U.N. Approves New North Korea Sanctions Over Missile Tests Plus 4 More Stories

Top stories for Sunday, August 06, 2017 [NPR]( [View this email in your browser]( [NPR News]( The Two-Way [U.N. Approves New North Korea Sanctions Over Missile Tests]( The new sanctions will cut about $1 billion, or a third, of North Korea's export revenue. North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, which could potentially reach the U.S. [Read this story]( Analysis [On Russia, Two Trumps: In D.C., Constrained; For The Nation, Defiant]( One day, the president signed a bill sanctioning Russia and acknowledged interference in the 2016 election. The next day, he told supporters in West Virginia "the Russia story is a total fabrication." [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Japan Calls For Denuclearized World On 72nd Anniversary Of Hiroshima]( On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Now, Japan, the U.S. and other nations grapple with calls for global disarmament amid the threat posed by North Korea. [Read this story]( Energy [How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled]( Construction of new, modern reactors seemed to herald a new era of nuclear power expansion in the U.S. Now all but one of those projects have been canceled. [Read this story]( The Two-Way [Northwestern Professor And Oxford Employee Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Chicago Man]( Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren surrendered on Friday in California and are facing first-degree murder charges. [Read this story]( NPR | 1111 N. Capitol St. NE | Washington, DC 20002 | [Privacy Policy]( This message was sent to {EMAIL} based on your NPR email subscriptions. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( at any time. [NPR](