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Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, is a show about the psychology and economics behind our decisions.
Join host Katie Milkman, an award-winning behavioral scientist and author of the bestselling book,
How to Change, as she shares true stories from Nobel laureates, authors, athletes,
and everyday people about why we make the choices we do and how to make better ones to help avoid costly mistakes.
Listen to choiceology at schwab.com slash podcast or wherever you listen.
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And coming up a little later, the US, Denmark and Greenland strike a new defence
deal after months of tension in which President Trump threatened repeatedly to seize the territory.
Could a deal have been struck months ago?
Also, after a six-year-old Chinese girl completes a Rubik's
Cube in less than four and a half seconds, breaking the women's world record.
We'll look into the mind-boggling world of speedcubing.
That's coming up in half an hour.
But our top story today takes us to Washington, D.C., where later today President
Trump will welcome his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a three-day summit at the White House.
In fact, unusually, he'll be there on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland