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A new round of tariffs is set to begin Friday. The cost of the levies is likely to ripple through the complex global supply chains that make up much of the trade between the U.S. and China.

Lanzmann, who died Thursday at age 92, fought in the French resistance, studied philosophy at the Sorbonne, worked as a journalist, and made one of the most important films about the Holocaust.

Claude Lanzmann fought in the French resistance; studied philosophy at the Sorbonne; lived with Simone de Beauvoir; worked as a journalist; and made one of the most important films about the Holocaust ever: "Shoah." Lanzmann died today (7/5/18) in Paris - he was 92 years old.

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation has formally ended a longstanding policy of segregating male and female swimmers by day. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jenna Rosenstein , senior beauty editor for Harper's-Bazaar.com, about celebrity perfumes and their peculiar history and place in popular culture.

A review of Marvel's latest comics-inspired superhero movie.

After months of ethics and spending scandals and investigations into Scott Pruitt, President Trump has accepted his EPA administrator's resignation.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Sen. Ben Cardin.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Creigh Deeds (D- Va.) about the new state law requiring mental health education in schools.

For the fourth year in a row, women are riding the Tour de France — the same route but one day ahead of the men, with all the traffic and inconveniences.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Bloomberg reporter Nick Wadhams, who is traveling with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to North Korea.

As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to North Korea, host Ailsa Chang talks with David Kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the University of Southern California, about the ongoing negotiations between the Trump administration and North Korea.

Astrophysicist Adam Frank has a new book out, Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth. He talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about it.

Trump is scheduled to visit the U.K. next week. Mayor Sadiq Khan's office says activists who want to fly the 20-foot blimp still need to get approval from police and the national air traffic service.

After months of ethics scandals and investigations, the embattled EPA head has resigned, the president said Thursday.

A 16-year-old in southwestern Minnesota drove into an unexpected cleft that had opened up in the earth, but escaped safely by crawling out of the back window of his car.

Phuket Gov. Norraphat Plodthong said 51 people were rescued, while 53 others remained missing. At least one person died when the Phoenix sank in rough waters.

New York Times journalist Adam Liptak says the court's conservative justices have increasingly based their decisions on the foundation of free speech — including a case that dealt a blow to unions.

The president could decide as early as Friday between judges Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Raymond Kethledge for his high court nominee. Kavanaugh and Barrett appear to be the top two.

The French documentarian died Thursday in Paris. He leaves behind his monumental 1985 film on the Holocaust, which bears a Hebrew name as elusive of definitions as the historical truths he sought.

The orchestra's top flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, says that she is paid substantially less than her closest counterpart — a man. Her suit may be the first filed under a new Massachusetts pay equity law.

In a letter responding to a lawsuit brought by the group Flyers Rights, the Federal Aviation Administration said that current seat size is not a safety issue.

Bill Shine left Fox News in the aftermath of a sexual harassment scandal, amid accusations that he failed to take the allegations seriously.

The interns of NPR Music present their own version of roséwave: the boxed-wine, plastic cup, twist-cap version. Think Kesha and old Miley, but also Vampire Weekend's preppy, self-satisfied smirk.

In this episode of Piano Jazz, we celebrate the longstanding career of Barbara Carroll.