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Chapter 1: What recent legal decisions have impacted President Trump's tariff policy?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A trade court has dealt another blow to President Trump's tariff policy. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the court found Trump was wrong to impose a blanket 10% tariff on most goods the U.S. imports.
President Trump ordered these new tariffs to replace an earlier round of import taxes that were struck down in February by the U.S. Supreme Court. But the Court of International Trade says these new tariffs are also unlawful. Trump relied on a statute that authorizes tariffs only under certain conditions, and two out of three judges concluded those conditions don't currently exist.
Chapter 2: How has the U.S. military responded to recent tensions with Iran?
It's not clear how wide-reaching this decision will be. For now, it applies only to two importers who challenge the tariffs, along with the state of Washington. The administration is already in the process of refunding tens of billions of dollars collected under the original tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court, and it continues to explore other options to impose new tariffs.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire again Thursday. The U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and then targeted Iranian military facilities that it said was responsible for attacking U.S. forces. Despite the exchange, President Trump told reporters Thursday night that the ceasefire is holding.
Earlier Thursday, Iran says it is examining the latest proposals for ending the war. President Trump was asked about gas prices Thursday night while he was inspecting renovations being done on the reflecting pool outside the Lincoln Memorial.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of rising gas prices for American consumers?
Trump claimed prices are down, but GasBuddy analyst Patrick DeHaan says Americans are feeling the pain.
Everyone's feeling a significant amount of pain across the country. The average fill-up generally costs now $15 to $30 more than it did just three months ago.
The AAA Motor Club says a nationwide average for a gallon of regular now around $4.55. The man who used a homemade flamethrower and threw Molotov cocktails at peaceful pro-Israel protesters last summer in Boulder, Colorado, will serve the rest of his life in prison. The attack injured six people, killed one of them, an 82-year-old woman. Colorado Public Radio's Allison Sherry reports.
The now 46-year-old Egyptian national told police at the time of the attack that he wanted to, quote, send a message about Israel. But in court for his sentencing, he told the judge if he had to do it over again, he wouldn't and that he was sorry. He then said he believed in justice and he wished Colorado had the death penalty so he could be sentenced to it.
Chapter 4: What was the outcome of the anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado?
Victims told the judge the anti-Semitic attack has left them with lingering trauma. Dr. Rahel Halpern was injured that day.
We have been surrounded by words that created a space in which somebody can imagine them throwing 18 hot mullet of cocktails is the right way to deal with whatever concerns he had.
The man still faces federal hate crimes charges, and the death penalty is a possibility in that case. For NPR News, I'm Alison Sherry in Boulder.
This is NPR News. Crews in Indonesia are rushing to rescue at least 20 hikers following the eruption of the Mount Dukono volcano. Indonesia's volcanology agency says the eruption sent ash into the sky as high as six miles. The head of the local rescue agency told Reuters that nine of the hikers are from Singapore and the rest are Indonesian.
The BBC says police have confirmed the deaths of two foreigners and one local resident. There's new research on cell phone bans in schools across the U.S. and their effectiveness. More than two-thirds of states have implemented some type of restrictions. NPR's Sequoia Carrillo reports on the latest findings from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Chapter 5: What are the latest developments regarding the Mount Dukono volcano eruption in Indonesia?
This week's study found that states with restrictions saw dramatically reduced cell phone activity in schools. Teachers reported that the number of students using cell phones in class dropped on average from 61% to just 13%. On the other hand, the research found that the bans had a quote, close to zero effect on students. on test scores.
But Thomas Dee, a professor of economics at Stanford and a co-author on this study, characterized this research as the first draft of a new approach to schooling. Even though these bans are very popular with teachers and across party lines, this is new territory. Sequoia Carrillo, NPR News.
Following the latest exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran, stocks slipped in Asia in Friday trading, but the markets in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea set for strong weekly gains. Oil prices rose.
Chapter 6: How effective are cell phone bans in U.S. schools according to recent research?
Benchmark crude tops $100 apparel. This is NPR News.
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