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President Trump and Chinese leaders Xi Jinping are preparing to hold their second day of meetings on Friday, and PR's Emily Fang reports they wrapped up a tour of historic sites and Beijing earlier today, and talked about controversial issues, including the island of Taiwan.
“"For China, Xi Jinping said Taiwan is "the most important issue," and warned the U.S.”
to quote "exercise caution on Taiwan," saying that the jeopardized ties entirely. China hopes to control the democratic island one day, and Trump is said he wants to discuss a delayed U.S. weapons package two-time one that is stalled with China. Despite concerns Beijing might push the U.S. to scale back its support of Taiwan, Secretary of State Marker Rubio said the U.S. has not changed its position.
And on the final day of this visit, Trump and Xi will meet again at a compound in Beijing where some of China's top leadership live for further talks on trade, the war and Iran, and potential investment in both countries. Emily Fang and Pyre News
“The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he traveled to the United Arab Emirates”
during the war with Iran. It's the first publicly confirmed visit by the Prime Minister to the U.A.E., but as MPR's A of the Trial We Report, the U.A.E. denies it. Netanyahu's office says he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the U.S. Israeli
war with Iran, resulting in a historic breakthrough in relations.
But within hours, the U.A.E. issued its own statement, denying a visit ever took place. It said its relations with Israel are not based on unofficial arrangements. The U.A.E. used U.S. and Israeli defense systems to counter Iranian attacks in the war. The quick rebuttal of the visit highlights how sensitive it is for an Arab state to host Netanyahu, who's wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza.
Allegations, he denies. A. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E A double-strawie and peer news, Dubai. The Department of Education has announced it will send states' millions of dollars to help fund a federal program for educating students or by the individuals with disabilities education act.
And PR's Genaki Meta reports it's a historically under-funded program. Secretary Linda McMahon announced her agency will send $144 million to states the CEO for two IDEA programs. A Department spokesperson did not specify where the funds came from, but said that by October 1st, most of the money would go to programs for students ages 3 to 21. The remaining $20.5 million to early intervention services for infants and toddlers.
The federal government has never met its promise of fully funding the program, which helps students with disabilities get a quality public education with the services they need to succeed.
That's MPR's Genaki Meta reporting. A Mall Street, the Dow was up 388 points. This is NPR News. The Senate has unanimously approved a resolution that would withhold lawmakers pay during government shutdowns. It's part of the never-to-increase pressure on Congress to avoid federal closures. Supporters say the bipartisan measure comes after a series of lengthy shutdown standoffs that are frustrated lawmakers and disrupted government operations. They argue Congress should face consequences when it fails to keep the government funded.
A growing number of American say religion is gaining influence in the country, but as NPR's Jason D'Aros 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-intend Democrats say it's a good thing.”
Pew 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 D'Aros and PR news. Christie says a rare 5.5-carat diamond known as the Ocean Dream has sold for more than $17 million.
The auction house says the triangular cut gem is believed to be the largest vivid blue-green diamond of its kind ever-solded auction. This is and PR news. Each story you hear on planet money starts with a question. What happens if we refund tariffs? Why are grocery so expensive? An NPR we stand for your right to be curious because the forces shaping our world can be hard to see. Follow NPR's planet money wherever you get your podcasts and start seeing how the economy really works.
