Robert Siegel

Google's 'Internet Balloons' Could Expand Online Access

Robert Siegel — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:03:00 +0000

Google's "Project Loon" just launched in New Zealand — it uses balloons floating in the stratosphere to bring high-speed Internet access to remote areas.

Evidence Of Syria's Chemical Weapons Use Questioned

Robert Siegel — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:59:00 +0000

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Saying that Syria has used chemical weapons is a major step for the administration. But as we've heard, there's still a lot we don't know about the evidence the White House is relying on.

Joining us now to discuss those uncertainties is NPR's Larry Abramson. And, Larry, what is known about the evidence that the administration is citing and how the U.S. got a hold of it?

LARRY ABRAMSON, BYLINE: The administration isn't saying much at all about how it got this information, saying that this is intelligence information that they can't elaborate on.

AMR, US Airways To Announce Merger

Robert Siegel — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:44:00 +0000

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It appears the American Airlines and US Airways are going to merge. There are multiple reports that late today the boards of the two companies approved the merger, which will create the country's largest carrier. The deal, if it survives regulators' anti-trust review, will allow American to emerge from bankruptcy.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn joins us from Dallas with more on the merger.

Still No Answers In 787 Battery Malfunctions

Robert Siegel — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:14:00 +0000

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Boeing's flagship jetliner, the 787, has been stuck on the ground lately. The FAA and safety authorities around the world grounded the fleet after battery problems. And today we have an update on the investigation of the battery fire onboard a Japan Airlines 787 this month in Boston.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman has been following this story and joins us now for an update. And, Wendy, what did the National Transportation Safety Board have to say today?

WENDY KAUFMAN, BYLINE: What they had to say, Robert, was not good news for Boeing.

Obama's First Oath Of Office Remembered As Less Than Smooth

Robert Siegel — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:19:00 +0000

At Monday's inauguration, it may be assumed that President Obama is taking the oath of office for the second time. But it will actually be the fourth. Nina Totenberg talks to Robert Siegel.