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What recent changes have been made regarding illegal tariffs and refunds?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Importers who paid tariffs that were later found to be illegal can now start formally requesting refunds. NPR's Scott Horsley reports customs officials have set up an online system in an effort to streamline the process.
The Supreme Court ruled back in February that President Trump had overstepped his authority in ordering double-digit tariffs on virtually everything the U.S. imports. A specialty trade court later ordered the government to refund all the money it collected with those tariffs, $166 billion in all. Since then, customs officials have been scrambling to set up a computerized system where importers can ask for their money back without having to go through a lengthy court process.
What are President Trump's predictions about gas prices amidst the U.S.-Iran conflict?
Some of the more complicated refund requests will have to wait for a later phase of the program, but most are eligible today. Refunds are expected to be paid in 60 to 90 days. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump says he thinks his energy secretary is, quote, totally wrong in predicting that drivers won't see gas prices drop back under $3 a gallon for at least several more months. Yesterday, Secretary Chris Wright told CNN the decline, quote, could happen later this year, might not happen until next year. Well, today, Trump told a reporter from The Hill gas prices will drop as soon as the U.S.-Iran war ends. Industry experts say it will take time. The U.S.
How is Pope Leo XIV addressing tensions during his African tour?
delegation plans to travel to Islamabad soon, according to an official familiar with the plan speaking on background because they're not authorized to speak on the record. The statement was in response to NPR's question about whether lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance was still planning to go to Pakistan. This comes ahead of tomorrow night's ceasefire deadline between the U.S. and Iran. Pope Leo XIV is in Angola on his third stop on a tour of four countries in Africa where the Catholic Church is rapidly growing. The trip has come amid attacks from the Trump administration over the war in Iran, but this past weekend, the first American pope tried to downplay those tensions. NPR's Emmanuel Akunwotu reports.
Pope Leo has sought to return the focus of his 11-day tour in Africa away from growing tensions with President Trump. In Angola, his third stop on the tour, he said some of his statements against war had been interpreted as a direct response to attacks against him by President Trump last week.
It was looked at as if I was trying to debate again the president, which is not my interest at all.
Nearly half of Angola's almost 40 million people are Catholic. And on Sunday, Leo visited a sanctuary where enslaved Africans were forcibly baptized before being taken to the Americas. He made a speech acknowledging the, quote, sorrow and great suffering, but stopped short of directly referencing slavery or the church's role in it. Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.
What tragic event occurred in Shreveport, Louisiana, and what are the details?
U.S. stocks are trading lower this hour. The Nasdaq is down roughly half a percent or 136 points. This is NPR News. People have been leaving balloons and flowers outside a home in Shreveport, Louisiana, in memory of eight children who were killed Sunday. It was one of the U.S. 's deadliest mass shootings in two years. Investigators say the gunman, Shamar Elkins, was the father of seven of the kids and separated from their mother, one of two women he also shot and wounded. Elkins was killed by officers during a police chase. FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for $250 million.
What lawsuit has FBI Director Kash Patel filed against The Atlantic?
Patel alleges the magazine ran a, quote, malicious hit piece about excessive drinking that he says is false. The Atlantic says it stands by its reporting. The NFL draft is in Pittsburgh. This week's big event is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of football fans. While big crowds turn out, a lot of students will get to stay home, but not necessarily from school. Here's WESA's Jillian Forstadt.
Many students in downtown Pittsburgh are excited to get a break from in-person classes, although 11th grader Kaya Lewis notes remote learning isn't always easy.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent changes have been made regarding illegal tariffs and refunds?
0:01–0:44
2
What are President Trump's predictions about gas prices amidst the U.S.-Iran conflict?
0:44–1:24
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How is Pope Leo XIV addressing tensions during his African tour?
1:24–2:50
4
What tragic event occurred in Shreveport, Louisiana, and what are the details?
2:50–3:31
5
What lawsuit has FBI Director Kash Patel filed against The Atlantic?
3:31–4:18
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How is the NFL draft impacting students and public transit in Pittsburgh?
4:18–5:03