News Brief: Paul Manafort, Lion Air Crash, Gene-Editing
Attorney for the Ex-Trump campaign chairman reportedly briefed Trump’s legal team on Mueller probe. Indonesian investigators report on Lion Air crash. Chinese scientist defends gene-editing research.
When San Diego-Tijuana Border Closes, Interconnected Life Is Disrupted
President Trump’s threat to permanently close the border has many worried — including those who live on one side, and commute to work or school on the other. The border was briefly shut down Sunday.
French President Holds Firm On Clean-Energy Goals, Despite Protests
A grassroots movement in France, the mostly working-class “yellow vests,” objects to new gasoline taxes. French President Emmanuel Macron says he sympathizes, but the tax will stand.
Honduran President’s Brother Arrested In Miami On Drug Trafficking Charges
The federal indictment alleges Juan Antonio Hernández — a former lawyer and congressman in Honduras — smuggled tons of cocaine into the U.S., aided by prominent politicians and law enforcement.
After Months Stuck Living In Airport, Syrian Finds Refuge Half A World Away
Hassan Al Kontar arrived in Canada eight months after posting his first pleas for help at a Malaysian airport. He didn’t have a visa to go anywhere else — until he found allies in an unlikely place.
Conservative MP Andrea Jenkyns Discusses Upcoming Vote On Draft ‘Brexit’ Deal
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andrea Jenkyns, a conservative party-member in British Parliament, about the state of negotiations surrounding a Brexit deal in the United Kingdom.
Former Mexican Ambassador To The U.S. Weighs In On Border Situation
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Arturo Sarukhan, former Mexican ambassador to the U.S., about the current situation along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Thousands Of ISIS Militants’ Family Members Are Being Held In Syrian Detention Camps
European women in prison camps in northern Syria talk about how they followed their husbands, who were members of ISIS, there and how they are now languishing with no future in sight.
How Saudi Arabia Decides Who Will Lead Kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has survived the fallout over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi so far, but it’s far from certain he will be named king once his father dies.
Google Employees Join Others In Asking The Search Engine To Stay Out Of China
Google left China in 2010 because of government censorship. But the controversial Project Dragonfly would return a version of the search engine that would cooperate with the authoritarian government.
COP24: Nationalism and the challenge of climate change
Two major international meetings are about to take place, and the first – the G20 summit of the world’s leading economic powers – is likely to grab the lion’s share of the headlines. At issue is climate change. The task at COP24 is to draw up a ruleb…
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