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NPR News: 05-11-2025 7PM EDT

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🗓️ 11 May 2025

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0:00.0

Know that fizzy feeling you get when you read something really good, watch the movie everyone's been talking about, or catch the show that the internet can't get over.

0:08.1

At the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, we chase that feeling four times a week.

0:12.4

We'll serve you recommendations and commentary on the buzziest movies, TV, music, and more.

0:18.1

From lowbrow to highbrow to the stuff in between.

0:21.9

Catch the Pop Culture Happy hour podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Cogs between the

0:30.3

U.S. and China in Switzerland this weekend over tariff and trade have ended, and Treasury Secretary

0:36.6

Scott Besson says a great deal of progress was made.

0:40.0

I'm happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks.

0:48.5

He says he will release details of the talks tomorrow. China says the talks were candid and constructive. This amid widespread

0:56.1

economic uncertainty around the world after President Trump imposed 145 percent tariffs on Chinese

1:02.9

goods, and China hit back with 125 percent tariffs on all U.S. products. That sparked concerns of

1:09.9

fewer goods on U.S. store shelves and rising prices for U.S. products. That sparked concerns of fewer goods on U.S. store shelves and rising

1:12.3

prices for U.S. consumers. President Trump heads to the Middle East this week for a four-day trip

1:18.2

with stops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. It will focus on business deals

1:23.7

and new investments in the U.S. from the oil-rich region. The FAA says there's been yet another

1:30.5

telecommunications issue delaying flights at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

1:36.6

As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, it's the third known incident affecting air traffic control

1:42.2

at that airport in recent weeks.

1:44.7

The Federal Aviation Administration says the latest issue occurred in an area that guides

1:49.4

planes in and out of Newark Airport's airspace. The agency says it temporarily slowed air

1:55.3

traffic at the airport, but that operations have returned to normal. On Friday, the FAA reported a 90-second telecommunications

2:02.9

outage that also impacted radar for guiding aircraft at the airport. And late last month,

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