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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Coroleman, President-elect Donald Trump says he's going to impose tariffs of 25 percent on Canada and Mexico in the first day he takes office. He's also going to impose additional tariffs of 10 percent on Chinese goods. Trump is blaming the countries for allowing undocumented migrants and illegal drugs into the U.S. A Chinese spokesperson rejects the allegations that China lets fentanyl precursors into the U.S. A Chinese spokesperson rejects the allegations that China lets fentanyl precursors into the U.S. and Pierce Emily Fang says the spokesperson also defended trade ties with the U.S. The proposal caused a stir in China prompting its spokesperson in the U.S. to say the allegations quote run counter

to facts and to reality. The spokesperson Liu Pengyu warned quote no one will win a trade war or a tariff war. During his first presidential term, Trump imposed tariffs of up to 50% on more than $300 billion worth of goods in order to reduce the U.S.'s trade deficit with China. China in turn slapped its own tariffs on U.S. goods, tariffs some economists say cost U.S. manufacturing jobs. And here's Emily Feng reporting. Stocks opened mixed this morning after Trump threatened to impose the new tariffs right

after his inauguration. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 200 points in early trading. Stocks rallied at the start of the week on hopes that Trump's choice of Scott Besant as Treasury Secretary signaled a more business-friendly and predictable administration. Trump later showed his unpredictable side though, announcing one of his first moves in office will be to impose a 25% tax on all imports from Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% tax on imports from China. Not only would that make commerce, with three of the country's biggest trading partners, more expensive,

it also reverses the level of tariffs Trump promised during the campaign. The muted reaction on Wall Street suggests investors are taking the tariff threat with a grain of salt. During his first term in office, Trump sometimes threatened tariffs, only to backtrack later. Scott Horsley, Impair News, Washington. A federal judge heard closing arguments yesterday from the Justice Department and Google in a trial over whether Google's advertising business breaks U.S. competition laws. This comes days after a judge in a separate case declared Google's search engine an illegal monopoly. And here's Bobbi Allen has more. Justice Department lawyers argued before a judge in Virginia that Google's highly lucrative advertising empire was built by breaking the law.

Google sells ad space online. They own tools that websites use to display ads. And Google controls the largest auction house where ad transactions take place. Justice attorneys say it's a monopoly that has boxed out competition. Google countered that if online advertising is brought in to include social media and TV services, it is not as dominant as the government claims. The judge is expected to rule sometime next month. It follows Google losing another case over Google search, which could result in the company spinning off

its popular Chrome browser. Bobby Allen, NPR News. On Wall Street, the Dow is now down 220 points. The NASDAQ is up more than 100 points. This is NPR. The Israeli military says that it has struck at least 20 targets in Beirut, Lebanon today. The Israeli military says it is targeting terrorists.

This comes as the U.S. says a ceasefire deal is close between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. It would call for an initial 60-day end to the war and a limited pullback of troops. A little-known far-right populist has taken the lead in Romania's presidential election. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the outcome of the first round of voting has left Romania's political establishment reeling. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley,

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likely helped by the Kremlin. Romania, both a member of the EU and NATO, has been a staunch member of the Western coalition supporting Ukraine. If Gheorghescu were to be elected, Romania would join neighbors Hungary and Slovakia to enlarge the pro-Kremlin bloc on Ukraine's western border. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris. The top court in Hong Kong has upheld earlier court rulings that allow same-sex couples to have subsidized housing benefits and inheritance rights. The case has been moving through Hong Kong's legal system for years. The justices ruled unanimously.

They said opponents could not prove that heterosexual couples in Hong Kong would be negatively affected by the court's decision. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.