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Dale Willman
Details@capitalone.com Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump says he sees Venezuela as an ally now. But as NPR's Franco Ordonez reports, Trump says the U.S. also needs to be the sole superpower with a presence in that country.
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Franco Ordonez
President Trump says a relationship with the current leadership in Venezuela, including acting President Delsey Rodriguez, is, quote, very good right now.
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President Trump
They seem to be an ally, and I think it'll continue to be an ally. And we don't want to have Russia there. We don't want to have China there.
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Franco Ordonez
Trump says he expects to be meeting with representatives of the new government soon, but nothing is scheduled yet. He does have a meeting set up with the Venezuelan opposition. Trump told reporters he'll be meeting with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corino Machado next week. He he says she's coming to the US to pay her regards to the country and to him. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
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Dale Willman
As President Trump flexes America's muscles overseas, a new NPR Ipsos poll shows that Republicans and Democrats see the U.S. role in the world very differently. NPR's Frank Langfit explains.
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Frank Langfit
Most Democrats think the U.S. should focus on promoting democracy and human rights abroad, according to the poll, while most Republicans think the US should focus on enriching America and should not hesitate to use military power. Kim Long was shopping for Trump merchandise at a store northeast of Philadelphia on Thursday. She supports the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
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Kim Long
He was big with drugs and he just wasn't treating his people right. Even the people from Venezuela were happy to see him go.
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Frank Langfit
A separate Reuters Ipsos poll this week found Americans were split on the move. One third was for it, a third against, and one third wasn't sure. Frank Lankford, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
The Washington National Opera announced today it's leaving the John F. Kennedy center for the Performing Arts, which has been its home since 1971. As NPR's Chloe Velpman reports, the opera's departure comes in response to new policies which put a strain on the opera's financial model.
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Chloe Veltman
In a statement to npr, the Washington National Opera stressed the amicability of its decision to end its longtime residency at the Kennedy Centre. But it said the centre's new business model, which requires productions to be fully funded in advance, is incompatible with the usual mix of ticket sales, grants and donations that cannot all be secured ahead. Artistic director Francesca Zambelo shared her regrets in a recorded statement with npr.
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Kim Long
I am deeply saddened to leave the Kennedy Center.
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Chloe Veltman
In a post on social media, the center's executive director, Richard Grinnell, said it was the center's decision to sever ties with the opera company in order to, quote, quote, have the flexibility and funds to bring in operas from around the world. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
The Labour Department says employers added 50,000 jobs in December. That's down slightly from November's numbers and less than economists have been expecting. The unemployment rate, though, dropped by a tenth of a percent to 4.4% in the college football playoffs. Indiana is destroying Oregon 56 to 15 late in the fourth. This is NPR News. Burning plastic for heating and fueling is more widespread than previously thought. That's according to new research. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the problem is greatest in low income countries.
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Jonathan Lambert
Each year, humanity produces over a billion tons of plastic. Much of that plastic ends up as trash. A study in the journal Nature Communications reveals that many households in low income countries are burning that plastic trash to heat their homes or cook their food. Across more than two dozen countries, nearly one in three people surveyed by researchers reported being aware of households burning plastic. 16% said they'd done it themselves, either as a cheap source of fuel or just as a way of dealing with all that excess waste. Burning plastic can create toxic fumes that harm health and contaminate food. With plastic waste on track to triple by 2060, the problem will likely get much worse. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
A federal judge says she'll issue a temporary restraining order that will block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program affecting more than 10,000 people. The program offers legal protections for some relatives of citizens and green card holders. The judge did not say when the order would be issued. Plaintiffs want it in place before January 14, when protections end for people from seven Latin countries. A ceasefire is now in place following three days of fighting in Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters. The ceasefire, which began on Friday, allowed the militants six hours to leave with their personal weapons, but no fighters left the area. In Syria, the clash has led some 140,000 people to leave their homes. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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