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Palestinians Say They Won't Take Money Over Aspirations For An Independent State

6:29pm May 20, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

The White House says its Middle East peace plan will start with a meeting to ask countries to put up money for Palestinians. Palestinians say their hopes for an independent state aren't for sale.

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Lessons For Today From The U.S.-Japan Trade War Of The 1980s

4:44pm May 20, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with political science professor Kristin Vekasi about comparisons between the U.S. trade conflict with Japan in the '80s and Trump's current conflict with China.

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Lost In Austria? McDonald's Can Help With A Hotline To The U.S. Embassy

4:24pm May 20, 2019

Americans in Austria can now go to any McDonald's to get help contacting the U.S. consulate under terms of a new partnership between McDonald's locations in Austria and the U.S. Embassy in Vienna.

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About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

Ford Slashes 10% Of Its Global Salaried Workforce

3:30pm May 20, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

About 7,000 white-collar jobs are being eliminated as part of Ford's massive organizational restructuring. The automaker says it will save $600 million per year as a result.

New Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took his oath of office and delivered an inaugural speech in which he announced the dissolution of parliament in Kiev.

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Ukraine's Comedian President Takes Office, Says He's Dissolving Parliament

2:48pm May 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his inauguration speech, quoting Ronald Reagan.

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After Trump Ban, Huawei Phones Will Lose Access To Google Software

11:05am May 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Alphabet's Google, which makes the Android operating system, says it's complying with a U.S. order banning companies from doing business with Huawei.

Chinese shipping containers are stored at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, Calif. Americans, in bigger numbers than ever, like trade. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.

In Trump's Trade War, Americans Will Be Asked To Show Economic Patriotism

9:10am May 20, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

Americans, in bigger numbers than ever, like trade. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.

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Slowdown Highlights Vulnerable Chinese Economy In Midst Of A Trade War

7:55am May 20, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

It wasn't long ago that China's central city of Chongqing was regarded as emblematic of the country's rising economic fortunes. But more recently, it's fallen on hard times.

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What Is The Real Aim Of U.S. Pressure On Iran?

7:47am May 20, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, ex-Iraq director at the National Security Council, about tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and the continuing stakes for Trump and his foreign policy.

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Trump Administration Reveals 1st Part Of Middle East Peace Plan

7:47am May 20, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

The White House says it will hold a meeting of Mideast leaders to discuss ideas for Palestinian economic development. It's the first step of a long-promised peace plan.

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