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What's it mean for Biden's legacy now that he's pardoned his son. Examining the rapid advance by rebel fighters in Syria. Protesters take to the streets of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
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Tuesday, 3 December 2024
Monday, 2 December 2024
NPR News: Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.
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The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.
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NPR News: Joe Biden pardons his son. Is that justice?
Joe Biden pardons his son. Is that justice?
Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison. That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presidency. The President's son was convicted in June on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden lied about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. And he pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay more than a million dollars in federal taxes. The younger Biden was due to be sentenced in both cases later this month. President Biden has granted his son a sweeping pardon. What will that mean for his legacy... and for the future of presidential pardons? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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Hunter Biden no longer has to worry about going to prison. That's because his father President Joe Biden pardoned him with just weeks left in his presidency. The President's son was convicted in June on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden lied about his addiction to crack cocaine when he purchased a gun. And he pleaded guilty in September for failing to pay more than a million dollars in federal taxes. The younger Biden was due to be sentenced in both cases later this month. President Biden has granted his son a sweeping pardon. What will that mean for his legacy... and for the future of presidential pardons? For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
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NPR News: The International Criminal Court is facing doubts as its member states meet
The International Criminal Court is facing doubts as its member states meet
The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket.
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The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket.
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Sunday, 1 December 2024
NPR News: President Biden pardons son Hunter
President Biden pardons son Hunter
President Biden pardons son, reversing a previous pledge and saying "it is clear that Hunter was treated differently" than others in the justice system.
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President Biden pardons son, reversing a previous pledge and saying "it is clear that Hunter was treated differently" than others in the justice system.
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NPR News: Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections
Belgium becomes first country to give sex workers robust labor rights and protections
The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.
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The new law guarantees fundamental rights for sex workers, including the ability to refuse clients, set the conditions of an act, and stop an act at any moment.
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