in Lake Mary in Longwood and caused significant damage, partially collapsing a home and flipping over vehicles. The mortgage lender Rocket Companies plans to take over Redfin in an all-stock deal. The Associated Press reports it's valued at $1.75 billion.
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The deal gives one of the country's largest mortgage lenders an in-house network of more than 2,000 real estate agents across Florida. more than half the country, as well as Redfin's popular home and rental housing listings platform. To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Johann Strauss II and his most famous composition, the Blue Danube will be beamed into space.
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A collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the live performance will be transmitted into the cosmos in May. Jeff Lunden with details.
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The Dow's closed down more than 2 percent, S&P 500 off 2.7 percent, and the Nasdaq has closed down 4 percent. NASA has laid off its chief scientist. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports her position was deemed redundant as part of larger staffing cuts at the agency.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees a lump sum to leave their jobs. NPR's Selina Simmons-Deffen reports employees are being offered up to $25,000.
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The Los Angeles District Attorney says he will not support the resentencing of Lyle and Eric Menendez, who are imprisoned for murdering their parents in 1989. Today, the DA, Nathan Hockman, said the siblings have repeatedly lied about why they committed the crime. The Menendez brothers maintain they killed their parents in self-defense. Hockman says that the evidence doesn't add up.
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From Washington, this is NPR News. The British Coast Guard says 37 people have been rescued from burning wreckage in the North Sea after a collision between a chemical tanker and a container ship. Authorities say survivors are in good condition. One person was hospitalized.
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NPR's Lauren Frayer reporting. Scientists have developed a system that restores a sense of touch, as well as movement, to people living with paralysis. NPR reports on a project at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research on Long Island. Here's John Hamilton.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. We're still seeing a steep drop in U.S. stocks this hour. The Dow has tumbled more than 1,000 points or 2.4 percent. The S&P down more than 3 percent and the Nasdaq has fallen 4.6 percent. This as President Trump does not seem to be ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.
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He was asked about it on Air Force One yesterday, and he said there's a period of transition, but in the long run, he says the economy will be the better for it. Trump says he is still moving ahead with reciprocal tariffs next month, and that might just be the beginning. The premier of Ontario, Canada, has announced that the province will begin charging 25% more for electricity to three U.S.
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states. Premier Doug Ford says the move is in response to Trump's tariffs. Here's NPR's Jackie Northam.
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Trade war escalation between the world's two biggest economies. Trump says he is holding tariff negotiations with a number of countries. He secured this commitment today at the White House from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Netanyahu, who relies on Trump's backing for Israel's operations in Gaza, says his country also plans to eliminate a variety of trade barriers. The Trump administration had imposed a 17 percent tariff on Israel. Stocks swung wildly today as investors looked for signs of a possible ceasefire in President Trump's trade war. Here's NPR's Scott Horsley.
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The Dow has closed down 349 points, or nearly 1%. This is NPR News. Swollen rivers and floods threaten parts of the southern and midwestern U.S. where communities are recovering from enormous amounts of rainfall and tornado damage inflicted in recent days. At least 20 deaths are now linked to storms that have rolled through multiple states since last week.
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Forecasters have warned flooding may persist for days, including in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. A Texas biotech company says it has created creatures with key features of an extinct species, dire wolf. Here's NPR's Rob Stein.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. It has been a volatile day on Wall Street. We'll have more on President Trump's tariffs and market reaction. But first, the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, has paused a court order that imposed a midnight deadline for the administration to return a Maryland man.
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Recapping our top story, the Supreme Court has stayed in order from a Maryland federal judge that had given the Trump administration until the end of the day to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News in Washington.
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NPR's Jasmine Garz reports Kilmar Abrego-Garcia was mistakenly deported to a mega prison in El Salvador.
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NPR's Jasmine Garz. President Trump's pushing back at the global resistance to tariffs.
