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China slams Trump's trade investigation, as it approves a 5-year economic plan

Delegates including Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) stand as the national anthem is sung during the closing session of the National People

China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.

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NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch

NASA employees brief the media on Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. about the delayed Artemis II mission. The news conference focused on revisions and fixes being done to the rocket components.

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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Fear of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz could further slow the flow of oil

A handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier

Attacks by Iran have already nearly halted the flow of oil through the vital waterway as commercial ship crews fear being hit by missiles, drones or mines.

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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, ATF official says

Law enforcement respond near Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Mich.

Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged the threat" that apparently started with a vehicle ramming into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

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Suspect in attack at Michigan synagogue is dead, officials say

Law enforcement responds near Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., following reports of an active shooter on Thursday.

Security officers at Temple Israel had "engaged with the suspect" after a vehicle rammed into the building, according to Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard.

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This tale of a Chicago school book ban was inspired by true events

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Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools.

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Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group tries to win higher payments for insurers

Medicare Advantage Majority has spent more than $3.1 million on hundreds of Facebook ads since September 2024, according to Facebook

What appeared to be a surge of grassroots support for higher Medicare Advantage payments was actually driven by a pro-industry group.

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Senate passes bipartisan housing bill targeting large investors and easing regulations

Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) chats with ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs during a hearing to "examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress" on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The senators are cosponsors of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act would ban large investors from buying up single-family homes.

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This reporter went bust while covering America's sports betting boom

Americans are betting on sports, elections, award shows and even military actions. The Atlantic writer McKay Coppins bet $10k from his employer in his investigation of this gambling world.

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Chilean Smiljan Radić Clarke wins architecture's highest honor

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The Pritzker Prize was awarded Thursday. "In every work, he is able to answer with radical originality, making the unobvious obvious," said fellow Chilean architect and prize chair Alejandro Aravena.

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El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures

Federal weather scientists say a strong El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop later this year. El Niño years can bring hotter temperatures, more extreme droughts and more intense rainfall.

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

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U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11, with one of the vessels in flames as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy economy into crisis.

Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 165 people.

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'Songs from the Hole': The story behind JJ'88's documentary and visual album

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The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.

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Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf

Smoke and flame rise from buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut

Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.

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Iran's supreme leader issues his first statement as war with U.S. and Israel rages

Smoke and flame rise from buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut

Iran's state media broadcast what it said was a public statement by Mojtaba Khamenei, as Day 13 of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran rages.

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Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

Bhavin Misra and his son, Rumi, attach a solar panel while assembling a plug-in solar kit at their home in Houston.

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

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Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing voters who want money spent at home

President Trump leaves after a press conference in Miami on Monday. Many of the questions asked focused on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

Swing voters who helped reelect President Trump in 2024 don't support his decision to go to war in Iran and instead want to see U.S. tax dollars spent tackling economic pressures facing Americans.

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The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers shifts into higher gear

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The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer.

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5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone

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So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice.

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To stop Africa from hemorrhaging local talent, scientist creates drug discovery lab

A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.

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Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) is congratulated by forward Keshad Johnson (16) after reaching 83 points, the second-highest single game total in NBA history, in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Miami.

Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding.

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Trump says Democrats must cheat to win. What do his supporters think?

President Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9 in Doral, Fla.

NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.

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The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data

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The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

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Epstein's longtime accountant testifies he was 'not aware' of sex offender's crimes

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Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

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Rebecca Gayheart Dane on caring for her late husband, Eric Dane, and synthetic voices

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The wife of 'Grey's Anatomy' actor Eric Dane says caring for him gave her an "extra dose" of compassion for others.

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Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation's most conservative leader since Pinochet

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Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.

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Iran's soccer team cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, Iranian minister says

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Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister said the team would pull out.

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Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school

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A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

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No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years

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Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lords' 800 members.

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How the Iran war is disrupting air travel -- and advice if you're planning a trip

The U.S. and other nations have agreed to tap into oil reserves, but the move might not do much to bring jet fuel prices down rapidly, an expert tells NPR. It

The war in Iran is roiling jet fuel prices and airlines are beginning to hike prices, unsettling travelers far from the Middle East. If you're booking a flight soon, here are things to know.

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