Month: January 2024

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The Gist - The Houthis Suck

Let's not forget a fact that could be swallowed up in all the big international news: the Houthi rebels—no good, no good at all. Even rhyming chants won't change that. Plus, Biden hits the campaign trail with a focus on protecting democracy. And we're joined by Michael MacCambridge, author of the new book The Big Time: How the 1970s Transformed Sports in America.


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The Daily Signal - Hunter Biden May Be Held in Contempt of Congress, Massachusetts Aims to Get Trump Off Ballot, Ohio Governor Surprising Action of Trans Surgeries | Jan. 5

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Massachusetts voters are trying to get former President Donald Trump’s name off the primary ballot in the commonwealth. 
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson fires back at the White House after the Biden administration claims the crisis at the border is the fault of Republicans. 
  • Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, signs an “emergency” executive order  banning transgender surgeries for minors. 
  • Congress to consider a resolution holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress. 


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Jan. 5, 2024

A group of Illinois residents have challenged Donald Trump’s candidacy. An undercount of people living in group quarters on the 2020 Census might mean Illinois isn’t losing population after all. Plus, there’s a slew of new laws you may have missed – like an e-cigarette ban in indoor public spaces. Reset breaks down those stories and more with Alex Nitkin, reporter with the Illinois Answers Project, Quinn Myers, Block Club Chicago reporter covering Wicker Park, West Town and Bucktown, and WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp.
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Motley Fool Money - Mag Seven or Lag Seven?

Big tech had a monster 2023, but companies have some big expectations and valuations to live up to in the new year.


(00:21) Jason and Matt Argersinger discuss:

- The premium 2023’s Magnificent Seven are currently trading at and why some other areas look a bit more attractive now for new money.

- Holiday e-commerce and retail numbers, and what they say about the shopping season.

- Why Walgreen’s status as a Dividend Aristocrat is over.


(19:11) David Gardner shares some timeless investing advice and some inspiration to kick off 2024.


(34:20) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: UiPath and Pebblebrook Hotel Trust.


Stocks discussed: AAPL, NVDA, GOOG, GOOGL, TSLA, META, WBA, NFLX, NET, MTN


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Matt Argersinger, Jason Moser, David Gardner

Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl


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CrowdScience - Will electric cars help solve noise pollution?

Noise pollution from vehicles in the public space has a huge impact on human health. But as the world switches to quieter electric-powered means of transport there’s a debate about whether we will actually see any noticeable improvement to our quality of life.

Discovering more than just engineering solutions to the problem, CrowdScience visits one of the world’s loudest cities, Mumbai in India. It is a place where noise has become a way of life. But is that all about to change?

Presenter: Alex Lathbridge Producer: Richard Walker Editor: Richard Collings

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State of the World from NPR - Return to the Motherland or Illegal Land Transfer? Depends on Who You Ask

Ghana began encouraging people of African descent from around the world to move to the country in 2019, calling it the "Year of Return". They even created settlements for the people who took them up on the offer, giving out free land. But our correspondent talks to locals who say their farm land was stolen to give to foreigners.

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Big Technology Podcast - Generative AI Might Just A Be Feature, Crypto is Back, Substack’s Nazi Problem

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Whether generative AI is a feature or the underlying tech of new powerful applications 2) Robin AI's recent fundraising 3) Big Technology's latest piece on Snapchat+ 4) Jeff Bezos investing in perplexity AI 5) Google execs investing in a Gen AI search competitor 6) Microsoft copilot app debuts 7) Microsoft and OpenAI's weird competitive dynamic 8) Can Web3 still happen? 9) The implications of bitcoin's recent price rise 10) Pig butchering crypto scams 11) Substack's baffling position toward nazis 12) Peloton patterns with Tiktok 13) Crypto CEO was totally fake

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Federalist Radio Hour - When Gender Ideology Hits Home: How One Woman’s Marriage Fell Apart

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," author and writer Shannon Thrace joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to recount how her husband's embrace of gender ideology led to the end of her marriage and weighs in on how cultural discussions about sex and gender have shifted in recent years.

You can read Thrace's book "18 Months: A Memoir of a Marriage Lost
to Gender Identity" here.

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