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The Eagles dominated Kansas City to win Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans.
President Trump was in the audience and did a wide ranging interview that aired during the pre game show.
What did he say about his plans for tariffs, Gaza and other issues?
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Employees at a U.S.
agency set up to protect consumers from financial fraud have been told to stop doing any work.
They're shutting down, literally the cops on the beat.
What will it mean for Americans if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot function.
And the country of Jordan has started sending humanitarian helicopter flights into Gaza?
Our NPR reporter took one of the flights to get a rare look
inside a territory few foreign journalists have been allowed to see.
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