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Highlights of the Weenie 500 will air Sunday during the pregame warm-up for this weekend's scheduled running of the Indianapolis 500. Crude oil futures prices ended the session little changed oil down 13 cents a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Highlights of the Weenie 500 will air Sunday during the pregame warm-up for this weekend's scheduled running of the Indianapolis 500. Crude oil futures prices ended the session little changed oil down 13 cents a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yet another job on his hands. President Trump is asking him to be his interim national security advisor, replacing Mike Waltz, who's now on tap to be the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has yet another job on his hands. President Trump is asking him to be his interim national security advisor, replacing Mike Waltz, who's now on tap to be the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Here's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

As billionaire Elon Musk announced plans to scale back some of his work with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, he's defending his job so far. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Musk gave somewhat hazy answers. about the work he's been doing as well as Doge's future.

As billionaire Elon Musk announced plans to scale back some of his work with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, he's defending his job so far. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Musk gave somewhat hazy answers. about the work he's been doing as well as Doge's future.

Musk estimates he's cut about $160 billion in government spending so far, but says it will be hard to get anywhere near his initial goal of $2 trillion. Musk says he wants to spend more time with his companies. The Trump administration is imposing a new testing requirement for vaccines.

Musk estimates he's cut about $160 billion in government spending so far, but says it will be hard to get anywhere near his initial goal of $2 trillion. Musk says he wants to spend more time with his companies. The Trump administration is imposing a new testing requirement for vaccines.

As NPR's Rob Stein explains, a man could delay the availability of vaccines, including the next round of COVID-19 shots.

As NPR's Rob Stein explains, a man could delay the availability of vaccines, including the next round of COVID-19 shots.

An exemption that would allow some low-value imports from China to enter the U.S. duty-free officially comes to an end tomorrow. For consumers, it's likely to mean higher prices combined with delivery delays. When the government begins to collect tariffs on every single shipment, under the so-called de minimis rule, as many as 4 million low-value parcels coming to the U.S. every day.

An exemption that would allow some low-value imports from China to enter the U.S. duty-free officially comes to an end tomorrow. For consumers, it's likely to mean higher prices combined with delivery delays. When the government begins to collect tariffs on every single shipment, under the so-called de minimis rule, as many as 4 million low-value parcels coming to the U.S. every day.

mostly from China, were exempted from duties. Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street today, driven in part by better-than-expected earnings from tech giants Microsoft and Meta. The Dow was up 83 points. You're listening to NPR. A group of survivors of clergy sexual abuse is in Rome during the run-up to the papal conclave.

mostly from China, were exempted from duties. Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street today, driven in part by better-than-expected earnings from tech giants Microsoft and Meta. The Dow was up 83 points. You're listening to NPR. A group of survivors of clergy sexual abuse is in Rome during the run-up to the papal conclave.

NPR's Jason DeRose reports they're drawing attention to the importance of choosing a new pope who will address abuse directly.

NPR's Jason DeRose reports they're drawing attention to the importance of choosing a new pope who will address abuse directly.

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s that was meant to land on Venus is apparently finally coming home, though not in the way space officials would have liked. Scientists keeping an eye on the half-ton mass of metal say it's expected to re-enter the atmosphere later this month.

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s that was meant to land on Venus is apparently finally coming home, though not in the way space officials would have liked. Scientists keeping an eye on the half-ton mass of metal say it's expected to re-enter the atmosphere later this month.

It's still too early to tell where it will come down when it plunges back through Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled descent. The spacecraft never left Earth orbit because of a rocket malfunction, and for the past 53 years... has been circling Earth in a decaying orbit.

It's still too early to tell where it will come down when it plunges back through Earth's atmosphere in an uncontrolled descent. The spacecraft never left Earth orbit because of a rocket malfunction, and for the past 53 years... has been circling Earth in a decaying orbit.