Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have tested U.S. relations with the country. One example is the deterioration of longstanding bonds between Detroit, Michigan and its neighbor across the river, Windsor, Ontario. NPR’s Don Gonyea is a Detroit nati…

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s new chancellor?

Deborah Oladeji
February 20, 2025

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer and working with major corporations.

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Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo

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Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Mary Fox’s viral TikTok video has drawn attention to trans Americans’ passport obstacles. | STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images When Mary Fox went to apply for a passport, she brought copies of her birth certificate, certificate of legal name, driver’s license, and a check, because the State Department w…

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Taliban chief claims Afghan governance rooted in divine commands

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

ISLAMABAD — The leader of Afghanistan’s governing radical Taliban has defended his policies, including banning female access to education and employment, asserting that they are derived from the “commands of Allah.” Hibatullah Akhundzada’s assertions came days after the chief prosecutor of the Int…

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As Trump eyes more tariffs, South Korea remains safe haven for GM and Hyundai

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As Trump eyes more tariffs, South Korea remains safe haven for GM and Hyundai

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Automakers such as Hyundai Motor and General Motors have increasingly used South Korea as a tariff-free export market to the U.S.

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A model of heritable genome editing for complex traits

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

Nature Genetics, Published online: 12 February 2025; doi:10. 1038/s41588-025-02105-5A model of heritable genome editing for complex traits…

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As GOP Pushes Tax Giveaways for the Rich, Sanders Launches ‘National Tour to Fight Oligarchy’

Deborah Oladeji
February 13, 2025

As Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration scour the federal public services infrastructure looking for cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and consumer protections that could offset the $4. 6 trillion deficit hole the GOP is intent on creating by extending tax cuts for the rich, U.S. S…

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