RFK Jr. Tapped To Head HHS, Trump & Government Bonds, Biden Meets Xi In Peru

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump selects vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Bond markets are reacting to Trump's economic proposals, with fears of rising inflation and higher borrowing costs that could affect everyday Americans. And, President Biden meets China's Xi Jinping in Peru for a final summit, aiming to maintain stability during the transition of power to a new administration.

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0:00.0	President-elect Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
0:08.1	Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic who's pushed conspiracy theory, so how would he handle a department overseeing public health?
0:14.2	I'm Steve Inskeep with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:22.1	Stocks climbed after the election while bond markets sent a different signal.
0:26.6	Bond prices suggest investors see higher inflation and higher debt in President
0:30.8	elect Trump's economic plans.
0:32.3	How might that affect your economic situation?
0:35.0	And President Biden sits down with China Xi Jinping in Peru for their last meeting before
0:39.2	Biden leaves office.
0:40.7	There is actual work to do in this critical moment to ensure that we don't run into any problems.
0:46.1	Biden is focused on keeping relations steady during a delicate transition of power.
0:50.4	Will their meeting help maintain stability?
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