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* **Trade War Averted:**
President Trump met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday to discuss deescalating the trade war. Contrary to Trump's past stances, the president agreed to hold off on auto-tariffs, while the EU vowed to purchase more U.S. agricultural products like soybeans. For a shot of Juncker kissing Trump, check out [Twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1022267646119763970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022267646119763970&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-44961560).
* **No Free Lunch for San Fran:**
The city wants to ban new tech companies from offering free lunch meals in offices, in the latest effort to support local restaurants. If adopted, this policy will not apply to older, established companies like Google. Read more at [the SF Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Tech-industry-s-coveted-office-cafeterias-could-13101014.php).
* **Second Officer Killed in Milwaukee:**
A 17-year police veteran was killed Wednesday by a drug suspect. His death marks Milwaukee's second police fatality in the past two months. As of Thursday, the suspect is in custody. More on [the latest](http://www.wisn.com/article/milwaukee-police-officer-shot-on-citys-north-side/22553707).
* **Demi Lovato Retreats After Overdose:**
Demi Lovato, stable after her opiate overdose, cancelled her Thursday night appearance in Atlantic City. Fox is also reportedly pulling an episode from series "Beat Shazam" that features the singer. Tune in to Cheddar at 12:40 PM ET to hear from Roger Crystal, M.D., who developed NARCAN, a drug that reverses opiod overdoses and saved the singer.
Cheddar's Jill Wagner gets into the latest.
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Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
Nicki Minaj just reached a milestone that no other woman in rap has reached.
Apple announced that starting this week, it will stop selling some versions of the Apple watch in the U.S.
Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays.
The House of Representatives recently passed a bill aimed at increasing transparency in healthcare.
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Millions of people have selected insurance plans for 2024 but sometimes navigating them can be tricky time consuming and expensive. Paula Pant, host of 'Afford Anything' podcast, joined Cheddar News to break down what's needed to know about their insurance plans.
The European Union is investigating Elon Musk's X over alleged illicit content and disinformation on its platform. Cheddar News breaks it all down and discusses what it could mean for users.
