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Bella DiPaolo is glad if you're happily married, but she is perfectly happy being single. I would love to have someone who took care of my car or someone who cleaned up the dishes after dinner. But then I'd want them to leave. From yourself to your dog to your spouse are significant others. That's on the TED Radio Hour from NPR. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. An emergency summit of EU and Canadian leaders along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrapped up in London today. Afterward, the meeting's British host expressed optimism about the chances of a peace deal for Ukraine that President Trump can

live with. Vicki Barker reports from London. In describing the stakes, Prime Minister Keir Starmer seemed to be evoking the last time European soil was invaded and Europeans stood alone. We are at a crossroads in history today. This is not a moment for more talk. It's time to act. U.S. support is vital, Starmer said, but Europe must now do the heavy lifting in Ukraine,

announcing billions in new military spending and commitments by several countries to send troops if needed. Starmor said he briefed President Trump Saturday evening and hopes for a receptive audience when he and French President Macron present their proposals to Trump possibly within days. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Israel is facing major criticism after it stopped the entry of food and other aid supplies into Gaza this weekend.

Hamas is pushing Israel to negotiate a second phase to the ceasefire, which is what had been expected. But Israel has so far refused, choosing instead to take another path forward, as MP Yisrael Hadil Al-Shalchi reports. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office released a statement saying that Israel wants to extend this phase, this phase one of the ceasefire, temporarily over the month of Ramadan, which began yesterday. It'll also cover Passover, which takes us into mid-April. Israel said that the proposal was made by US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Wachoff. He helped broker the first phase.

And then we also know that the second phase is supposed to see a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a commitment to end the war. Hamas is insistent on negotiating the second phase, but as far as we know, phase two negotiations haven't gone anywhere yet. MPR's Hediel El-Shalchi. It could be a volatile week on Wall Street with President Trump threatening to reimpose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Labor Department will also release the latest employment report for February. MPR's Rafael Nam reports. Investors have long been uneasy about the prospect of tariffs. Many hope that President Trump is just using them as leverage. But nobody really knows. So there will be a lot of nerves ahead

of Tuesday when Trump's threatened tariffs on the country's neighbors are set to take effect. Trump also says he wants to impose additional tariffs on China. Investors will also have to digest the latest employment report. The jobs market has been pretty healthy so far. The question is, how long it stays that way. At least though the layoffs seen across the federal government recently are unlikely to show up in this report. Rafael Nam, NPR News.

And you're listening to NPR News. The 97th Academy Awards aired tonight. Mikey Madison won Best Actress for her role in Enora, which was an upset over Hollywood veteran Demi Moore. Enora also won for Best Picture. Adrian Brody won Best Actor for his performance in The Brutalist. The movie Flow, meanwhile, won Best Animated Film. Robert Downey Jr. gave Kiernan Culkin his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in A Real Pain.

Zoe Saldana won the Supporting Actress Oscar meanwhile for her role in Amelia Perez. A prehistoric fish has drawn hundreds of anglers to northern Michigan in recent weeks. Teresa Homeses with Members Station WCMU explains why. Nearly 800 anglers hit the ice this year for a chance to spear seven Lake Sturgeon, known as the dinosaur fish. The season broke a record for fastest time, lasting only 17 minutes before the quota was met.

Jay Woderski with Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that supports sturgeon conservation, says the species is threatened in Michigan, but their population in the region has more than doubled in the last 25 years. Obviously, we're bringing awareness to it through the whole country. It's such a well-regulated season. We're restricted to 1.2% of the total population in this lake. The largest fish caught this year was 5'3 and weighed nearly 80 pounds. For NPR News, I'm Teresa Home-Sea in Sheboygan, Michigan.

Joe Heisman shot two rounds of 64 this week and to win the PGA national event in Florida. He rallied from a four-shot deficit for the win. Jake Knapp, meanwhile, tried to become the first wire-to-wire winner in the tournament history, but he ended up with one shot in the water on the last day, which led to a triple bogey. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. When she teaches her students how to write a song, musician Scarlett Keys says they need to ask I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.