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What are the key details of the new US‑EU trade deal and its tariff structure?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herst. The US has reached a preliminary trade deal with the European Union. Meeting in Scotland today, they agreed to a fifteen percent base tariff on most EU goods, including cars. This after months of tense negotiations, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. We have a trade deal between the two largest economies in the world. Ан і це бік дел, це хюч діл. Um it will bring stability, it will bring predictability, that's very important for our businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. President Trump says the deal includes more than tariff limits.
And they're agreeing to purchase a vast amount of military equipment. We don't know what that number is, but it's it's the good news is we make the best military equipment in the world, so sort of you have to do that.
The two sides also agreed to drop tariffs to zero on a number of goods, including aircraft and plane parts. As the Trump administration continues to face pressure over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, President Trump says he hasn't considered clemency for Epstein's longtime associate, Glenn Maxwell.
How is the Trump administration responding to the Jeffrey Epstein case and the potential clemency for Glenn Maxwell?
But as MPR's Elena Moore reports, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's uncomfortable with the first time.
With the idea. Johnson told NBC News's Meet the Press that pardoning or commuting Maxwell's sentence was a decision for Trump. But he also issued a strong rebuke of the Epstein Associate, saying she deserved a life sentence for her quote evil crimes.
At least in under under the criminal sanction, I think is an unforgivable thing. So again, not my decision, but I have great pause about that as as as any reasonable person would.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking and other crimes. She's not required to speak with prosecutors, but in recent days, she has met with Trump's deputy attorney general Todd Blanch. Elena Moore, NPR News. The Israeli
military says it's halted military operations in parts of Gaza, a pause it will carry out each day for ten hours to allow UN convoys to deliver food and medicine.
What humanitarian impact is the Gaza pause having on children and families?
It appears Emily Fang reports doctors and aid workers warn health effects from prolonged hunger may be irreversible.
Yeah.
In this tent by the sea in Gaza City, Hadaya al Mottawak tries to comfort her baby son, Mohammed. He's one and a half years old and weighs only about seven pounds. She says she can't find food and only gives him water. Doctor Ahmed Al Farah, head of pediatrics at Nasser Hospital in South Gaza, says Israel's restrictions in letting an aide impact a generation of children.
A generation of children who are below three years. Because the central nervous system is nearly composed in this three years.
Why are Thailand and Cambodia meeting to end border hostilities, and what role is the US playing?
He warns children like Muhammad who are starving lack vitamins crucial to organ and brain development. Emily Fang, NPR News. This is NPR News.
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to meet tomorrow in Malaysia to talk about ending hostilities. This follows pressure from President Trump this weekend to resolve a deadly border dispute. The conflict is now in its fourth day and more than thirty people have died, more than two hundred thousand displaced. Both countries have blamed each other for the clashes which flared up after a landmine explosion last week.
What is causing the stomach bug among US swimmers at the World Aquatics Championships and how many athletes are affected?
Some team USA swimming members are recovering from a stomach bug as they compete in the World Aquatics Championships taking place in Singapore this week. And Pierre Chanda Lee's Duster has more.
Nikki Warner, a spokesperson for USA Swimming, says medical staff are treating team members for acute gastroenteritis. Known as a stomach bug, symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting. It is most commonly caused by viruses, the CDC says. Warner did not disclose to MPR how the swimmers contracted the illness or how many are recovering. But at least two swimmers, Claire Weinstein and Tori Husk, each missed a swim event on Sunday. Husk swam in another race with her teammates Kate Douglas, Aaron Gemmel, and Simone Manuel.
How are US stock futures performing today and what does that indicate for the market outlook?
Winning a silver medal. Warner said the USA swim team is quote planning to race and perform to the best of our ability for the rest of the meet.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the key details of the new US‑EU trade deal and its tariff structure?
0:00–1:12
2
How is the Trump administration responding to the Jeffrey Epstein case and the potential clemency for Glenn Maxwell?
1:12–2:07
3
What humanitarian impact is the Gaza pause having on children and families?
2:07–2:50
4
Why are Thailand and Cambodia meeting to end border hostilities, and what role is the US playing?
2:50–3:29
5
What is causing the stomach bug among US swimmers at the World Aquatics Championships and how many athletes are affected?
3:29–4:14
6
How are US stock futures performing today and what does that indicate for the market outlook?
4:14–4:38