Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The Trump administration has announced plans to give $12 billion worth of one-time payments to farmers in the U.S. It's meant to compensate them for losses incurred because of trade wars and tariffs. Frank Morris with member station KCUR says money will be going primarily to farmers who grow crops such as corn and soybeans.
President Trump's trade wars aggravated a bleak equation for U.S. farmers. His tariffs jacked up the prices of the supplies and equipment they need to buy. And retaliatory tariffs cut export sales and drove down grain prices. Many Midwestern farmers lost money this year.
Missouri farmer Richard Oswald says the bailout will help cover bills and loan payments, but won't make up for this year's losses.
They're attempting to replace profit. with bailout money. It's not the same as having a good market and making a profit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will distribute bailout funds by March, with row crop farmers taking $11 billion and other farmers splitting another $1 billion. For NPR News, I'm Frank Morris.
A federal judge says President Trump's executive order blocking new wind energy projects is unlawful. As NPR's Giles Snyder reports, Trump signed the order on the first day of his second term in the White House.
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Chapter 2: What financial support is being provided to U.S. farmers?
U.S. District Judge Patty Sarris of Massachusetts ruled in favor of a coalition of 17 Democratic-led states in Washington, D.C., calling the executive order arbitrary and capricious. The directive, in place since January, has left new wind projects in limbo for the past 11 months.
The coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argued the indefinite pause violated a statutory requirement that federal agencies conclude work on such matters within a reasonable time.
On social media, James called the ruling a big victory, and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell said her state's investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore wind has been protected. Giles Snyder, NPR News.
President Trump says he will defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether to publicly release video of U.S. military airstrikes on a suspected drug boat off Venezuela. That was in September. A second strike on survivors of the initial attack has come under scrutiny and has been the subject of at least one classified briefing on Capitol Hill. Hegseth says the issue is still under review.
Trump originally told reporters the video would certainly be released. A fire in a high-rise office building in Indonesia's capital has killed at least 17 people. That's according to authorities in Jakarta, who say the flames broke out around midday local time on the first floor of the seven-story building. They quickly spread. The cause is under investigation. This is NPR News from Washington.
The Attorney General of Honduras is seeking the arrest of the country's former president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, days after he was pardoned by President Trump. Hernandez was released from a federal prison in the U.S. after being pardoned. His wife says he's in an undisclosed location.
Before the pardon, Hernandez was serving a 45-year sentence for helping to traffic tons of cocaine into the U.S. Trump says he believes Hernandez was treated unfairly by prosecutors in the country and the people there wanted him set free. The Archdiocese of New York says it will negotiate a settlement to resolve cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
As NPR's Sarah Ventry reports, the Archdiocese expects to allocate $300 million.
In a statement, Cardinal Timothy Dolan says, "...the sexual abuse of minors long ago has brought shame upon our church. I once again ask forgiveness for the failing of those who betrayed the trust placed in them, by failing to provide for the safety of our young people."
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