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May 20, 2022

Biden visits Samsung factory in South Korea to highlight U.S. chip manufacturing

President Biden is in South Korea today, the first of a five-day Asia tour. His first stop? A Samsung computer chip factory. A similar one is to be built in Texas. The president is using his visit to the Samsung plant to push lawmakers here in the U.S. to provide billions of dollars in funding for domestic chip manufacturing. Big retailers are reporting that their loads of surplus inventory are cutting into their profits. We dive into the story of a lawsuit from the descendants of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her consent and used in the creation of vaccines and other materials that led to billions in profits for pharmaceutical companies. The case explores a variety of ethical questions.

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PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong walk at the Samsung Electronic Pyeongtaek Campus on May 20, 2022 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of issues, including North Korea's nuclear program and supply chain risks.
PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong walk at the Samsung Electronic Pyeongtaek Campus on May 20, 2022 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on Friday for his first summit with President Yoon Suk-yeol on a range of issues, including North Korea's nuclear program and supply chain risks.
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Biden visits Samsung factory in South Korea to highlight U.S. chip manufacturing