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At the Super Bowl halftime show, Kendrick Lamar indeed performed his smash diss track Not Like Us and brought out Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams, and SZA. We're recapping the Super Bowl, including why we saw so many celebrities in commercials this year. Listen to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Korova Coleman, President Trump plans to announce more tariffs this afternoon. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the move could complicate efforts to combat inflation. President Trump wants to

impose what he calls reciprocal tariffs matching the import taxes that other countries charge on US exports. Trump insists the move would give a boost to domestic manufacturers. It also has the potential to raise prices. The Labor Department's newest report says wholesale prices are climbing even faster than retail prices. Wholesale prices in January were up 3.5 percent from a year ago. Consumer prices are up 3 percent over the last 12 months. Stock and Deere and Company has lost a little green after the farm equipment maker warned of slowing sales in North America. U.S. farmers get more than 20 percent of their income from exports, and they're often a high-profile target in any trade war.

Scott Horsley in Pear News, Washington. President Trump is welcoming India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House today. One key issue they're expected to talk about is tariffs. A federal judge has declined to block the Trump administration's plans to offer deferred resignations to federal workers. The offer would allow workers to resign but get paid through September. Labor unions for the federal workers had sued, but the judge said the unions did not have standing to file the lawsuit. The decision allows the

program to continue, but NPR's Andrea Shue reports the deferred resignation offer may already be over. The Office of Personnel Management sent emails out last night telling employees as of 7.20 p.m. the offer was closed, meaning they're not accepting more resignations, so presumably they start processing them. But an important point is that the judge did not address the legality of the program in his ruling, and unions have said this is a setback but not the end legality of the program in his ruling, and unions have said this is a setback but not the end of the fight. They're exploring other

options. And PR's Andrea Shue reporting. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appears to be back on track after a few days of uncertainty. Earlier this week, Hamas said it would delay Saturday's scheduled release of three Israeli hostages. Hamas had accused Israel of violating the agreement. Israel denied it. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv.

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KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. KKMT. NPR's Kat Lonsdorf has more from Tel Aviv. from all sides seem to suggest the disagreement has been solved. Mahmoud Mardawi, a senior Hamas leader, told NPR, Hamas wants the agreement to be implemented in full. We are fully and truly committed to every term of it, as long as Israel is, he said. An Egyptian official with knowledge of the talks,

speaking on the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media, told NPR there has been an agreement. Another official with the details, also not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed that, saying the sides have reached an understanding on the main points. Kat Wansdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The full Senate is supposed to hold a confirmation vote today on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be Health and Human Services Secretary.

This comes as a Senate committee will hold a confirmation hearing today for Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon. She led world wrestling entertainment for years. The World Health Organization says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped sharing almost all data on influenza. President Trump has pulled the U.S. out of the WHO. NPR's Gabriella Emanuel reports this comes at a time when bird flu is circulating in the U.S. and seasonal flu levels are high.

For decades, the U.S. has shared influenza data through the WHO flu reporting system. Then, in late January, the WHO says the U.S. stopped uploading their data. That's right around the same time that President Trump ordered CDC officials to stop communicating with WHO officials. Maria VanKirkhoff is with the WHO. We have not had direct communication with CDC related to influenza. We are communicating with them, but we haven't heard anything back. Among other things, the WHO relies on flu data about which strains are circulating.

That helps them tailor the flu vaccine to the current situation. Gabriella Emanuel and PR News. The European Climate Service, Copernicus, says last month was the hottest January on record. The agency says globally the earth was 0.09 degrees Celsius warmer than the last hottest January. Officials say the heat is due to global warming. This is NPR.