NPRadded this to BusinessWorld News U.S. Trade Office To Hold Hearings On Planned Tariffs On ChinaNPR - Scott Horsley Starting Monday, the U.S. trade office holds 7 days of hearings on President Trump's plan to add new tariffs to imports from China. U.S. businesses will be able to speak out for or against the plan.
NPRadded this to U.S. NewsNPR Shoppers Dismayed As Technical Problems Strike TargetNPR - Alina Selyukh Technical issues over the weekend left shoppers at Target unable to make purchases. On Saturday, the nationwide checkout system was down, and on Sunday, there was an issue processing credit cards.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionTexas Legislature A Year After Spinal Surgery, A $94,000 Bill Feels Like A BackbreakerNPR - Jon HamiltonSpinal surgery made it possible for Liv Cannon to plant her first vegetable garden. "It's a lot of bending over and lifting the wheelbarrow and putting stakes in the ground," the 26-year-old says as she
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Phoenix Police Point Guns At Family After Child Allegedly ShopliftsNPR The mayor of Phoenix says police officers who drew their guns on a family were "completely inappropriate." A child in the family is accused of taking a doll that was in a store the family shopped at.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionProtest Protests Continue In Hong Kong Over Extradition BillNPR Protesters marched in Hong Kong Sunday, even after the government suspended an extradition bill. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Anthony Kuhn and pro-democracy legislator Charles Mok.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesFrance U.S. Soccer Team Advances At Women's World Cup In FranceNPR - Laurel Wamsley The U.S. Women's National Team has advanced at the Women's World Cup after defeating Chile 3-0 Sunday. There's still one more game in group play and it's an important one to the U.S.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesCulture 'Patron Saints Of Nothing' Is A Book For 'The Hyphenated'NPR - Noel King , Ashley WestermanYoung adult author Randy Ribay is Filipino American and says his latest book Patron Saints Of Nothing is dedicated to people like him: "The Hyphenated," he calls them. And not just Filipino Americans,
NPRadded this to Morning EditionTeens Adolescents' Tech Addiction Is A Growing Problem, Therapists SayNPR A Minnesota clinic says 75 percent of its adolescent clients overuse technology, and wind up receiving addiction treatment for that while dealing with other issues.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesElectricity After Grid Failure, Millions In 3 Latin American Countries Lack ElectricityNPR - Philip Reeves A massive power grid serves Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay — tens of millions of people rely on it. On Sunday morning it went dead. By Sunday night most customers had their power back.
NPRadded this to HealthEbola WHO Declines To Declare Ebola Outbreak A Public Health EmergencyNPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Deborah Malac, U.S. ambassador to Uganda, about the recent deaths there from Ebola. In neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the death toll is higher.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNPR Morning News BriefNPR The U.S. blames Iran for the attack on 2 oil tankers in the Gulf Of Oman. Protests in Hong Kong continue over extradition bill. And, a massive power outage rolled across Argentina and Uruguay.
NPRadded this to Morning EditionForgiveness Documentary About 2015 Charleston Church Shooting Explores ForgivenessNPR - Rachel Martin On June 17th, 2015, a white supremacist walked into a bible study and murdered nine African Americans. The film "Emanuel" is the story of the victims and survivors of that night.
