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A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration's ban on the AI company Anthropic for now, saying the administration appeared to be out to punish the company.

NPR's John Ruich reports.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were back in a New York courtroom today as they seek to have their drug trafficking indictments thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees.

At issue is whether the U.S.

can continue blocking Maduro from using Venezuelan government funds to pay his legal costs.

The hearing was the first time Maduro and his wife have appeared in court since January.

They have declared their innocence.

U.S.

stocks had their worst day since the war with Iran started.

As doubt took over Wall Street about a possible end to the conflict, the S&P 500 fell nearly one and three quarters percent.

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Wall Street bonuses hit a new record in 2025 as profits surged.

New York State's comptroller reported the average bonus rose to $247,000, up 6% from 2024.

Ohio Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is asking a federal court to force the Trump administration to stop calling the Kennedy Center the Trump Kennedy Center.

NPR's Anastasia Tsilkis reports.

A woman from Youngstown, Ohio, has been reunited with her dog nine years after he went missing.

According to Fox 8 in Cleveland, the Shih Tzu named Soleo vanished in 2017 after stepping outside for a routine bathroom break.

Her granddaughter sent her a Facebook post of a dog with a familiar face at the local animal shelter.

Old pictures confirmed it and they were reunited.

She says Saleo remembered everything, leading her on their old walking path near their home.