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The UConn Huskies defeated the University of South Carolina to win the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship on Sunday in Tampa. A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of current and former college athletes, known as House vs. NCAA, would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players directly. A federal judge in California holds the final hearing on the lawsuit beginning Monday.

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Landmark day for college sports as judge holds final hearing on major NCAA settlement

A class-action lawsuit involving thousands of current and former college athletes, known as House vs. NCAA, would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players directly.

April 07, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
A man writes a slogan on a portrait of the U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally commemorating anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought Islamic clerics to power, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Trump says the US and Iran will have direct nuclear talks soon.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. will hold direct, high-level talks with Iran, Trump says

It's been more than a decade since the two powers have had direct talks. President Trump offered few details about what the talks would entail, or when they'd be scheduled.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • James Hider and
  • Michele Kelemen
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference Friday at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md.

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  • Politics

Deadline looms in case of Maryland man's wrongful deportation to El Salvador

The Supreme Court has paused a deadline to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, after a federal district judge ordered the administration to bring him back by tonight.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd and
  • Joel Rose
Employees in the trading room of Nordea Markets follow Monday's sharp stock market declines in Oslo, Norway. The Trump administration's tariffs are fueling concerns about the prospect of a recession, in the U.S. or globally.

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  • Economy

Tariffs are fueling fears of a recession. What does it take to actually declare one?

The Trump administration's tariffs are fueling concerns about a potential recession, with several major banks increasing their forecasts. What is recession and who declares one?

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Wellness Center is an Indian Health Service facility in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This picture was taken in 2021, when the area was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Health

Transfer to Alaska? Offer to health leaders called 'insult' to Indian Health Service

NPR obtained emails that went out last week to leaders at health agencies offering to transfer them to postings in tribal communities. Officials close to Dr. Anthony Fauci got the offer.

April 07, 2025
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  • Rob Stein

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  • Book News & Features

Most Americans want to read more books. We just don't.

When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.

April 07, 2025
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  • Andrew Limbong
In Savannah participants begin to gather at Forsyth Park in the early afternoon of April 5, 2025.

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  • News

Georgia Today: 'Hands Off' Protests; Masters Week in Augusta; Shrimpers Support Trump Tariffs

On the Monday, April 7 edition of Georgia Today: Activists gathered across Georgia as part of the nationwide "Hands Off" protests; It is Masters Week in Augusta; And Georgia shrimp farmers are praising President Trump's tariffs

April 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
In Savannah participants begin to gather at Forsyth Park in the early afternoon of April 5, 2025.

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  • News

Georgia Today: 'Hands Off' protests; Masters Week in Augusta; Shrimpers support Trump tariffs

On April 7: Activists gathered across Georgia in "Hands Off" protests; it's Masters Week in Augusta; and Georgia shrimp farmers are praising Trump's tariffs

April 07, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
"I've played this music to myself and often close friends for years now," Springsteen says. "I'm glad you'll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them."

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  • Music News

Bruce Springsteen to release seven new albums of unreleased material

In June, Bruce Springsteen will put out a collection of previously unreleased music that dates back as far as four decades.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento and
  • Hazel Cills
Sherrell Pyatt (left) and Mahri Stainnak were removed from their federal government positions soon after President Trump signed two executive orders ending diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts in the federal government. That's despite the fact that they were not working in DEIA offices at the time of their dismissals.

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  • Politics

They had left their DEI roles. Trump still fired them

The Trump administration is firing hundreds and perhaps thousands of federal workers as part of a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Many of the fired weren't in DEI jobs.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
Supporters hold up signs as Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks during a news conference at CASA's Multicultural Center in Hyattsville, Md., Friday, April 4.

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  • Politics

'Due process does look different': DHS official defends deportation of Maryland man

The Trump administration has defended the deportation of Maryland man mistakenly sent to El Salvador.

April 07, 2025
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  • Luke Garrett
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), during a campaign event with former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Flint, Mich., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

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  • National

UAW President Shawn Fain explains why he supports Trump's tariffs

Shawn Fein supports auto industry tariffs but calls broad tariffs "reckless."

April 07, 2025
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  • Steve Inskeep
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, pictured at a meeting in October, warned Monday that tariffs will raise prices, slow economic growth and hurt the country's global standing.

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  • Business

Wall Street leaders warn of harsh economic consequences from Trump's tariffs

The business sector has tried to avoid criticizing Trump in public and welcomed his vows of lower taxes and deregulation, but the market sell-off appears to have loosened more tongues on Wall Street.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Maria Aspan
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's all-time scoring leader with his 895th goal against the New York Islanders on Sunday.

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  • Sports

Alex Ovechkin scores goal #895 to break Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL scoring record

The Washington Capitals star made history with a power play goal from the left faceoff circle — as Gretzky, who last set the record more than 25 years ago, looked on.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
A series from NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> will explore who felt censored before President Trump returned to office and who feels stifled now.

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  • National

Freedom of speech is shifting under the Trump administration. We're exploring how

Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

April 07, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel,
  • Arezou Rezvani,
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