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesMitch McConnell Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnellNPR - Tom DreisbachSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says one of his "highest priorities" is to take on the leading cause of preventable death in the United States: smoking. McConnell has sponsored a bill, with
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesGuatemala City Former First Lady Leads In 1st Round Of Voting In Guatemala Presidential ElectionNPR - Scott NeumanA former Guatemalan first lady leads early counting in Sunday's presidential election in the Central American country, where the electorate is hoping to find a candidate who can tackle its high unemployment,
NPRadded this to World NewsNews Germany's Far-Right Party Defeated In Closely Watched Mayoral ElectionNPR - Scott NeumanThe far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has lost its first mayoral contest, handing embattled Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a solid victory. In the
NPRadded this to World NewsIran Pompeo Says 'There's No Doubt' Iran Attacked 2 TankersNPR - Daniella CheslowU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doubled down Sunday on the claim that Iran was responsible for attacks on two tankers traveling in the Strait of Hormuz, despite furnishing no new evidence beyond a
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesFinding Nemo Father's Day Movie PicksNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist and critic Jimi Izrael about the best movies to watch on Father's Day. It is Father's Day. You didn't think we forgot, did you? No, of course not. We got your
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredHong Kong After Leader Shelves Extradition Bill, Protesters Return Angrier To StreetsNPR - Anthony KuhnThe Hong Kong government's decision to shelve a controversial extradition bill didn't work to stop protesters. Many took to the streets for the second Sunday in a row. We're going to start the program
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredStudents Dorothy Counts-Scoggins Honored At High School She Integrated In 1957NPR - Gwendolyn GlennIn 1957, Dorothy Counts-Scoggins integrated her school in Charlotte, N.C. Now students at her old campus unveiled a plaque to honor her. Many people know the turmoil that ensued when nine black students
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesJalen Rose Sports Analyst: NBA Reliance On Analytics Hurts Diversity HiringNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with ESPN analyst Jalen Rose about why he thinks advanced analytics is hindering diversity hiring in the NBA. Let's talk basketball for a minute. The men's NBA season is officially
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredProtest Protestors Call For Hong Kong Leader To Step DownNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with Galileo Cheng, social affairs executive for the Hong Kong Catholic Institution Staff Association, who has been at the protests in Hong Kong all day. We're going to stay
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesSheila Jackson Lee House Panel To Consider Slavery Reparations ProposalsNPRA House Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing this week focused on reparations for slavery. NPR's Michel Martin talks about it with Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic Congresswoman from Texas. Back
NPRadded this to BooksIslamophobia A Muslim In Rural, White Minnesota On How To 'Love Thy Neighbor'NPR - James DoubekDr. Ayaz Virji was a Muslim living in small-town, white America. He had left a good job in a leadership position at a successful hospital in Harrisburg, Penn., in order to practice medicine in a rural,
NPRadded this to All Things ConsideredPlay buttonMusic The Score Of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Sounds Like No Other In 2019NPR - Tim GreivingThe Last Black Man in San Francisco is a film about how the California city has transformed in ways that have benefited the extremely wealthy and harmed its black residents. It's also a fairy tale about
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesNotre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame Holds 1st Mass Since Fire Devastated The Historic Paris CathedralNPR - Jake CigaineroExactly two months to the day after a fire blazed through the roof and spire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the church held its first Mass on Saturday. Instead of his traditional miter hat, the archbishop
NPRadded this to BusinessBoeing Boeing CEO Admits Mistake In 737 MAX CommunicationNPR - Daniella CheslowBoeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg says the company should have been more transparent with regulators and the public when Boeing discovered a safety light was not operating as designed. made
NPRadded this to SportsChile U.S. Continues Dominance In Women's World Cup With 3-0 Win Over ChileNPR - Russell LewisThe United States Women's National Team continued to show why it's the best team in the world with another stellar performance in the Women's World Cup. The U.S. defeated Chile 3-0 before a sell-out crowd
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesPolicing Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Police Draw Gun On Family After Child Takes DollNPR - Bobby AllynThe mayor of Phoenix is apologizing to the city following recently released video showing police officers pointing their guns and threatening to shoot a 22-year-old father who was with his pregnant fiancée
NPRadded this to World NewsUruguay Power Restored After Tens Of Millions In South America Experience Prolonged BlackoutNPR - Daniella CheslowThe lights came back on late Sunday for some 44 million people in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after the sudden collapse of an interconnected South American power grid. At about 7 a.m., the Edesur utility
NPRadded this to Most Emailed StoriesChile Women's World Cup: Team USA To Bring All They Have Against ChileNPR - Laurel WamsleyWhen the U.S. plays Chile on Sunday at the Parc des Princes in their second match of the Women's World Cup, it will be the first time the U.S. women's team has ever played in Paris. But the squad is certainly
