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President Trump signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Liu He in the East Room at the White House on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
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The Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton was recently one of the speakers at a panel, "Beyond GDP." JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. soldiers receive refreshments, including doughnuts, from an American Red Cross clubmobile in London. Soldiers today still resent a Red Cross move to charge for doughnuts. Library of Congress hide caption
Pantone's color of the year for 2020: Classic Blue. Leena Sanzgiri/NPR hide caption
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