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How high tensions between China and the U.S. are impacting American companies
By: David Gura | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Tensions between China and the U.S. are running high — and that’s leaving American companies having to carefully navigate their approach to a key player in… Read More
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‘Live free and die?’ The sad state of U.S. life expectancy
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Just before Christmas, federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in America had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row – down to 76 years…. Read More
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China Jails 9 In Fentanyl Trafficking Case That Began With A U.S. Tip
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The traffickers were caught with 11.9 kilograms of fentanyl — enough to kill nearly 6 million people, by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s standard.
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U.S. Tests Missile With A Range Prohibited By Now-Abandoned Treaty
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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The Pentagon says it tested a modified cruise missile that flew “more than 500 kilometers” — a distance prohibited under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty scrapped earlier this month.
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U.S. And South Korea Reach Deal On Military Costs
By: Anthony Kuhn | NPR
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Under the agreement, South Korea will contribute about $890 million a year for the U.S. military presence — less than the billion dollars or more the U.S. had requested.