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Trump defending his latest threat to drive up the U.S. tariff on Chinese goods.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A new inflation reports coming out this week in the middle of worldwide market anxiety over President Trump's use of tariffs that he argues will make U.S. manufacturing far more competitive. And PR's Rafael Nam's monitoring the volatility in the U.S. markets.
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NPR's Domenico Montanar reporting. Across the United States, hundreds of affordable housing renovations are at risk after the Trump administration froze a billion-dollar program. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the program's goal was to make older places more livable and energy efficient.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down nearly 400 points, or more than 1%, at 37,934. It's NPR News. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. NPR's Maria Godoy reports new research finds regular exercise can help survivors live longer.
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The residents of Birmingham, England, are facing another day of rubbish and rats. Rats bigger than cats, as one apparently vexed resident tells CNN. Today, garbage collectors in the city tried and again failed to reach a labor agreement. They're expected to try again tomorrow.
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For now, streets in the city of more than a million residents are lined with overflowing trash bins, growing piles of rotting garbage, and a stink for the ages. U.S. stocks lower. The Dow is down 409 points, or more than 1 percent at 37,905. It's NPR News.
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President Trump's sweeping government cuts and tariffs have ignited mass protests in the streets and fears are rippling through financial circles. But NPR's Domenico Montanaro reports Trump is holding the line.
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The Trump administration is forming a special team to investigate complaints against transgender athletes. The government says it is receiving an increasing number of complaints from female athletes. More from NPR's Kristen Wright.
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From Washington, this is NPR News. Swollen rivers and floods threaten parts of the southern and midwestern United States where communities are recovering from enormous amounts of rainfall and tornado damage in some parts inflicted in recent days. At least 20 deaths are now linked to storms that have rolled through multiple states since last week.
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Forecasters have warned flooding may persist for days, including in Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. Advocates for wastewater recycling say the technology could make a dent in water shortages across the western U.S. However, some states are lagging behind. From Eversation KUNC, Alex Hager with details.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Against the backdrop of market volatility, more than half a dozen Republican senators have signed onto legislation to try to rein in President Trump's tariffs. NPR's Claudia Grisales reports the bill is being led by a Senate Democrat.
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After seeing a decline by hundreds of points, the Dow is now down 132 points at 38,182. The Nasdaq is up 140 points, or nearly 1%. This is NPR.
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We see cutting into steep losses. The Dow is now down 133 points. The S&P is up 21 points and the Nasdaq has gained nearly 150 points, up roughly 1 percent. Tariffs topped the agenda during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House today. NPR's Hadil Al-Shalji is following developments from Tel Aviv.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also disputed the reports about a highly classified briefing with Musk. Hegseth said he held an informal meeting with Musk in his office. Israel says it will annex parts of Gaza, warning Hamas that the longer it does not release hostages, the more territory Israel will take.
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That's as Israel has continued airstrikes there since it broke the ceasefire earlier this week. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff has more on the latest remarks from Defense Minister Israel Katz.
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Some planes are flying again at Britain's Heathrow Airport after Europe's busiest flight hub was completely shut down by a substation fire and power outage. This is NPR News. Health officials in West Texas are reporting at least 309 cases of measles now, including a measles-related death. New Mexico has also raised its tally to 42.
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A tally in the two states and other places across the United States is more than what had been reported nationwide for all of last year. Local health officials have been urging people to get vaccinated against the highly contagious disease. Pharmacies in Texas and New Mexico say they have seen the increase in vaccinations. Today is the first ever World Glacier Day, sponsored by the United Nations.
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It is meant to draw attention to the role glaciers play nationally. in ecosystems, and for people around the world. NPR's Jacob Fenston reports they're under grave threat due to climate change.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says his administration will pass responsibility for the federal student loans from the Department of Education to the Small Business Administration. NPR's Frank Ordonez reports Trump says the change will take effect immediately.
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The Dow's closed up 32 points to end the day at 41,985. I'm Lakshmi Singh in PR News in Washington.
