5 things to know about Mark Carney, Canada's next prime minister

Mark Carney addresses supporters after winning the Liberal Party election on Sunday. He is expected to be sworn in this week.

Mark Carney is a newcomer to elected politics with decades of experience in finance. After his landslide victory, he pledged to continue tariffs on the U.S. "until the Americans show us respect."

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 3:23 PM

Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus (in a blue jacket) speaks on stage during a panel at the New Yorker Festival in 2018.

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 12:15 PM

How the science of savoring can help you nurture your relationships

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Learn this simple practice that researchers say can strengthen bonds with loved ones and improve your daily well-being.

NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 12:01 PM

Does the narwhal's famous tusk help it catch fish?

Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Experts disagree on the purpose of males

Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might mean.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 11:44 AM

Hamas is offering a truce with Israel for five to ten years, a U.S. official says

A man fills up a cistern on the back of a truck with water at the Southern Gaza Desalination plant, which stopped working earlier after Israel cut off electricity supply to the Gaza Strip on Sunday. The plant will have to work on generators now in an area where fuel is in very short supply.

President Trump's hostage affairs envoy, Adam Boehler, says a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal could happen "within weeks," as he defends his direct talks with Hamas.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 11:00 AM

A bane for tyrants abroad, U.S.-funded networks fear fate under Kari Lake

Kari Lake, U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S.-funded international networks reach more than 420 million people in more than 100 countries each week. Some network leaders fear that Kari Lake intends to cancel all funding for them.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 10:40 AM

House Republicans propose plan to avoid shutdown. And, Canada's next prime minister

The U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 10, 2025.

House Republicans unveiled a bill that has to be approved by Friday to avoid a government shutdown. And, what we know about Mark Carney, who won the leadership contest for Canada's Liberal Party.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:42 AM

A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport, injuring 5 passengers

First responders work the scene after a plane crashed in the parking lot of a retirement community in Manheim Township, Pa. on Sunday.

The crash happened around 3 p.m. Sunday just south of Lancaster Airport in Manheim Township. All five victims were taken to hospitals. Nobody on the ground was hurt.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:01 AM

In their own words: How COVID changed America

Faced with isolation during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, James Yu of San Diego, Calif., embraced new priorities — like starting a family. Here, Yu is seen with his wife, Barbara, daughter Madeleine and their dog Quilo.

The COVID-19 lockdown "felt like solitary confinement," a San Diego resident tells NPR. Even after many pandemic rules lifted, American society remains deeply fractured.

NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool

Colorado State Trooper Ron Krasnisky shows the department

Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

Benita Long disappeared. So why wasn't she added to this missing person database?

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A federally funded database helps track long-term, missing-person cases. Yet an NPR investigation finds that even in states legally required to use it, more than 2,000 people haven't been added.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

More Black teens are in mental health crisis. This church tries to help them heal

Gabriel Dorvil, 14, has struggled mightily with his mental health. He is already 6

At First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, a therapist was fielding 10 calls a week from parents of teens who needed mental health help. Now the church is part of a national pilot intervention and study to address suicide risk among Black teens.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

Trump wants to clear homeless camps in D.C.; Mayor says his policies hurt the city

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (R) presents a Black Lives Matter Plaza street sign to a representative of the family as the hearse with the flag-draped casket of U.S. congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis drives on 16th Street, renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza, near the White House in Washington, DC July 27, 2020.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 9:00 AM

Postal workers conducting the census is part of a Trump pitch for a USPS takeover

A U.S. Postal Service employee unloads mail at a facility in 2022 in Houston.

The Trump administration has suggested bringing the U.S. Postal Service under White House control, and having mail carriers conduct the census. Here's what to know about the controversial ideas.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 8:12 AM

Deadliest phase of fentanyl crisis eases, as all states see recovery

Elena (left) and Vadim live on the street in Kensington, a neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that has long struggled with fentanyl and other drug use. Both told NPR they have survived their drug use in part due to naloxone, or Narcan, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. NPR agreed not to use their last name because street drug use is illegal.

