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There was another sell-off on Wall Street Thursday, as investors take stock of President Trump's trade war. Growing tensions with China are expected to raise prices in the coming months, just when it looked like inflation was about to cool off.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal about the economic fallout from President Trump's tariff policies, the global reaction, and what it all means for consumers.
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House Republicans approved a budget, narrowly, after some pushback from conservatives. Now GOP leaders in the House and Senate have to agree on details of major spending cuts to pave way for President Trump's tax cuts and border security agenda.
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A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Eric Adams has confirmed that 6 people are reported dead, including a family of tourists from Spain, with 3 children.
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In the new Apple TV+ show "Your Friends & Neighbors," Jon Hamm plays a hedge fund manager who loses his job, then burglarizes his wealthy friends to make up for lost income.
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The Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, siding with a lower court judge.
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The new research will study the physical and mental health effects of gender transition. It comes on the heels of the administration cutting hundreds of research grants for LGBTQ+ health. -
A major legal settlement is poised to bring sweeping changes to big-time college athletics, including allowing schools to pay players directly for the first time.
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Warmer temperatures are making for longer and more intense pollen seasons, and more severe hay fever symptoms. A new review of research finds these changes are already contributing to rising rates of hay fever.
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The U.S. Naval Academy faces off against St. Johns College, the Great Books school, in the 41st annual croquet match in Annapolis that draws thousands to what is essentially a Gatsbyesque lawn party.
