Trump terminates the summit, the effect of tariffs on solar panels, and the science of sinkholes

PRI's The World
May 24, 2018

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A man walks past a TV showing US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in Seoul, May 24, 2018.

A man walks past a TV showing US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in Seoul, May 24, 2018.

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Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

President Donald Trump has called off his planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un. So now what? Also, as the Trump administration considers whether to impose new tariffs on auto imports, we look back at the effect US tariffs on imported solar panels have had on the renewable energy sector. Plus, you may have heard about the sinkhole that appeared on the White House grounds. We'll get an explanation of why sinkholes happen, and how best to deal with them.

Music Heard on Air

The songs played between segments during this episode included:
Song: Kaushi Kanra in Drut Tintal
Artist: Alam Khan
Label: AMMP
Song: All over the Place (Outro)
Artist: Nickodemus
Label: Wonderwheel Recordings
Song: Sohini Surfer / Emerald Waves, Pt. 2
Artist: Qais Essar
Label: Qaissar LLC

Stories in this Edition

Sports

'I can't control my gender'

PRI's The World

May 25, 2018

Stephanie Labbé is one of Canada's best women soccer players. Two years ago, she was the goalkeeper for Canada's bronze-medal winning Olympic soccer team in Rio. After the games, Labbé wanted to keep playing professionally in Canada, but there are no professional women's teams.

Global Politics

With cancellation, Trump-Kim summit gets a dose of reality

PRI's The World

May 24, 2018

The cancellation has eased the anxiety of foreign policy and nuclear nonproliferation experts who said that President Donald Trump had rushed headlong into a meeting unprepared. Ever since Trump accepted Kim’s invitation to meet in March, experts warned such a high-level dialogue would go south without a specific and careful diplomatic strategy.