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NPR | By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published March 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM HST

EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.

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Steve Inskeep

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