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Morning news brief

4:19am March 06, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.

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National

El Paso County Commissioner On Trump Visit

NPR's David Greene speaks with El Paso County Commissioner Vincent Perez about President Trump's upcoming visit. The president is traveling there after a mass shooting this past weekend.

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Gun Violence Prevention Research

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Garen Wintemute, director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis, about the shift in people's behaviors in the aftermath of mass shootings.

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World News

Beijing Threatens Hong Kong Protesters

by Emily Feng

Beijing issued a startling warning to Hong Kong protesters to not "play with fire." We look at how Chinese leaders are responding to increasing unrest in the territory.

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National

Family Of El Paso Victims Speaks Out

by David Greene

Andre and Jordan Anchondo were among the 22 victims killed after Saturday's shooting in El Paso. The Anchondo family says the couple died trying to shield their 2-month-old son from gunfire.

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National

Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Abuse In Boy Scouts

by Nick Pugliese

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could mark a watershed moment for the Boy Scouts of America as well as hundreds of men who allege they suffered sexual abuse in childhood.

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National

Locals Respond To Trump's Planned Visit To El Paso

by Mallory Falk

President Trump visits El Paso, Texas Wednesday after making a stop in Dayton, Ohio. Both cities are working to recover after mass shootings this past weekend.

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National

Early Warning Signs For Dayton Shooter

by Joel Rose

Following the shooting in Dayton this weekend, the focus is on whether school officials and police could have done more to prevent the tragedy.

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Music & Culture

Ed Sheeran Sets Record For Highest-Grossing Tour

On Friday, musician Ed Sheeran broke the record for the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, beating U2's mark.

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Science

Understanding The Statements Of Mass Shooters

Rachel Martin talks with Patrick Blanchfield of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research about what we should focus on in the manifestos left behind and published by recent mass shooters.

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Sports

Opinion: Speeding Up Baseball To Save It

by Mike Pesca

Sports commentator Mike Pesca wonders whether Major League Baseball will modernize to attract a young audience, and how it will keep them for life.

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World News

Tensions Increase Over Kashmir

by Diaa Hadid

India recently revoked the special legal status that the state of Kashmir enjoyed in that country. Now the Pakistani prime minister is warning this could spiral into war.

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An Artificial Tongue To Taste Whisky

Engineers from Scotland have created a device that can taste whisky. You need human tasters to make sure the alcohol is up to snuff, but this is about preventing counterfeiting in the industry.