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On Trump's terms, we have followed the first hundred days of this administration. Tariffs very strongly work. Trade war. Get ready. Elon Musk and Doge. We will make mistakes. Deportations. Litigation.

I don't know who the judge is. He's radical left. Those first hundred days are coming to a close, but the pace of the news will likely continue. Follow NPR's coverage of President Trump trying to do things no other president has on Trump's terms from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Many in Argentina are remembering Pope Francis, who died today at the age of 88. He was the first ever head of the Catholic Church from Latin America. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports Pope Francis is fondly remembered in his home country as a

defender of the poor. Soldiers do their routine changing of the guard ceremony outside Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral, where then Jorge Mario Bergoglio served as archbishop. Sandra Rodriguez, 47 years old, says the pope was a humble man, always with the poor people. Her friend, 51-year-old old Andrea Godoy says she's disappointed though he never returned to Argentina. There's no work here now she says and inequality is growing and says he never came back to see our suffering. Before

his lengthy hospitalization Pope Francis had talked of plans to visit Argentina as early as this year. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Buenos Aires. Russia's defense ministry says it has resumed military operations in Ukraine following an Easter Day ceasefire. The decision comes after the Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin had not ordered an extension of the unilateral truce, which struggled to hold.

NPR's Charles Maines has more from Moscow. ordered an extension of the unilateral truce, which struggled to hold. And Piers Charles Maynes has more from Moscow. Piers Charles Maynes In a statement, Russia's defense ministry acknowledged a lessening of intensity of Ukrainian military activity across the front line Easter Sunday, but still accused Kiev of carrying out thousands of attacks on Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy countered that Russia had created the impression of a ceasefire, but continued artillery and assaults on the front lines. Yet with the formal end of the ceasefire window, Russia immediately

resumed airstrikes on its neighbor. The renewal of attacks came despite appeals from the Trump administration to extend the truce as the White House has expressed growing frustration over lack of progress in US-backed peace talks. Charles Maynes, MP PR News, Moscow. This year's Boston Marathon gets underway this hour. It begins with the men's wheelchair division. Thousands of people will participate, but thousands more will line Boston streets

to cheer the racers. The event follows the Boston Celtics' playoff games and the 250th commemoration over the weekend of the Revolutionary War period battles of Lexington and Concord. In 2013, the Boston Marathon was targeted by bombers. Alan Davis is the FBI assistant special agent in charge in Boston. He says authorities have been on alert all weekend. The FBI is not aware of any specific or credible threats targeting these events. That said, we are asking everyone to maintain a heightened state of vigilance given that

we are home to many patriotic and symbolic landmarks. Weather forecasters say today's sunny weather in Boston will be great for racers. Winds will be calm with a high of 61 degrees. This is NPR. The White House is denying a New York Times report that says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information in a second chat on the messaging app Signal. The White House says the information was not classified.

NPR has not confirmed the information in the Times report. It said Hegseth shared information about a military strike in Yemen with family members and his lawyer. This comes after a different chat on the same topic included a journalist by mistake. Students at Florida State University are going back to class this morning. It's the first time since last week's deadly shooting on campus. Two people were killed and six others injured.

From member station WFSU, Regan McCarthy reports, some students say the return to the classroom feels too soon. Olivia Wyshinski spent Sunday afternoon walking through campus with her mom and sister. Because I didn't want coming to class on Monday by myself to be the first time I came back to campus. So it was really helpful to just be hugged by my mom, just as I experienced

all of that again. The junior nursing major was in the Student Union building when shots were fired. She says she heard them ringing out as she ran toward her car for safety. University officials are offering flexibility for students who aren't yet ready to return. For NPR News, I'm Rekyn McCarthy in Tallahassee. Again our top story. The Vatican says that Pope Francis has died today in his papal residence. He had just been seen yesterday greeting well-wishers who were celebrating Easter Sunday in St.

Peter's Square. Pope Francis was 88 years old. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.