Jasmine Garsd
Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine-American journalist living in New York. She is currently NPR's Criminal Justice correspondent and the host of The Last Cup. She started her career as the co-host of Alt.Latino, an NPR show about Latin music. Throughout her reporting career she's focused extensively on women's issues and immigrant communities in America. She's currently writing a book of stories about women she's met throughout her travels.
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The Huawei company was founded in 1987 by a former officer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It has grown into a technology giant, with help from its ties to the Chinese government.
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Google left China in 2010 because of government censorship. But the controversial Project Dragonfly would return a version of the search engine that would cooperate with the authoritarian government.
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Google employees and human rights groups have been raising the alarm for some time over how Google would operate under one of the most authoritarian and information-controlling regimes in the world.
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Argentina's two major teams soccer teams meet in the Super Classic Saturday. Because fans get emotional, a cardiologist group offers radio broadcasts for people with heart and anxiety conditions.
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Amazon is moving to New York City. It's clear what the company is getting out of it: billions of dollars in incentives. But not everyone is clear what New Yorkers will get out of the expensive deal.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that hate speech is protected under the Constitution. But what about social media? Several alleged perpetrators in mass shootings have ranted online before acting.
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Alleged synagogue shooter Robert Bowers was an avid user of Gab, the social media site that touts itself as a place for free speech. The site is popular with white nationalists and the alt-right.
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The website, which has served as a home for the far-right online community, is now down after various platforms refused to host it. -
Uber has helped create about 800 "virtual restaurants" in the U.S. — eateries that only exist online. Uber says its delivery service helps restaurants grow, but some in the industry see downsides. -
Is geography destiny? It goes against the core idea of the American dream, but a new online data tool says where you were born and raised actually makes a huge difference — down to the very block.
