Something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea. We have tried to deal with our original sin of slavery by fighting the civil war, bypassing landmark civil rights legislation. We have elected an africanamerican president also amy as Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell dismisses growing calls for the u. S. To pay reparations for slavery, the household of historic hearing on reparations to mark the anniversary of juneteenth. Speakers included the acclaimed writer Tanehisi Coates. Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could have extended its hollow principles regardless of color. But america had other principles in mind. And so for a century after the civil war, black people were subjected to a Relentless Campaign of terror, a campaign that extended well into the lifetime of majority leader mcconnell. Amy Tanehisi Coates will join us today for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welco
Run away every day lifes apps gadgets and other must have technologies are there to make our lives easier and safer most of us use digital aids every day with more appearing all the time but is it all good do new apps also create new problems time for a mate to give you an update on the digital revolution and firstly what drives take engineers and entrepreneurs to come up with new ideas how many startup founders say they want to help do something good and that money isnt their primary concern to dig deeper we caught up with the founder of an Online Platform where people can donate to climate protection projects. Your novel was just to the take open air festival here in berlin where the best and brightest of the scene come together each year to present their projects and to brainstorm well some are really very techie others seek to apply the latest developments and technology to pursue social political or environmental goals like your done over. But shes not at all ashamed to show emoti
In a sweat over temperatures in the arctic theyre reporting record highs in a land thats usually frozen all year round. And in malaysia a young woman is rewriting the script in the world of progress like 19 year old north again is punching above her weight in the rain but shes also hoping to send a message to muslims everywhere. Im sunni so its got to thank you for joining us members of the European Parliament have made history by electing the 1st woman as Commission President germanys outgoing defense minister it was about funded by and one lawmaker support for the role shes promised to quote united and strong europe saying she would work constructively and pragmatically to achieve it she was voted in by a narrow. Majority. Uncertainty until the very last minute. The members of the European Parliament here in book knew their vote on the next Commission President was going to be close but not even the candidate herself was enough on the line would have thought it was going to be that c
Dell and intel also warned that tariffs would raise prices for laptops and tablets by 19 percent angering u. S. Consumers and media reports say apple may shift one 3rd of production from china to southeast asia. And lets go now to yen score to our financial correspondent in new york yes can we realistically expect apple to move parts of its production line outside of china. Its not impossible and there are a lot of news and speculation so what do we know is that actually at least is talking to suppliers to just get an idea how costly it would be to shift some of the production out of china there was also the cofounder of foxconn one of the suppliers and companies that doing business with this cofounder of foxconn is actually urging people to move some of the production from china to taiwan but we also got some other news outside of pull that. The Commerce Department here in the u. S. Is actually banning 5 more Chinese Technology companies to purchase components from u. S. Manufacturers
Dell and intel also warn that tariffs would raise prices for laptops and tablets by 19 percent angering u. S. Consumers and media reports say apple may shift one 3rd of production from china to southeast asia. And lets go now to yen score to our financial correspondent in new york yes can we realistically expect apple to move parts of its production line outside of china. Its not impossible and there are a lot of news and speculation so what do we know is that will actually at least is talking to suppliers to just get an idea how costly it would be to shift some of the production out of china there was also the cofounder of foxconn one of the suppliers and companies that is doing business with them this cofounder of foxconn is actually urging people to move some of the production from china to taiwan but we also got some other news outside of pull that. The Commerce Department here in the u. S. Is actually banning 5 more Chinese Technology companies to purchase components from u. S. Ma