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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted President Trump for a state banquet in Beijing. This came after their day of meetings. Both countries released statements. China said the issue of Taiwan should not be mishandled. That could risk conflict between the US And China. During his banquet remarks, Xi emphasized cooperation. He's heard here through an interpreter.
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We both believe that the China U. S relationship and is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. We must make it work and never mess it up. Both China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation.
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The White House released a statement also emphasizing cooperation, but it made no mention of Taiwan. During his banquet remarks, President Trump offered the Chinese leader and the first lady an invitation.
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Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome. And tonight it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit us at the White House this September 24th, and we look forward to it.
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Trump departs China tomorrow. The Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz reports. The administration is demanding that states prosecute Medicaid fraud.
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Vice President J.D. vance announced these actions as part of his role as the administration's frauds are. He said the White House is targeting California because it isn't taking fraud seriously. The administration is sending letters to all 50 states. It's threatening to freeze funding to the state's Medicaid programs unless they aggressively go after Medicaid fraud. As part of this crackdown, the administration is also imposing a six month free on some new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home care providers. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
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There's a new name for a medical condition that affects more than 170 million women worldwide. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. It's now called polyandocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.
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This syndrome is characterized by fluctuations in hormones and weight as well as reproductive issues and skin conditions. For many years, it's been called polycystic ovary syndrome, or pcos. But many women who struggle with with the condition do not have an increase in abnormal cysts on the ovary, and this led to delays in diagnosis when doctors or patients did not know to look for the broader set of symptoms. Experts say it's important that the new name avoid reproductive terms that can heighten stigma and lead to confusion. A transition period will include an education and awareness campaign. The journey of the name change to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is documented in a report in the Lancet. And Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
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You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration says it will put transponders in vehicles working at airports. This comes after two Air Canada pilots were killed at LaGuardia Airport in New York in March. Their jet collided with an airport fire truck that did not have a transponder. The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, mostly on a party line vote. Warsh had already won confirmation this week to be a fed governor. He will succeed Jerome Powell, whose term as fed chair ends tomorrow. Senate Democrats have expressed concern over whether Warsh will serve independently from President Trump. A team of scientists believes they found evidence of what may have amounted to an ancient root canal in Neanderthals. Ari Daniel has more.
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Researchers unearthed a nearly 60,000 year old Neanderthal tooth, a molar in a Siberian CA, on the biting surface. When the team looked more closely, they noticed microscopic radial grooves that they think may have been artificially created by drilling into the tooth to deal with a cavity. Perhaps. Rachel Kalisher is a bioarchaeologist at UC San Diego who wasn't involved in the research. She's open to the idea that Neanderthals were capable of treating cavities.
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It's certainly believable, but I'm not sure that the evidence that they provide is necessarily the smoking gun.
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Kalisher agrees the hole was likely produced by a stone tool, but she can't be sure it was done intentionally. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel.
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And I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.
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