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JANINE HERBST Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The White House is out with its first budget proposal of President Trump's second term. It's an incomplete budget outline known as a skinny budget. But as NPR's Danielle Kurtz-Levin reports, it nevertheless shows that Trump wants to make further drastic changes to government. JANINE HERBST The White House budget proposal includes sharp cuts to an array of agencies like the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Internal Revenue Service.

The proposal would match those non-defense cuts with increases to defense spending. All told, the White House proposes increasing defense spending by 13 percent, as well as a 65 percent increase in spending on homeland security. That money would go in part towards mass deportations as well as completing the border wall. The president's budget is only a proposal. Congress passes spending bills. However, Trump has shown he's willing to act unilaterally via executive orders at his Department of Government Deficiency. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.

Danielle Pletka Tick-tock has been hit by a fine of $600 million for transferring the private data of European users to China. Terry Schultz reports the penalty is the result of a four-year investigation by European Union regulators. Ireland's Data Protection Commission led the probe on behalf of the EU into whether TikTok was in compliance with the bloc's privacy rules. They found the video sharing app was transferring personal data to servers located in China, contrary to what the company initially claimed. EU officials are concerned this information can be accessed by staff in China,

where TikTok's parent company ByteDance is based, and by the Chinese government, violating strict privacy rules. The regulators also said TikTok had not been transparent with users about this and ordered the company to come into compliance within six months. TikTok says it will appeal. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz in Brussels. President Trump signed an executive order yesterday telling the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private entity created and funded by Congress to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, quote, to the maximum extent allowed by law. Trump has accused the organizations of left-wing bias.

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and in 13 percent of the cases, the majority of whom are under 19, have resulted in hospitalizations. The CDC also says among the confirmed cases, more than 90 percent are either unvaccinated or whose vaccination status isn't known. The agency says measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 because of a very effective vaccination program, but that those rates have fallen in recent years, leading to more cases. The winningest coach in NBA history is stepping down and into a new role for the San Antonio Spurs. Hall of Fame inductee Greg

Popovich will become president of basketball operations after 29 seasons of coaching. Texas Public Radio's Paul Flav has more. Popovich joined the team in 1988 as an assistant coach, took the reins nearly 30 years ago and oversaw more than 1,400 winning games, five national championships and countless unforgettable playoff moments. Beyond coach pops winning career he's known for his acerbic wit, mentorship of young players and outspokenness on political issues. In a statement he thanked the team and the fans. Popovich has suffered from health problems, a stroke sidelining him from full-time

coaching duties in November. He suffered another medical incident earlier this year. JANINE HERST Paul Flav reporting from San Antonio. And I'm Janine Herst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.