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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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  • Rachel Martin
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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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By:
  • Brittney Melton
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen on a screen as a currency trader works at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 3, 2025.

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  • Business

Markets in Asia and Europe fall following U.S. announcement of global tariffs

Shares tumbled in Europe and Asia and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump 's announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world.

April 03, 2025
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Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges.

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  • Education

How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

April 03, 2025
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  • Jonaki Mehta
Americans are worried about the economy as President Trump unveils a new round of tariffs. Some people are dialing back on spending as a result.

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  • Business

Tariffs are another reason why Americans feel so lousy about the economy

As President Trump opens a new front in his trade war, U.S. consumers are feeling shaky about the economy. And that's beginning to weigh on their spending, raising the threat of an economic slowdown.

April 03, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
Beginning on Wednesday, a large stretch of the central U.S. from Texas to the Great Lakes is at risk of severe weather, including possible tornadoes and flash flooding.

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  • Weather

Violent storms, including tornadoes, strike across the Midwest and South

The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states as violent weather was reported across the South and Midwest Thursday.

April 03, 2025
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  • Joe Hernandez
A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

Myanmar's military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000

The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.

April 03, 2025
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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday about current and planned changes the company is making, including safety.

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  • National

Grilled by Senate, Boeing CEO admits to 'serious missteps' on safety

Boeing's CEO admits the company "made serious missteps" that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production.

April 03, 2025
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  • David Schaper
Jimmy Stewart as Jefferson Smith in <em>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington</em>, directed by Frank Capra, 1939.

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  • Movies

25 hours? Before Cory Booker, there was 'Mr. Smith'

In 1939, the character of Mr. Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — spent 25 hours on the Senate floor railing against corruption.

April 02, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
John Ahearn and Rigoberto Torres,<em> Jamese Jefferson and Gloria Bollock</em>, 1992, acrylic on Hydrocal plaster life cast

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  • Fine Art

This art exhibition is 'divisive' or 'eye-opening' — it depends who you ask

A new White House executive order says the exhibition is an example of how the Smithsonian portrays "American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive."

April 02, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
The Senate has approved a measure pushing back on President Trump's tariffs. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., was approved with GOP support but is not expected to ever come up for a vote in the House.

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  • Politics

Senate rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada

A bipartisan group of Senators voted to remove the emergency declaration President Trump used to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada. The vote was largely symbolic since the House isn't expected to act.

April 02, 2025
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have unveiled a budget blueprint they hope to pass as they look to enact key elements of President Trump's domestic policy agenda.

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  • Politics

Senate Republicans move forward with their budget plan to promote Trump's agenda

If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead.

April 02, 2025
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  • Claudia Grisales
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against President Trump's "unconstitutional" actions.

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  • Politics

Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor

Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.

April 02, 2025
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Tyler Bartlam,
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Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr. is seen on a cruise with his family in 2023. He died July 12, 2024, after his first football practice at Bucknell University.

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  • National

Parents sue Bucknell alleging hazing led to freshman football player's death

Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
Val Kilmer poses for a portrait, Jan. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Pop Culture

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer died from pneumonia. He had recovered after a 2014 throat cancer diagnosis that required two tracheotomies.

April 02, 2025
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