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Can Cuban Charcoal Turn Up The Heat On U.S.-Cuba Relations?

Only 2 Cuban exports are allowed to be sold in the U.S. One is coffee, the other is an artisanal charcoal, coveted for its long burning properties. It's also a weed taking over areas of the island.

How The U.S. Military Ignored Child Sexual Abuse In Afghanistan For Years

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rod Nordland, Kabul bureau chief for The New York Times, about how the U.S. Military has turned a blind eye to child sexual abuse by Afghan security forces for years.

Two grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8s are seen parked in Miami in 2019. The airline industry is seeing more travelers than in March and April but faces a long road to recovery.

U.S. Airlines Add Flights As Demand Increases, But Recovery Will Take Years

Ahead of the summer travel season, several U.S. airlines are expanding their flight schedules. But a complete recovery from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic could take years.

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. After their meeting, Bolton told reporters the U.S. still intends to withdraw from the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

Bolton Affirms U.S. Intent To Pull Out Of Arms Treaty With Russia

The national security adviser said the U.S. will leave the INF Treaty "in due course" — and that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to speak directly again next month.

President Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One in Elko, Nev., Saturday. He said the U.S. would withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty with Russia and accused Russia of violating it.

U.S. To End Cold War-Era Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia, Trump Says

The 1987 INF treaty banned ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with an intermediate range. For years, U.S. officials have accused Russia of violating the treaty.

U.N. Investigator On Extreme Poverty Issues A Grim Report — On The U.S.

He undertook his fact-finding mission with a series of questions: Are those in poverty able to live with dignity? And what does a government do to protect those who are most vulnerable?

Some European countries and Canada issue advisories for travelers to the U.S.

The advisories come after some citizens from European countries and Canada have been detained and deported by immigration officials while traveling to the United States.

An explosion damaged a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, on Wednesday, as shown in a screen grab from the Kurdish Hawar News agency, or ANHA.

U.S. Troops Killed By Blast In Syria; Islamic State Claims Responsibility

Four Americans are reported dead, and three more injured, in a suicide bombing in northern Syria. The attack comes shortly after President Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw troops from Syria.

An electric vehicle gets its battery recharged at a charge station in San Francisco on March 9. The Biden administration is spending $5 billion to build a network of chargers in a bid to get more people to buy electric cars.

How the U.S. wants to make charging electric cars (almost) as painless as pumping gas

The U.S. has an ambitious plan to build tons of chargers in order to make charging an electric car closer to the speed and ease of pumping gas.

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