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What is the EU's response to Trump's new tariffs?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. The European Union is demanding an explanation for President Trump's decision to impose a 15 percent tariff on imports to the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global import duties. Terry Schultz reports the EU's executive arm says Washington has to honor a trade agreement it concluded with the bloc last year.
A deal is a deal, the European Commission says in a written response to President Trump's announcement of new tariffs. It adds that as the U.S.
What happened during the shooting incident at Mar-a-Lago?
's largest trading partner. The European Union wants full clarity on Washington's next steps and expects an agreement the two sides made last August to be respected. That accord set a 15 percent import duty on most EU goods other than those which are already covered by other U.S. tariffs, such as steel and aluminum. Some products even have zero tariffs in the agreement. In exchange, the EU agreed to remove many tariffs on U.S.
How is the East Coast preparing for the winter storm?
imports. The European Parliament was due to vote on the U.S.-EU trade deal Tuesday, but the head of the trade committee says he now wants to delay it. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels.
The Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida early this morning after he breached a security perimeter at President Trump's resort. Palm Beach Sheriff Rick Bradshaw.
They confronted a white male that was carrying a gas can and a shotgun.
What were the highlights of the U.S. vs. Canada hockey gold medal match?
He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him, at which time he put down... The gas can raised the shotgun to a shooting position. At that point in time, the deputy and the two Secret Service agents fired their weapons.
Trump wasn't there at the time. He's in D.C. preparing for the State of the Union. The man died at the scene and no agents or officers were injured. The shooting is under investigation. There's no word on a motive. A major winter storm is hitting the East Coast with blizzard warnings from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, with some areas expected to get over two feet of snow. Thousands of flights have been canceled so far. In New York, the mayor has declared a state of emergency and a travel ban that starts tonight. Steve Kastenbaum has more.
The snow started falling here around 11 a.m. and it's expected to continue through Monday morning, prompting Mayor Zoran Mamdani to declare a travel ban. It goes into effect later in the evening.
We are asking New Yorkers to avoid all non-essential travel. Please, for your safety, stay home, stay inside, and stay off the roads.
Which films topped the weekend box office?
The latest forecast says that New York could receive between 18 and 24 inches of snow, with the heaviest accumulations happening overnight. The blizzard prompted the school's chancellor to issue a rare snow day for the city's 940,000 public school students. For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. It was the hockey matchup fans in North America were hoping for. The United States and Canada for the gold medal, and it lived up to expectations as the U.S. won in a dramatic overtime 2-1. Steve Futterman reports it was the U.S. men's first gold in hockey since 1980.
It was an emotional, hard-fought match with everything on the line. The U.S. scored first six minutes into the game. Canada tied it one-to-one at the end of the second. Neither team scored in the third, sending the game into overtime.
What is the significance of the U.S. men's hockey gold medal win?
And just a minute 42 into the extra period, the U.S. 's Jack Hughes had an open shot to the left of the net. He calmly put it through, setting off a wild celebration. Here's Hughes after the game.
I think every single person in that game tonight can be proud and Obviously, it was a great game, and we were the team with the better outcome, but just a great game between USA and Canada.
The men's hockey gold medal was the 12th for the U.S. here in Italy, the most ever at a single Winter Olympics by an American team. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
At the weekend box office, Sony Pictures Animation's Goat took the top spot with an estimated $17 million in ticket sales.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the EU's response to Trump's new tariffs?
0:00–0:33
2
What happened during the shooting incident at Mar-a-Lago?
0:33–0:56
3
How is the East Coast preparing for the winter storm?
0:56–1:26
4
What were the highlights of the U.S. vs. Canada hockey gold medal match?
1:26–2:36
5
Which films topped the weekend box office?
2:36–3:33
6
What is the significance of the U.S. men's hockey gold medal win?
3:33–4:39