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What Trump's Latest Aid Package Means For U.S. Farmers

President Trump announced an aid package for farmers last week worth $16 billion. It's meant to offset losses from the trade war. The Indicator podcast talked to one U.S. farmer about how helpful it will be.

What Trump's Latest Aid Package Means For U.S. Farmers

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How U.S. Businesses Are Reacting To Trump's Plans To Increase Tariffs On Mexico

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Neil Bradley of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about the president's plan to increase tariffs on imports from Mexico until cross-border migration is reined in.

How U.S. Businesses Are Reacting To Trump's Plans To Increase Tariffs On Mexico

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Why Is Trump Threatening Mexico (Again)?
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Why Is Trump Threatening Mexico (Again)?

President Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Mexico unless the country stops the flow of migrants entering the U.S. But, Mexico is one of the biggest trade partner the U.S. has.

Why Is Trump Threatening Mexico (Again)?

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Economy

Financial Markets Take A Tumble After Trump Threatens Tariffs On Imports From Mexico

President Trump's threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico could have consequences that reverberate throughout the economy.

Financial Markets Take A Tumble After Trump Threatens Tariffs On Imports From Mexico

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Chinese Tourism To U.S. Is Down After Years Of Booming Growth

Grand Canyon officials don't keep track of visitors by country of residence, but Mandarin-language brochures are the most in demand there. The Arizona Office of Tourism estimates that in 2018, the number of Chinese visitors to the state dipped 3.7%, after nearly quadrupling from 2010 to 2017. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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Chinese Tourism To U.S. Is Down After Years Of Booming Growth

Fewer Chinese tourists have been visiting Hawaii, Arizona and other population destinations in recent years. The strong dollar has made travel more expensive, just as political tensions have grown.

Mexico Responds To Trump's Tariff Threat

The president threatens Mexico with new tariffs as pressure to crack down on migration. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López says the foreign minister will go to Washington to help resolve the issue.

Mexico Responds To Trump's Tariff Threat

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Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

Philosophy professor Abby Everett Jaques of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a class called Ethics of Technology to help future engineers and computer scientists understand the pitfalls of tech. Courtesy of Kim Martineau, MIT Quest for Intelligence hide caption

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Technology

Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

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Facebook, Google and other tech giants have been hit with problems they didn't anticipate their software creating. An MIT professor is teaching students that ethics is essential to their future work.

Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

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National

Are Tariffs On Mexico The Right Way To Stymie Illegal Immigration?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brandon Judd, president of the border patrol union, about plans to impose tariffs on Mexico for not stopping illegal immigration into the U.S. NPR's Joel Rose weighs in.

Are Tariffs On Mexico The Right Way To Stymie Illegal Immigration?

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Law

Movie Productions In Georgia May Stop Over State's Abortion Law

Entertainment companies say they may not do business in Georgia if a restrictive abortion law takes effect. In 2016, Georgia overtook California as the state with the most feature films produced.

Movie Productions In Georgia May Stop Over State's Abortion Law

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Politics

News Brief: Tariffs On Mexico, Missouri Clinic, Rotavirus Vaccine

Trump announces a 5% tax on all goods from Mexico. Missouri may soon be without a clinic that provides abortions. And, which companies stepped up to supply the rotavirus vaccine in West Africa.

News Brief: Tariffs On Mexico, Missouri Clinic, Rotavirus Vaccine

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Politics

Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs On Mexico

The president is hitting Mexico with new tariffs to pressure it to crack down on the migrant surge. Luis de la Calle, a former minister at the Mexican Embassy in Washington, weighs in on the topic.

Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs On Mexico

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Planet Money

Catch The Wave: Commonalities Of Surfing And Finances

In recent years, technology, education and government regulation have helped make the sport of surfing and finance less risky. Both have a lot in common and teach us a lot about risk.

Catch The Wave: Commonalities Of Surfing And Finances

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Thursday

The Super-Villain Economist
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The Super-Villain Economist

The Avengers super-villain Thanos saw the universe as a place of too many people and too few resources: a classic economic dilemma. His solution: Kill half the population.

The Super-Villain Economist

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