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Merkel says Europe Must Take Destiny Into its Own Hands | ||
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged European Union nations to stick together in the face of emerging policy divisions with the U.S., Britains decision to leave the bloc and other challenges. |
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Hourly News Summary: NPR News: 05-28-2017 7PM ET | ||
NPR News: 05-28-2017 7PM ET
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North Korea Fires Missile That Lands in Sea Between Korea and Japan | ||
The apparent test of a ballistic missile that landed near Japan comes a week after the test of another ballistic missile. |
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News Analysis: As Iran and U.S. Leaders Trade Barbs, Big Deals Proceed | ||
While Trump calls for Irans isolation and Khamenei snipes in return, the two sides are inking billion-dollar deals and keeping lines of communication open. |
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Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Trouble Bioterrorism Experts – New York Times | ||
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s rebirth as a high-tech center | ||
There’s “Yard Work” going on at a former Navy installation not too far from here. Jim Axelrod gives us a tour: It’s a familiar site across America: A once-booming industrial center now mired in decay. The Brooklyn Navy Yard knows the story well. Nothing boomed louder in the first half of the 20th century: its bustling docks were the backdrop for the opening of “On The Town.” Established in 1801, the Yard churned out fleets of military ships over the next 150 years, providing 70,000 jobs during World War II. But when the war ended, business dried up. Within a few decades, the Brookyn Navy Yard had taken its place among the rusting and rotting, until it finally closed in 1966. David Belt had a different ending in mind. He’s one of the developers of New Lab, an 84,000-square-foot hub for high-tech start-ups housed in what used to be the grease and grime of a heavy machine shop. “People saw this as just, like, a rusted-out shell,” Belt said. “When I came into this building, it was mind-blowing.” He saw the potential immediately. CBS News New Lab is a $35 million project. Eighty companies and 400 people work here. “We want to make sure that they have a level of optimism and humanism in the work that they’re doing so that they’re making the world better,” said Belt. Venture capitalists have poured $250 million into it. And there is a lot going on… Take vertical farming at Farmshelf, a business that grows plants and produce without any soil. CBS News Or Waverly Labs‘ earpiece that translates 30 foreign languages in real time. And then there are Voltaic Systems‘ solar panel backpacks that charge cell phones as you walk. Sean Petterson’s company, StrongArm Technologies, makes support braces that also track the movement of manual laborers to prevent injuries. “We’re creating a better future for the industrial athletes – [guys] who’ll deliver the packages to your door, that’ll pave your roads, that’ll build the buildings that we’re in,” Petterson said. He sold 5,000 vests last year, expects to sell 12,000 this year, and is doing business with 20 of the 100 largest employers in the country. Jessica Banks, of RockPaperRobot, designs folding chairs for space-challenged city dwellings. An MIT grad, she thrives on the energy here. “When you have a network and a community of people that you can actually work with, that gets you ahead,” she said of the New Lab space. CBS News All the millennial churn even works for Steve Gorevan, an old-school inventor whose company, Honeybee Robotics, makes devices that help Mars rovers pick up and analyze soil samples. “I don’t think there’s anyone who works in any one of these companies who’s 62 like I am,” he said. “Do you like being the senior statesman?”Axelrod asked. “Nope! Not at all!” he laughed. Actually, Gorevan loves it. “Oh, it’s a major shot in the arm for my business,” he said. The New Lab companies are valued at nearly a billion dollars — not a bad turnaround for this once-abandoned site. The Brooklyn Navy Yard … where an entirely new generation is coming to do good, and do well. CBS News
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Donald Trump voters show little regret – Washington Times | ||
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Eight Die, Including Police Officer, in Mississippi Shootings | ||
Officers arrested a suspect, Willie C. Godbolt, on Sunday after several fatal shootings in Mississippi. |
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Clinton: When people in power invent facts and attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society | Washington Posts YouTube Videos: Gunmen attack bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt 4:31 PM 5/26/2017 | ||
Clinton: When people in power invent facts and “attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society” pic.twitter.com/X9KBEWbfZh NBC News (@NBCNews) May 26, 2017 Washington Post’s YouTube Videos: Gunmen attack bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt AFP’s YouTube Videos: Britain arrests ‘large part’ of Manchester attack … Continue reading “Clinton: When people in power invent facts and “attack those who question them, it can mark the beginning of the end of a free society” | Washington Post’s YouTube Videos: Gunmen attack bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt – 4:31 PM 5/26/2017” Download audio: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-500005/npr.mc.tritondigital.com/NPR_500005/media/anon.npr-mp3/npr/newscasts/2017/05/26/newscast150642.mp3?orgId=1& |
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Heres everything you need to know about the ongoing investigation into ties between Trump associates and Russia | Jared Kushner Google Search 5:31 PM 5/26/2017 | ||
Here’s everything you need to know about the ongoing investigation into ties between Trump associates and Russia https://t.co/tfiqU2pZHw pic.twitter.com/BSUWiZ3YpT CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 26, 2017 Jared Kushner – Google Search Friday May 26th, 2017 at 3:56 PM 1 Share Scrutiny of Jared Kushner’s Russia contacts brings the probe to … ABC News–2 hours ago … Continue reading “Here’s everything you need to know about the ongoing investigation into ties between Trump associates and Russia | Jared Kushner – Google Search – 5:31 PM 5/26/2017” |
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The Brooklyn Bridge Home Page 8:41 PM 5/28/2017 | ||
Brooklyn Food Best Food in Brooklyn | Brooklyn Food 2 Guide to Brooklyn Food | Food to take out The best take-out food places in Brooklyn | Kitchen 21 Coney Island Restaurants The Brooklyn Bridge bklyn-ny.net Brooklyn NY Network E! Brooklyn ebklyn.com Brooklyn photos I! Brooklyn ibklyn.com Internet guide … Continue reading “The Brooklyn Bridge Home Page – 8:41 PM 5/28/2017” Download audio: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-500005/npr.mc.tritondigital.com/NPR_500005/media/anon.npr-mp3/npr/newscasts/2017/05/26/newscast160635.mp3?orgId=1& Download audio: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-500005/npr.mc.tritondigital.com/NPR_500005/media/anon.npr-mp3/npr/newscasts/2017/05/26/newscast150642.mp3?orgId=1& |
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Graham rips Comey for misleading Congress YouTube | ||
Published on May 28, 2017
In an exclusive interview with Dana Bash on State of the Union, Senator Lindsey Graham attacks former FBI Director Comey for misleading Congress |