Chapter 1: What recent tariffs did President Trump announce and why?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump announced on social media today he's imposing higher tariffs on European allies until a deal is reached to allow the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark. He said he'll raise tariffs by 10 percent starting February 1st. On June 1st, he'll increase the tariff to 25 percent.
Earlier today, crowds had gathered in Denmark to protest his demand for Greenland. NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports from Copenhagen.
In front of Copenhagen City Town Hall, what looks like thousands of people are gathered, waving flags of Greenland. This is coming on the heels of a congressional delegation to Denmark, a reassurance tour of sorts. U.S. lawmakers met with Danish members of government and business leaders to reaffirm the longstanding relationship between the United States and and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Here at the rally, there are signs criticizing President Trump, who's doubled down on his rhetoric recently about the U.S. taking over Greenland. Signs say, Yankee, go home. This land is not for sale. And Americans, I know there is good in you. Come back to sanity. Barbara Sprunt and PR News, Copenhagen.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry over public comments they've made about the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. The government is looking into whether their statements have impeded federal immigration enforcement. A federal judge in Minnesota is restricting immigration agents from retaliating against protesters in the state.
NPR's Jasmine Gars reports.
The judge ordered federal agents not to retaliate against people, quote, engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity. She also ordered agents not to use pepper spray or other crowd dispersal tools in retaliation for protected speech. Minneapolis is the latest target in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Homeland Security says there are over 2,500 ICE agents on the ground. Protests erupted last week after an agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Macklingood and have continued every day since.
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Chapter 2: What protests occurred in Denmark regarding Trump's Greenland demand?
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Minneapolis.
A federal judge has cleared the way for a wind farm off the Virginia Beach coach to resume construction after the Trump administration had halted work last month. It's nearly 70 percent complete. Katherine Hafner of member station WHRO reports.
The Interior Department's stop-work order cited national security concerns, but government officials have declined to provide more detail. Judge Jamar Walker said the administration failed to outline how construction on the Virginia project would threaten national security, or why the government has not tried to work with Dominion to resolve concerns.
Dominion is the third offshore wind developer to win in court this week. Judges issued similar rulings for Empire Wind in New York and Revolution Wind in New England.
Katherine Hafner reporting. This is NPR News in Washington. A search and rescue operation is underway in Indonesia after a regional passenger plane lost contact with ground control. It was carrying 11 people when it vanished from radar screens while approaching a mountainous region between Java and Sulawesi Islands. Play is about to get underway in the Australian Open Tennis Tournament.
Lindsay Arkley reports on day one of the first Grand Slam of the year.
This year's Australian Open features 39 Americans, 21 in the men's draw and 18 in the women's, with Madison Keyes the defending women's champion. The highest ranked US player in action on day one will be in the men's singles, when Francis Tiofo, the 29th seed, takes on a qualifier from Australia, Jason Kubler.
Later on day one, in the women's singles, 45-year-old Venus Williams plays 24-year-old Olga Danilovic of Serbia. Williams, who was twice runner-up to her sister Serena at the Australian Open, received a wild-card entry to this year's tournament. For NPR News, I'm Lindsay Arkley in Melbourne.
NASA's giant new moon rocket is on its slow journey from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. It started this morning, and at one mile per hour, it could take until nightfall to get there. It's to blast off to the moon with four astronauts on board as early as February. It's to carry them around the moon and then come back to Earth.
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