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Men repair the brakes on a truck in the parking lot of an auto parts store in Middletown, Ohio, in 2024. Prices of car parts, car repairs and car insurance are expected to rise if tariffs remain in place.

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  • Your Money

Tariffs threaten to push auto insurance rates even higher

Between the slate of tariffs currently in effect and proposed tariffs on car parts, the cost of car ownership is rising. And that's true even if you're not in the market for a vehicle.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Mike Huckabee, recently confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel, places a note given to him from President Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall, during Huckabee's visit to the holy site in the old city of Jerusalem on April 18.

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  • World

Huckabee arrives in Israel as new U.S. ambassador and visits the Western Wall

At the Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, Mike Huckabee said he'd brought a note with a prayer for peace handwritten by President Trump, who had instructed him to insert it into the wall.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock looks at the unfinished portrait of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt.  FDR was sitting for the portrait at his retreat in Warm Springs, Ga., on April 12, 1945, when he suffered a stroke and died.

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  • Politics

80 years after President Franklin Roosevelt's death, Trump cuts threaten his legacy

Descendants and others reflect on the legacy of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal which pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the federal government.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
Brandon Beach

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: On help for Georgia home renters and a new U.S. Treasurer

GPB Lawmakers host Donna Lowry catches up with Sen. Brandon Beach — who's set to become U.S. Treasurer — and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver on support for renters in this week's Lawmakers Huddle.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry and
  • GPB News Staff
Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted on four federal counts. In December, he was escorted by members of the NYPD following his extradition to New York.

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  • National

Luigi Mangione indicted in federal court in CEO killing

Mangione was indicted on two counts of stalking, one firearms offense and murder through use of a firearm — a charge that could make him eligible for the death penalty.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Ventre
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, speaks to the media before she enters federal court on April 15, 2025 in Greenbelt, Md.

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  • News

FSU shooting leaves two dead. And, Trump criticizes Fed chairman over interest rates

A shooting on Florida State University's campus has left two people dead and six people injured. And, President Trump criticizes the Fed chairman for not cutting interest rates.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Carolina Chocolate Drops' Justin Robinson and Rhiannon Giddens teamed up for some old-fashioned string band tunes.

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  • Music

The best new albums out April 18

Hear new albums by one-third of boygenius, two-thirds of Carolina Chocolate Drops, and one-quarter of TV on the Radio.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson and
  • Brian Burns
President Trump arrives for a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the U.S. Naval Academy in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Analysis

5 takeaways from the week: Nearing a constitutional crisis?

The week was dominated by news about the Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador. But there was also concern over tariffs and Robert F. Kennedy's work as Health and Human Services secretary.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Florida Panthers celebrates with the Stanley Cup following their victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game Seven of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final on June 24, 2024. The 2025 playoffs begin Saturday with hopes of an equally thrilling ending.

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  • Sports

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Saturday. Here's what to watch for

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who burned bright for Team USA in February are set to return to the ice.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan

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  • Health

You're probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Andee Tagle
The Trump administration is halting an offshore wind project in New York. Energy experts worry that the U.S. will fall behind other countries with booming offshore wind, like the United Kingdom.

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  • Climate

A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.

The Trump administration halted the construction of a New York offshore wind project. Legal analysts say it has implications far beyond the wind industry.

April 18, 2025
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By:
  • Julia Simon and
  • Jeongyoon Han
The Hermits Peak fire approaches Highway 434 at Christmas Tree Canyon in New Mexico in 2022

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  • National

Trump's Forest Service cuts have people in tinder dry New Mexico on edge

The Trump administration's dramatic staffing cuts at federal lands agencies like the Forest Service are causing anxiety in tinder dry New Mexico, where the wildfire threat is already severe this Spring.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order in May

Trump issued an executive order on day one of his administration that sought to limit birthright citizenship, an idea widely considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago, and that decision has never been disturbed.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Christina Gatti
LAUSD superintendent Alberto Carvalho says he will continue to advocate for and support the hundreds of thousands of students in his district.

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  • Education

LA schools superintendent says he'll protect undocumented students 'to the very end'

DHS said it was conducting wellness checks on students who arrived unaccompanied to the border. The head of the Los Angeles Unified School District has a different account.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Gurjit Kaur,
  • and 1 more
Florida State University students wait for news amid an active shooter incident at the school's campus in Tallahassee, Fla., on Thursday.

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  • National

Gunman kills 2, wounds 6 others during a shooting at Florida State University

Authorities are investigating a shooting at Florida State University that killed two people and wounded six others. The suspect is hospitalized and is the son of a Leon County sheriff's deputy.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Russell Lewis
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