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Chapter 1: Why should you listen to the Up First podcast from NPR?
Hey, it's A. Martinez. A lot of short daily news podcasts focus on one story, but sometimes you need un poquito mas. For Up First on NPR, we bring you the three top world headlines every single day in under 15 minutes because no one story can capture all that's happening en este mundo tan grande on any given morning. So listen to the Up First podcast from NPR.
Chapter 2: What is causing the steep drop in U.S. stocks?
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.
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.
Chapter 3: How is Ontario responding to U.S. tariffs under Trump?
states. Premier Doug Ford says the move is in response to Trump's tariffs. Here's NPR's Jackie Northam.
Premier Doug Ford says a decision to place tariffs on Ontario electricity will affect 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, New York and Minnesota, and that he could turn off the electricity completely if President Trump escalates his tariff war. Early last week, Trump slapped 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, then suspended them for a month. Ford says Ontario's tariffs on the U.S.
will stay in place until Trump completely abandons the trade war. Ford has also ordered all American alcohol off store shelves and banned U.S. companies from bidding on Ontario government contracts. Jackie Northam, NPR News.
Chapter 4: What changes are happening in the Department of Health and Human Services?
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.
On Friday, federal health agency workers received an unsigned email with a buyout offer. The email was obtained by NPR. The subject line read, please read immediately. It set a deadline of Friday, March 14th to decide whether to take the buyout. It mentioned the same deadline for workers to choose early retirement.
Workers can receive up to $25,000 in a lump sum, although if they work for the federal government again within five years, they have to pay the full amount back. The Social Security Administration announced a similar offer to employees on its website, and the Department of Education has reportedly sent similar emails.
The Department of Health and Human Services did not respond to NPR's request for details about the program. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.
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.
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.
from northern England says the concern is now ecological. One of the ships involved in the collision is a U.S.-flagged tanker that was carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, fuel which is now leaking into the sea. TV footage shows thick black smoke, firefighting helicopters and lifeboats.
This is happening in a busy North Sea waterway with shipping traffic between England, the Netherlands and Germany.
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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