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The president says his close advisor on government cuts, Elon Musk, will not receive classified briefings on China. At the White House today, Trump was asked about reports that the Pentagon planned a brief musk about military plans for a possible war with China. Trump said he would not show it to the billionaire businessman or anyone else.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is directing the Small Business Administration to take over the Department of Education's federal student loans program. The administration's begun the process of dismantling the education department, though its abolishment would require congressional approval. President Trump has again aired his displeasure with one of the U.S.
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Ukraine and Russia are accusing each other of continuing to attack energy infrastructure. This comes ahead of ceasefire talks that are supposed to take place soon in Saudi Arabia. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports Ukraine says Russia also shelled civilian areas in two regions overnight.
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The federal government says that Maryland authorities failed to conduct critical tests on the Francis Scott Key Bridge before it collapsed last year. It was struck by a ship. The National Transportation Safety Board is warning that other U.S. bridges need to be checked for vulnerability. As mortgage rates ease, more people sold their homes in February.
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The National Association of Realtors is reporting a more than 4% increase in existing home sales from January. Compared to a year ago, sales fell by more than 1%. Scientists say new research hints at how the universe could end and it involves dark energy. NPR's Shonda Lee Duster reports.
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Trump at the White House today. This weekend, Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to trigger the process for an early parliamentary election next month. Carney has said he is ready to meet with Trump if he shows respect for Canadian sovereignty. The White House confirms Johnson & Johnson's plan to spend more than $55 billion to build four plants in the U.S.
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The drug companies promise to boost domestic investments in manufacturing, research and development. President Trump's threat of tariffs has compelled a number of companies to expand their manufacturing operations on U.S. soil.
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Two progressive members of Congress, a Democrat and an Independent, are calling for the Democratic Party to be more forceful in its pushback against President Trump's agenda. Here's NPR's Stephen Fowler.
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Wrapping up a visit to Canada where he took part in a G7 meeting, Secretary Rubio says it's been a good week on the diplomatic front.
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Rubio says the administration will decide on its next steps after consulting with Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Asked if the U.S. should trust Putin, Rubio called it an irrelevant question, adding, quote, this is not a reality show. It's not about personalities. It's about doing things to end the war.
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Rubio addressing reporters following the G7 meeting in Canada, his remarks coming weeks after the public blowout at the White House between Presidents Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, as Zelensky warned that the Kremlin cannot be trusted to comply with a peace deal, but Ukraine recently agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal.
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Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who occupied a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring. NPR's Ava Pukach reports Columbia officials have also confirmed that agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were on campus last night.
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U.S. stocks trading higher this hour with the Dow up 500. 53 points or more than 1%. At 41,368, the Nasdaq is up more than 2%. This is NPR News. A Herculean achievement is being celebrated in Alaska today. Alaska's new soar is capturing a champion finish at the longest ever Iditarod. Ten dogs led by Hercules and Polar pulled musher Jesse Holmes across the finish line early this morning.
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They completed a more than 1,100 mile journey in 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds. Senator Lisa Murkowski spoke proudly about it on the floor of the U.S. Senate and dropped some info a lot of people might not know when it comes to braving the Alaska wilderness day and night. Mushers put their dogs' needs first.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Kremlin confirms Russian President Vladimir Putin has met White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow. NPR's Charles Mains reports they discussed a U.S.-negotiated temporary ceasefire proposal for Ukraine.
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The race started further away this year in Fairbanks, ending in Nome. So far, the weather forecast looks favorable for tonight's launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral. After a delay two days ago, NASA and SpaceX are hoping to finally send up four crew members from the U.S., Japan and Russia to the International Space Station.
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They'll replace four other ISS crew members, including astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sonny Williams. Technical issues with the Boeing Starliner turned what was supposed to be a week-long stay for the duo into nine months. The Nasdaq is up 384 points. The Dow has climbed 563. It's NPR.
