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Korva Coleman
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump says he won't use the US Military to invade Greenland. He spoke today to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump asked for immediate negotiations on Greenland, but didn't sound optimistic.
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Donald Trump
We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be frankly unstoppable. But I won't do that. Okay? Now everyone's saying, oh, good. That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.
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Korva Coleman
But later in Trump's speech, he also said Europe can either say yes on Greenland and the US Will be grateful or, or they can refuse and quote, we will remember. There were gasps in the auditorium when Trump jabbed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday. Carney said when countries like his negotiate with a hegemon, they do it from weakness. Carney says countries that negotiate like this are essentially acting as though they're sovereign nations, but they're accepting subordination. Stocks opened higher this morning as the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump can fire a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board. NPR Scott Horsley reports. The Dow climbed 340 points.
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Scott Horsley
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was set to be in the audience as the Supreme Court weighs arguments on the president's power to remove Fed governors. By design, the central bank's supposed to be insulated from political pressure. Powell's accused the Trump administration of trying to drive Fed policy through intimidation. Berkshire Hathaway appears to be ready to unload its stake in Kraft Heinz. The giant food maker was one of Warren Buffett's less successful investments. Berkshire owns about 28% of Kraft Heinz, which announced plans last fall to split in two. And discount airline Ryanair is dismissing Elon Musk's suggestion he might buy the company after dispute over installing Starlink WI FI on Ryanair jets. Non Europeans are prohibited from owning a majority stake. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Korva Coleman
Doctors in Minnesota are sounding the alarm about federal immigration agents and hospitals. From Minnesota Public Radio, Erica Zurek reports. Some patients are worried about being targeted in medical facilities.
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Erica Zurek
Physicians are voicing concerns for patients as thousands of federal officers have poured into the state Dr. Erin Stevens is the legislative chair for Minnesota's section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She says the presence of ICE agents intimidates patients and obstructs access to care.
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Erica Zurek
Stevens says that some patients are giving birth alone, while others are missing, canceling or postponing prenatal care appointments. For NPR News, I'm Erica Zurek in Minneapolis.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the dow is up 320 points. The NASDAQ is up 170. This is NPR. A conservative group is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District. The plaintiffs claim that policies intended to address the harms of segregation in schools hurt hurt students who are white. The federal lawsuit claims students of color get smaller class sizes and other benefits. The Los Angeles School District has not commented on the lawsuit, but the district says it is committed to ensuring all students have meaningful access to services and education. A new study from the Pew Research center finds that over the last decade, Catholicism in Latin America has declined sharply. Aleja Hertzler, McCain of Religion News Service has more.
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Aleja Hertzler
The largest Latin American countries are now only only two thirds Catholic. In some, like Brazil, Catholic adults make up less than half the population. This represents a significant decrease over the last 10 years. That's largely because many Latin Americans are becoming religiously unaffiliated. But being unaffiliated doesn't mean they don't believe in God or pray daily. They actually report doing both at almost the same rate as European Christians. Latin American Pentecostals have been an important demographic politically. Their support has been linked to conservative success. But Pew's data shows that now a smaller share of Latin American Protestants are Pentecostal as compared to a decade ago. For NPR News, I'm Aleja Hertzler.
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Korva Coleman
McCain Vice President J.D. vance and second lady Usha Vance have announced that they are expecting a baby in July. This will be the Vance's fourth child. The vice president says it will be a boy. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.
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