In some parts of the U.S. drug deaths have plunged to levels not seen since the fentanyl crisis exploded. Addiction experts say communities still face big challenges.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 8:06 AM

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser discusses the capital city under President Trump

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city's home rule under President Trump's second term and the planned removal of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 6:03 AM

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests

Mahmoud Khalil is shown on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024.

Mahmoud Khalil was inside his university-owned apartment Saturday night when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered and took him into custody.

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NPR NewsMar 10, 2025, 4:56 AM

Surprise strike at Germany's Hamburg Airport affects more than 40,000 passengers

People queue in long lines in departure hall C at Rhine-Main Airport, Frankfurt, Germany on Sunday, a day ahead of a planned strike across Germany amid new contract negotiations.

The walkout, which reportedly took place with only about a half-hour advance notice, came before a broader series of preannounced strikes across 13 airports in Germany on Monday.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 11:57 PM

Canada election results are in. Mark Carney is the new Prime Minister

FILE - Mark Carney speaks during his Liberal leadership campaign launch in Edmonton, Jan. 16, 2025.

Carney, 59, will succeed Justin Trudeau, who announced in January that he would step down amid low approval ratings following a decade in office.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 9:50 PM

More than 1,300 Syrians killed in 72 hours amid clashes and acts of revenge

Syrian fighters and civilians carry the coffin of a member of the Syrian security forces during his funeral in Hama province on March 9.

A human rights group characterized the killings as executions and massacres, carried out in revenge against the Alawite community, which made up Assad's longtime base of support.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 7:43 PM

Trump rebuffed by Iran's leader after sending letter calling for nuclear negotiation

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a ceremony meeting a group of officials, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iran's UN mission says its open to limited talks over "militarization" of its nuclear program

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 4:16 PM

Trump dismisses concerns over back-and-forth levies, says 'tariffs could go up'

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Trump says economy is in a "period of transition" and can't predict if U.S. will fall into a recession

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 3:53 PM

Pope Francis pens prayer thanking hospital staff, as he shows 'mild improvement'

A priest holds a photograph of Pope Francis during the nightly rosary prayer service in St Peter

The Holy See Press Office said the pontiff has shown "a good response to the therapies." He was hospitalized on Feb. 14 for a case of bronchitis.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 12:04 PM

U.S. Secret Service says it shot a man near the White House after a confrontation

The White House in Washington, Nov. 18, 2008.

A man who was brandishing a firearm in Washington, D.C., was shot by Secret Service officers near the White House on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 12:03 PM

This synagogue calls itself 'anti-Zionist.' Here's what that means in practice

Sholom Sandalow reads from the Torah as Rabbi Brant Rosen watches on a Saturday morning Shabbat service with Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist congregation.

Tzedek Chicago calls itself anti-Zionist congregation, meaning it does not support a Jewish nation-state.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 11:30 AM

This Women's History Month, readers tell NPR about the women who changed their lives

From moms to daughters, sisters, friends, spouses and more, NPR readers shared stories of the women in their lives.

Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of proclamations celebrating Women's History in March. NPR readers share stories of the women who have made the biggest impacts on their lives.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 11:00 AM

5 years ago, movie theaters closed. NPR's movie critic looks back at COVID-19

Moviegoers wait for their movie to start at the AMC Burbank in Burbank, Calif. on reopening day in March 2021.

The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 11:00 AM

60 years after Bloody Sunday in Alabama, elusive racial progress in Selma

Civil rights demonstrators, led by Dr. Martin Luther King (5th R), civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy (5th L), John Lewis (3rd L) and other civil and religious leaders, make their way from Selma to Montgomery on March 22, 1965 in Alabama.

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 11:00 AM

Trump DOJ's limits on FACE Act enforcement fuel concern from abortion providers

Abortion-rights advocates think the Trump administration

New Justice Department leaders say past enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is "the prototypical example" of what they call "the weaponization of law enforcement."

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NPR NewsMar 9, 2025, 10:00 AM

Daylight saving time has started. Here's how to adjust

Wide shot rear view of business people crossing downtown street during evening commute

The time change can be hard on our health. There are more car accidents, strokes and heart attacks this week. People eat more junk food and have more migraines. Here's why — plus tips to help you adapt.

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