Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says he's raising his new global tariffs higher to 15 percent from the 10 percent he announced yesterday after the Supreme Court struck down most of his previous tariffs. He says he's using another authority, but it only lasts for 150 days before congressional approval is needed.
Empire's Eleanor Beardsley reports European leaders are whipsawed by the new tariffs.
The U.S. and the EU negotiated a trade deal last summer, but it's actually not been ratified by the European Parliament. And they could hold that back, and there are now calls for them to do so. And they've already identified $93 billion worth of U.S. goods that they could slap tariffs on. And there's something else they could use.
It's a mechanism that's being referred to as the trade bazooka, which could enact huge restrictions on U.S. companies having access to the EU market, which is a market of 450 million consumers. It's massive and lucrative, so that could be a real threat. And here's Eleanor Beardsley reporting.
The Federal Communications Commission is urging broadcasters to produce more patriotic, pro-America content in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. And Pierce Chloe Veltman reports the FCC's Pledge America campaign is being framed as a response to the decline in civics education.
In a statement issued on Friday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the country's broadcasters should use their national reach and ability to inform and entertain audiences by upping programming that highlights, quote, the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump administration today.
Carr cited the song-filled animated kids' TV series Schoolhouse Rock, created in the 1970s in the run-up to the country's 200th anniversary, as a good example.
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Chapter 2: What new tariffs did President Trump announce and why?
No more kings. We're going to elect a president. No more kings.
He's going to do what the people want. Carr's suggestions also include starting each day with the Star Spangled Banner or Pledge of Allegiance and airing works by such US composers as John Philip Sousa and Duke Ellington. Chloe Veltman, NPR News.
A powerful winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions and power outages along the East Coast starting tomorrow. And Pierre-Selena Simmons-Duffin reports.
The National Weather Service has issued blizzard warnings for millions of residents in Long Island, New York City, and Southern Connecticut from Sunday morning through Monday afternoon. The winter storm that's brewing off the mid-Atlantic coast will bring heavy, wet snow that's expected to come down quickly for many hours, creating hazardous travel conditions.
High winds are also expected, which increase the risk of power outages and coastal flooding. The National Weather Service is advising people who live in the path of the storm to stock up on three days' worth of non-perishable food, water, and medications, charge phones, and ensure there are warm clothes, blankets, and a first aid kit available. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
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The Pentagon says it's carried out another deadly strike on a vessel it accuses of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific, killing three people. On social media, U.S. Southern Command alleges the boat was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
Yesterday's attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats, to at least 148 in at least 43 attacks that have been carried out since early September in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. The U.S. and Canada meet tomorrow for the Olympic gold medal game in men's ice hockey.
The rivalry, the star power, and the high stakes all mean it's meant to be the most watched hockey game in years. NPR's Becky Sullivan has this preview.
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