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the U.S. and China have put out statements summarizing the talks between the two presidents.
“As NPR's Tamar Keith reports, both nations are sticking to the script."”
The Chinese summary of the talks says Chinese President Xi Jinping pressed Trump on the issue of Taiwan, a self-governed island, China claims as its own, saying if it isn't handled well, there could be clashes and even conflicts that put the entire U.S. China relationship in jeopardy. The U.S. statement about the talks doesn't even mention Taiwan. It describes the meeting as "good" and says the leaders discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation.
It also says that two sides agreed the "straight of Hormuz" should be open, and Iran shouldn't charge a toll for the passage of ships. This is not a new position. Tamar Keith and Pianu's Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. position on Taiwan remains unchanged, speaking in an interview to NBC News, Rubio said it would be bad for both the U.S. and China if there were any forced change in the status quo with Taiwan. He also says both the
U.S. and China wants stability and want to avoid misunderstandings that could lead to broader conflict. A federal appeals court will hear an argument today, supporting President Trump's effort to punish big law firms. NPR's Carrie Johnson explains Trump has tried to pull some of their security clearances and stop their lawyers from getting into federal buildings. These law firms had once employed people who investigated Donald Trump like attorneys
and the Russia probe, or they had represented causes their clients like the Democratic National Committee. Four of those law firms fought back in court, and they all won before judges who were appointed by a Democratic and Republican president. But this administration says courts cannot tell the president how to handle national security clearances, and they cannot interfere with directives about building access or government contracts.
NPR's Carrie Johnson reporting a growing number of Americans say religion is gaining influence in the country, but as NPR's Jason Diro's reports, a new study from Pew Research finds there's a sharp partisan divide over whether people view that influence as good. After decades of people reporting a decline in religious influence on American public life, Pew found that 37% of U.S. adults now say it's on the rise. Views on that influence
depend largely on respondents' politics. Three-quarters of Republicans say religion's influence
“on American life is positive, but fewer than four in 10 Democrats say it's a good thing.”
You also found that an increasing portion of U.S. adults, 17%, say they want Christianity
to be the official religion of the U.S. the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
however, prohibits the establishment of an official religion. Jason Diro's NPR news. It's NPR. In Nebraska, a close Democratic primary election in the Omaha area has been called activist Denise Powell, beat a crowded Democratic field. The race was too tight to call right away. She will face Republican-brinker Harding, who has been endorsed by President Trump. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is temporarily halting all imports
of slots into the state. The move follows dozens of animal deaths tied to a previously planned sloth-themed animal park in Orlando, from central Florida Public Media Molley-Durret reports. Owners of the now-canceled sloth-world attraction were legally allowed to import wild sloths captured from their natural rainforest habitats in South America. But of those sloths, at least 55 died, according to state records and Necropsi reports. Florida representative Anna Eskumani
says the 60-day import ban is a big first step toward keeping sloths safer. As most sloths
imported into the U.S. come through the state. Candle, if you put the focus on the port of Miami, you will be in a good posture to prevent this from happening. But whatever you block one passage, you know, others are created. We're also being realistic that fact that this is an international issue. Leading sloth experts recently came to central Florida to meet with lawmakers and pushed
for stronger animal welfare regulations. For NPR news, I'm Molly Derig in Orlando. The National Weather Service is warning of the chance of severe thunderstorms in the central U.S. today for a caster say hail and damaging winds could hit parts of the plains. I'm Corva Coleman and B.R. News in Washington.
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