Months away David Schaper n.p.r. News health care dot gov has reopened enroll meant Web site glitches we ve ended thousands from signing up for health coverage on the final day as N.P.R. s Linda Simmons Duffin reports the new window for signing up stays open for just 36 hours the new deadline is Wednesday December 18th at 3 am Eastern That means people who had problems on Sunday or who missed the original deadline all together still have a chance to sign up it also means a busy extra few days for navigators who help people through the enrollment process for free Melanie Hall is one she s with the family Healthcare Foundation in the Tampa Bay area creativity to occur in an appendix today or tomorrow we will have the availability to still make sure that they get enrolled if that s what they choose to do she s already called back several panicked people to help them finish signing up Selena Simmons deafen n.p.r. News on Wall Street the Dow closed up 100 points today the Nasdaq rose 79 po
Well over 30 the Democratic leadership knows it will get its way Gary O Donoghue the United States and China have reached a provisional agreement in the 1st significant move to deescalate the grueling trade war between them Donald Trump said the Phase one deal would suspend tariffs due to come into effect later this week Samir Hussein is in New York this 1st step in a trade deal between the United States and China puts an end to 19 months of uncertainty and tit for tat duties on Chinese and American goods both countries are taking this as a win China will significantly increase purchases of u.s. Agricultural goods and in return some duties on Chinese imports will be lifted news of this phase one trade deal pushed u.s. Financial markets to record highs as investors were finally able to shake off some economic uncertainty brought on by the trade war details of a signing ceremony are still being worked out Samir who say you re listening to the latest world news from the b.b.c. In London.
Sherry Committee is expected to vote today on 2 articles of impeachment over President Trump s alleged attempt to pressure Ukraine into interfering in the 2020 lection N.P.R. s Brian Naylor says the debate so far has been waged along partisan lines the 2nd day of the Judiciary Committee s hearing found lawmakers striking familiar chords Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline you argued the president abused his power is about the president the United States using the power of his office to smear a political opponent to drag a foreign power into our elections to corrupt the elections Republican Matt Gates of Florida said the Democrats were impeaching the president because they can t defeat him at the ballot box they have taken a look at the candidates that they have in the Democratic field and they ve realized that they have to create this impeachment platform because their candidates are incapable of defeating President Trump in a fair fight the committee is expected to wrap up its hear
Currently do not get paid parental leave when they give birth or adopt a child that benefit is still relatively uncommon even in the private sector fewer than one in 5 American workers get paid parental or family leave benefits but more companies in states are expanding their policies now 2000000 federal workers are on the verge of getting up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave work or advocates say they hope to eventually see lawmakers extend such federal policies to include all workers as well as to cover leave for sick and elderly care Yuki Noguchi n.p.r. News Washington stocks move higher on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 29 points to close 827911 the Nasdaq rose 37 points this is n.p.r. . Amid ongoing protests over plans by the French government to change its pension system the country s prime minister now says the full retirement age will be increased for the country s youngest citizens but offered concessions to try to calm the mounting public furor over the
And as a boy had played the viola in the family quartet where his father played the cello and his older brother s violin the language of the classical string quartet had long been familiar to him the string quartet number 11 in the majors Today s featured work was published by charity as number 10 and given the questionable work number of Opus 125 number 2 earlier scholars had dated it from 824 since it came out as part of a set but it was actually composed in 1916 while the composer was still living at home the 1st movement showed signs of maturity though it s still a bit under the influence of Mozart the 2nd movement has a song like theme ornamented with a varied accompany meant and there s a further transformation before the theme returns for the last time in its original form the 3rd movement Aminu it in a major has an unusual modulation to see major in the trio before returning to the home key and the finale a Rondo makes some room for a contrapuntal exploration of the material b