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By A Mart铆nez,

Published March 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM EST

EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.

A Mart铆nez

A Mart铆nez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

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