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This message comes from Mint Mobile. Mint Mobile took what's wrong with wireless and made it right. They offer premium wireless plans for less, and all plans include high-speed data, unlimited talk and text, and nationwide coverage. See for yourself at mintmobile.com slash switch. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Wall Street's worst crisis since COVID grew even worse on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 6 percent, while the Dow finished down 5.5 percent and the Nasdaq dropped 5.8

percent. And then Piers Maria Aspin says it's more than big investors who are suffering. About 60 percent of U.S. households own stocks according to the Federal Reserve. And you know the market is where people usually have their retirement savings invested through 401Ks or other retirement plans. But President Trump, who once really cared about how the stock market was doing, seems to be shrugging off this week's crash and what it means for all of his constituents. He posted on Truth Social this morning that, my policies will never change and this is

a great time to get rich. Pete Slauson Trump, meanwhile, was in Florida as the market fell playing golf. President Trump has given TikTok another lifeline. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the president granted the video app another extension to break away from its China-based owner after negotiations fell apart. White House negotiators were all set to make a big announcement about TikTok. They planned to say a new entity would be formed called TikTok America and that TikTok's algorithm would be licensed from Beijing owner ByteDance. Additional security measures would be in place to protect Americans' data. But

then China backed out. According to a person directly involved in the talks, Beijing pulled its support of the agreement in response to Trump's 34 percent tariffs on China. The hope, according to the source, is to extract some tariff relief from Washington. In a rare statement, ByteDance said there are key matters that need to be resolved and that any deal requires approval from the Chinese government. Bobby Allen, NPR News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies the U.S. is not abandoning them, but they must pay more for their defense.

Terry Schultz reports that Rubio also suggested the Trump administration is losing patience with Russia's delay in accepting a plan to end the war in Ukraine. NATO countries are displeased about US tariffs of 20 percent being leveled on European Union goods at the same time as President Trump demands governments boost their defense spending to 5 percent of GDP, some argue that a hit to their economy will make it more difficult to allocate more money for the military. Meanwhile, Rubio said, Moscow needs to decide whether it wants to end the war. We will know soon enough in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about

peace or not. He said Congress is preparing more sanctions against Russia, which the administration may soon be unable to stop. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Brussels. The Trump administration has been ordered by a federal judge to arrange for the return of a Maryland man back to the U.S. The man was mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison. A 2019 court order had barred him from being deported to his native El Salvador because

he faced threats there from local gangs. The White House claimed he was a gang member, but Abrego Garcia's attorneys say there's no evidence of that. You're listening to NPR News. Health officials in Mexico say a three-year-old girl has become that country's first confirmed case of the bird flu. The girl lives in the western state of Durango. Officials say she's in serious condition at a local hospital. It's not known how the girl contracted the virus. The Washington Capitol star Alex Ovechkin has tied the all-time NHL career goals record set decades ago by Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky's record was once thought to be untouchable. NPR's Becky Sullivan was there. Ovechkin came into the night two goals shy of 894 career regular season goals.

Exactly how many Gretzky had when he retired 26 years ago. And Gretzky was on hand Friday to watch Ovi tie it up. Ovechkin's first goal came just a few minutes into the game. Then the second was a classic power play slap shot from the left face off circle, the spot on the ice known as his office. After the game, Ovechkin said it was a relief to tie the record. It's such a great moment for hockey, it's such a great moment for DC. And to be part of it, it's crazy. The Capitals have six games left this season for Ovechkin to score at least one more goal

to claim the record all for himself. Becky Sullivan, NPR News, Washington. Duke star Cooper Flagg has been named the Associated Press Men's College Basketball Player of the Year. He's just the fourth freshman to ever win that award. He's also the eighth player from Duke to win that same award.

Auburn's Johnny Broom finished in second in the running. Both of their teams are appearing in the Final Four tournament this weekend. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News. Following the news out of Washington, D.C. can be overwhelming. I'm Scott Detrow, and NPR has a podcast that can help. It's called Trump's Terms, stories about big changes the 47th president is pursuing on his own terms. Each episode is short, usually around five minutes or so. We keep it calm and factual.

We help you follow what matters and we leave out what doesn't. Listen to Trump's Terms from NPR.