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How will the removal of tariffs affect Maine lobstermen and US‑Canada trade?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump signed an executive order today directing the government to rename Lake Ontario Lake America. It comes after the Trump administration announced fifty percent tariffs on goods from Canada, and Canada announced it will impose tariffs on about twenty billion dollars in U.S. goods. But today, Canada announced it struck American seafood from the list. Michael Livingston with Maine Public Reports lobstermen are breathing a big sigh of relief now that those tariffs are off the table.
Canada says it made the change after meeting with seafood industry leaders to quote, protect against broader economic harms. Maine typically exports more than half of its annual lobster landings to Canada for processing, bringing in over one billion dollars a year.
This sort of back and forth trade of the product across the border has been something that's kept both industries thriving for many, many years now.
Maine Lobsterman Association head Patrice McCarran says the tariffs would have disrupted that market overnight, reducing revenue for lobstermen. Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, who's in a tough race for reelection, criticized the Trump administration for starting the trade war, saying border states' economies are inextricably linked to trade with Canada. For NPR News, I'm Michael Livingston in Kennebunk, Maine.
What changes will Meta’s new settlement bring to kids’ Instagram and Facebook use?
Kids under eighteen will soon see changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks thanks to the eighteen billion dollar settlement Meta reached with states yesterday. Meta agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under thirteen off its platforms and teens in age appropriate accounts. And it promised to enact a limit of two hours a day for users under eighteen and block kids from the apps from midnight until six AM and hide like counts. Critics and children's advocates cautioned it'll not it won't solve the problems overnight. A jury is now deliberating whether to find Lindsay Clancy guilty of murdering her three children in twenty twenty three. Her attorney is seeking what's known as the insanity defense because of Clancy's postpartum mental health issues.
For member station WBUR Deborah Becker reports on yesterday's closing arguments in the case.
Both sides agree Lindsay Clancy was a devoted mother who was struggling.
Why is Lindsay Clancy’s attorney pursuing an insanity defense in the murder trial?
Defen Defense Attorney Kevin Reddington says Clancy was over medicated and spiraled into postpartum psychosis. But prosecutor Jennifer Sprague says Clancy knew what she was doing and planned to kill her children. She left them
discarded on the basement floor, like broken.
Jurors will decide whether Clancy's guilty of first degree murder or not guilty because her mental state made her not criminally responsible. For NPR News, I'm Deborah Becker in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh will speak at the Fed's annual economic symposium tomorrow. Many Wall Street analysts are hoping he'll signal how he thinks the Fed should handle inflation that has weighed down many consumers.
What does the new Science study say about the Trump administration’s vehicle emissions rollback?
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A new study in the journal Science argues the Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology, and mileage. The Trump administration got rid of the admissions standards this year when it revoked what's known as the endangerment finding, which had long underpinned federal regulation of greenhouse gases. Life on the moon seems unlikely with harsh conditions like extreme temperatures and solar radiation, but researchers at NASA and the University of Maryland now say new evidence shows microbes from Earth can survive there. Scott Mousioni from Member Station WIPR has more.
University of Maryland researchers studied environments on the moon and then tried to see if earth-borne microbes would be able to handle the conditions. The answer was yes if the bacteria and fungi were in pockets of shadow that protected them from lethal radiation.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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How will the removal of tariffs affect Maine lobstermen and US‑Canada trade?
0:00–1:14
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What changes will Meta’s new settlement bring to kids’ Instagram and Facebook use?
1:14–2:07
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Why is Lindsay Clancy’s attorney pursuing an insanity defense in the murder trial?
2:07–2:56
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What does the new Science study say about the Trump administration’s vehicle emissions rollback?
2:56–4:31
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How can the Shortwave podcast give you a daily curiosity break?
4:31–5:04