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homes fell in March to their slowest pace in nine months, as NPR's Scott Horsley reports lower rates last month and more properties on the market failed to motivate home shoppers during what's traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.

NPR's Scott Horsley and President Trump is trying to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he thought it showed him as a doctor.

He's also refusing to apologize to Pope Leo after criticizing his opposition to the war.

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The Trump administration has agreed to resume flying a rainbow pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.

The government is trying to settle a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ plus and historic preservation groups who had sought to block the removal.

A judge must still approve the agreement.

They ruled the 80s pop charts, and now they're being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

From member station WKSU, Kabir Bhatia has more on the performers in this year's class at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Baseball's new automatic ball strike system could be making games a little longer so far this season, with the time of a nine-inning game creeping upward to two hours and 42 minutes through this weekend.

That's up four minutes from last season, and that's all after the league successfully brought down the length of games in 2023 by introducing a pitch timer and other rules.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

President Trump says the U.S.

has begun a blockade of Iranian ports.

He's trying to get Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war.

Iran responded with threats on U.S.

allied ports in the region.

That poses a serious risk for the global economy and the nearly week-old ceasefire, as NPR's Tom Bowman reports.

Pope Leo has arrived in Algeria on an 11-day tour in Africa.