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Wherever you put your eye to the horizon, it's the same. Destruction everywhere.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. He says the U.S. and Russia will probably convene talks this weekend.
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Rubio, following the G7 gathering in Canada today, the country swore in a new prime minister. Mark Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau in guiding his country through the next four years of working with the Trump administration. So far, Trump has threatened or imposed higher tariffs on Canadian goods. He's also repeatedly expressed a wish to make Canada the 51st U.S. state.
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Canada's new foreign affairs minister sent a blunt message to her American counterpart declaring Canada's sovereignty is not up for debate. Hamas says it is willing to release the one remaining living Israeli-American hostage, along with the bodies of four other dual national Americans. They've been held in Gaza since the October 2023 attack on Israel.
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The militant group made the announcement online on its Telegram channel. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has the latest.
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This is NPR News. A Senate confirmation hearing is being held for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV personality whom President Trump selected to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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But critics have raised conflict of interest concerns because of Dr. Oz's personal financial gains from the same industry he'll be tasked with helping to oversee if confirmed. It was not the night out one might expect while attending a concert by the National Symphony Orchestra.
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NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports the vice president and second lady made an appearance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and were booed.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Trump administration is appealing this week's court rulings that reverse some of the mass firings of probationary federal workers. Meanwhile, federal agencies are still proceeding with plans for large-scale reductions in their workforces. Here's NPR's Stephen Fowler.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. 's engagement with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been positive and productive. He says the two sides will probably convene this weekend to keep talking about ending Russia's more than three-year-old war in Ukraine.
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A Tennessee bill challenging federal education rights is one step closer to becoming law. It has narrowly passed the state Senate. For Member Station WPLN, Mariana Bacaya reports the measure would allow schools to deny students who do not have legal status in the U.S.
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U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour. Part of the highs and lows this week in the wake of President Trump's tariffs policy and a trade war with China. Beijing slapping a 125 percent tariff on American goods after Washington pushed up its levies on Chinese imports to 145 percent. Dow's up one and a half percent. It's NPR.
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Families in the Dominican Republic are waiting to receive the remains of loved ones who were among more than 200 people killed early Tuesday after a nightclub roof collapsed on them. As the Associated Press describes it, heavy rain fell as dozens of people waited outside today at a forensics institute for bodies to be released.
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Some of the victims were part of the Major League Baseball family, including veterans Octavio Dottel and Tony Blanco. A small plane carrying three people crashed this morning near Boca Raton Airport in South Florida. Wilkheim Brutus of member station WLRN reports everyone on board was killed.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House is pressuring thousands of migrants deemed to be in the U.S. without legal status to self-deport by revoking their Social Security numbers. That means cutting off people's access to employment, bank accounts and other basic financial services.
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The CDC is reporting the overall number of measles cases in the U.S. exceeds 700. Dozens of states have reported infections, the largest outbreak in Texas. Measles is highly contagious but has largely been contained through vaccinations. However, a third death of an unvaccinated person was recently reported.
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The administration confirms its use of a tactic that includes placing the names of living immigrants to Social Security's death master file, which had long been used to ID recipients who should no longer get benefits because they're dead. But critics say the latest enforcement is extreme. They warn U.S. citizens and others legally residing in the U.S. could also be swept up.
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The administration's already accused of mistakenly deporting a number of people to Central America last month including a Maryland man the White House admits was deported as a result of an administrative error. White House envoy Steve Witkoff's in Russia for meetings with top Kremlin officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Visit unannounced.
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President Trump is urging Russia to take steps to make peace in Ukraine. Here's NPR's Charles Maines.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump denies Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Doge architect Elon Musk are feuding.
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The Trump administration revived its old practice of putting entire families in immigration detention. NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports a policy was ended during the Biden administration.
