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Sarah Gonzalez
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Lakshmi Singh
Live from NPR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh. A cardinal from the United States is now pope for the first time in the Roman Catholic Church's 2000 year history. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago will now be known from this point forth as Pope Leo XIV. NPR's Jason DeRose says the 69 year old is considered more moderate than the late Pope Francis to lead the church in a tumultuous era.
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Jason DeRose
This is a time when the world has many conflicts and the Vatican could play a larger role perhaps in helping settle some of those, say in Ukraine or in Gaza or in in Sudan.
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Lakshmi Singh
NPR's Jason DeRose. The new pontiff succeeds Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday at the age of 88. NPR's Silvio Paggioli examines Francis legacy.
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Silvio Paggioli
Francis opened up the College of Cardinals hugely. He expanded the numbers and he very much increased the representation of countries that had never been represented in the College of Cardinals. Not much shifting, but certainly the balance from Europe and North America to the global South. A lot of Asians and Africans were included.
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Lakshmi Singh
NPR's Sylvia Pujoli. The U.S. and Britain say they have reached a limited trade deal that will give Britain some relief from President Trump's tariffs. Here's NPR's Lauren Frayer from London.
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Keir Starmer
Speaking at a car factory in the British Midlands, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain is the first country to secure such a deal with the US and.
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Jason DeRose
In an era of global insecurity and instability that is so important.
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Keir Starmer
Starmer says the agreement would completely remove US Tariffs on British steel and aluminum and bring tariffs on most British cars down from 27.5% to 10%. In return, the UK is removing a tariff on US ethanol imports. President Trump first announced the deal from the Oval Office with Starmer on speakerphone. Trump said it'll give US Companies better market access for beef and machinery and that final details are still being written up. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.
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Lakshmi Singh
The State Department's directing its personnel and its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore to shelter in place given the deadly violence this week. Here's NPR's Dia Hadid.
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Dia Hadid
The State Department asked U.S. citizens to leave areas of active conflict in Lahore if they could do so safely earlier, the Pakistani army spokesman told media that his forces had shot down more than 20 drones that India had sent over its cities, including Rawalpindi, the location of Pakistan's army headquarters. He says one civilian was killed and four army personnel were injured. India has not responded directly, but says its forces targeted air defence radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. This attack comes after Indian strikes earlier this week targeted multiple locations in Pakistan. It says that was in retaliation for a militant attack that killed 26 tourists in late April.
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Lakshmi Singh
That's Dia Hadid. It's NPR News. The entire air traffic control system would be overhauled under a plan the administration's proposing. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is envisioning sweeping technology and communications upgrades, as well as six new air traffic control centers. U.S. aviation has been plagued by a recent series of deadly mid air collisions, technical outages and widespread disruptions to travel. Health officials in Los Angeles are warning the public about a growing outbreak of hepatitis A. The number of cases in the region tripled last year. It's unclear what's behind the increase. Here's NPR's Will Stone.
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Will Stone
Hepatitis A is a viral illness that affects the liver. It's spread through person to person contact or contaminated food and water due to poor hygiene and sanitation. Usually, those who are at high risk are travelers from abroad, people who are homeless or use drugs. But Dr. Sharon Bolter with the LA County Department of Public Health says more recent cases in LA have not followed this pattern.
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Sharon Bolter
Beginning this year, we're seeing that many, if not most of the people don't have the risk factors that we would expect.
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Will Stone
Bolter says they're encouraging people to consider getting the hepatitis A vaccine, which Most adults over 25 have never received. Will Stone, NPR News jurors.
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Lakshmi Singh
And Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault retrial in New York heard from former model Caius today. She testified to an alleged attack that she says took place when she was 16, four years before another attack for which the former powerful producer was charged. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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