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People take pictures with the Las Vegas sign in that city on July 29, 2023. Tourism industry leaders warn that recent actions by the Trump administration may be causing a drop in Canadians traveling to the U.S.

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  • Politics

As Canadians cancel trips due to Trump, the U.S. tourism industry could lose billions

The Trump administration's attacks on its northern neighbor have been met with confusion and anger by some Canadians who are now cancelling their trips to the U.S. in protest.

March 06, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
The Trump administration's plans for mass firings are sparking protests and challenges in court. Here, supporters of the U.S. Agency for International Development join Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., outside USAID's headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3 after Elon Musk, who oversees the Department of Government Efficiency, said he and President Trump would close the foreign assistance agency.

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  • Politics

How does the U.S. federal workforce compare with those in other countries?

President Trump's administration has fired more than 20,000 federal workers. How does the federal workforce compare with those of other countries?

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, chats with his Premier Li Qiang as leaders and delegates prepare to leave after attending the opening session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

China's parliament opens with confidence about the economy despite tariffs, headwinds

China will aim for economic growth of around 5% this year, the same as last year. This comes despite deep domestic challenges and fresh tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Women leave the poling station after casting their vote in Thaba-Tseka district, Lesotho, on Oct. 7, 2022.

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  • Africa

What to know about Lesotho, the country Trump said 'nobody has ever heard of'

President Trump defended his humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked "nobody has ever heard of." Here are some facts about the African nation of Lesotho.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
Fireworks go off after Argentina's victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lusail City, Qatar.

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  • Sports

In a first, the 2026 World Cup final will include a halftime show

Like the Super Bowl mid-game spectaculars, the 2026 final game slated to take place at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will include the World Cup's very first halftime show.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Israeli-Russian hostage Sasha Trupanov (second right) and fellow captive, Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen (second left), stand on stage next to Palestinian militants during their handover to a Red Cross team in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 15, as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas. Hamas says it has held direct talks with the U.S. about hostages.

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  • Middle East

In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they're in direct talks on hostages

A Hamas official tells NPR that the United States has held direct talks with the Palestinian militant group over the release of several American-Israeli dual citizens taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Abu Bakr Bashir and
  • Kat Lonsdorf
Prosecutors say 25 Canadians have been charged in connection with a multimillion dollar "grandparent scam" targeting elderly Americans nationwide.

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  • National

Dozens of Canadians are charged for scamming American grandparents out of $21 million

The 25 Canadians are accused of calling seniors in over 40 states, pretending to be their grandchildren and asking for bail money. Authorities warn such scams are getting increasingly sophisticated.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31.

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  • Middle East

Meet the Syrians behind the music that inspired a revolution

Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.

March 05, 2025
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  • Emily Feng and
  • Jawad Rizkallah
Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky holds a smoke torch as protesters set a fire during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday in Tel Aviv. Israel's domestic security agency says it now had Hamas' battle plans and other warnings for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but failed to take them seriously.

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  • Middle East

What went wrong? Israel's spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack

Israel's domestic security agency had Hamas' battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn't take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.

March 05, 2025
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  • Daniel Estrin
Vice President Vance speaks during a meeting with President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28.

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  • Politics

Vance's comments about European peacekeeping plan for Ukraine draw ire abroad

Vice President Vance said the best security guarantee for Ukraine is to sign a mineral deal with the United States.

March 04, 2025
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the Financial District in New York City on Tuesday.

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  • Business

U.S. stock markets plunge as Trump's tariffs spark fears about a trade war

U.S. stock markets plummeted on Tuesday morning as a new global trade war began.

March 04, 2025
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  • Maria Aspan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens as President Trump, left, meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the White House on Feb. 24.

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  • World

Trump administration again labels the Houthis a 'foreign terrorist organization'

Trump's first administration similarly designated the Houthis, but the designation was revoked by President Joe Biden's administration over concerns it would affect the delivery of aid to Yemen.

March 04, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Mexico is arguing at the Supreme Court that U.S. gun manufacturers are aiding and abetting an illegal invasion of guns from the United States into Mexico.

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  • Law

Mexico faces off with U.S. gunmakers at the Supreme Court

The country claims Smith & Wesson and other gunmakers are turning a blind eye to hundreds of thousands of high-powered weapons made in the U.S that are illegally trafficked into in the hands of Mexican cartels.

March 04, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the themes of her new novel, Dream Count: "I wanted to write about women's lives. And the reality of it is that for many women, the men in their lives in some ways, shape their lives."

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  • Author Interviews

Celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 'I have always longed to be known'

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count."

March 04, 2025
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  • Michel Martin,
  • Adriana Gallardo,
  • and 2 more
India's Shreyas Iyer (left) plays a shot as Pakistan's wicketkeeper captain Mohammad Rizwan watches during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and India at the Dubai International Stadium on Feb. 23.

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  • World

Pakistan is out of its own cricket tournament, but its fans are still excited to host

The country is hosting a major international cricket tournament for the first time in a generation. It's a much-needed bright spot in a nation that's confronted recent economic and political crises.

March 04, 2025
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  • Betsy Joles
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