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President Trump says he hopes the cross-border clashes will end quickly. I guess people knew something was going to happen based on a little bit of the past. They've been fighting for a long time, you know. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries actually, if you really think about it. No, I just hope it ends very quickly. A UN spokesperson says Secretary General Antonio Guterres is very concerned over the military escalation between the two nuclear powers and is calling for maximum restraint.

A second judge is blocking the Trump administration's use of the 18th Century Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants accused of being gang members. The law gives the president the authority to detain and deport migrants when there is a declared war between the U.S. and another nation or during an invasion. U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein says the administration has failed to demonstrate any of those reasons for deporting Venezuelan migrants. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says five Venezuelan opposition members are now in the U.S. after being rescued

from the Argentine embassy where they sought refuge. Details from NPR's Giles Snyder. In a social media post, Secretary Rubio thanked those involved in helping to get the five to the U.S., but he did not offer details about what he said was a precise operation. The five are close allies of opposition leader Maria Carina Machado, including her campaign manager and communications director. The group took shelter at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas more than a year ago after the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro issued warrants for their arrest, accusing

them of seeking to destabilize the government through violence. The decision by election officials to declare Maduro the winner of last year's disputed presidential election led to protests across the country. Trial Snider, NPR News. U.S. colleges are being warned they could lose access to the federal student loan program if too many of their former students go into default. NPR's Corey Turner reports. In a letter, the department warned schools they should reach out to former students and remind them of their obligation to repay their federal student loans. The letter made clear the stakes for colleges could be high. Technically, schools with too

many former students in default can lose access to federal student aid, which would be a death sentence for many colleges. More than five million borrowers are currently in default, with several million more headed in that direction. The Education Department even pledged later this month to calculate every school's rate of student loan non-repayment and publish it, a move clearly intended to push schools into helping the department recoup some of its debts. Corey Turner, NPR News. This is NPR.

President Trump has announced a ceasefire between the U.S. and Houthi rebels in Yemen. Under the truce, Trump says the U.S. will stop attacking Houthis, and the Iran-backed rebels will stop firing on shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthi attacks were launched in solidarity with Palestinians who've been under assault since the October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. President Trump's trade war is taking a toll on cargo traffic across the Pacific. As NPR's Scott Horsley reports, ship dockings at the port are down about 20 percent this month.

Rather than pay tariffs of 145 percent, many importers have put shipments from China on hold. The number of import containers passing through the Port of LA this week is down about 35% from a year ago. While businesses tried to stockpile goods before the tariffs took effect, the port's executive director Gene Soroka expects those inventories will start to run out in four to six weeks. So if you go to the store and you're looking for a blue shirt, you may see a bunch of purple ones.

You may not see that blue one in your size or style, and probably it will be more expensive than it was previously. Soroka says the trade war is also hurting exports with fruit, nut and wine growers in California's Central Valley, reporting a steep drop in overseas sales. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington. The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to dismantle two divisions that focus on climate change and energy efficiency. The move will eliminate the EPA's popular Energy Start program, which has helped consumers

find washers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and other appliances that have been certified as being energy efficient. This is NPR News. You may have heard that President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to block as being energy efficient. This is NPR News.