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May 24
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Friday, May 23, 2025

LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS
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Trump threatens new tariffs on iPhones; Record number of travelers expected this holiday weekend; Judge blocks Trump administration from banning international students at Harvard; and more on tonight's broadcast.

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