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NPR News: 05-08-2026 3AM EDT

May 8, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A federal trade court ruled against President Trump's latest tariff policy, declaring it unlawful, while ongoing geopolitical tensions with Iran and domestic issues like a violent hate crime in Colorado and cell phone bans in schools underscored a week of high-stakes national and internat

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