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      <title>South Korean fighter jets drop bombs in the wrong place, injuring 8 people</title>
      <description>The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:32:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/g-s1-52365/south-korea-pocheon-accidental-bombing-fighter-jets-us-exercises</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x648+0+0/resize/1024x648!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg' alt='Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday.'/><p>The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.</p><p>(Image credit: Yonhap)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-52365' />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The fired head of a federal watchdog agency says he&apos;s ending his legal fight</title>
      <description>Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 20:41:22 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5319326/trump-hampton-dellinger-watchdog-appeals-court</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7641x5096+0+0/resize/7641x5096!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2F9d%2Fe0a4b266438097524fddeb77a246%2Fap25064169085649.jpg' alt='President Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The administration is locked in a legal battle over the firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency.'/><p>Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.</p><p>(Image credit: Win McNamee)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5319326' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift shows, prosecutors say</title>
      <description>Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift&apos;s Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:19:25 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5318561/taylor-swift-cybercrime-eras-tour</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/3000x2000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F85%2Fe7%2F19de91fc46d6ab8ab0856e5e0566%2Fap25063786826130.jpg' alt='Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" on Dec. 6, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia.'/><p>Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift's Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.</p><p>(Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5318561' />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Trump administration signals it will let Idaho enforce its restrictive abortion ban</title>
      <description>The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss a lawsuit originally filed against Idaho by the Biden administration, according to court papers filed by the state&apos;s largest hospital network.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:41:35 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/nx-s1-5318043/trump-administration-lawsuit-idaho-emergency-abortions</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4947x3298+0+0/resize/4947x3298!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2Fbd%2F8b742bd44ea09902f5fc88b32253%2Fap25063726297685.jpg' alt='People march in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.'/><p>The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss a lawsuit originally filed against Idaho by the Biden administration, according to court papers filed by the state's largest hospital network.</p><p>(Image credit: Sarah A. Miller)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5318043' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Trump administration again labels the Houthis a &apos;foreign terrorist organization&apos;</title>
      <description>Trump&apos;s first administration similarly designated the Houthis, but the designation was revoked by President Joe Biden&apos;s administration over concerns it would affect the delivery of aid to Yemen.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:34:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4001x2667+0+0/resize/4001x2667!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F07%2Fc841c249476aab118f27307c807e%2Fap25055694247377.jpg' alt='Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens as President Trump, left, meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the White House on Feb. 24.'/><p>Trump's first administration similarly designated the Houthis, but the designation was revoked by President Joe Biden's administration over concerns it would affect the delivery of aid to Yemen.</p><p>(Image credit: Ludovic Marin)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5317711' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Carl Dean, Dolly Parton&apos;s husband of nearly 60 years who inspired &apos;Jolene,&apos; dies at 82</title>
      <description>&quot;Words can&apos;t do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years,&quot; Parton wrote in a statement.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:58:08 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2Fb6%2Fcc0efe4844a5818146eef2a8b817%2Fap25062857106360.jpg' alt='Dolly Parton performs during an event in August 2023 celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82.'/><p>"Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years," Parton wrote in a statement.</p><p>(Image credit: Charlie Riedel)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-51912' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>China slaps extra tariffs of up to 15% on imports of major U.S. farm exports</title>
      <description>China will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of U.S. farm products, including chicken, pork, and soy. They follow Trump&apos;s order to raise tariffs on imports of Chinese products to 20%.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:25:19 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2Fb3%2F83ee864848c993548ddc32ac1ebb%2Fap25035246042980.jpg' alt='A woman walks by the Chinese and U.S. national flags on display outside a souvenir shop in Beijing on Jan. 31, 2025.'/><p>China will impose additional tariffs of up to 15% on imports of U.S. farm products, including chicken, pork, and soy. They follow Trump's order to raise tariffs on imports of Chinese products to 20%.</p><p>(Image credit: Andy Wong)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-51892' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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      <title>Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions</title>
      <description>The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 01:08:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1295x863+0+0/resize/1295x863!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2F16%2F15faad4c416ab12a1cbe6a637f7e%2Fap25061766914256.jpg' alt='People move from an area where crews work to contain a fire in the Carolina Forest area west of the coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sunday, March 2, 2025, where residents were ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods.'/><p>The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.</p><p>(Image credit: AP)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-51728' />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia&apos;s war in Ukraine</title>
      <description>Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the U.S., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday as he prepared to host a summit of European leaders.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:08:50 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says his firing was unlawful</title>
      <description>A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president&apos;s authority to oust the head of the independent agency.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 01:15:48 -0500</pubDate>
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