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In Japan, meanwhile, the Topics Index has dropped by 2.25%. The National Science Foundation says it's going to start paying researchers again after a Trump administration-imposed freeze of about a week. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the move comes after a court order requiring NSF and other federal agencies to resume those payments.
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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Stock futures are lower tonight after President Donald Trump announced this weekend that he'll place tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Those tariffs are set to take effect on Tuesday. Japan's Nikkei average is also down almost two and a half percent on that news.
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And you're listening to NPR News. NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory say they're set to launch a new telescope into space called SPHEREX. As Ari Daniel reports, the mission will examine the origin and structure of the universe and search for components of life in the Milky Way.
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I expect the unexpected to come out of the data for this mission as well.
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New Orleans officials say that city is ready to host next week's Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. An attack there on New Year's Day has led to concerns about security lapses in the city. Officials say there will be thousands of armed law enforcement agents at the Superdome where the game will take place, along with bomb-sniffing dogs.
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Rory McIlroy finished with two birdies and an eagle on the back nine today to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament that was underway in California. He finished the day with a 66-1 two-strokes ahead of Shane Lowry, who finished second. It was McIlroy's 27th win on the PGA Tour.
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Speaking with reporters as he returned to Washington tonight, Trump acknowledged that the tariffs will hurt Americans.
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Top officials in China, Canada and Mexico, meanwhile, say that they planned to respond following the Trump administration announcement on tariffs. Most Canadian and Mexican imports will see a 25 percent tax, while goods from China will be charged at a 10 percent rate. NPR's Joe Hernandez has more.