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The Son-In-Law Rises: Jared Kushner's Influence In The Trump Camp

6:28pm November 17, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Sarah Ellison, writer at Vanity Fair, about the role of Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in the president-elect's inner circle.

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Thursday she didn't agree with President-elect Donald Trump's plans for more infrastructure spending and less banking regulation.

Federal Reserve Chair Throws Cold Water On Trump's Economic Plan

5:55pm November 17, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Janet Yellen warned Congress Thursday the timing might not be right for infrastructure spending and questioned Donald Trump's assertions that the Dodd-Frank stock market rules stifle economic growth.

How $85 Million Failed To Build A Swanky Hotel In Kabul

4:38pm November 17, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

A new report finds $85 million in loans for a U.S.-supported hotel and apartment project in Afghanistan are gone, and that the buildings are unfinished and appear to be abandoned.

Construction Firms Consider Costs Of Trump's Border Wall

4:20pm November 17, 2016

by Noel King

Concrete and construction firms along the U.S.-Mexico border are already crunching the numbers on what it would take to build a thousand mile wall. It is a huge undertaking.

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CHARTS: Here's What Donald Trump Has Said On The Issues

3:38pm November 17, 2016

by Meg Anderson

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 is $49.87 this year, down from last year's $50.11. One big change: a drop in the price of turkey.

Thanksgiving Dinner Is Getting Cheaper, As Grocery Prices Fall Again

3:11pm November 17, 2016

by Maria Hollenhorst

The government's measure of consumer prices showed supermarket food prices dropped in October for the sixth straight month. The Farm Bureau's measure of Thanksgiving meal prices dropped, too.

U.S. officials say JPMorgan Chase has been cooperating with American investigators looking into the bank's hiring practices in Asia.

JPMorgan Chase Paying $264 Million To Settle Allegations Of Nepotism In China

3:09pm November 17, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. officials say the bank had a program to hire the friends and relatives of Chinese government officials who could send business its way.

Donald Trump Expected To Have A Hard Time Draining The Swamp

2:35pm November 17, 2016

by Alex Goldmark

During the campaign, Trump said he wants to keep lobbyists out of his administration, but it isn't so easy. President Obama tried. Most people agree, running a government without lobbyists isn't easy.

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Climate change has made summers in Greenland warmer and drier, leading to a decline in the number of sheep farms on the island.

Greenland's Getting Warmer, But Farmers There Are Struggling More Than Ever

1:37pm November 17, 2016

by Eli Kintisch

Warming and longer summers in Greenland have raised hopes for expansion of agriculture on the island. But the summers have been drier, causing a decline in the number of sheep farms on the island.

Hundreds Of U.S. Businesses Urge Trump To Uphold Paris Climate Deal

1:27pm November 17, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Starbucks, General Mills and Nike were among more than 360 companies and investors urging Trump and elected officials in an open letter to "continue U.S. participation" in the Paris climate accord.