CBS News Roundup - 03/20/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

President Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education.

NTSB says Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse could have been prevented, and issues warning for 68 other bridges. Judge calls Trump administration's latest response on deportation flights "woefully insufficient." CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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The Daily Signal - Victor Davis Hanson: What More Can Musk Do?

Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully brought home stranded astronauts after months of delay.


Musk has surpassed Boeing and even NASA, yet political narratives overshadow his success.

So what’s causing this unpopularity? Victor Davis Hanson breaks down this phenomenon on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

“ Go back two or three years ago and [Musk] was an iconic Renaissance figure, we were told, by the very people who are now calling him disloyal or purely or not completely an American. This is one of the strangest phenomenon of our time.”


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Consider This from NPR - Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.

Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the federal government under the Trump administration — pose more big question marks.

We hear from Ann Veneman, the Secretary of Agriculture under George W. Bush.

And Robert Smith and Wailin Wong from NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money report on what economic uncertainty means for one farmer.

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Consider This from NPR - Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.

Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the federal government under the Trump administration — pose more big question marks.

We hear from Ann Veneman, the Secretary of Agriculture under George W. Bush.

And Robert Smith and Wailin Wong from NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money report on what economic uncertainty means for one farmer.

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Consider This from NPR - Farming is uncertain — a trade war makes it more so

Farmers already worry about things like crop prices, the cost of farm supplies and extreme weather.

Now, President Trump's signature tariffs — and the federal government under the Trump administration — pose more big question marks.

We hear from Ann Veneman, the Secretary of Agriculture under George W. Bush.

And Robert Smith and Wailin Wong from NPR's The Indicator from Planet Money report on what economic uncertainty means for one farmer.

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State of the World from NPR - Building a Tech Industry in Syria From Scratch

Recently a few hundred people gathered at a Damascus hotel to discuss how to jump-start Syria's tech industry. That sector was basically non-existent during Syria's long civil war. Our correspondent attended the conference and met a young man who fled Syria during the civil war and now is a graduate student at Stanford. His journey illustrates both the possibilities and challenges that lie ahead for Syria.

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The Journal. - Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners?

Greenland could satisfy the world’s hunger for minerals, if miners could just start digging. WSJ’s Sune Rasmussen explains why Greenland’s minerals remain mostly untapped, and what bringing these rare earths to the surface could mean to the global supply chain.


Further Reading:

- Greenland Has the Makings of a Mining Boom. So Where Is Everyone? 

- Greenlanders Reject Trump’s Overtures at the Ballot Box 


Further Listening:

- Why Trump Wants Ukrainian Minerals 

- Why an Arctic Treasure Is Spurring Hope and Dread 

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Focus on Africa - Jihadist attacks intensify near Somali capital

Why are Al Shabab jihadists intensifying attacks near Somalia's capital Mogadishu ?

Lessons for Africa from the covid pandemic 5 years on.

We meet the inspiring mother-daughter duo gearing up for the Safari Rally in Kenya.

Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers : Alfonso Daniels, Khadra Salad, Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke and Bella Hassan in London. Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Technical Producer: Pat Sissons Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Ripple Eyes XRP ETF, U.S. Reserve

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Ripple eyes an XRP ETF launch by year-end.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts an XRP ETF launch by year-end and XRP to be added to the U.S. digital asset stockpile. Meanwhile, Wall Street is anticipating a pair of Solana futures ETFs and Kraken is reportedly close to a $1.5B deal to qcuire futures trading platform Ninja Trader. CoinDesk’s Christine Lee hosts “CoinDesk Daily."

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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee and edited by Victor Chen.

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