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What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war

Palestinians celebrate breaking the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on March 6.

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

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Vance tours U.S. base in Greenland as Trump talks up a takeover of the territory

Vice President JD  (at right), seated next to second lady Usha Vance, eats at a table with soldiers at the U.S. military

Vice President JD Vance landed at a U.S. military base in Greenland on Friday, amid concerns that the U.S. is seeking to seize control of the Danish island territory.

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has its billion dollar grant cut by Trump administration

A health care worker administers a measles vaccine to a child at a temporary vaccination camp following an outbreak in Mumbai. India is among the countries that get vaccination support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, whose USAID funding has been terminated.

Gavi, which helps countries purchase and distribute vaccines, is among thousands of programs determined to be "inconsistent with the national interest or Agency policy priorities."

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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Democracy Forward sued the Trump administration over its use of the wartime law to quickly deport people, which they say violates due process.

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Long wait for a rushed doctor's visit? Maybe you'll get more with a 'membership' fee

Dr. Rebecca Starr is an internist specializing in geriatric care. When she opened her own practice, she chose a concierge business model, she says, because she wanted to offer patients longer appointments, including time to talk about nutrition and other subjects, but be able to charge enough to make the business work.<!-- raw HTML omitted -->

The growing number of concierge medical practices limit the number of patients and charge them membership fees. Will this worsen the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else?

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Two major law firms sue Trump administration over executive orders targeting them

President Trump speaks at the White House on Thursday, when he signed an executive order targeting WilmerHale, marking the latest expansion of the president

Jenner and Block and WilmerHale are suing President Trump over executive orders targeting the firms for their clients and work, saying they undermine the overall legal system.

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Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees

Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees at a March 4 rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C.

President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.

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Karen Read is on trial for murder a 2nd time. Here's what to know about her case

Karen Read, pictured outside of the Norfolk Superior Court for a hearing in August. Her legal team tried for months to get her second trial dismissed.

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston cop, in 2022. She maintains she was framed by police. Here's a refresher on the case — and a look at what's happened since last year's mistrial.

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Israel says it struck a Beirut suburb to hit a Hezbollah drone depot

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday.

The attack came as cross-border fire has escalated between Israel and militants in Lebanon, raising doubts about the state of a shaky ceasefire.

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The week's quiz has group chat drama. And don't worry, the answers aren't classified

From left: a second lady, a brown bear, a comedian.

This week's news coverage featured more Greenland drama than usual. And if you've been paying attention to it all, you'll get at least one question right.

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U.S. revokes hundreds of visas to repress student activism. And, HHS cuts jobs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on February 16, 2025.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says hundreds of visas have been revoked in an effort to repress student activism. And, the Trump administration plans to cut 20,000 jobs from health agencies.

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Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise

Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was a shallow 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), with an epicenter in Myanmar, according to preliminary reports.

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As protections expire, Ukrainians who escaped war face an uncertain future

People wait in line to attend a Lenten fish fry at the Ukrainian American Community Center in Minneapolis, MN, March 7, 2025. All tips from the event are used to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine and support recently arrived Ukrainians.

A U.S. immigration program allowed hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to escape war. As Trump decides whether or not to renew it, recipients fear being deported.

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NPR speaks to a former Education Secretary about dismantling the department, arrests

Last week, President Trump signed an executive action to begin dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

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10 road safety do's and don'ts that might just save your life

Whe and turn on your headlights."I have a little saying that goes, 'if your wipers are going, your headlights are glowing,'" says Hector Carias, an officer with the California Highway Patrol.'/>

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the U.S. A highway patrol officer explains how drivers should handle emergency scenarios, from extreme weather to aggressive tailgaters.

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Trump administration advances immigration crackdown on foreign student protesters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during his visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on February 16, 2025.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that his department has revoked the student visas of hundreds of students so far, with plans to cancel more.

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U.S. sees large rise in border seizures of eggs, while fentanyl rate falls

Signs in a grocery store in Hailey, Idaho, tout the price of eggs compared to competitors. Egg prices have risen during the fight against bird flu — and U.S. Customs and Border Protection says its agents are intercepting more eggs at the border, as people try to bring them in without authorization.

President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.

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Signal chat fallout, tariff tension — and 3 more takeaways from Trump's week

President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13.

Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.

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Cooper Flagg sends Duke into Elite Eight while Texas Tech wins an overtime thriller

Cooper Flagg, right, and Kon Knueppel of the Duke Blue Devils react after Flagg scored a three-point basket to end the first half against the Arizona Wildcats in the East Regional Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men

The Sweet 16 weekend began Thursday night with dramatic late-night games as both men and women roll into action on Friday.

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How a Black kid made his dream of becoming a firefighter come true

As a kid, Robert Logan lived right down the street from a fire station. He would watch the fire engine pass by his house, and dream of riding that truck one day. Now, he is a decorated firefighter and he talks with a friend and colleague about what it took to make his childhood dream come true, as a Black firefighter.

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Why Washington has turned its back on the World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization has long served as the referee for global trade disputes. But recently, it has been sidelined by the U.S. and others, which means there's no referee to mediate the trade wars.

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Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

The Signal app is seen on a smartphone is seen on a mobile device screen Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Chicago.

A federal judge barred administration officials from destroying messages sent over the encrypted messaging app about the sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen's Houthis.

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Trump executive order seeks to 'restore' American history through Smithsonian overhaul

The entry to the Smithsonian Institution

The "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" order removes "divisive, race-centered ideology" from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

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The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole

This combination of photos shows Yolanda Saldívar (from left), who is serving a life sentence at the Patrick L. O

Yolanda Saldívar, the woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla-Perez, has been denied parole after spending decades behind bars for fatally shooting the young singer at a Texas motel in 1995.

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Trump's new tariffs on imported cars could have a clear winner: Tesla

Elon Musk at a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 24, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

President Trump's newly announced 25% import tariffs on foreign cars will increase vehicle prices by thousands of dollars, experts say, but Tesla is likely to fare better than other carmakers.

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Judge accuses Trump administration of trying to undermine judiciary

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House in Washington, D.C.

The Justice Department accused Howell of repeatedly demonstrating "animus" toward President Trump, after she paused enforcement of an executive order.

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GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024, is working on a measure that would allow new parents to vote by proxy.

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.

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China Tries to Reboot Its Economy as Competitors Circle

China has long been the world's factory, but it's economy is starting to face serious headwinds. Demand for Chinese goods has slumped, China is saddled with too much industrial capacity and heavy debt. And now a tariff war with the United States further darkens China's economic outlook. We have two reports on reactions to China's economic state. We hear how the Chinese government is encouraging business investment, but it's a hard pitch to sell in a communist state that hasn't always been kind to entrepreneurs. And how Vietnam, another communist country, seeks to capitalize on China's uncertain future and is experiencing a manufacturing boom.

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Trump pulls Stefanik nomination for UN ambassador because of thin GOP House majority

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations on Jan. 21, 2025.

The Republican congresswoman's nomination had been expected to easily clear the Senate — but Republicans are concerned about holding on to their thin majority in the House of Representatives.

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Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care

U.S. President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have moved to slash funding for addiction treatment programs and research, saying the money should instead be spent on efforts to "Make America Health Again".

The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.

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