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Catherine Marr
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Windsor Johnston
In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump has announced a trade deal that includes new tariffs on goods from the European Union. Trump announced the agreement during his visit to Scotland today. NPR's Lauren Frere reports. The White House says that other countries will face similar tariffs.
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Lauren Frere
The deal announced here in Scotland means European cars and other goods will face 15% tariffs coming into the US and President Trump says he's planning a single global tariff for other countries that have not yet negotiated separate trade agreements.
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Unnamed Analyst
I would say in the range of 15 to 20%.
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Lauren Frere
Those numbers are higher than the baseline 10% tariff Trump announced back in April. Trump says a single blanket tariff is, quote, what they're going to pay if they want to do business in the United States because he can't, quote, sit down and make 200 deals. Lauren Fryer, NPR News, Aberdeen.
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Windsor Johnston
The new trade deal with the European Union is drawing mixed reviews. France is calling it unbalanced and Hungary's prime minister, an ally of President Trump's, describes as a failure for Europe. Germany and Italy, meanwhile, say it prevents further escalation. A federal judge has issued a decision that blocks the Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. NPR's Katie Ariddle reports. The ruling may help protect essential health services in some communities.
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Katie Riddle
The Trump administration was attempting to stop Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. It is part of the administration's recently passed policy bill spoken. Specifically, it mandated that if clinics provided abortion care, they could not receive Medicaid. But it is already illegal to use federal funds to pay for abortions. Essentially, the change in law would have prevented clinics from providing basic health care like cancer screenings and access to contraception. The judge on Monday wrote in her decision that the law unfairly targeted Planned Parenthood and called it, quote, legislative punishment. Katie Riddle, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
A ceasefire is now in effect between Thailand and Cambodia. The the five day conflict marked the worst fighting between the two countries in more than a decade. Michael Sullivan reports. The dispute claimed more than 30 lives on both sides of the border, with more than 200,000 people displaced.
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Michael Sullivan
Both Thailand and Cambodia accuse each other of starting the fighting, which began on Thursday after months of simmering tension over the disputed border between the two countries. President Trump called the prime ministers of both countries this weekend, urging a swift end to the fighting, warning both they would not secure a favorable trade deal with the US by his August 1st deadline without one.
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Windsor Johnston
That's Michael Sullivan reporting from Chiang Rai, Thailand. At the close on Wall street today, the dow was down 64 points. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a small plane that left three people dead in central California this the plane took off from San Carlos Airport on Saturday night and crashed on the southwestern edge of Monterey Bay. Fans of shooting stars or meteors might want to look for them Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning. NPR's Nell Greenfield Boyce reports. That's when a couple of small meteor showers will be at their peak.
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Nell Greenfield Boyce
The summertime meteor shower that gets the most attention is the Perseids. But this year, when the Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid August, the moon will be almost full, and that bright glare will make it really hard to see shooting stars. The moon isn't as much of a problem, though, this month for these two minor meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids. Together, they could produce 20 to 30 meteors per hour. But to see them, you need to be in a place where it's really dark, ideally with an unobstructed view of the southern part of the sky. Avoid artificial light, including your cell phone, and give your eyes at least 15 to 30 minutes to fully adjust. Nell Greenfield Boyce, NPR News.
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Windsor Johnston
Union employees are expected to walk off the job at three Boeing plants in the St. Louis area next week. More than 3,000 union workers rejected the company's latest contract offer yesterday. The airplane maker says the proposal included a 20% pay hike over four years. Recapping stocks on Wall street, the dow was down 64 points at the close today, the NASDAQ up 70. This is NPR News.
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Unnamed Host
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