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  • Japan is America’s fourth-largest trade partner, so Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump will have a lot to talk about this weekend. Abe’s list of concerns will include tariffs on autos made in Japan. Right now, the Japanese say they’re way too high.    Click the above audio player to hear the full […]

  • Melissa McCarthy as press secretary Sean Spicer in last week's episode of Saturday Night Live.
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    The post-election political climate has meant big business for 'Saturday Night Live.'

  • Start teaching your kids how to manage their money
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    Author Beth Kobliner gives us tips on how to handle the topic.

  • President Donald Trump ordered a government hiring freeze for all departments but the military in his first week in office. 
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    Fearful workers are reluctant to talk to reporters, leaving that to their union.

  • With workers at the world's biggest copper mine on strike, we'll discuss how the metal defines the Chilean economy. Next, we'll look at news that the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has a hit a nearly three-month low, and then chat with journalist Lisa Napoli about the true origin story of McDonald's.

  • Libyan coast guard police help immigrants who were rescued at sea off the coast of Libya on Sunday. 
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    A earlier migrant deal with Turkey curbed refugee inflows.

  • Protesters are massing in Pennsylvania to protest another pipeline. But this one is different: it carries natural gas, which means it comes with rights over eminent domain. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.

  • Issues over a long-running competition are sure to come up.

  • The exterior of a McDonald's restaurant from the '70s.
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    Journalist Lisa Napoli joined us to talk about the inaccuracies in Michael Keaton's "The Founder."

  • The markets are down, in part because of the uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration. Optimism about issues like infrastructure spending had been factored into prices, but details have been scarce. After we look at the reasons for these stock shifts, we'll discuss whether or not HBO can keep up with the rest of its competitors in the world of prestige TV. And finally, UC Berkeley professor Anne Joseph O'Connell joins us to break down the demographic diversity in the country's presidential cabinets.

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