foreign relations
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Biden Pledges to Cut U.S. Carbon Emissions 50% by 2030
On Thursday morning, the Biden administration unveiled a pledge to slice the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions in half compared to 2005 levels by the end of the decade. It will accomplish this, it says, by investing in infrastructure, funding a green economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic, taking on pollution, and bolstering American production of…
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Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks, New Report Says
A newly released report says Rex Tillerson’s State Department responded in a slow, disorganised fashion to the “Havana syndrome” — the mysterious rash of neural disorders that has plagued U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and other locations since 2016.
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Trump Extends Executive Order Banning Huawei From Using U.S. Tech For Another Year
In May 2019, President Trump issued an executive order that banned a number of foreign companies, including Huawei, from using U.S.-made tech in their devices. This week, Trump extended that order, effectively banning Huawei from sourcing components from U.S. companies like Google for another year.