President Trump signed several executive orders on easing regulations for nuclear power and increasing production. NBC News’ Shannon Pettypiece reports from the White House on the effect these orders could have on the inductry and the regulations the administration has targeted.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign students at Harvard
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing its plan to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students. NBC News’ Antonia Hylton has details on the order and what it means for international students currently enrolled at the university.
Summertime savings for Memorial Day: Concerts, sports, travel
Memorial Day weekend sales are in full effect, but they’re not the only way to save on your favorite summer activities. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY with deals to take advantage of.
Trump says talks with E.U. are ‘going nowhere,’ threatens 50% tariff in June
President Donald Trump said trade talks with the European Union were “going nowhere.” The E.U. said trade “must be guided by mutual respect, not threats.”
Penny production winds down as demand ‘dramatically decreased’
Production for the 1-cent penny coin, which first went into circulation when Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury, is winding down this month, as “demand has drastically decreased.” NBC’s Joe Fryer reports for TODAY.
Germany deploys permanent troops beyond its borders for the first time since WWII
Germany has this week deployed a permanent military brigade beyond its borders for the first time since the end of World War II.
Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple, other tech giants if they don’t start making devices in America
Apple shares fell 3% Friday after President Donald Trump threatened the tech giant with a 25% tariff if it does not start producing iPhones in the U.S. — his latest salvo directly targeting a U.S. company over how it conducts its business.
289 miners trapped in shaft at South African gold mine
South Africa‘s Sibanye Stillwater said Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg.
At Trump’s crypto dinner: Tuxedos, luxury cars and a former NBA star
President Donald Trump held a private event Thursday night for 220 crypto investors who had bought into his meme coin, defying bipartisan concerns from lawmakers that he was selling access to accumulate personal wealth.
57-year-old stowaway who flew from New York to Paris found guilty
A jury on Thursday convicted a woman who sneaked onto a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass by slipping past security and airline gate agents at John F. Kennedy International Airport last year.