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<p>New Skills for Youth is a global, $75 million 5-year initiative to train=young people. Key stats:</p><p><ul><li> 5M+ young Americans are neither =orking nor in school </li><li>JPMorgan Chase will commit $20M to 10 U.S. s=ates for career programs</li></ul></p><p><a href="http://link.axios.com/=lick/8908056.32425/aHR0cDovL2Jldm8tdXMtZWFzdC0xLmFkc25hdGl2ZS5jb20vY2s_dXJ=PWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmpwbW9yZ2FuY2hhc2UuY29tL2NvcnBvcmF0ZS9uZXdzL3N0b3JpZXMvbn=meS1hLXdvcmtpbmctZWR1Y2F0aW9uLmh0bSZkYXRhPU56aGxaakEzTXpJeE1tTmlPV1l4TjJFM=4yWTFaVGt4TXpKbFpEWTJZemRtT0dWak0yVm1Oakl6TW1RellUTXpOVFE0TVROalpUQmpZekl4=kRObE56QmlaalUzTVRGa05qRmhNalEyWTJVNFlXWmhPV0prTTJFMlptWXpNR1UyWXpjMVlURmp=R0ptT1dZeVptRXdaRGN3TW1FM09UWmtPR1V6T0RCaE1tWTFPR0pqWWpReU9HRTNNV1EyWWpJeV=qQTBNbU0zTWprek1XWTVNVGRqTnpBMU9EWXdNVEk0Tmpjd05tVTNORFJrT1dKa09EQmtaVE15W=1VMVpUQm1OamhqTTJKbE5EVmxPV1JqWTJOak1qWm1PR1EwWVdJM01EZ3dZMkZqWm1RMFpESXdZ=lV3WXpKaE0yUTNNbVE0TldFNFlqQmlabVpoTVRBNE4yUmhNMlkxWWpjNU56a3hOMlU0TWpreU1=UTNZV0l5T1RoaFpHTXdNakF3TnpFMk16VTVOekV3TURneVkyTTROVGd6TldVd016ZGxNR00xTj=FMU5EUTVaamslM0Qmc2lkPTRkODFjN2JhNWUzZDRlZWI4YzdhMmM5ZTAwODcwNDAzXzEyNzVhOJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1u=XdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zYW0/5871993924c17c54d77a8b8cB929a692b" target=9D_blank\u201d class="adLink">Learn More.</a></p>
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<p><strong>Dennis Berman </strong>(<a href="http://link.axios.com/click/8056.32425/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ka2Jlcm1hbj91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZX=0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2Ft/5871924c17c54d77a8b8cBe75596e9" target="_blank">@dkberman</a>), financial =ditor of the Wall Street Journal, <a href="http://link.axios.com/click/8056.32425/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9ka2Jlcm1hbi9zdGF0dXMvODMyMjcyNzkwMz=4NjEzMTIyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wY=lnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zYW0/5871993924c17c54d77a8b8cB46a282cb" target=_blank">tweets</a>, based on this <a href="http://link.axios.com/click/8056.32425/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3NqLmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlcy93aXRoLTE1LWxlZnQtaW4tdG=lLWJhbmstYS1iYWJ5LWJvb21lci1tYWtlcy1wZWFjZS13aXRoLWxlc3MtMTQ4NzI1OTg5ND91d c291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xl=HRlcl9heGlvc2Ft/5871993924c17c54d77a8b8cB5c17624e" target="_blank">Journ=l story</a>: "In one chart, you can see <strong>the standard-of-living for=America's senior citizens slowly withering away."</strong> </p>
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<p>Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet for bilateral talks in Mu=ich today /AP's Matthias Schrader</p>
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<p><strong>The Vice President</strong> channels Reagan in remarks at the Mu=ich Security Conference, via Ashley Parker's pool report:<strong> "Peace o=ly comes through strength. </strong>President Trump believes we must be st=ong in our military might, able to confront any and all who would threaten=our freedom and our way of life." </p><p><strong><a href="http://link.ax=os.com/click/8908056.32425/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL21pa2UtcGVuY2VzLWV=cm9wZWFuLXByb21pc2VzLTIyNjg5NTc4MzMuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdX=tX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2Ft/5871993924c14d77a8b8cB2e412016" target="_blank">Trying to reassure</a> </strong>an=increasingly skeptical continent, Pence said: "Today, on behalf of Preside=t Trump, I bring you this assurance. The United States of America strongly=supports NATO and will be unwavering in our commitment to this transatlant=c alliance."</p>
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<p>My Bitmjoi, created by my niece Grace on Snapchat in just a couple of mi=utes while we were at breakfast in Scottsdale over Christmas.</p>
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