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A medieval Bishop's ring from more than 800 years ago goes to auction

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 17:52

The ring, discovered by a metal detectorist in the U.K., is estimated to sell for between $19,000 and $23,000 at auction.

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Judge blocks Trump from enforcing 'chilling' order against law firm

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 17:13

While Trump's executive order takes aim at Perkins Coie, the judge said it "casts a chilling harm of blizzard proportion across the entire legal profession."

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The push to get electric air taxis for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 16:58

A Vermont company with operations in Utah says it can have electric air taxis ready for service in time for the 2034 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Pending federal regulations will be a big factor.

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The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 16:27

As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.

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NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and may target mRNA research too

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 16:26

The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.

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India Sees Opportunity in U.S. Tariffs

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 15:35

With the U.S. undertaking a tariff war with countries like China, India sees and opening. As goods from China sold in the U.S. get more expensive, India hopes to lure away manufacturers. But can they do that while avoiding being hit with U.S. tariffs themselves? We go to an Indian manufacturing hub to see what the strategy looks like.

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What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:56

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

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Federal judge hears challenge to Mahmoud Khalil's detention

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:51

The Trump administration has accused Khalil of engaging in anti-Semitic activity and support of Hamas. The administration wants Khalil deported. But he's a legal permanent resident, and his attorneys deny any involvement with the terrorist group.

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Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:43

The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.

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Automakers brace for higher costs as steel and aluminum tariffs kick in

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 14:36

Tariffs on steel and aluminum are increasing to 25% — not the 50% that President Trump had recently threatened, but high enough to be a headache for automakers.

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Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 13:20

The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.

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What Trump's cuts to the Department of Education mean for schools and students

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 11:34

The DoE is cutting staff, halting grants and pressuring schools on various administration priorities. Washington Post writer Laura Meckler discusses its destabilizing effect on the education system.

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Universities across the U.S. freeze hiring as federal funding hangs in the balance

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 08:50

With uncertainties around federal funding for higher education, some schools are cutting back. Experts say that could hurt not only students and faculty, but ultimately make the U.S. less competitive.

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Congress reignites a bipartisan effort to ban hair discrimination

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 08:09

Previous attempts to pass the legislation banning hair discrimination have stalled in Congress.

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Inflation eased a touch in February -- but Trump's tariffs cloud outlook

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 08:00

Consumer prices in February were up 2.8% from a year ago. That's a smaller annual increase than the previous month. But the president's trade war could put more upward pressure on prices.

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Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 07:45

President Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff is taking part in ceasefire talks in Qatar, the most serious Israel-Hamas talks since Trump took office.

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An urgent argument for the HPV vaccine

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 07:15

Data shows it can prevent six types of cancer. But anti-vaccine activists, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., have helped dampen its usage.

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Education Department's major cuts to its staff. And, a proposed Ukraine peace deal

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 06:09

The Department of Education said it will cut around 50% of its workforce. And, the U.S. has announced it will be resuming military aid to Ukraine.

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NASA's latest space launch: Stranded astronauts and messy politics

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 05:00

President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.

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America's clean-energy industry is growing despite Trump's attacks. At least for now.

NPR News Headlines - Wed, 03/12/2025 - 04:33

Clean energy is crucial to meet rising U.S. electricity demand, according to industry analysts and executives. But the Trump administration's actions could slow development.

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