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Iran's 'Implementation Day' Spells Opportunity For International Businesses

4:30pm January 18, 2016

by Jackie Northam

European and Asian companies are expected to flock to Iran now that the U.N. sanctions are lifted. American companies are having to sit on the sidelines because of secondary sanctions, and out of caution in dealing with the Iranians.

Arizona Tribes Wade Into The Water Business

4:30pm January 18, 2016

by Will Stone

Rain and snow from El Nino are filling reservoirs in the West. But the weather isn't ending questions about where cities will get water in years to come. One source could be Native American tribes.

Administration Announces Temporary Freeze On Federal Land Mining Leases

6:14am January 18, 2016

by Stephanie Joyce

Last week, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced a moratorium on new coal leases on federal land while the department considers a comprehensive overhaul to the U.S. coal program.

Iran Plans To Export More Oil. What Will That Do To The Market?

6:12am January 18, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

Now that international sanctions have been lifted, Iran hopes to export as much as 500,000 more barrels of oil a day. But this comes while global oil prices are falling and revenues are plunging.

Iran Economic Sanctions Lifted: What Critics Are Saying

12:35pm January 17, 2016

Certain economic sanctions will be lifted in Iran, but there are critics of the nuclear deal in surrounding countries and in the U.S. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about their reaction.

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Iranian Reaction To Implementation Day

11:39am January 17, 2016

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to the New York Times correspondent in Tehran, Thomas Erdbrink.

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U.S. Imposes New Ballistic Sanctions On Iran, Day After Many Penalties Lifted

11:26am January 17, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, many sanctions on Iran were lifted under the nuclear pact, and the U.S. and Iran exchanged prisoners. On Sunday, the U.S. Treasury announced new sanctions over Iran's weapons program.

Luxury And Self-Driving Cars Dominate Auto Show Talk

5:34pm January 16, 2016

NPR's Sonari Glinton tells Michel Martin about week one of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

National

GE's Big City Move Part Of Larger Tech Trend

8:29am January 16, 2016

by Curt Nickisch

This week, GE announced it will move from a 42-year-old suburban campus in Fairfied, Conn., to Boston. Experts say corporations make this sort of move to get access to universities and tech workers.

More Bad News For Coal Mine-Reliant States

8:27am January 16, 2016

by Stephanie Joyce

On Friday, the Obama administration announced a halt to new coal leases on federal land. In Wyoming, most of the federally-owned coal mines and revenue from coal leases pays for school construction.