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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. President Trump is on his way to Asia on his first trip to the region since he returned to the White House. His first stop is Malaysia. He stopped in Qatar along the way to refuel and welcomed the prime minister of Qatar aboard Air Force One.
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And the prime minister has been my friend and a friend to the world and we've done a lot together in the last, especially in the last year. What we've done is incredible peace to the Middle East.
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After visiting Malaysia and Japan, President Trump goes to South Korea for a summit. There he may meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping or may not. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul.
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Trade tensions have flared and both sides are trying to pressure the other one with tariffs and export controls. US And Chinese trade officials are meeting in Kuala Lumpur to try to de escalate that if the talks fall through, a Xi Jinping Trump meeting might not even happen. And the Chinese side has not confirmed that there will be this meeting.
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NPR's Anthony Kuhn reporting from Seoul. Wall street had another record breaking week as the federal government made an exception to the shutdown and released a Crucial Inflation Report. NPR's Maria Aspen reports.
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Annual inflation was slightly lower than expected in September. The government said Friday it's not releasing most economic data during the shutdown, but it needs this particular report to determine the cost of living increase for Social Security recipients. Now those 75 million people will see an extra $56 per month on average in their Social Security checks starting in January. Meanwhile, investors welcomed the inflation report as another sign that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next week. The Fed is trying to keep prices under control, but it's also increasingly worried about the job market. The shutdown means it's flying mostly blind as the government has not released the most recent jobs report. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is accusing the Trump administration of, quote, rigging the state's November special election for sending Justice Department poll monitors to five California counties. Guy Marziroti of member station KQED reports.
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The DOJ is deploying monitors to counties including Los Angeles for what the department describes as routine oversight of federal law. But Newsom told KQED the move is meant to sow doubt in election results, including the fate of Proposition 50, the pro Democratic redistricting plan Newsom is asking California voters to approve.