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NPR News: 02-25-2025 6PM EST

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🗓️ 25 February 2025

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It's called denying a freedom of speech.

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It's misinformation.

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Like so many Americans, my dad has gotten swept up in conspiracy theories.

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These are not conspiracy theories.

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These are reality.

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I spent the year following him down the rabbit hole, trying to get him back.

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Listen to alternate realities on the Embedded podcast from NPR.

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All episodes available now.

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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Trump has signed an executive order today to launch a new probe that could lead to tariffs on copper. MPR's Asma-Hollid reports.

0:38.7

The Trump administration is launching an investigation into whether imports of copper pose a

0:43.4

risk to American national security. It's using the same legal justification it's used for

0:48.5

steel and aluminum tariffs. The White House did not specify how quickly the investigation would

0:53.8

happen or what the potential

0:55.3

tariff rate might be. Copper is key for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

1:02.2

A White House official speaking on the condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement told reporters

1:06.6

that China has been flooding world markets with subsidized copper.

1:11.1

But the top copper producers in the world are actually Chile and Peru.

1:16.0

Asma Khalid, NPR News, the White House.

1:18.8

The federal judge is agreeing to continue blocking President Trump's administration from freezing grants and loans,

1:25.3

potentially tolling trillions of dollars.

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