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NPR News: 02-21-2026 6PM EST

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🗓️ 21 February 2026

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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org.

0:15.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump is pressing ahead with tariffs, despite a

0:22.8

substantial legal setback from the Supreme Court. And Pierce-Christin-Rite reports he plans to

0:28.6

raise a new tariff on global imports to 15%. In a post on truth social, Trump said his decision to

0:35.0

impose a new 15% tariff on goods from around the world is based

0:38.8

on, quote, a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily

0:43.8

anti-American decision on tariffs. The Supreme Court struck down the president's use of the

0:48.6

International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose certain tariffs. Friday's ruling is a major blow to Trump's

0:54.8

economic policy agenda. Initially, the president signed a proclamation hours after the ruling,

1:00.1

imposing a new 10% tariff on global imports to revive his tariffs. He cited the Trade Act of 1974

1:05.9

as authorization, but they can only be in place for 150 days unless Congress acts.

1:11.5

Kristen Wright and PR News.

1:13.6

A ransomware attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center has forced it to close all of its clinics.

1:20.5

And Parzalana Wives reports that's nearly three dozen across the state.

1:25.0

The attack on their systems was launched on Thursday, forcing the closure of 35

1:29.6

UMMC facilities. Those shutdowns included disrupting procedures ranging from chemotherapy to elective

1:36.3

surgeries. Officials said it was unclear how long the system outage would last. For now, medical

1:41.9

staff were relying on paper notes to document patient statuses

1:45.6

while electronic portals were down. UMMC said it did not yet know to what extent patient information

1:51.7

may or may not have been compromised, but they are working with law enforcement, including the FBI,

1:57.9

to resolve the issue. Alana Wise, NPR News.

2:02.5

A major winter storm is set to hit the East Coast starting tomorrow, with heavy snow,

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