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What travel disruptions are caused by the winter storm?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Travel disruptions are already in gear amid a major winter storm system. U.S. airlines have canceled almost 10,000 flights. Snow and sleet and rain have been falling across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, causing power outages in some locations. NPR's Matt Bloom has more.
Widespread snow, ice and extreme cold are expected to make travel difficult, if not impossible, in many areas of the central and eastern U.S., Most airlines waived rebooking fees during the storm and urged passengers to change their plans. Roads will be bad, too. In Louisiana, Governor Jeff Landry told residents freezing weather could make pavement icy for days, even after the storm passes.
Ice on a road is not only dangerous, it is deadly. More than a dozen governors from Texas to New York have declared states of emergency, allowing them to stage equipment, pre-treat roadways, and activate National Guard troops. Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
President Trump is threatening Canada with a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if that nation goes through with a trade deal with China. Trump wrote on social media he would not permit Canada to become a drop-off port for Chinese goods and products to enter the U.S. It was a turbulent week on Wall Street defined by President Trump's sharp U-turn on Greenland. NPR's Rafael Nam has more.
Trump always chickens out. It's a phrase the president deeply dislikes, but Wall Street investors stand by what they call the taco trade. Like this week. Last weekend, Trump threatened to impose additional tariffs on several European allies, unless the U.S. was given control of Greenland.
That sent stocks sharply lower, but the president then backed down after saying he had agreed to a framework of a deal. He provided no details, but investors were relieved, sending stocks sharply higher before gains eventually stalled. The Dow Jones and the S&P ended the week with small losses, but it could have been worse. Once again, the taco trade came through. Rafael Nam, NPR News.
Ukraine's foreign minister has denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering the latest massive overnight bombardment of his country while peace talks were taking place in Abu Dhabi. The BBC's Sarah Rainsford has more.
About 1.30 in the morning, the air raid alarms went off and the missile threat warnings started coming in. So last night there was one person killed and more people left without heating and without electricity in their houses here in Ukraine's capital. Again, it seems like Russia was targeting the civilian infrastructure here, the civilian heating and power infrastructure in cities across Ukraine.
which is deliberate and which is clearly meant to freeze people here into submission.
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