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Court rules against El Paso shutdown as COVID-19 cases soar
S2020 E332 - 4m 28s
A state appeals court ruled in favor of a group of local restaurants in El Paso, Texas, and halted the shutdown of nonessential businesses that was scheduled to last until December 1. The decision came as El Paso recorded 1,488 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Angela Kocherga, news director from NPR station KTEP, joins from El Paso to discuss.
Biden has big climate change plans. But can he get it done?
S2020 E332 - 6m 43s
President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration’s agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he will have to deal with a possibly GOP-controlled Senate and multilateral cooperation with America’s allies. Christopher Booker reports.
What role will the presidential transition play in defense?
S2020 E332 - 5m 39s
The transition from a Trump administration to a Biden administration is likely to bring changes at the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and could impact defense strategies both at home and abroad. Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the International Security Program, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.
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