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NPR News: 02-01-2025 8PM EST

Sun, 02 Feb 2025

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00:17 - 00:28 Dale Willman

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will retaliate against tariffs being placed on Mexico, China and Canada by the Trump administration. Dan Karpenchuk reports.

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00:28 - 00:47 Dan Karpenchuk

Trudeau says Canada will target $155 billion of U.S. products with 25% tariffs of its own. $30 billion in goods will be affected as of Tuesday. The other $125 billion will come in 21 days to give Canadian companies time to prepare. In addition, some provinces are bringing in other measures, such as barring U.S.

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00:47 - 01:02 Dan Karpenchuk

companies from procurement contracts and removing U.S.-made wine and spirits from liquor store shelves. Trudeau spoke during a late Saturday news conference about a shared history and an economic partnership with the U.S., saying Canada does not want this conflict but will not shy away from it.

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00:00 - 00:00 Dan Karpenchuk

He said the coming days and weeks will be difficult, but he urged Canadians to buy Canadian products, vacation at home, and stand together. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.

00:00 - 00:00 Dale Willman

CBS says it will give the unedited transcript of its 60 Minutes interview last fall with then-Vice President Kamala Harris to the FCC. As NPR's David Folkenflik reports, the news comes as talks are underway by CBS's parent company to settle a lawsuit filed by President Trump over its refusal to hand that same transcript over to his campaign.

00:00 - 00:00 David Folkenflik

Trump had claimed CBS had edited the interview to make Harris look more coherent. His lawsuit was filed in Texas under a deceptive trade practice claim. CBS has argued that's an intrusion into journalistic choices. Now, in a statement, CBS says it's legally required to comply with the demand from Trump's newly elevated FCC chairman, Brendan Carr.

00:00 - 00:00 David Folkenflik

That said, broadcasters, including CBS, have challenged plenty of FCC edicts in court. Some CBS journalists are incensed. They consider the raw transcripts as part of their work product. But CBS is at a delicate moment. Its controlling owner is selling its parent company, a transaction the FCC gets to review. David Folkenflik, NPR News.

00:00 - 00:00 Dale Willman

The Army has released the name of the third crewed member of the Black Hawk helicopter that slammed into an American Airlines flight in Washington, D.C. this week. NPR's Tom Bowman has more.

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