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French Champagne-makers wonder: Is it time to move on from the U.S. market?

Champagne barrels line the deep, cool cellars of Charles Fourny

Amid uncertainty around President Trump's tariffs, some Champagne makers say they're losing trust in the U.S. market.

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Importers respond U.S.-China tariff cuts. And, takeaways from day 1 of Diddy's trial

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on May 6.

Importers are ready to get back to business after the U.S. cut tariffs on China, but uncertainty looms. And, media mogul Diddy's first day of trial held a slew of accusations.

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Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs

Prescription drugs sit ready to be distributed to patients at 986 Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy in Alhambra, Calif.

While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.

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A major toy manufacturer is already nervous about Trump tariffs for holiday season

Barbie Dolls imported from China line the shelves of the A to Z Toys store on May 07 in Miami Beach, Fla.

Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, says the Trump administration's shifting tariff policy has created chaos for businesses — and could still disrupt the holiday season.

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Why an economist says temporary U.S.-China tariff deal doesn't ease uncertainty

A price tag with a dollar sign lies on the sidewalk outside a Walmart store in La Habra, Calif., Wednesday, April 2.

Businesses are rushing to import Chinese goods after the U.S. struck a temporary deal. This "stop-go" nature of trade could still mean higher prices and doesn't ease uncertainty, an economist warns.

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Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?

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Leaders from both political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.

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Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault in landmark French trial

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives on March 24, 2025, in Paris to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021.

A French court on Tuesday found Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set, sentencing the French film icon to an 18-month suspended prison term.

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A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds

A new study says millions of children in the U.S. live in a household with a parent who has either a moderate or severe substance use disorder.

A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.

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This country is slowing climate action. Its capital city is stepping up

Vienna takes its job as a climate role model seriously, says Nina Abrahamczik, on Vienna

As many federal government's slow - or reverse - climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead.

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London police arrest suspect for fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's old home

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London.

Police say they're investigating a 21-year-old suspect in connection with three fires over the past week, at properties linked to the British prime minister.

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Republicans face a crucial stretch this week as they aim to deliver on Trump's agenda

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., appears at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 6. Republicans are working to pass a sweeping multi-trillion dollar plan to reshape tax, energy and immigration policy.

Three key committees are putting pen to paper on Trump's "big, beautiful bill." But lawmakers are at odds over policies with far-reaching impacts on Americans' wallets and for many, their healthcare.

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First, relief. Then, a scramble to get stuff in after U.S. cuts China tariffs for now

Chinese-made cars are lined up in rows at the port in Nanjing, in China

Although business owners welcomed a temporary deal with China to slash tariffs, there's still considerable uncertainty about what happens next.

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Texas farmers struggle as Mexico and U.S. wrestle with water from the Rio Grande treaty

Chris Bell stands near the edge of the Rio Grande in Presidio, Texas. The young farmer is looking to grow alfalfa and turfgrass and help return a once thriving agricultural industry to the region.

Recently, Mexico began sending more water to the U.S. to uphold its end of a nearly 80-year-old treaty that spells out how two countries share water. But farmers and water experts say the new agreement won't be enough.

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Experts warn Congress cuts to addiction funding will mean more overdose deaths

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are weighing spending cuts to addiction healthcare and research programs responding to the nation

A broad coalition of addiction experts wants Congress to maintain healthcare funding for the nation's response to fentanyl and other street drugs.

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Chiefs superfan 'ChiefsAholic' sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma prison

A Kansas City Chiefs fan, ChiefsAholic, poses for photos while walking toward Empower Field at Mile High before an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Chiefs,on  Jan. 8, 2022, in Denver.

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank.

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Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify people illegally in U.S.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front.

The decision comes after the acting IRS commissioner resigned over a deal allowing ICE to submit names and addresses of immigrants inside the U.S. illegally to the IRS for cross-verification.

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Michael Jordan joins NBC as the network revives its NBA coverage

Basketball legend Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of an NBA basketball game between the Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, Jan. 24, 2020.

It has been over 20 years since NBC had rights to broadcast NBA games. Its last run was during the 90s, which coincided with Michael Jordan's reign over basketball.

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Museum opens in Czech Republic at site where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews

A visitor takes a photo at the Museum of Survivors, located in a factory where Oskar Schindler saved some 1200 Jews during WWII, in Brnenec, Czech Republic, on May 10.

The former textile factory in the town of Brněnec was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1938 and turned into a concentration camp. This weekend it welcomed the first visitors to the Museum of Survivors.

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Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

A control room at the Arizona PBS offices in Phoenix is seen Friday, May 2, 2025. Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order claiming to direct CPB

DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.

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A trove of forgotten Nazi documents is found in Argentina's Supreme Court basement

Documents unearthed from wooden crates in the basement of Argentina

Inside boxes found in the basement were documents "intended to consolidate and propagate Adolf Hitler's ideology in Argentina," the court said. Supreme Court president Horacio Rosatti has ordered a review.

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Texas Lottery faces scrutiny amid jackpot controversies and leadership shakeup

A Texas Lottery display promoting support for Texas education and veterans stands inside Lucky Rudy

The lottery recently banned online couriers, but some state legislators are considering more regulation.

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The President has named a new Acting Librarian of Congress. It's his former defense lawyer.

Todd Blanche in May 2024 at the Manhattan Criminal Court during the hush money trial of President Donald Trump.

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

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Gérard Depardieu faces verdict in sexual assault trial seen as #MeToo test

French actor Gérard Depardieu leaves for a break during his trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021.

Women's rights advocates say the case is about whether France's justice system is truly ready to reckon with sexual violence.

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India-Pakistan ceasefire holds for a 2nd day

A vendor pushes his cart across a road in Srinagar on Monday. The frontier between India and Pakistan had the "first calm night in recent days," the Indian army said on May 12, after a weekend ceasefire.

The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.

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Poland Prepares for War

Rows of concrete anti-tank structures called hedgehogs sit in a field along Poland

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and President Trump's efforts to change the U.S. relationship with Europe and NATO have caused some European countries to rethink their own defense. One example is Poland, which shares a 500-mile border with Russia and Russian ally Belarus. Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.

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With immigration limits, the U.K. vows to end a 'failed experiment in open borders'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a news conference, ahead of the publication of the government

Taking a page from President Trump's playbook, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced visa restrictions, using language his critics said was dangerous.

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Ethics experts worry about the implications of Trump accepting Qatar's luxury plane

President Trump walks off Air Force One on April 29 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Qatar has offered to replace Air Force One with a luxury Boeing 747 jet.

Experts tell NPR the gift violates the Foreign Emoluments Clause and raises questions about what Qatar might expect from Trump in return. It's not clear whether critics in Congress can stop it from happening.

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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

White South Africans demonstrate in support of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the U.S. embassy in Pretoria, South Africa,  on Feb. 15.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

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First Afrikaners arrive in U.S. under radically redrawn refugee program

Newly arrived South Africans listen to representatives from Homeland Security and the State Department deliver welcome statements in a hangar at Atlantic Aviation Dulles near Washington Dulles International Airport on May 12, 2025 in Dulles, Va.

The refugees were admitted to the U.S. after an executive order from President Trump, and under an expedited and unconventional process for the U.S. refugee resettlement program.

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Is there a volunteer in your life worth spotlighting? NPR wants to know

We want to hear from you.

All Things Considered wants to highlight volunteers who are going above and beyond. Want to nominate someone, a group or share how volunteerism has made a difference in your life? Let us know.

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