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From member station WLRN, Joshua Ceballos reports that some observers say the vote may signal a blue wave in Florida.

On Wall Street, stocks closed mixed ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates.

The Dow Jones Industrials lost 179 points.

The Nasdaq added 30.

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Pope Leo XVI is criticizing the Trump administration's effort to loosen U.S.

ties with the European alliance.

When asked about the US peace plan for Ukraine,

The Pope said what he's read indicates a huge change in what was a true alliance.

Leo has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, saying that Europe's role is crucial to any peace deal.

The Pope says that securing any agreement without Europe's input is unrealistic.

A museum in Washington state currently houses the largest display of nutcrackers in the United States.

NPR's Vanessa Romo takes us inside.

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futures are flat in after-hours trading on Wall Street.

On Asia-Pacific markets, shares are mostly lower, down a fraction in Tokyo.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

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Supreme Court appears open to overturning a 90-year tradition that has kept presidents from firing members of independent agencies.