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In a video posted on Fox News, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accuses two people of leaking immigration enforcement operations. She says the unauthorized disclosures put law enforcement lives in jeopardy. Fox quotes DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin in reporting the two alleged offenders, who have not yet been publicly ID'd, are expected to face charges. This is NPR News.
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The big jobs report is out. The Labor Department saying that in February, the economy gained 151,000 jobs, falling short of the 160,000 to 170,000 job gains widely projected. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1% last month. The government's also revising previous estimates down in January to 125,000, up in December to 323,000.
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A Houston-based company says its mission to land on the surface of the moon ended early. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports the lander fell over.
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During an Oval Office Q&A with the media, President Trump shot down a question stemming from a New York Times report of an explosive cabinet room meeting where Rubio and other agency heads clashed with a billionaire entrepreneur. The Times reports must complain Rubio had not fired anyone despite orders for sweeping cuts across federal government.
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U.S. stocks ended the day higher. The Dow closed up 222 points or more than half a percent to settle at 42,801. This is NPR.
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In about two hours, South Carolina is expected to execute 67-year-old Brad Sigmund by firing squad, a method that has never been used in the state and that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years. South Carolina Public Radio's Mayan Schechter has more.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Hours after he threatened Russia with sanctions and tariffs until it reaches a ceasefire with Ukraine, President Trump says he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war.
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Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced plans for every adult male to receive military training in response to Europe's changing security situation. Esme Nicholson reports Poland is increasingly anxious about Russia without U.S. support for Ukraine.
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US stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 167 points at last check at 42,746. This is NPR News. French police say they have moved an unexploded World War II-era bomb into a hole and disposal experts destroyed its fuse. Authorities in Paris say the half-ton British-made bomb could have caused major damage had it exploded.
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It was dug up overnight near train tracks north of Paris during maintenance work. Its discovery prompted officials to shut down transportation systems that affected hundreds of thousands of people, both rail travelers and motorists. Tens of thousands of worshippers prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem today to mark the first Friday prayers of Ramadan this year.
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That's despite restrictions Israel had placed on Palestinians leaving the occupied West Bank to pray. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants security guarantees. He says Putin has reneged on peace commitments before and will do it again. During a Q&A with reporters in the Oval Office today, President Trump defended his on-again, off-again approach to tariffs. There will always be changes and adjustments, he says.
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Trump's threatened to impose reciprocal tariffs targeting Canada's dairy and lumber sectors. maybe as early as today, after he announced a one-month reprieve from tariffs on certain imports. On the monthly jobs report, Trump claimed the numbers were better than the media had projected. They actually came in below analysts' expectations, but the job gains in February were still strong.
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. economy gained 151,000 jobs in February. Analysts say short of expectations, but still strong. President Trump's reaction at the Oval Office today.
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Today marks 60 years since members of law enforcement attacked civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, in what has become known as Bloody Sunday. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the violence that day shocked the nation and helped win support for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 232 points. This is NPR News. A private lunar lander is no longer operational after it landed sideways near the moon's south pole yesterday. The private company Intuitive Missions made the announcement, marking the second time in less than two years that it had a lander get to the moon but fall over.
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The latest spacecraft, named Athena, missed its mark by more than 800 feet and ended up in Frigid Crater. It activated some experiments and beamed back pictures to Earth, then it stopped working. NASA paid $62 million to Intuitive Machines to get its three experiments to the moon. Call him DJ Royal Chuck. King Charles III is launching an Apple Music playlist of his favorite songs.
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It drops Monday to mark Commonwealth Day. That's a 56-member group of countries that includes many former British colonies. NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from London.
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All major market indices are up roughly half a percent. You're listening to NPR News.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bestin spoke to CNBC this morning about what the administration sees as an economy addicted to public spending. He warns the economy could slow as it goes through what he describes as a detox period of transition from public to more private spending. The White House is hosting the first cryptocurrency summit today.
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NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports the event is taking place after Trump signed an executive order creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve.