Other round of trade talks after a long hiatus N.P.R. s Emily Fang reports they face on certain prospects for ending a continuing trade dispute this is the 1st in person meeting between a go sheet or since May when talks collapsed but the u.s. And China still don t see eye to eye the 2 largest economies in the world don t agree on how to protect intellectual property and whether export controls on Chinese tech giant Huawei will remain N.P.R. s Emily Fang new home sales took a bump up last month after 2 straight months of declines the Commerce Department reporting today sales of new homes rose 7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 646000 units the year to date new home sales are up just 2.2 percent a mix close on Wall Street today the Dow was down 79 The Nasdaq up 70 points this is n.p.r. Support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the Walton Family Foundation where opportunity takes root more information is available at Walton Family Foundation
This is n.p.r. And this is Morning Edition Good Friday morning everyone and Kelli Steele Delaware s Department of Safety and Homeland Security has contracted a Massachusetts company called Rave mobile safety to bring its safety app to 1st state schools the rate of panic but Knapp notifies 1st responders with the exact building where an emergency had occurred while it calls 911 the app simultaneously sends out a notification to staff members alerting them to an emergency such as fire medical and police New Castle County schools are already using the app county government paid to launch it there in 2015 now state funding is bringing it to Kent and Sussex counties one Sussex district Sussex tech rolled it out early district spokesman Dan short Ridge says staff there are already using the app in partnership with the Sussex County Emergency Operation Center the goal is to decrease response time so alert responders to a specific location on campus and notify our staff members on site in the
In Sudan a constitutional declaration is expected to be signed later this week The agreement sets out 3 years of transitional pasturing government commentating in elections in Sudan aftermath pro-democracy protests sold the ousting of former President Omar Hasan of Bashir demonstrators had been demanding a civilian led administration but Sudan s interim military leaders were reluctant to give ground protestors warn there must be no immunity for those who ordered a deadly crackdown on demonstrators last month saying those responsible for atrocities and killings must be punished and Justice Served off if you will stop them n.p.r. News former Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquin El Chapo Guzman will be sentenced today in New York he was convicted in February on numerous conspiracy counts prosecutors say Guzman s seen a low of cartel members kidnapped tortured and killed anyone who interfered with them I m Korver Coleman n.p.r. News in Washington. Support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Statio
Tails while both sides would benefit from a peace agreement Haley says Israel doesn t need one as much as the Palestinians do Michele Kelemen n.p.r. News the State Department the warring parties in Yemen are accusing each other of violating a cease fire in Ho dado the main port city for Yemen s $30000000.00 civilians who are facing starvation residents reported shelling for nearly an hour Tuesday on the eastern and southern outskirts of the city which is controlled by Hoofy rubbles the u.n. Plans to hold a video conference with military and security representatives from both sides today here in. Hollywood fans remembering Penny Marshall who died at her Los Angeles area home on Monday Marshall starred in the television sitcom Laverne and Shirley before becoming one of the most successful female directors in Hollywood for decades long career included dozens of television shows and movies that she either appeared in directed or produced her family says that Marshall died of complications
Our Question of the day we have a couple of them then 2 questions 1st one is if you could have any car in your driveway when you wake up Christmas morning what would it be and why and that s our 1st question if you had any car you wanted Christmas morning out in the driveway big red bow on it what would that car be and then don t forget minimum wage on January 1st is going to 1110 an hour 1110 an hour on January 1st so in honor of our mandated minimum wage increase on January 1st what was the minimum wage you started out at if there was one and on top of that what was your 1st job so those are 2 questions of the day both of those go we d love to hear from yes especially on the minimum wage want to make just to see what was it and then what job was it that you started at 303-477-5600 so I remember what mine was you re you oh yeah I think we all do I think I think you do because it s such a big deal that you know hey I m making this money per hour and you know so as a as a kid at least