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Federal weather scientists say a strong El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop later this year. El Niño years can bring hotter temperatures, more extreme droughts and more intense rainfall.

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  • Climate

El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer and
  • Rebecca Hersher
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. New attacks hit three commercial ships in the Gulf on March 11, with one of the vessels in flames as Iran pressed its campaign against its oil-exporting neighbours, threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and plunging the global energy economy into crisis.

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  • News

U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis

Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 165 people.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
The U.S. and other nations have agreed to tap into oil reserves, but the move might not do much to bring jet fuel prices down rapidly, an expert tells NPR. It's one way violence in the Middle East can affect flights around the world. Here, an Emirates airliner prepares to land at Dubai's main airport on Sunday.

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  • Your Money

How the Iran war is disrupting air travel -- and advice if you're planning a trip

The war in Iran is roiling jet fuel prices and airlines are beginning to hike prices, unsettling travelers far from the Middle East. If you're booking a flight soon, here are things to know.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers is shifting into higher gear. The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers.

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  • National

The Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers shifts into higher gear

The White House wants tougher rules for commercial licenses after several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers. But critics say that would do little to make the nation's roads safer.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Actors gaze up to the sky during JJ'88's "ROOT" in the hip-hop artist and former inmate's documentary and visual album <em>Songs from the Hole.</em> Before the song starts, protagonist and producer James "JJ'88" Jacobs describes meditating on his and others' redemption while incarcerated and in solitary confinement.

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  • Photography

'Songs from the Hole': The story behind JJ'88's documentary and visual album

The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Kara Frame
Smoke and flame rise from buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

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  • Middle East

Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf

Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq's southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.

March 12, 2026
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  • NPR Staff
Bhavin Misra and his son, Rumi, attach a solar panel while assembling a plug-in solar kit at their home in Houston.

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  • Climate

Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
President Trump leaves after a press conference in Miami on Monday. Many of the questions asked focused on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

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  • Politics

Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing voters who want money spent at home

Swing voters who helped reelect President Trump in 2024 don't support his decision to go to war in Iran and instead want to see U.S. tax dollars spent tackling economic pressures facing Americans.

March 12, 2026
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  • Ashley Lopez

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  • Technology

5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone

So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Marielle Segarra and
  • Malaka Gharib
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) is congratulated by forward Keshad Johnson (16) after reaching 83 points, the second-highest single game total in NBA history, in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Miami.

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  • Sports

Bam Adebayo's 83-point night was one to remember. But not everyone was pleased

Detractors point to Adebayo's one-of-a-kind stat line — 43 field goal attempts, 22 3-point attempts and, most of all, NBA records of 36 free throws and 43 attempts — as proof of stat-padding.

March 12, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
President Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9 in Doral, Fla.

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  • National

Trump says Democrats must cheat to win. What do his supporters think?

NPR spent several days traveling across a pair of swing districts in Pennsylvania to find out. The answers show how much has changed since the 2020 election.

March 12, 2026
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
A sign in front of the entrance of the Security Administration's main campus on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Congress and the SSA's Inspector General are investigating whistleblower claims about whether Department of Government Efficiency staff may have misused Social Security data.

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  • Politics

The government is investigating new claims that DOGE misused Social Security data

The fallout from DOGE staffers' efforts to access sensitive Social Security data continues as an agency watchdog disclosed a new investigation into "potential misuse" reported by a whistleblower.

March 11, 2026
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • Jude Joffe-Block,
  • and 1 more
Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein's former attorney, testified before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday.

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  • Law

Epstein's longtime accountant testifies he was 'not aware' of sex offender's crimes

Richard Kahn testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know about Epstein's crimes. He said monetary gifts that Epstein made did not raise any red flags.

March 11, 2026
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By:
  • Ava Berger
This picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows the site of a strike on a girls' school in Minab, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, on February 28, 2026.

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  • National Security

Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school

A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

March 11, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Bowman,
  • Kat Lonsdorf,
  • and 2 more
Iran's flag is displayed on a screen during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. Iran's sports minister says the team now won't play in this summer's tournament because of the U.S. attacks on Iran.

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  • Sports

Iran's soccer team cannot participate in the FIFA World Cup, Iranian minister says

Iran is set to play three games in the U.S. this June. But amid the U.S.-Israel military campaign that has killed Iran's supreme leader, Iran's sports minister said the team would pull out.

March 11, 2026
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  • Becky Sullivan
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