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What updates did President Trump provide from the World Economic Forum?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump has wrapped up his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He's on his way back to Washington, but before he left Davos, he spoke to reporters. After meeting Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. The meeting was good with President Zelensky. We'll see how it turns out. A lot of people being killed. Trump said both Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin want to make a deal, but territorial issues remain the major sticking point. Trump met with Zelensky while his envoys were in Moscow meeting with Putin. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has presented a U.S.
plan for disarming Hamas and rebuilding Gaza. Kushner is calling it the new Gaza, as NPR's Daniel Astrin reports.
Kushner presented a slideshow in Davos, Switzerland, with his vision for rehabilitating Gaza. He presented simulated images of sleek skyscrapers on the shores of Gaza and a master plan envisioning an airport and seaport. He said cities could be rebuilt in Gaza within a few years. In the Middle East, they build cities like this in two, three million people. They build this in three years. And so stuff like this is very doable if we make it happen. He said the U.S. would host a donors conference soon to raise money for rebuilding Gaza. But he said key to this is disarming Hamas. His plan is for Hamas's heavy weapons to be immediately decommissioned, and those who disarm would be rewarded with amnesty and reintegration or safe passage out of Gaza.
Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino says the current climate in Minneapolis is not very favorable to federal law enforcement. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports he also says there is no end in sight for the operation.
Bovino says that federal agents are being, quote, stalked and that they're encountering anarchists and rioters.
When asked by reporters when the operation will conclude, Bovino responded, We're not going to put a date or a timeline to stop this mission. This mission is ongoing until there are no more of those criminal illegal aliens roaming the streets of Minneapolis.
He also questioned the role of the Minneapolis Police Department, saying they were, quote, missing in action. Meanwhile, immigrants and people of color, including citizens and those in the country with legal status, have told NPR they are scared to leave their homes or go outside. Sarah Ventry, NPR News, Minneapolis.
Minnesota is gearing up for a day of protests today. Activists, clergy, and labor unions urging people to stay away from work, school, and stores. To protest the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, the general strike concludes in March in downtown Minneapolis. Multiple states have declared states of emergency ahead of that huge winter storm that's expected to stretch from New Mexico and Texas to New England. This is NPR News. TikTok's Chinese owner says it has finalized a deal to avoid a ban in the United States. ByteDance says it has signed agreements with major investors to establish a majority U.S.-owned joint venture. The deal marks the end of years of uncertainty after former President Joe Biden signed a TikTok ban into law unless it found a new owner.
The National Institutes of Health will stop funding any research that uses fetal tissue. NPR's Rob Stein has that story.
The NIH says research involving tissue from aborted fetuses has been declining for years, and the agency now only funds 77 projects that use fetal tissue.
What is Jared Kushner's plan for Gaza's reconstruction?
And the agency argues that fetal tissue is no longer needed for research because alternatives now exist. The decision, however, is being denounced by many scientists and research groups. They say fetal tissue provides an irreplaceable resource for studying medical problems ranging from infertility to Alzheimer's, and the decision to stop funding fetal tissue research is political, not scientific. Fetal tissue research has long been opposed by anti-abortion activists.
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