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Could President Trump Pardon himself?
US correspondent, Susan Milligan joins Kathryn with the news that the President has unexpectedly pardoned a conservative author and he's toying with the idea of pardoning Martha Stewart. Mr Turmp also… Audio
Dame Products’ Alex Fine on women making sex toys for women
Dame Products is a crowdfunded sex toy company that aims to make highly engineered and appealing sex toys for women. Dame Products co-founder and CEO Alexandra Fine has a Masters in Clinical… Audio
Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry - Love Is Dead
Glaswegian musical trio Chvrches may have relocated to New York but their recently released third album Love Is Dead has all the hallmarks of their previous records - with some extra pop sheen.
Lead… Audio
China 'intimidating neighbours' - US
China is deploying missiles in the disputed South China Sea to intimidate and coerce its neighbours, US Defence Secretary James Mattis says.
Five die in US lettuce E. coli outbreak
Five people have now died in a major E. coli outbreak in the US involving romaine lettuce, with 197 cases reported across 35 states.
Starbucks calls anti-bias training part of 'long-term journey'
In the next few hours, the American coffee shop chain, Starbucks, is to close more than 8000 branches across the US for a four-hour anti-bias training session.
Border separations in the US
US Correspondent, Steve Almond has more details about the criticism facing President Trump over tougher policies which split children from their parents along the US border. It's a move intended to… Audio
Trump-Kim meeting likely delayed - analysis
US President Donald Trump has said a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month may be delayed. He made the comments as he received South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the White… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 23 May 2018
EU-NZ free trade talks start: David Parker responds; Trump-Kim meeting likely delayed - analysis; more employers bringing skilled migrants to NZ; vote on legalising cannabis on cards for 2019… Audio
US Correspondent: Susan Milligan on Pompeo's Iran sanctions
Susan has the latest on the new Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's warning to Iran of a raft of new sanctions; more on the latest school shooting, and President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Guiliani… Audio
Texas shooting
A community in Santa Fe is the latest to be ripped apart by a shooting at a school. Teenagers are starting to think that these shootings are inevitable while the NRA blames drugs and pychological… Audio
Sante Fe suspect 'spared students to tell story'
The Santa Fe High School shooting suspect told police he spared certain students he liked "so he could have his story told", a court document shows.
Kim Jong-un can keep power if he gives up nukes - Trump
President Donald Trump has reassured North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un that he would remain in power under a nuclear deal with the United States. Mr Trump says he is not seeking regime change amid… Audio
James & Robert Redford fuel clean energy movement
The US often gets a bad rap for its apparent addiction to fossil fuels, but behind the scenes much is happening in the renewable energy space. James Redford (Robert Redford's son) is the director of… Audio
USA correspondent Steve Almond
Steve Almond has more on the violence overnight in Gaza; a White House staffer's response to John McCain's new book and preparations for the summit with North Korea. Audio
More people flee their homes on Hawaii's Big Island
More evacuations called for on Hawaii's Big Island as volcano continues to erupt lava and toxic gas. Audio
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman quits amid abuse reports
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman - a vocal supporter of the #MeToo movement - has resigned following allegations of assault by four women.
Have sanctions on N. Korea forced Kim Jong-Un to the table?
North Korea said at the weekend that its intention to denuclearize, announced at an historic inter-Korean summit last month, was not the result of U.S. led sanctions, warning the US not to mislead… Audio
Former military attache accused of hiding camera in US bathroom
Alfred Keating, who was the Senior Defence Attache in Washington DC, has been accused of attempting to make an intimate visual recording in July last year. Video, Audio
Steel, aluminium tariffs: US negotiations 'messy'
A delegation from the United States is in China to try and avert a trade war between the two countries. President Trump announced tariffs on imported Chinese steel and aluminium as well as an… Audio
