U.S. Telecommunications Networks Barred From Using Foreign Suppliers
Trump signed an executive order restricting technology and services of foreign adversaries. It appears to be aimed at banning a Chinese telecommunications company’s equipment from U.S. networks.
News Brief: Immigration Plan, U.S.-Iran Relations, Student Loan Probe
Trump to unveil a new immigration plan. Tension rises between the U.S. and Iran. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the Education Department blocks efforts to police student loan industry.
After Decades Of Islamic Law, Sudan Examines Women’s Role In Society
In Sudan, women are at the forefront of popular protests that toppled a longstanding autocrat. They are now challenging Sudan’s version of Sharia, or Islamic law.
Summit In Paris Leads To Pledge To Fight Online Extremism
World leaders have signed a pledge aimed at tackling online extremism. The United States however opted out. NPR’s Noel King talks to New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner John Edwards.
Expert Says Trump Administration Must Prove Iran Is A Serious Threat
Audie Cornish talks with Vali Nasr, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, who says tensions between the U.S. and Iran were manufactured by the Trump administration.
State Department Orders ‘Non-Emergency’ Government Employees To Leave Iraq
The U.S. ordered non-essential personnel to leave its diplomatic missions in Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday. The Trump administration says Iran poses a threat to U.S. interests in the region.
Which Countries Are Best At Preventing Low Birth Weight? Which Need To Do More?
For the first time, the World Health Organization has estimated how well the world is doing to prevent low-weight births. The progress too slow, researchers say.
Tariff Waivers Let U.S. Government Pick Winners And Losers
President Trump suggests U.S. companies hurt by China tariffs can apply for a waiver. The Department of Commerce is already dealing with thousands of exclusion requests for earlier steel tariffs.
Newly Launched Brexit Party Leads European Union Election Polls
With Brexit now looming in the fall, the U.K. must go through the motions of the European Parliament elections in May. The Brexit Party is in the lead, aiming to pull out of all EU institutions.
With ‘kindness not brutality,’ Joe Biden woos Obama Democrats
A full hour before Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at Manchester Community College, the only parking spaces left are way in the back of the lot, behind the welding shop. Since announcing his candidacy late last month, Mr. Biden has skyrocketed in the …
U.S. Will Not Join Tech Giants In ‘Christchurch Call’ Pledge Against Online Terror
Tech giants met with a dozen countries Wednesday to sign a joint agreement on how to block terrorist content online. The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would not endorse the plan.
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