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NPR News: 10-18-2025 3PM EDT

18 Oct 2025

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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This message comes from Subaru, celebrating the Subaru Share the Love event now through January 2nd. By year's end, Subaru and its retailers will have donated more than $350 million to charity. Subaru, more than a car company.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Music Massive crowds are gathering in cities across the nation today to protest the policies of the Trump administration. Marches are underway in a number of cities, including New York and the nation's capital. Alex Helmick from member station WABE is in Atlanta, where demonstrators have taken to the streets as part of the No Kings movement.

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The large Civic Center field was a festival-like setting with a big stage at one end where several speakers, including U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, spoke. Katie Spencer was holding a sign quoting George Washington's farewell address.

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Our founding fathers were opposed to having kings.

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She says peaceful rallies like this make a difference and highlight abuses from the most powerful people.

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Our current administration is not following the rule of law and is oppressing the people through taking away our freedoms.

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Atlanta's rally in March is one of several throughout Georgia. For NPR News, I'm Alex Helmig in Atlanta.

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President Trump has freed former Republican New York Congressman George Santos from prison. NPR's Brian Mann has more.

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When Santos was sentenced for his crimes in April, officials in Trump's Justice Department called it a victory, saying in a statement the former lawmaker was finally being held accountable for the mountain of lies, theft, and fraud he perpetrated. DOJ officials also pointed to Santos' many victims, including Republican campaign donors, cheated by his schemes.

Chapter 2: What are the details of the protests against the Trump administration?

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He said Santos had been horribly mistreated and set him free. This comes as Trump has directed the DOJ to aggressively investigate and prosecute individuals he views as political enemies. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.

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President Trump has added new tariffs on large trucks and at the same time eased some tariffs on imported auto parts. NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports the extra wiggle room on tariffs is specifically for parts bound for U.S. factories.

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151.019 - 172.248 Camilla Dominovsky

President Trump said weeks ago he'd put new tariffs on medium and heavy duty trucks. Think delivery vans, 18 wheelers, buses. Those will kick in November 1st. This action also extends a program allowing automakers to offset some tariffs on parts. Carmakers have been very vocal with the White House about how tariffs are hitting cars made in U.S. plants.

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That's because even the most made-in-America vehicle relies on some imported parts and those have tariffs. This extension reduces how much those parts tariffs hurt companies. Automaker stocks went up after news outlets reported that this was coming.

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Mila Dominovsky, NPR News. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. South Korea says dozens of its citizens flown home today from Cambodia will face criminal charges. They were detained in a sweep on illegal online scam operations. Authorities say many were working in call centers targeting people across Asia.

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Ten people were hospitalized after a third-floor balcony near the University of Cincinnati collapsed on Friday night. Frank McKinley is the chief of the Cincinnati Fire Department.

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One individual is in critical condition. The rest are non-life-threatening.

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Fire officials say the balcony may have failed under the weight of a crowd possibly gathered for a party. A new social media toolkit is offering tips to early childhood care providers on how to manage screen time for children. NPR's Maria Godoy reports.

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The toolkit comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health. It offers practical tips to help parents, preschool educators, and other early child care providers set boundaries around screen time use. identify content worth kids' time, and cope with behavioral problems that might arise. Here's Center Co-Director Dr. Jenny Radesky.

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