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Episode Date: March 23, 2026

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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. One of New York City's major airports is closed. Bruce Convizer reports that the shutdown is the result of a collision between a Canadian jetliner and a ground vehicle. At least four people were seriously injured. LaGuardia Airport closed shortly before midnight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration website. The FAA page says the airport will be closed until 2 p.m.

Incoming flights are being diverted to other airports. The FAA ordered the close. are shortly after an Air Canada jet collided with a ground vehicle, reportedly a fire truck. Photos online show the nose of the plane has been ripped off. Jazz Aviation LP, operating as Air Canada Express, issued a statement confirming the accident. The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Conviser.

British Prime Minister, Kierst, Darmor, is holding an emergency meeting with top cabinet ministers and the head of the Bank of England this week, the leaders will discuss the Iran war's effect on economic output. Vicki Barker reports from London. The Iran War has already pushed up gas prices and mortgage rates in Britain with nearly a thousand home loan products pulled off the market. And fuel and fertilizer prices are surging, just as farmers are planting spring crops. Tom Bradshaw, President of the National Farmers Union, warning the BBC. Things like cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes. It'll be over the next month, six weeks that we see those cost increases. The war has reignited Britain's cost of living crisis just ahead of local elections in early May when Kier-Starmer's struggling Labor Party had been hoping to emphasize the improving economy.

For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. A jury in Los Angeles is expected to deliver a verdict at some point this week in a trial. over social media addiction. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, jurors have heard weeks of testimony about whether Instagram and YouTube were designed to hook young people and to keep them from spending more time on, or to keep them rather spending more time on social media sites. A jury of five men and seven women have been deliberating for more than a week and have indicated they may be close to a verdict. The case focused on a California woman who said she developed depression, anxiety, and body image issues after compulsively using Instagram and YouTube as a young child. child. Lawyers for the woman say meta and Google built defective products that led to her becoming addicted to social media and contributed to her mental health struggles. Tech company attorneys say social media platforms are being scapegoated for complex mental health issues that have many root causes. It's the first time the question of social media addiction

has been before a jury and the case is tied to 1,600 other pending cases. The outcome could shape how those cases eventually settle. Bobby Allen, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. Celebrations for Nauru's, a traditional New Year celebrated by Persians, Afghans, Kurds, and other ethnic minority groups continued throughout this weekend in Eastern Turkey. NPR's Emily Fang reports from a Kurdish celebration. Here in Van, Turkey, thousands of ethnic Kurds have congregated to celebrate Nauru, standing shoulder to shoulder. They hold hands and dance. There is no official senses of the Kurdish population in Turkey, but Van Province along Turkey's border with Iran, has historically been predominantly Kurdish.

Even when many expressions of Kurdish ethnic identity are frowned upon or outright forbidden in Turkey, some of the Kurds here waved the Kurdistan national flag today, an expression for their long-quashed ambition for an independent homeland. And they chant Kurdish anthems associated with armed Kurdish resistance groups. Emily Fang and Peer News Van Turkey. Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London to claim the English League Cup.

Nico O'Reilly scored both goals in the second half. City's win ended Arsenal's effort to win an unprecedented four major trophies by an English team in one season. For City, it was their first major trophy of the current season. Number two, Wisconsin beat top-ranked Ohio State 3-2 on Sunday to claim their second consecutive women's NCAA ice hockey championship. Ava McNaughton had 34 saves in the win. The Badgers lead all NCAA programs with nine types of. including four of the last six. Wisconsin and the Buckeyes have faced off in each of the last four championship games. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.