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In recent weeks, you’ve likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning. (Image credit: Glenn Arcos)

Tornado outbreak live updates: 40 tornadoes, 34 dead in cross-country storm system  ABC News Tornadoes, Strong Gusts, Flooding Likely  The Weather Channel Live updates: 36 dead as severe storms head east  NBC News Over 30 dead from monster storm system charging across US,

President Trump Is Making Foreign Stocks Great Again  The New York Times

Building on Biden-era policies, President Trump is strong-arming regional leaders, deploying military force and shredding decades of precedents when it comes to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Our 10 finalists for the best college podcasts in the country include students from some familiar schools, and a few surprises.

Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned about the cross-border trade in domestic workers.

Judge blocks Trump from using 18th-century wartime act for deportations  The Guardian US

At least 51 people are reported to have died in a fire at a nightclub in North Macedonia.

Anas Baba is NPR’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. He’s also one of the only Palestinian journalists working full time for an American news organization in Gaza. Israel has banned international journalists from independent access to the

Mahmoud Khalil never shielded his face with a mask the way some protesters did. That made him a target when President Trump decided to move aggressively against campus activists.