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Do you have a question that no one in your life can help with? Something that makes the people around you go, yikes, what a weird question. Well, Freak, here on How to Do Everything, we want to help you out. Each week, we get fantastic experts to answer your questions. People like U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limone, bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger, and rapper Rick Ross. Season two, just launched to go listen to How to Do Everything from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shay Stevens. Late-night television viewers expecting to see Jimmy Kimmel live were presented with family feud instead.

ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimball's show indefinitely amid conservative backlash over the host's commentary in wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk. More from NPR's David Folkenflick. Jimmy Kimmel talked about what he described as the conservative effort by supporters of the president to cast the accused killer of Charlie Kirk as being anything but one of their own. And in fact, of course, prosecutors have provided evidence suggesting otherwise he then went on to sort of mock the president for his seemingly cavalier or indifferent response when asked how he was dealing. NPR's David Fulkinflick. President Trump and the First Lady are spending the night in Windsor Castle west of London. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports on the first couple's state visit to the United Kingdom. Military bands, parades, a carriage ride, and a white-tie state banquet, where President Trump, in a toad. to King Charles called this visit one of the highest honors of his life. Outside the 11th century

castle, there were some MAGA hats and some protesters, including retiree Lynn Eiliff. Never been on a demonstration in my life before, but felt so strongly I needed to come and show my dislike of Mr. Trump. Four people were arrested after video was projected onto the side of Windsor Castle, showing Trump with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. President attends a business reception Thursday, then holds a press conference with Prime Minister Kier-Starmer. Lauren Freyer, NPR News in Windsor, England. The European Commission is proposing to strip Israel of its preferred trade status. The move is in response to its military assault in Gaza and Israel's deepening occupation of the

West Bank. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports that the move could affect some $50 billion in trade. The EU is Israel's largest trading partner and accounts for. for 32% of Israel's total trade in goods with the world. Israel is only the EU's 31st largest trading partner. The Jewish state has had favorable trade conditions with the EU, but now the bloc wants to impose duties. If member states vote to suspend the preferential trade agreement, Israel could end up paying $240 million more a year.

EU foreign policy chief Kayakalas said the bloc is trying to pressure the Israeli government to change course. The measures also include sanctions on 10 members of the Hamas terrorist organization and two extremist ministers in the Israeli government for their role in citing violence in the West Bank. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. On Wall Street stocks closed mixed, U.S. futures edged higher after the Federal Reserve Board

raised interest rates a quarter point. You're listening to NPR. The Trump administration says it is partner, with 40 conservative organizations to create educational content on civics. Those groups include Turning Point USA, the Heritage Foundation, and Hillsdale College in Michigan. The project will be overseen by the America First Policy Institute. DOE says the aim is to renew patriotism and advance a shared understanding of America's founding principles. The effort also coincides with plans to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.

A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows a link between decreased abortion access and property crime in Texas. Details from Olivia Aldridge of member station KUT in Austin. The research zooms in on the years after Texas added new restrictions in 2013 that caused over half of the state's clinics that offered the procedure to close. The authors found that as distance from a clinic that provided abortion increased, numbers of live births went up. They also saw signs of increased financial strain in those areas, like greater housing insecurity and rising debt. That was accompanied by rising rates for crimes like motor vehicle theft. Urkman Aslam at the University of Vermont is one of the paper's authors. The effect was really concentrated on crimes that generated the highest value. Researchers are now

looking to test their models on other states that have lost abortion access to see if the findings can be replicated. I'm Olivia Aldridge in Austin. You're listening to NPR News. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit Wise.com. T's and C's Apply.