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EU Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager addresses the media about Apple Music streaming services at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday.

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The EU fines Apple nearly $2 billion for hindering music streaming competition

8:08pm March 04, 2024

by The Associated Press

Apple muzzled streaming services from telling users about payment options on their websites, which avoids a 30% fee charged when people pay through apps downloaded with the iOS App Store, the EU said.

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Haiti declares a state of emergency as security chaos continues

6:18pm March 04, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Haiti has declared a state of emergency and curfews are in place until Wednesday, as the beleaguered island descends into more security chaos.

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Airdropping aid is inefficient--so why is the U.S. doing it anyway?

5:12pm March 04, 2024

Ari Shapiro speaks to Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk about airdrops, when they work and how oftentimes, they don't.

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A look at VP Harris' meeting with Israeli cabinet member Benny Gantz

5:12pm March 04, 2024

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris meets with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. We look at her Sunday comments on Gaza as well.

France's parliament cements the right to abortion in their constitution

5:12pm March 04, 2024

France's parliament, meeting at the Palace of Versailles, approved an amendment to the constitution guaranteeing abortion rights.

How some companies hope to bring China's livestream shopping trend to the U.S.

5:12pm March 04, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to reporter Caiwei Chen about the booming livestream shopping trend in China, and how Chinese companies and TikTok are training American influencers to sell on livestreams too.

A memorial at the site of the Nova rave, the deadliest single site of the attacks on Oct. 7. A new report by a United Nations team found "reasonable grounds to believe" that rape took place on Oct. 7, including at the site of the rave.

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A U.N. report finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' attacks in Israel included rapes

5:12pm March 04, 2024

The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.

People mourn while receiving the bodies of victims of an Israeli strike on Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Saturday, March 2.

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Photos: U.S. and Jordan conduct airdrop into Gaza as cease-fire talks continue

3:23pm March 04, 2024

by NPR Staff

The death toll in Gaza reached 30,000 this past week, as airstrikes continued and the U.S. conducted its first aid drop while Israel continues to consider a proposed cease-fire deal.

French lawmakers applaud after National Assembly President Yael Braun-Pivet announced the result of the vote during a joint session of parliament in the Palace of Versailles, southwestern of Paris, on Monday, to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution.

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France makes history by enshrining abortion rights in its constitution

2:57pm March 04, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

French lawmakers passed a bill to enshrine the right to an abortion in the constitution, a historic move prompted by concerns over the rollback of abortion laws in the U.S.

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the 59th commemoration of the Bloody Sunday Selma bridge crossing on Sunday in Selma, Ala. Harris called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza in her remarks but reiterated that Israel has "a right to defend itself."

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Kamala Harris called for a cease-fire in Gaza. Here's what we know about the talks

12:28pm March 04, 2024

by D. Parvaz

Harris was due to meet Monday with a top official in Israel's war cabinet. She is calling for a cease-fire to facilitate an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and detainees.