NPR News: 10-10-2025 7PM EDT
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| 0:00.0 | In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. |
| 0:05.0 | Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. |
| 0:11.5 | NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. |
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| 0:24.2 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump has announced massive new |
| 0:29.6 | tariffs on Chinese goods. The new import taxes are in response to new restrictions. China |
| 0:34.8 | placed on rare earth materials this week. Trump made the announcement today on social media after markets closed. |
| 0:41.4 | NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more. |
| 0:43.1 | Trump wrote that new 100% tariffs will be imposed on Chinese goods starting on November 1st. |
| 0:49.0 | That's in addition to the 30% tariffs Trump has already imposed on Chinese goods this year. |
| 0:55.5 | The president had threatened the higher tariffs earlier in the day in another post railing against China's new export controls on |
| 1:00.9 | rare earth minerals. Those are used in many high-tech goods, including smartphones and defense systems. |
| 1:06.7 | China processes the overwhelming majority of the world's rare earths. |
| 1:16.1 | Trump had been set to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping during a visit to Asia later this month. |
| 1:21.2 | However, Trump also wrote Friday that, quote, now there seems to be no reason to do so. |
| 1:23.5 | Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News. |
| 1:32.0 | Stocks had been heading for a slight gain this morning until Trump took to social media and said he was considering the, quote, massive increase of tariffs on Chinese goods. |
| 1:40.4 | By the end of the day, the S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April, and the NASDAQ composite fell 3.6%. The Trump administration says that, quote, substantial layoffs to federal workers have begun. |
| 1:46.2 | It's not clear yet how many agencies are affected or how many employees are receiving these |
| 1:51.0 | reduction in force or RIF notices. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more. |
| 1:56.2 | Some agencies are telling employees layoffs will come soon. Others, like the Department of Health |
| 2:00.6 | and Human Services, have already notified affected staff. The Trump administration blames Democrats |
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