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Trump Calls Off Tariffs On Mexico

8:31am June 08, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The U.S. and Mexico have reached an agreement to avert tariffs that would have hurt Mexican farmers. Farmers who rely on sales to the U.S. say they are tired of being pawns in the political tussle.

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People walk from Venezuela to Colombia through an unauthorized border crossing recently in Villa del Rosario, Colombia. Many people are leaving Venezuela by foot.

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U.N. Says More Than 4 Million People Have Left Venezuela

4:24pm June 07, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The pace of the exodus is escalating, as Venezuela suffers from political chaos, food shortages and hyperinflation. The U.N. says one million people have left just since November 2018.

Fatima Dahiru, now 17, lives with her sister and mother in an internally displaced persons camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Her village was attacked two years ago.

PHOTOS: The Powerful Faces Of Women Who Faced Danger

4:05pm June 07, 2019

by Susie Neilson

In a new project, photographer Robin Hammond made portraits of women who've lived through fighting and violence. He found pain, sorrow, anger, hope — and even joy.

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Former Mexican Foreign Minister On U.S.-Mexican Trade Negotiations

8:14am June 07, 2019

NPR's Noel King speaks with former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda about the latest trade negotiations between Mexico and the United States.

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News Brief: Mexico Border Policy, Abortion Poll, Car Emissions Standards

5:19am June 07, 2019

Mexico appears willing to adopt U.S. terms on a number of key changes to its border policy. Also, a new poll on abortion, and automakers are talking about emissions standards.

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A Look At The First 6 Months Of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Term

5:59pm June 06, 2019

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is six months into his term. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political analyst Denise Dresser about the job he's done so far.

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An employee works at a wiring harness and cable assembly manufacturing company in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, that exports to the U.S. in 2017. The auto industry says threatened tariffs would play havoc with supply chains.

Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Alarm The Auto Industry

10:38am June 06, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.

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Negotiations To Avert Mexico Tariffs Continue In Washington

10:17am June 06, 2019

Meetings between the White House and Mexican officials did not resolve the conflict over the border, and President Trump repeated his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico Wednesday night.

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Tariff Talks Between U.S. And Mexican Negotiators Press On

10:17am June 06, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump tweeted that talks with Mexican officials would continue Thursday — raising hopes they may be able to reach an agreement to avert potentially crippling tariffs on Mexican imports.

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News Brief: Tariffs, D-Day Anniversary, Syria To Repatriate Americans

6:23am June 06, 2019

Negotiations to head off tariffs on Mexico continue. President Trump is in Normandy to commemorate D-Day's 75th anniversary. And, 8 Americans are being repatriated to the U.S. from northern Syria.

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