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  • Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … A controversial plan down under: Why Australia has outlined a new effort to ramp up arms production. Then, nearly half of Mozambique’s population is under the age of 15, and finding education and training opportunities is crucial. We’ll take you to the nation’s capital where a classical music project for young people is striking just the right tone. 

  • 01/26/2018: Is economic growth actually all that good?
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    (Markets Edition) Trump delivered a 15-minute speech at the World Economic Forum, where he touted the performance of the U.S. economy. Figures for global economic growth have also been looking good, but BBC reporter Joe Miller joins us to explain why things may not be as positive as they seem. Afterwards, we’ll hear from Chris Low, chief economist at FTN Financial, about the weakening dollar, and then look at the state of the manufacturing industry. 

  • Young immigrants and supporters walk holding signs during a rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in Los Angeles, California on Friday.
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    (U.S. Edition) The White House has released a framework that would create a path to citizenship for people who arrived in the U.S. as undocumented immigrant children, but the plan comes with some caveats. We’ll talk about what those are, and the pushback this proposal is receiving from both Republicans and Democrats. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Apple’s foray into the smart speaker market through the release of its HomePod, which comes with a price tag of $349. Then to cap off today’s show, we’ll look at how some states are taking a cue from Germany’s apprenticeship model to fill manufacturing jobs.

  • 01/26/2018: Auctioning players for the world’s richest cricket league
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service…The British economy expanded more than expected in the last three months of 2016, but it’s experiencing a short-term Brexit drag, according to Bank of England governor Mark Carney. What can be done to combat it as trade negotiations continue this year? Then, Blockchain has made a big splash on Wall Street but it’s so much more than bitcoin. We went to the fourth annual Blockchain Week in London to find out how businesses are using the technology. Afterwards, more than $10 million will be spent at auction of more than a thousand top cricket players for the Indian Premier League. 

  • A view of San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses. 
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    (Markets Edition) President Trump is set to give his speech tomorrow about “America First” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a gathering of the world’s political, business and thought leaders. Could all of the rhetoric and policy coming from the Trump administration set the country up for a trade and currency war? We’ll dive into that question, and then look at a more domestic issue: housing. There’s been talk that another bubble could arise, based on factors like the country’s sky-high housing prices.

  • President Donald Trump displays a Section 201 action as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer witnesses, in the Oval Office, at the White House, January 23, 2018, in Washington, DC. The administration is issuing tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines to protect American manufacturing companies against dumping by foreign countries, mainly China, and including South Korea.
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    (U.S. Edition) Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced plans to raise tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines. While these measures could actually end up hurting workers, some manufacturing areas like Greenville, Michigan, see it differently. Mike Huckleberry, formerly of the Michigan State House of Representatives, joined us to explain why. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Congress’ plan to reboot the nation’s student financial aid system.

  • 01/25/2018: What world leaders would tell Trump if they had two minutes with him
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    (Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … If you had two minutes with President Trump, what would you say? We put that question to world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  Then, before the 2016 Brexit referendum, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned about shifting thousands of his bank’s London jobs elsewhere in the European Union. Now, he shares revised forecasts for his operations doing business in Europe. Afterward, a chat about cutting plastic waste with Procter & Gamble’s head of global sustainability, Virginie Helias. 

  • Farmers David Fulton ,left, and Larry Williams inspect a sprig of indigo in Fulton's field. They primarily farm tobacco.
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    (Markets Edition) Now that the U.S. Farm Bill is up for authorization this year, we’ll take a look at what exactly the measure entails. It turns out that it’s not a bill that just impacts farmers, but one that arguably intersects with the lives of every single American. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a policy change happening at the railroad freight company CSX, following the death of its CEO late last year. CSX will now require its chief executive officers to get annual physical examinations. Plus: As part of our new series Divided Decade, we’ll hear from Nikki Jackson, a resident from Waldorf, Maryland, about how the financial crisis affected her.

  • A view of Broadway Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
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    (U.S. Edition) At the big gathering of politicians and business leaders in Davos, Switzerland today, France, Germany and Italy are set to speak. We’ll tell you what’s on their agenda. Afterwards, we’ll take you to the Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhood of Slavic Village as part of our new series “Divided Decade,” which looks at how the financial crisis and aftermath changed America. On this day, 10 years ago, the National Association of Realtors showed the first annual drop in median home prices in four decades. Slavic Village was hit particularly hard with foreclosures. What was it like for the region back in 2008, and how’s it doing now?

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