Month: July 2025

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It Could Happen Here - CZM Book Club: Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne

Margaret got talked into doing something fun for book club this week. 

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PBS News Hour - Health - How National Cancer Institute funding cuts could affect the fight against the disease

For decades, the National Cancer Institute has spearheaded breakthrough advancements against the disease. Cancer deaths have been reduced by a third since the 1990s, but now the world’s premier cancer institute is in the midst of a fierce battle over its future. William Brangham speaks with Rachana Pradhan of KFF Health News for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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PBS News Hour - World - A look at some of 2025’s new additions to UNESCO World Heritage List

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Paris this month to add to its list of cultural sites around the world deemed to be of “outstanding value to humanity.” The 26 new sites reflect the wide range encompassed by UNESCO’s criteria. John Yang reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Newshour - Clashes in Syria despite ceasefire agreement

There have been further clashes in Syria's Suweida province where gunmen from the Bedouin community have continued to target the Druze minority in defiance of a ceasefire. Also today: another twist in the complex relationship between Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump; and a symphonic tribute to The Beatles.

(Photo: Bedouin fighters stand in the back of a truck at an Internal Security Forces checkpoint working to prevent Bedouin fighters from advancing towards Suweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin fighters and Druze gunmen, despite an announced truce, in Walgha, Suweida province, Syria July 19, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)

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Consider This from NPR - Florida: the frontline of Trump’s immigration crackdown

NPR correspondent Jasmine Garsd has taken several reporting trips to Florida recently, a state seeing some of the most aggressive immigration enforcement since President Trump took office again in January. She's spoken with children separated from their parents and reported on a new massive detention center in the state.

For our weekly Reporter's Notebook series Garsd talks about how Florida is key to understanding what the future of immigration enforcement may look like.

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The Gist - Live From America with Mike Pesca

On this Saturday we play some of Mikes conversation on the podcast Live From America Hatem Gabr, one of the cohosts talks to Mike about NPR and the media landscape. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Motley Fool Money - Christine Benz on the Keys to a Happy, Prosperous Retirement

Christine Benz is the director of personal finance at Morningstar and the author of “How to Retire: 20 lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement.” In this rebroadcast of an interview recorded last November, Benz joined Motley Fool financial planning expert Robert Brokamp to discuss:

- Updated research on safe withdrawal rates in retirement

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- The right age to claim Social Security

- Whether retirement is healthy for most people

- Benz’s advice to “find your micro-joys” and “don't be afraid to be a weirdo"


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