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Korva Coleman
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump is rolling out the inaugural members of his Board of Peace. He's at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He initially presented this board as a group that would oversee Gaza after the ceasefire took hold. He's expanded that vision to include permanent member countries of a board that he controls indefinitely. Trump insists he'll work with the United nations to settle world conflicts.
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Donald Trump
As everyone can see today, the first steps toward a brighter day for the Middle east and a much safer future for the world are unfolding right before your very eyes. Together, we are in a position to have an incredible chance. I don't even call it a chance. I think it's going to happen to end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed and forge a beautiful, everlasting and glorious peace.
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Korva Coleman
More than a dozen countries have signed up to join. European leaders are meeting today to talk about President Trump's demand to take over Greenland. Trump says he will not use military force. Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the forum in Switzerland today. Zelensky says Europe needs to think hard about what it's going to do about Greenland.
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News Analyst
Everyone turns attention to Greenland, and it's clear most leaders simply are not sure what to do about it. And it seems like everyone is just waiting for America to cool down on this topic, hoping it will pass away. But what if will not? What then?
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Korva Coleman
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy says there will be meetings tomorrow and Saturday in the United Arab Emirates. Among officials from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. These meetings are over Russia's war in Ukraine. President Trump's envoys are going to Moscow today to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Stocks opened higher this morning as revised figures from the Commerce Department show the fastest economic growth in two years. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped about 220 points in early trading.
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Scott Horsley
The US economy grew at an annual rate of 4.4% last July, August and September, up from an initial tally of 4.3%. The upward revision reflects somewhat stronger exports and investments during the quarter. That was partially offset by a downward revision to consumer spending. Procter and Gamble narrowly missed sales targets for its most recent quarter. The company says uncertain shoppers are skimping a bit on things like Tide laundry detergent and Charmin toilet paper. New applications for unemployment benefits showed little change last week, suggesting layoffs are still uncommon. As of early January, some 2.3 million people were receiving some form of jobless assistance. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, the Dow is now up about 200 points. You're listening to NPR. Vice President Vance is expected in Minnesota today. He'll join a roundtable with local residents about law and order in the state. Thousands of federal AGENC are in Minnesota for immigration operations. Vance's visit comes as a memo has surfaced from the acting director of ice. The memo says federal immigration agents can barge into any home without first getting a warrant from a federal judge. Activists say that is a direct violation of the US Constitution. Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards have been announced this morning in Los Angeles. As NPR's Netta Uluby reports, the the movie Sinners shattered records with the most nominations in history.
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Netta Uluby
With 16 nominations, Sinners broke record set previously by movies such as Titanic, All About Eve and La La land each got 14 nominations. This year's second most nominated film, one Battle after another, got 13. Other top Oscar contenders this year include Frankenstein, which got nine nominations, as did the Norwegian drama Sentimental Value, a surprise favorite. Both were nominated for best picture, along with movies such as Begonia, F1, Marty supreme, the Secret Agent Train, Dreams and Hamnet. That film received eight nominations, including best actress and one for director Chloe Zhao, making her only the second woman to earn multiple best director nominations in Oscar history. The ceremony will be broadcast on March 15. Natta Ulibi, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
The National Weather Service says a major winter storm will bring heavy snow and ice from the Southern Rockies into the southeastern U.S. the weather starts tomorrow. This is NPR.
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