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Giles Snyder
In Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Elon Musk's cost cutting team has been blazing a wide path through government agencies since President Trump was inaugurated. NPR's Shannon Bond says there are more questions than answers about who's part of the effort and what they're doing.
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Shannon Bond
This effort really appears to be focusing on technology and personnel at federal agencies. So we're seeing staffers connected to DOGE gaining access to sensitive systems and information about things like government payments and employee information. Elon Musk, who's leading this effort, has been cheering on this work on his platform X, and so he's taking credit for its efforts to dismantle the U.S. agency for International Development.
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Giles Snyder
A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to dismantle USAID, preventing some 2,200 staffers from being put on paid leave last night and stopping a 30 day deadline for thousands of workers to return to the US separately, a different federal judge overnight blocked Musk's team from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. The Panamanian government accusing the U.S. of spreading false claims that U.S. navy ships can traverse the Panama Canal for free. It NPR's Rolando Arrieta reports that the country's president calls the claims intolerable.
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Rolando Arrieta
President Jose Raul Molino said in a news conference Thursday he was surprised by the State Department's message on the social media platform X. I want to make it very clear to the country, molino says. My absolute rejection to the State Department's statement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with Molino during a multi day trip to several Central American countries this week, says he's not confused about Panama.
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Giles Snyder
We had conversations.
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Shannon Bond
I felt they were strong first steps.
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Giles Snyder
We have expectations. We made clear in those conversations.
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Rolando Arrieta
Panama's government said Friday a call between Molino and Trump had been postponed due to an unexpected change to Trump's agenda. Rolando Arrieta, NPR News the window to.
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Giles Snyder
Recover the bodies of 10 people killed in a plane crash near Nome, Alaska, is limited. The Alaska desk Jeremy Shea reports that the crash site sits on unstable sea ice and a winter storm is coming.
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Jeremy Shea
Responding agencies had relatively safe conditions to work the search and rescue operation on Friday. They found the wrecked Cessna on sea ice about 34 miles southeast of Nome, but couldn't recover the bodies or the plane. Jim West Jr. The local head of the incident response, said the ice isn't stable.
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Giles Snyder
It's a dynamic situation.
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Shannon Bond
There's it's slushy young ice.
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Jeremy Shea
A winter storm is forecast to hit Sunday, bringing a mix of snow, ice, rain and 45 mile per hour wind gusts, further threatening the recovery effort. West said the hope is to recover the bodies and collect wreckage for the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation before the storm. For NPR News, I'm Jeremy Shea in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Giles Snyder
This is NPR News. Israel has begun releasing dozens of Palestinians and the latest prisoners for hostages swap as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. A bus carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah after Hamas released three Israeli civilians spe been holding since the October 7th attack. Hamas released the men at a ceremony in Gaza with armed Hamas fighters. Stocks ended the lower for the week, with the Dow losing more than 200 points. NPR's Rafael Nam reports that trading was volatile because of fears about tariffs.
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Rafael Nam
President Trump has frequently said he would impose tariffs on a number of countries and trading partners. Investors in Wall street were never sure if Trump was serious or whether he was using tariffs as a negotiating tactic. That uncertainty remains today. Stocks initially plunged on Monday after Trump announced tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada, although they recovered somewhat later that day after he put on hold the tariffs on the country's North American neighbors. But investors remain nervous. Widespread tariffs could spark more inflation at home and lead to retaliation against American businesses, so markets could remain volatile for a while. Raphael Nam, NPR News.
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Giles Snyder
The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is returning to New York's Madison Square Garden. The competition has not been held there since early 2020, before the COVID 19 pandemic. The show starts today. Some 2500 dogs from 201 breeds and varieties have signed up to compete for the Best in Show trophy, which will be awarded Tuesday night. I'm Jahil Snyder, NPR News.
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