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We've all been there running around a city looking for a bathroom but unable to find A very simple free market solution is that we could just pay to use a bathroom But we can't on the planet money podcast the story of how we once had thousands of pay toilets And why they got banned from planet money on NPR wherever you get your podcasts Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says he's hiking the tariff on foreign steal. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on the announcement Trump made during an appearance at a steel plant near Pittsburgh.

Franco Ordonez He walked onto the stage to his campaign music and he delivered a very political speech. I mean, he tacked Biden, he touted how much he loves tariffs, and it was actually when he was talking about his tariff agenda when he stopped to say that he had another big announcement to deliver. And he told the crowd that he's doubling tariffs on foreign steel imports. Rick Barber, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New

York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, foreign steel imports. Trump said he plans to push the steel tariff to 50 percent, and he later posted on social media that the increased tariff would also apply to aluminum imports. Trump was in Pennsylvania to talk up an agreement between Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel that he said would help keep jobs in the U.S. Severe weather delayed. President Trump's return to the White House last night.

Weather kept Air Force One circling for an hour. Earlier in the day, another fatal tornado hit Kentucky, killing one person and injuring several others. From Member Station WEKU, John McGarry has more. The National Weather Service in Louisville says the twister had maximum winds of at least 115 miles per hour. Washington County Judge Executive Timothy Graves says the area the tornado struck is rural and very lightly populated.

That's why there's no siren out there. And we had two homes that were just completely destroyed, blown away. And there's other buildings and houses that have damage, but not the severity of the two that were hit dead center, if you will. Graves says first responders from several area counties came to help. Two weeks ago another tornado killed 19 people in Laurel and Pulaski counties. For NPR News, I'm John McGarry. The National Weather Service says a crew surveying this latest damage in Kentucky found at least EF1 damage. Officials say up to three homes were destroyed and downed trees

temporarily blocked roads. President Trump has announced on social media that he's removing the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Kim Sayed was the first woman to hold the position, as NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports. President Trump says he's firing Sayed from her post because he claims she is highly partisan and a strong supporter of DEI, which he says is totally inappropriate for her position. 62% of the Smithsonian's budget comes from the federal government. In one of his executive orders, Trump claimed it had come under the influence

of a divisive, race-centered ideology. Before joining the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in 2013, Sayed held leadership positions for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Trump has upended cultural institutions, including the Kennedy Center, since taking office four months ago. He recently dismissed the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News. This is NPR. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is warning about China, telling those gathered for this

weekend's annual defense summit in Singapore that China is intimidating its neighbors and threatening Taiwan. He called on Indo-Pacific allies to ramp up defense spending. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed the routine recommendation for kids to get COVID vaccines. The change contradicts advice from medical experts, as NPR's Ping Huang reports. The CDC vaccine schedule now reflects a directive announced Tuesday by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Previously, the CDC recommended that everyone six months and older get annual COVID vaccines.

Now, the vaccine schedule recommends COVID vaccines for kids through shared clinical decision-making that if a doctor and patient decide to gather, that it makes sense. And there's no recommendation for pregnant women to get COVID vaccines. The changes contradict the advice of professional medical groups who continue to recommend COVID vaccines to children and pregnant women based on scientific evidence that shows they are safe and effective. Public health experts are alarmed by how the changes were made. The closed-door process upends the public discussions and votes that have been a staple

of the process for decades. Ping Huang, NPR News. Beasel's cases around the U.S. were up slightly this week. Federal health officials say there are now 1,088 confirmed cases, up 42 from the last week. Texas added at least nine cases, Texas grappling with the nation's largest outbreak, but there are others. Officials say Colorado has now joined at least seven other states with active outbreaks. This is NPR News.

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