In jail which can be served on weekends and 3 years of probation Jackson said in closing that she was certain the criminal justice system is not going to see Gates again Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the Senate is voting on a bipartisan sanctions package for war crimes in Syria N.P.R. s Deborah Amos reports in addition to Syria Russia and Iran are also targeted the legislation is named after a Syrian police to factor who smuggled more than 50000 pictures of torture victims out of Syria on the thumb drive in his sock the Cesar Act provides for sweeping sanctions Congress aimed the punishment against any government or private entity that aid Syria s military or contributes to reconstruction in the war torn country President Trump has signaled he will sign the Cesar act that imposes new sanctions until there s accountability for war crimes the legislation could give the u.s. Leverage for a political solution to the war Deborah Amos n.p.r. News on Wall Street stocks reach new highs a
Eaters could not agree on how to regulate carbon markets which put a price on emitting carbon dioxide that topic has been shelved for next year s talks the final document calling countries to step up their pledges to cut greenhouse gases they also designate funds to compensate the most vulnerable countries for damage from extreme weather events related to climate change for n.p.r. News I m Lindsey Patterson in Barcelona makers in Washington are preparing for this week s House vote on 2 articles of impeachment against President dropped N.P.R. s Mara Liasson reports the stage is being set for a Republican led Senate trial the full House will vote on Wednesday on 2 articles of impeachment one that President Trump abused his power by asking a foreign government to announce a corruption investigation into one of his top 2020 rivals and the 2nd that the President obstructed Congress by flatly refusing to honor subpoenas for documents and witnesses the vote in the House Judiciary Committee w
Don t root for one team over another and switches sides at half time back in Washington the full House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on whether to impeach Trump China and the u.s. Are touting the Phase one trade deal that averts a new round of tariffs that were set to go into effect tomorrow N.P.R. s genuine reports though the agreement is light on details the deal announcement cuts tariffs and a half 120000000000 dollars worth of Chinese imports in exchange for the tear for leave China says it will increase its foreign purchases and complete some unspecified reforms u.s. China Business Council president Craig Allen says the interim agreement is good news for American businesses but specific commitments from China are needed to encourage u.s. Investment it s important for business to have clarity to have transparency and to have a definitive view of the future here the administration says China has committed to protecting intellectual property but so far it s offered no details g
But voters like Steven Brown who works in the pharmaceutical industry are skeptical I think I m probably. Conservative because the. Largest percentage a manifesto reaches one financially supports. The movie I m free for another 30 s. Boris Johnson s Conservative Party heading for a small parliamentary majority in tomorrow s vote but the British electorate is unpredictable and has defied the polls in several recent elections Frank Langfitt n.p.r. News London and you re listening to n.p.r. . Me I m our leader on Santucci is at the World Court leading her country s defense against accusations of genocide against its rocking the Muslim minority Gambia launched a case against me in Mar at the International Court of Justice the UN s highest court alleging it violated the 1948 Genocide Convention the Federal Reserve is expected to leave the benchmark interest rate alone the board is wrapping up its 2 day meeting and economists think it will signal it expects rates to remain low well into the
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