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this year.

Each year, venomous snake bites kill more than 130,000 people and sickens hundreds of millions more.

As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, new research suggests that number could rise because of climate change.

Soccer's World Cup this year takes place in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

FIFA, the governing body, released more tickets yesterday, with the most expensive costing nearly $11,000.

Stocks continue to trade lower on Wall Street at this hour.

The Dow was down 139 points, the S&P 500 down 8.

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The White House is outlining the next steps toward ending the war with Iran.

In a national address last night, President Trump outlined what he considers accomplished objectives in the conflict, which is now in its second month.

NPR's Jay Parvez has been tracking the response from the Iranian government.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will attempt to get Republicans to back a bipartisan deal to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security except its immigration enforcement teams.

NPR's Eric McDaniel has more.

The Commerce Department says the U.S.

trade deficit widened in February to just over $57 billion.

Imports and exports both increased during the month, but as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, imports rose more.

That's NPR's Scott Horsley reporting.

On Wall Street, the Dow was down 189 points.

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