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Sea Eagle Boats in Long Island, NY has been selling inflatable kayaks since 1968. The small company has manufactured its vessels overseas since the company’s inception, and now imports from China.

Trump’s tariffs are causing major anxiety for the American boating industry

President Donald Trump's tariffs are impacting small businesses across the US, including those who make boating products. The industry worries the tariffs could cost sales. And jobs.

US President Donald Trump is shown shaking hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a medium framed photograph.

Trump won't blame Saudis, the Dutch model for natural disasters, a Kentucky shaman

President Donald Trump issued a statement today in which he stopped well short of blaming Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Also, what the US could learn from the Dutch model of dealing with natural disasters like wildfires. Plus, why a Kentucky shaman administers the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca to people who suffer from psychological trauma.

As the Arctic warms up, a 'new ocean' is bringing new commerce to the top of the world

As the Arctic warms, it’s opening up a whole new economic frontier, with big opportunities for tourism, shipping and resource development, including oil and gas. But that also brings a whole new array of risks for the region and the world.

A doctor works on a patient laid out on a table

Cuba could pull thousands of its doctors out of Brazil

Thousands of Cuban doctors work in remote areas of Brazil, part of the More Doctors program. But after President-elect Jair Bolsonaro questioned their training, the doctors may leave.

migrants reach through a fence with pieces of food

Waiting for asylum, migrants in limbo grow desperate

A group of about 3,000 migrants has travelled for more than a month to reach the US. Now, they’re just a half-hour walk away. But getting in seems more distant than ever.

A person clings to a metal fence set against a bright blue sky.

Migrants wait in Tijuana, Cuban doctors to leave Brazil, air quality concerns in California

Thousands of migrants are in Tijuana, Mexico, waiting for their chance to seek asylum in the US. But they may have to wait a month or longer for that chance. Also, President Donald Trump cited Finland when he talked about raking the forest floor to prevent forest fires. We find out what Finland actually does to manage its forests. Plus, we board an Arctic icebreaker and learn how the Arctic environment is changing due to climate change.

A structure is seen engulfed in flames during the Camp Fire

After his life's work burned, audio recordist links California fires to the 'extinction of whole habitats'

Bernie Krause lost his home and original recordings in a California wildfire last year. His home is once again shrouded in smoke from the nearby Camp Fire.

A IranAir Boeing 747SP aircraft is pictured before leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport September 19, 2011.

The Iran nuclear deal created an opening for American businesses. Then Trump walked away.

For the past three decades, trade between Iran and the US has been very limited. The 2015 nuclear deal created a rare opening, a chance for American companies to enter the Iranian market. That didn't last long since President Donald Trump walked away from the deal.

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks next to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of a row of Chinese troops

Venezuela's new 'fatherland' ID card, created with China's ZTE, helps create social control

Venezuela is rolling out a new, smart-card ID known as the 'carnet de la patria,' or 'fatherland card.' The ID transmits data about cardholders to computer servers. The card is increasingly linked by the government to subsidized food, health and other social programs most Venezuelans rely on to survive.

A handwritten sign says, "Short term help for evacuees. Please take what will help you through the next couple days. Be mindful of other evacuees!"

Helping fire evacuees in California, rebuilding Raqqa after ISIS, the changing sounds of nature

The owner of a taquería in Chico, California, says his heart told him to help people forced to flee their homes by deadly wildfires. So, he drove his taco truck over to an evacuation center and handed out hundreds of free meals. Also, how the latest American sanctions on Iran are impacting US-based businesses. Plus, a Colombian locksmith known for his love letters.

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