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Trump a candid for the Noble Peace Prize?

The past 72 hours in North Korea news, explained And a debate over whether President Trump should win a Nobel Peace Prize. By Alex Ward @AlexWardVox alex.ward@vox.com Apr 30, 2018, 1:20pm EDT SHARE Major North Korean concessions. Troubling comments from a top American official about nuclear weapons. And a Nobel Peace Prize for President Trump? Taken together, it was yet another noteworthy weekend in the ongoing US-North Korea drama. On Sunday, Kim Jong Un reportedly offered a trade: the end of his country’s nuclear program in exchange for assurances that America would never invade North Korea. He tacked on some other items, including the closure of a prominent nuclear test site and even changing North Korea’s time zone to match that of the South.  John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser, on Sunday twice said the administration wants North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program just like Libya did. Kim might bristle at that, as the absence of nuclear wea...