2025-09-09
22 分钟America is changing, and so is the world.
But what's happening in America isn't just the cause of global upheaval.
It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.
I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C.
I'm Tristan Redman in London, and this is The Global Story.
Every weekday, we'll bring you a story from this intersection where the world and America meet.
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Late one night, Jessica Louder suddenly woke up and then checked her email.
At the time, she worked for the school district in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
I remember going to the bathroom and you know how sometimes we were laying back down and you see like something on your screen and you're like,
oh, I'll look at it and then I'll just go back to sleep.
And you just happened to look at your screen.
What was your, what do you think your action was?
Don't cuss, Jessica.
That's Jessica's boss at the time, Wade Allman.
The two of them spoke with reporter Ben Brash.
You're allowed to cut.
I was just disappointed because I knew the impact that it was going to have on our district.
What Jessica saw on her screen was an email.
Wade got it too.