Chapter 1: What is the main topic of the NPR News episode on February 22, 2026?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A powerful winter storm is bearing down on the mid-Atlantic region and parts of the East Coast. The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for much of New Jersey, New York City, Philadelphia, and parts of Maryland and southern New England. Forecasters say some areas could see up to two feet of snow, making travel difficult.
President Trump says he's raising his new global tariff to 15 percent. The increase came a day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping tariffs. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has reaction from Europe.
President Emmanuel Macron opened a big agriculture show in Paris and he said, let's not celebrate too soon. And he said, we'll just have to adapt and look, you know, look at the consequences and adapt. The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also spoke today. He's going to Washington in early March to meet with President Trump.
That's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reporting from Paris. President Trump has approved a federal emergency declaration after a massive sewage spill into the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. The city's mayor had asked for federal help, but as NPR's Kristen Wright reports, the president also clashed with local and state leaders over who was responsible.
FEMA says it'll help the District of Columbia with more than 200 million gallons of raw sewage that spilled into the Potomac River a month ago when a line collapsed. The declaration allows the federal government to bring in equipment and resources to coordinate relief efforts with D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. President Trump accused Maryland Governor Wes Moore of mismanagement.
Moore said the president was lying to the public and that the broken pipe is on federal land. They've been feuding lately since Trump didn't invite Moore to the annual National Governors Association dinner at the White House.
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Chapter 2: What impact is the winter storm having on the East Coast?
Moore is the vice chair of the organization and the nation's only black governor. FEMA says it'll support the public health response to the spill. Meanwhile, D.C. 's mayor wants the federal government to reimburse all costs. Kristen Wright, NPR News.
The U.N. Secretary General is condemning the killing of a young American by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and is calling for a swift investigation. NPR's Jaina Rath has more.
Nasrallah Sayam, 19, was shot Wednesday by Israeli settlers who attacked the village of Mahas near Jerusalem, according to witnesses. The Israeli military told the Associated Press that unnamed suspects shot at Palestinians. Video shows a group of settlers, some of them armed. taking sheep from the village. Mayor Saeed Abu Ali tells NPR that settlers routinely attack Mahmas.
The American embassy called us and asked us about what happened. We told them it's all documented by videos.
Jane Araf, NPR News, Amman. The State Department official tells NPR it extends condolences to the family. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The man who hit one of the most iconic home runs in Major League Baseball history has died. Bill Mazeroski, best known for his game-winning blast in the 1960s World Series, died on Friday. His death was announced by the team Saturday.
Jeremy Scott from member station WESA in Pittsburgh reports.
The man known locally and colloquially as Maz was a ten-time All-Star. A native of Tiltonsville, Ohio, a little over an hour from Pittsburgh, Mazeroski never strayed too far from home, spending his entire 17-year career with the Pirates.
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Chapter 3: How is President Trump addressing the tariff increase after the Supreme Court ruling?
His walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth during the final game of the 1960 World Series put the Pirates over the New York Yankees to win the championship. A statue depicting his running of the base path after the hit sits outside the Pirates' stadium at PNC Park, where fan Patty Petrisch was placing flowers shortly after his death was announced.
I hope he's up in heaven. We're going to have good spirit, hopefully this year, to win.
Mazeroski was 89. For NPR News, I'm Jeremy Scott in Pittsburgh.
The Federal Communications Commission is urging broadcasters to air more patriotic programming ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. FCC Chairman Brandon Carr says the effort, called the Pledge America campaign, is meant to align with a federal task force overseeing the celebrations. He encouraged stations to highlight the nation's history and achievements.
The FCC says participation is voluntary. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
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