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Dale Willman
LIVE from NPR News. I'm Dale Wilman. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Trump in Florida on Sunday to talk about a peace plan for Ukraine. While both leaders say a lot of progress has been made, NPR's Luke Gar 1 issue is still in contention.
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Luke Garrett
Troops have fought and died over the eastern region of Ukraine, and deciding who controls this area remains a contested and unresolved point. Here's how Trump described it at the joint press conference.
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Donald Trump
I don't like to say percentages. I just think we're doing very well. We're very we could be very close. There are one or two very thorny issues, very tough issues.
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Luke Garrett
Both Zelensky and Trump went to great lengths at the press conference to say how complicated and difficult these negotiations are. This really highlights that this is a long process to peace.
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Dale Willman
That's NPR's Luke Garrett. After the meeting, Trump told reporters he'd spoken with Russia's president earlier in the day. As the new year approaches, the future remains uncertain for the centerpiece of President Trump's economic policy. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports, the Supreme Court is set to rule on the legality of a broad swath of the president's sweeping tariffs.
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Danielle Kurtzleben
The court heard arguments in November about whether Trump had the power to impose tariffs under a 1977 law called the International Economic Emergency Powers act, or IEPA. Trump used that law this year to unilaterally impose tariffs on goods from individual countries from the world over. If found unlawful, it's possible a large chunk of the president's tariffs would disappear. Alternatively, the administration may try to use other laws to impose new replacement tariffs. It's also possible the government would have to refund billions that American businesses and consumers have already paid in tariffs. Meanwhile, other tariffs the president has imposed on goods like steel and aluminum would remain in place. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
Somalia has called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Monday after Israel decided to formally recognize the breakaway region of Somaliland. As NPR's Michelle Keleman reports, the Israelis plan to exchange ambassadors with Somaliland soon.
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Michelle Keleman
More than 20 Arab and African states have joined Somalia in condemning the move, calling Israel's recognition a blatant disregard to international law. There are fears in the region that the Israelis want to move Palestinians in Gaza to Somaliland, though authorities in Somaliland say Gaza was not part of the talks on establishing relations. Somaliland plans to join the Abraham Accords. The normalization deals with Israel that started during the first Trump administration. It's a topic that could come up in Trump's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Florida. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Jerusalem.
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Dale Willman
A storm moving across upstate New York and into New England is bringing freezing rain and snow to the region. Residents are being warned to stay off road roads if at all possible. Another winter storm, meanwhile, is heading across the Midwestern US it's bringing ice rain and heavy snow to the region. Forecasters say it could create possible blizzard conditions. You're listening to NPR News. An investigation is now underway into why two helicopters collided in midair Sunday in the skies over southern New Jersey. Video from the scene shows one of the helicopters rapidly spinning to the ground. One of the pilots was killed in the crash, while the other pilot is listed in critical condition with life threatening injuries. One of the helicopters was engulfed in flames after the crash. Many of the most successful movies over the past few months have been driven by female ticket buyers. Movies including the Housemaid and Wicked for Good have performed better than some films aimed more toward men. NPR's Nita Ulaby has more.
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Nita Ulaby
Many of the biggest movies over the past few months brought in men and women in roughly equal numbers, for example, Avatar, Fire and Ash, or they were movies for kids like Zootopia 2. But a lot of movies targeting men this season were bombs like the Smashing Machine, the Running man and Him. What did much better, Wicked for Good.
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Nita Ulaby
With an audience that's been about 70% female. Other successful films over the past few months with a largely female audience include the last Downton Abbey movie, the romantic drama Regretting youg, and the Taylor Swift film promoting her album, the Life of a Showgirl. Neta Ulupi, NPR News.
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Dale Willman
Michaela Shiffrin came from behind Saturday to win another World cup ski slalom. That extends her winning streak in the slalom to six races. She was in the four. She was in fourth following her first run, but she then posted the fastest time of the evening to beat first run leader Camille Rast. Rast finished in second. She was nine hundredths of a second off the pace. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.
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