Trump’s Takeover Plan for Gaza, and Postal Service Halts Packages From China

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  Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China

  President Trump signed an executive order this week that temporarily prevents low-cost packages from China from being slapped with his new tariffs. The move delays the suspension of the de minimis ...
  
  The Hill - Feb. 7
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  Trump pauses tariffs on millions of low-value packages from China

  President Donald Trump has paused the imposition of tariffs on small-value packages arriving from China
  
  ABC News - Feb. 7

• Jordan’s king to meet Trump in push against Gaza takeover plan

  King Abdullah will be first Arab leader to visit US president as proposal to ‘clean out’ enclave alarms regional officials
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 11
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  Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan May Sound Death Knell for the Two-State Solution

  Already unlikely, the prospects for creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel could vanish altogether if the United States takes over Gaza and displaces the population, as President Trump ...
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 7
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  The Hill - 5d
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  Trump Digs In on Gaza Takeover and Palestinian Resettlement

  Aides had sought to walk back the president’s proposal, which drew condemnations. Israel’s defense minister said its military would draft plans for Gazans who wished to leave.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 6
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  Friday Briefing: Trump Digs in on Gaza Takeover

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  The New York Times - Feb. 6
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  Trump’s nitwitted Gaza plan

  Let’s move the 2 million permanently out of Gaza. But where? And how? And who will take them? Unclear.
  
  The Hill - Feb. 10

• Why Trump’s aluminum tariffs won’t ‘radically change’ Coke’s packaging plans

  Coca-Cola stock surges after a big revenue beat, and as aluminum tariffs aren’t seen as a having a major impact on packaging costs.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 11
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  Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.

  For at least another week, a judge will keep a hold on a directive placing more than 2,000 employees on administrative leave and forcing the return of overseas workers.
  
  The New York Times - 5d

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