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What trade talks did President Trump terminate with Canada?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump says he is cutting off trade talks between the U.S. and Canada. Trump is blaming an anti-tariff commercial issued by the Canadian provincial government of Ontario. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation says the ad misrepresents a radio address given by the late former president. Dan Karpinchuk reports from Toronto.
Trump says the ad from the Ontario government shows Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs is fake. On his Truth Social platform, Trump said he is calling off trade talks with Canada because of the ad which he attributed to Canada. He also posted that tariffs are important to the national security and economy of the U.S.
What is the significance of the oil and gas lease sale in Alaska?
and based on their egregious behavior, all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated. Ontario spent $75 million to broadcast the anti-tariff ad, focusing on Republican voters. It featured former President Ronald Reagan speaking in 1987, saying in the long term, tariffs do not work. The ad has been airing on all major U.S. networks. So far, there's been no reaction from Ottawa to Trump's declaration. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
The Trump administration says it'll hold an oil and gas lease sale in Alaska. NPR's Nate Rott reports it would open the chance for drilling in one of the nation's largest tracts of wilderness.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is roughly the size of South Carolina, an area of northeast Alaska with no roads but abundant wildlife like caribou, muskox, and polar bears.
What investigations is the NBA facing regarding illegal gambling?
It's also been the subject of a long-running political dispute. The first Trump administration opened the area to oil and gas lease sales before the Biden administration closed it off again. The Interior Department now says sales are back on with two planned later this winter. The last time an oil and gas lease sale was held in the refuge, though, it ended with no bidders. Nate Rott, NPR News.
The NBA says it's cooperating with two federal investigations into illegal gambling and sports rigging. One probe involves defendants who allegedly shared information about NBA players with people who wanted to bet on pro basketball games. The other probe involves alleged illegal betting on poker games. There are numerous defendants, including members of organized crime families.
How is the federal government shutdown affecting employees?
NPR's Becky Sullivan reports one defendant in this group is the head coach of the Portland Trailblazers, Chauncey Billups.
He faces a count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to money launder. Both of those are related actually to an indictment about underground poker games. In that indictment, prosecutors allege that organized crime groups basically run these games and use Billups. They say that they used Billups as a celebrity to sort of lure in victims and then the organizers used Billups. all this high-tech equipment like rigged shuffling machines and x-ray poker tables and special glasses to cheat and win. But the other indictment that's about sports gambling, Billups is not named there, but there is an unnamed co-conspirator described in a way that matches Billups exactly.
NPR's Becky Sullivan reporting. This is NPR. This is day 24 of the federal government shutdown.
What major job cuts is Target implementing and why?
Republican and Democratic lawmakers cannot agree on a spending bill that would bring the shutdown to an end. This is also the first day the federal government employees will miss their paycheck. President Trump has directed the Defense Department to shuffle money to pay U.S. troops. Separately, Trump says a private individual is donating $130 million to help the U.S. military during the shutdown. He would not reveal the donor's identity. Trump says the person has sent a check. The shutdown has also delayed the release of the latest government report on consumer prices, but the inflation report is supposed to be issued this morning.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What trade talks did President Trump terminate with Canada?
0:00–0:57
2
What is the significance of the oil and gas lease sale in Alaska?
0:57–1:47
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What investigations is the NBA facing regarding illegal gambling?
1:47–2:33
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How is the federal government shutdown affecting employees?
2:33–3:21
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What major job cuts is Target implementing and why?
3:21–4:03
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What strategies is Target's new CEO proposing to improve sales?
4:03–4:57