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President Trump greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outside the West Wing of the White House on Thursday.

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Trump says he's optimistic about a trade deal with Europe

The remarks came in a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the first EU leader to meet directly with Trump since the president imposed — and then scaled back — a 20% tariff on EU imports.

April 17, 2025
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Wesleyan University president says Trump's antisemitism fight doesn't protect Jews

Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

April 17, 2025
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, during his trip to lobby for the release of deported Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

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A Maryland senator tried to visit his wrongfully deported constituent in El Salvador

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen went to El Salvador to lobby for the release of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, whose deportation has gripped the U.S. He isn't the only lawmaker with such a trip in mind.

April 17, 2025
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Tiny Desk Concert with T-Pain and keybordist, Toro, on Oct. 27.

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Tiny Desk Radio brings you the behind-the-scenes stories of your favorite concerts

We're bringing the best of Tiny Desk to the airwaves, only on public radio.

April 17, 2025
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Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the new movie <em>Sinners</em>.

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'Sinners' gives Michael B. Jordan two roles of a lifetime

In Sinners, Ryan Coogler creates a bold original vision, and Michael B. Jordan is at the top of his game.

April 17, 2025
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Palmyra's ancient theater, seen on Feb. 21, was used by ISIS for public executions during the group's takeover of the region.  Syrians are hoping for a return of tourists now that the country has reopened to international visitors after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad to rebel fighters last December.

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Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war

Before 2015, Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied Silk Road city. Syrians hope restoration can begin now.

April 17, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, right, and Chinese President Xi Jingping attend a welcome ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AKP via AP)

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China's Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

The visit, Xi's first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia.

April 17, 2025
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The CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis was shuttered amid federal layoffs in April.

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In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help

All 27 scientists at the CDC's viral hepatitis lab were told their duties were "unnecessary." Ongoing outbreak investigations have now been halted.

April 17, 2025
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Francis Davis accepts the Grammy award for best album notes for his work on Miles Davis' <em>Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition</em> in 2009.

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Francis Davis, a giant of jazz criticism, has died

His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.

April 17, 2025
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At a store selling hemp products outside of Houston, Texas, a sign notifies customers that the state Legislature might be passing a ban on most consumables containing THC.

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Texas may ban THC products just a few years after legalization started a big business

The Texas Legislature is considering a ban on consumable THC products as some lawmakers say the booming business has caused health problems and allowed sales to minors.

April 17, 2025
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  • Andrew Schneider
U.S. President Donald Trump met with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele are exploring a proposal to send American citizens to be held in Salvadorean prisons, a move critics describe as dangerous and unconstitutional.

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Trump hopes to jail U.S. citizens abroad. And, retail sales jump ahead of tariffs

Trump's administration is exploring ways to detain U.S. citizens involved in criminal activity and send them to Salvadoran prisons. And, Trump's tariffs lead Americans to splurge before they hit.

April 17, 2025
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Bowen Yang and Han Gi-Chan in <em>The Wedding Banquet. </em>

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'Sinners,' 'The Wedding Banquet' remake, and more in theaters this weekend

Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in a music-besotted, blood-drenched supernatural thriller, Sinners. And Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone in a remake of the groundbreaking 1993 rom-com, The Wedding Banquet.

April 17, 2025
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Specialist Gennaro Saporito works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

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U.S. stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump's trade war thickens

The S&P 500 sank 2.2% after falling as much as 3.3% earlier. Such an amount would have vied for one of its worst losses in years before the historic swings that have upended Wall Street in recent weeks.

April 17, 2025
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni holds a year-end press conference in Rome in January.

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Italy's Meloni will test her mettle as EU-U.S. bridge when she meets with Trump

Meloni secured the meeting at a critical juncture in the trade war. As the right-wing leader of her party she has, in a sense, been "knighted" to represent the European Union in meetings with Trump.

April 17, 2025
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Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend.

April 17, 2025
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