Politics & Government

America's allies and partners around the world are paying close attention to the U.S. presidential election. The outcome could significantly affect U.S. partnerships around the world.

The U.S. election results will reverberate around the world

Polls – and NPR's own reporting – tell a story of many Americans fatigued by the upcoming presidential race. They're not satisfied with the choice between two men who have both already held the office of President.

But American allies and partners are watching the race intently, including South Korea, Japan, Ukraine and Israel. The fates of those countries are closely tied to whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden ends up sitting in the White House next year.

The NPR correspondents who cover those countries, Anthony Kuhn in South Korea, Joanna Kakissis in Ukraine, and Daniel Estrin in Israel, discuss the stakes each of those countries have in the outcome of America's presidential election.

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The North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C.

North Carolina revives the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana

by Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate added an amendment to an existing hemp regulations bill that would legalize medical marijuana on Wednesday. The addition comes as the U.S. Department of Justice considers dropping marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. The original bill addressed regulations on federally legal hemp that has a delta-9 THC concentration of less than 0.3%. The amended version still contains those provisions but adds a plethora of regulations for allowing medical marijuana in the state. It is unclear if the House would approve the measure after the House Speaker said earlier this month that it did not have support.