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Jeanine Herbst
News in Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. This weekend, President Trump invoked the Alien enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law that gives him sweeping deportation powers. A federal Joe blocked his administration from using this law to immediately deport migrants who are allegedly members of a Venezuelan prison gang. Despite this, a plane landed in El Salvador carrying hundreds of deportees from the US who were then sent to a notorious prison where they will stay for at least a year. NPR's Luke Garrett says court challenges are underway.
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Luke Garrett
The ACLU is waiting to hear back from the government on the timing of this weekend's deportation. And another hearing in this case is set for March 21. As for the hundreds of people deported, they're set to spend the next year in El Salvador's terrorism confinement center. According to President Bukele. U.S. courts just don't have jurisdiction in other countries, meaning their fates are up to Bukele.
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Jeanine Herbst
NPR's Luke Garrett reporting. Ukrainian troops now hold just a small sliver of land in Russia's Kursk region, and they say military analysts at the Kremlin after fierce clashes with Russian troops trying to dislodge them. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports. Ukraine's campaign to seize and occupy the Russian region seems to be nearing an end.
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Eleanor Beardsley
Ukraine had wanted to use its Kursk conquest as a bargaining chip in any ceasefire negotiations. Its surprise invasion last August marked the biggest attack on Russia since the Nazi invasion of 1941. President Vladimir Putin used North Korean troops to try to get back the territory in a lightning offensive that has reduced the area under Ukrainian control from 500 to about 40 square miles. In his nightly address Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Putin had ignored the U S. Ukrainian ceasefire proposal to, quote, steal another week of war. We will do everything to intensify diplomacy, said Zelenskyy, but we must also protect our independence, our state and our people. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
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Jeanine Herbst
As Wall street sputters and consumer confidence falls on worries about President Trump's chaotic tariff threats and its effect on the economy, Treasury Secretary Bessant defended Trump's tariff policy and says while there are no guarantees there won't be a recession, I'm.
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Bessant
Not worried about the markets over the long term. If we put good tax policy in place deregulation and energy security. The markets will do great speaking there.
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Jeanine Herbst
On NBC's Meet the Press. But despite all three major indices closing higher on Friday, it was a brutal week on Wall street as the Dow had its worst week since 2023. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve will hold a two day this week. And after cutting interest rates three times last year, the Fed is widely expected to keep them on hold this time. Asian markets are trading higher at this hour than Nikkei. The main market in Japan is up 1.2%. You're listening to NPR News. In north Macedonia, a fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 150 others during a concert. Officials say victims suffered burns, smoke inhalation and injuries from a panicked crowd surge. At least 15 people have been detained as the club exceeded its capacity and lacked a proper license. Videos show pyrotechnics igniting the ceiling before the chaotic escape erupted early today. Leaders from around the world, including Pope Francis and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sent condolences. Authorities also accepted medical aid from neighboring countries. And the government has declared seven days of national mourning. Lincoln center for the Performing arts has received $50 million for dance initiatives. NPR's Elizabeth Bl. The largest gift in the New York institution's history.
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Elizabeth Blair
The $50 million donation comes from philanthropists Lynn and Richard Pascalano. The goal? Transform Lincoln Center's contemporary dance programming. In a statement, Lincoln center says the money will support contemporary dance performances from across the globe and the next generation of dance artists. The center's president and CEO, Mariko Silver, notes these are challenging times for the contemporary dance community as we continue recovering from the height of the COVID 19 pand. Lincoln center is home to Juilliard, the renowned New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet, both co founded by George Balanchine. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News.
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Jeanine Herbst
U.S. futures contracts are trading lower at this hour. Dow futures down about 3/10 of a percent. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News.
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