Month: May 2019

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It Could Happen Here - The End of the United States of America

One way or another, the United States as we know it is going to end. How can we make sure what comes next is better than what came before?

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Baba Go Slow: Nigeria’s President gets another term

Muhammadu Buhari earned the nickname “Baba Go Slow” for a lackadaisical approach to reform as Nigeria’s president. He mismanaged the economy, failed to tackle corruption and has been unable to restrain the terrorist group Boko Haram. Will he be more effective in his second term? Also, why so many climbers are perishing on the slopes of Everest. And for the first time in football history, clubs from just one nation compete in Europe’s top tournaments. How England’s Premier League teams have outperformed expectations.
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The Best One Yet - Zynga is our “Accidental Billionaire of the Day,” Huawei’s 4 spy stories, and tobacco’s terrible day (because of regular unleaded)

Farmville-creator Zynga just sold its San Francisco headquarters building for $600M — And it may be better at real estate than video games. We’re jumping into the spy-worthy “corporate theft” stories of how China’s Huawei stole secret intellectual property from US tech. And cigarette companies suffered their worst day in 5 months, but not because of ecigs and Millennials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Brexiteers Receive Milkshakes and Results

It was the election that was never supposed to happen in the UK in the first place. Several delays, a few milkshakes, and a resignation later the British found themselves voting over the weekend for European Parliament. How did Brexiteers and Remainers fare in this past weekend’s vote? And what does it mean for the UK and Europe writ large?

Guest: Josh Keating, International Editor at Slate

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Brexiteers Receive Milkshakes and Results

It was the election that was never supposed to happen in the UK in the first place. Several delays, a few milkshakes, and a resignation later the British found themselves voting over the weekend for European Parliament. How did Brexiteers and Remainers fare in this past weekend’s vote? And what does it mean for the UK and Europe writ large?

Guest: Josh Keating, International Editor at Slate

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The NewsWorthy - Abortion Ruling, Diabetes Data & Apple’s New iPod – Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, May 29th, 2019!

Today, what to know about a record-breaking two weeks of tornadoes, a Supreme Court ruling about abortion, and the diabetes data that has even some doctors stumped.

Plus: a billionaire's major pledge, the type of cannabis now allowed on planes, and Apple's new iPod...

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

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Sources:

Record-Breaking Tornadoes: AP, The Weather Channel, AccuWeather, NYT, USA TODAY

Missouri Abortion Clinic Closing: CBS News, NPR

SCOTUS on Abortion: The Washington Post, WSJ, NYT

Netflix on Abortion: Variety, Deadline

Diabetes Down, Obesity Up: TIME/AP

New Medical Conditions: Quartz, CNBC, CBS News

TSA’s CBD Guidelines: FOX News, NBC News, CNN, TSA

Sports Illustrated Sold: USA Today, NYT

Mrs. Bezos Fortune: CNN, ABC News

Apple’s New iPod: Business Insider, The Verge

Moto Z4 Sold: Droid Life, The Verge, Engadget