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Stocks fell sharply in response to President Trump's sweeping tariff announcement Wednesday. The U.S. will impose a minimum 10% tax on nearly all imports, with much higher levies on goods from dozens of countries.

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  • Economy

Brutal day for stocks: Dow plunges almost 1,700 points on new Trump tariffs

President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imported goods, which were higher and broader than many expected. The new import taxes are expected to raise prices and slow growth in the U.S., while pushing many other countries into recession.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that tests whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to decide if states can strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds

At issue is whether a state, in this case, South Carolina, can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump's father-in-law, sits for a portrait at a hotel in New York on Sep 4, 2024.

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  • Africa

Mineral-rich, war-torn DRC first stop for Trump's new Africa czar

Massad Boulos, Trumps new Senior Advisor for Africa and father-in-law to daughter Tiffany Trump, kicks starts his first official trip on the continent, with a visit to the mineral rich and war wracked Democratic Republic of Congo.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
Parts of the southern and midwestern United States are at risk for potentially catastrophic weather, including tornadoes and severe rainfall, through the weekend.

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  • National

Deadly spring storms continue to batter the South and Midwest

Severe storms are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Vehicles for export are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Wednesday.

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  • World

Trump tariffs spark ire and dismay from international leaders

Traditional allies, including the European Union, South Korea and Japan, face tariffs as high as 20%, while China confronts a 34% tariff on top of an existing 20% tax on imports to the U.S..

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx
President Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs.

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  • Economy

How much will tariffs raise prices? Trump's economists just revealed their answer

The administration revealed how they calculated the tariffs. Buried in that math is a straightforward answer to a question Trump has long refused to answer: How much will his tariffs raise prices?

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Jeff Guo
Penguins stand on the shores of Corinthian Bay in the Australian territory of Heard Island, one of the targets of the Trump administration's sweeping set of tariffs.

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  • World

Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands

The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.

April 03, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
In this 2018 photo, Minnesota soybean farmer Michael Petefish holds soybeans from his farm  in southern Minnesota. At that time, American farmers, like now, were worried about the possibility of an escalating trade war after tariffs were imposed on imports during the first Trump administration.

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  • USPS

Tariffs threaten to upend markets American farmers depend on

President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports, but farmers aren't happy.

April 03, 2025
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  • Frank Morris
Jack Black as Steve, Jason Momoa as Garrett and Sebastian Hansen as Henry in <em>A Minecraft Movie</em>, out Friday.

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  • Movie Reviews

See 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'A Nice Indian Boy' and 'Freaky Tales' in theaters this week

Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in the first attempt to adapt the blockbuster video game for the big screen. And Pedro Pascal returns in a real-life inspired Bay Area anthology with a lot going on.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Bob Mondello and
  • Stephen Thompson
A Nintendo Switch 2 console playing Mario Kart World at a hands-on event in New York City.

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  • Series: Join The Game

We tried out the Nintendo Switch 2 — it's a solid console sequel

We played hours of Nintendo Switch 2 games the same day President Trump announced new global tariffs. Despite the hefty price tag, it's a solid evolution of one of the world's most popular consoles.

April 03, 2025
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  • James Perkins Mastromarino
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, talk after a welcoming ceremony with a guard of honor at Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday.

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  • World

Hungary says it will quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits

Hungary said it will start the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Budapest.

April 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits a home run using a torpedo bat against the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The bats' distinctive shape quickly became the talk of the new baseball season.

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  • Sports

How do 'torpedo bats' work? We asked baseball physicists to explain

They look like baseball bats morphing into bowling pins, their ends flaring into an aggressive bulge that suddenly tapers. So how do they work?

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A 'For Sale' sign is posted in front of a home for sale last month in Pasadena, Calif.

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  • Your Money

More homes are finally hitting the spring market. Will buyers take the plunge?

After a couple extremely slow years, more inventory is finally hitting the market this spring. But buyers might be put off by high prices and an unsteady economy.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Elizabeth Olsen (center) and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen attend the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom in June 2016 in New York City.

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  • Arts & Life

Elizabeth Olsen is good at ignoring advice

Elizabeth Olsen doesn't want validation, but she does want you to understand her taste. She shares why she's terrified of dying, but is fascinated with death and the joy of idle people watching.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Martin
GPB  NPR

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  • News

World markets respond to Trump's new tariffs. And, TikTok nears its sell-by date

Trump announced new tariffs on goods from all countries yesterday. Economists are worried about the domestic and worldwide impact this could cause. And, TikTok nears its sell-by date.

April 03, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
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