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Playing good cop/bad cop with China
May 21, 2018

Playing good cop/bad cop with China

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(U.S. Edition) So are the U.S. tariffs on China on or off? That'll depend on which Trump administration official you listen to. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a trade war between the U.S. and China is now "on hold," but the country's top trade official, Robert Lighthizer, says Chinese tariffs remain an important tool. On today's show, we'll look at what came out of the latest round of trade talks between the two countries. Afterwards, we'll discuss how changes in Britain's universal health care policies will affect undocumented, pregnant women. The British National Health Service now has to ask for identity papers when someone comes in for care. (05/21/2018)

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New NHS rule requiring patients to prove residency has implications for undocumented immigrants

May 21, 2018
The U.K.’s National Health Service provides free, universal healthcare to U.K. residents. In the past, the NHS would provide treatment without knowing patients’ residency status, but new rules put in place in October mean that clinics now must ask for identity documents up front to determine whether patients must pay for care. The most recent U.K. Department […]

(U.S. Edition) So are the U.S. tariffs on China on or off? That’ll depend on which Trump administration official you listen to. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says a trade war between the U.S. and China is now “on hold,” but the country’s top trade official, Robert Lighthizer, says Chinese tariffs remain an important tool. On today’s show, we’ll look at what came out of the latest round of trade talks between the two countries. Afterwards, we’ll discuss how changes in Britain’s universal health care policies will affect undocumented, pregnant women. The British National Health Service now has to ask for identity papers when someone comes in for care. (05/21/2018)