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A lot has changed in higher education since President Trump took office. Everything that's been going on has kind of changed my life plans. Students have come to me and just, they feel really scared. On the Sunday story, how members of the class of 2025 are feeling about the state of higher ed and their own futures. Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Windsor-Johnston Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor-Johnston. President Trump says the United States will delay 50 percent tariffs on goods from the European Union to buy more time for negotiations.

Trump says the agreement came after a phone call with the president of the European Commission. We had a very nice call and I agreed to move it. I believe June 9th would be, July 9th would be the date. That was the date she requested. Could we move it from June 1st to July 9th? And I agreed to do that and that she said we will rapidly get together and see if we can work something out. In a post on social media Friday, Trump had threatened to impose 50% tariffs on European Union goods, accusing the Bloc of being very difficult to work with on trade. The tariffs were set to go into effect this week. Republican lawmakers in Texas have passed legislation that requires the Ten

Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms in the state. Houston Public Media's Andrew Schneider reports the bill is all but certain to lead to a first amendment court challenge. Republican state representative Candi Noble sponsored the measure in the House. The displaying of the 10 commandments in our Texas classrooms will bring back

this historic tradition of recognizing America's foundational heritage in both our educational and judicial systems and remind students of the importance of this cornerstone of American and Texas law. During debate several Democrats said roughly a third of Texans are neither Christian nor Jewish and do not consider the Ten Commandments foundational to their belief systems. Following a final concurrence by the state senate, the bill will go to Governor Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it.

For NPR News, I'm Andrew Schneider in Houston. SpaceX is preparing another test launch of its massive Starship rocket as early as Tuesday. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports the launch comes after two failed attempts earlier this year. The rocket is called Starship, and SpaceX founder Elon Musk hopes it will one day take people to Mars. First, though, it's got to get into space.

Its last two test flights exploded minutes after launching from Texas. The debris rained down over the Caribbean. This time, SpaceX says it solved the problem, which it traced to one of the spacecraft's engines. The FAA recently cleared SpaceX to launch Starship as many as 25 times a year from Texas. It also expanded the Hazard Zone in the event another spacecraft explodes during launch. And the regulator told SpaceX to time launches so that there will be fewer civilian aircraft crossing beneath the path of the rocket. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News.

Stocks across Asia traded mixed today. Shares in Japan closed higher while markets in Hong Kong and China posted losses. Wall Street is closed today in observance of Memorial Day. This is NPR News. Authorities in New York City have charged a 28-year-old man with planning a firebomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Israel. He's also accused of threatening the lives of President Trump and other Americans on social media. Israel deported Joseph Neumeyer from Colorado on Sunday. Race car driver Alex Paloe won the historic Indianapolis

500 on Sunday. Quinn Kleinfelcher from member station WDET reports the race was marked by unusually cold conditions and numerous crashes. Paloe had dominated the start of the IndyCar season winning four out of five races but he'd never tasted victory on an oval speedway until now at Indy. And Palau says he nearly ran out of fuel before crossing the finish line. It was tough, tough conditions out there, especially when you're like third or fourth in the pack. The fuel consumption was super high, so made it happen. I already closed my voice and haven't even started celebrating. It was a forgettable 500 for renowned Detroit-based team Penske. Two of its cars started from the back of the 33 car field because of penalties and its

third car crashed during the warm-up laps before the race began. For NPR News, I'm Quinn Klinefelter in Detroit. A section of the Pacific Coast Highway is now reopened. Part of the roadway near Malibu was shut down in January because of massive wildfires. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared debris from more than 60 percent of the lots that sustained fire damage. I'm Windsor Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. You're listening to the NPR Network. Live from NPR News from Washington.