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The U.S. is hailing a landmark deal with Ukraine. Both countries have set up an investment fund to share profits from the sale of Ukraine's critical minerals and raw materials. NPR's Joannika Kicis reports from Kiev the partnership gives the White House incentives to keep investing in Ukraine's defense and reconstruction from its war with Russia. Ukraine's economy minister, Yulia Svitodanko, who led negotiations on the deal, said revenue for the investment fund...
would come from new licenses for critical raw materials and natural resources. Vladimir Landa of the Center for Economic Strategy in Kiev said an earlier draft smacked of colonialism, the signed deal, he says, does not obstruct Ukraine's path to the European Union. And stipulates that the military and the financial assistance provided earlier
will not be counted as debt. The deal does not provide explicit security guarantees, but the fund can be used to finance new military aid to Ukraine. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv. Big crowds this May Day are hitting the streets of major cities around the globe, including Washington, D.C., to call attention to the struggles and gains of the labor movement in
In the U.S. specifically, many activists are targeting President Trump's policies, including those affecting immigrants and federal workers. 22-year-old Isabella Cabrera traveled from New York to rally on the National Mall. I brought a sign that says they want to divide us, but we are stronger together. I believe full-heartedly in this because the division in the United States since Trump's re-election has been very tense. I can feel it.
When I walk out of my dorm and I can feel it when I step foot off campus. And I think that that is a fear tactic that the Trump administration is trying to instill in us. Field reporting provided by NPR's Windsor Johnston. Well, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services has made steep cuts to staff and services.
NPR's Selena Simmons-Deffen reports on a new poll. Thousands of federal health workers were fired on April 1st as part of a major reorganization at agencies like the NIH, the FDA, and the CDC. The nonpartisan health research organization KFF asked Americans in mid-April whether they agreed with the statement, "...the administration is recklessly making broad cuts to programs and staff, including some that are necessary for agencies to function."
Six in 10 people said yes, including 92 percent of Democrats, while 87 percent of Trump supporters said that the administration is, quote, carefully making cuts to programs and staff to reduce fraud and waste. People of both parties opposed cuts to Medicaid, however. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington. U.S. stocks trading higher with the Dow up more than 150 points. It's NPR.
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