Lawmakers Gearing Up To Question Facebook CEO Amid Questions Of User Data Abuse
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Frank Pallone. D-N.J., about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he will testify before Congress next week about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Why President Trump Can’t Directly Order National Guard Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border
President Trump wants military troops to help guard the U.S.-Mexico border, but there are legal limits on what the military can do. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with George Mason University law professor Tim MacArthur about the Posse Comitatus Act.
NASA Hopes Supersonic X Plane Will Deliver Less Bang For The Buck
The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.
How The NRA Worked To Stifle Gun Violence Research
For decades, the NRA pushed legislation designed to stifle the study and spread of information about the causes of gun violence. Now some researchers are calling for a resumption of that research.
You Might Be Eating Halal Meat And Not Even Know It
As the U.S. Muslim population grows, so does demand for meat from animals slaughtered according to Islamic law. But some grocers don’t use the halal label because of fears of an Islamophobic backlash.
NYC Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Man, Believing He Had A Gun
Police said they received calls about a man pointing a gun at people on the street in Brooklyn. The man was reportedly well known in the area as “mentally ill but generally harmless.”
Viral Sensation: Yodeling Boy In Walmart
A video of Mason Ramsey, 10, standing in an Illinois Walmart — in cowboy boots and a bow tie — yodeling Hank Williams has gone viral. The Internet did its thing, and there are now remixes.
ProPublica: Teen Who Informed On MS-13 Slated For Deportation
Rachel Martin talks with Hannah Dreier of ProPublica about her reporting on MS-13 and the story of Henry, a gang member who tried turn his life around but could be deported by immigration authorities.
Farmers Are In The Crosshairs Of Trade Threats By China
A quarter of the hogs raised in the U.S. get sold as pork overseas. But with China’s new tariff on imports, farmers are watching to see what happens to one of their biggest markets.
U.S. Farmers Likely Among Hardest Hit By Chinese Tarriffs
China’s retaliatory tariffs hit farmers harder than any other group, especially those raising hogs, nuts and fruit, which rely on exports to keep their business models going.
USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic Label
The Department of Agriculture says organic-food makers can keep using carrageenan, a thickener made from seaweed. It’s the second time this year that it has reversed an organic board’s recommendation.
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