What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | Data Centers on the Ballot

They don’t cut cleanly along party lines, but data centers, and where they get built, became an election issue in Virginia. With so many more data centers to build, are we looking at a new trend? 

Guest: Margaret Barthel, reporter covering northern Virginia for WAMU. 

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Short Wave - Data Centers, Icy Moons And Chameleons

It’s another news roundup! This time, we cover how, using data analytics – and ironically, some AI – a team at Cornell University has mapped the environmental impact of AI by state. They determined that, by 2030, the rate of AI growth in the U.S. would put an additional 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The team further calculated that by 2030, AI could use as much water as 6 to 10 millions Americans do every year. All of this, they conclude, would put the tech industry’s climate goals out of reach. This episode, we also get into the potential for life on one of Saturn’s moons and a new discovery about why chameleons’ eyes are so special. 


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The Indicator from Planet Money - 50-year mortgages, falling real wages, and doing your rideshare due diligence

It’s … Indicators of the Week! We look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news and bring them to you.

On today’s episode: The cost of living is outstripping wage growth for most of us, the math behind the Trump administration’s proposed 50-year mortgages, and how we’re just giving Uber and Lyft free money

Related episodes: 

Trump's plans for the housing market 

The Money Illusion: Have Americans really gotten a raise? 


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NPR's Book of the Day - Music biographies ‘The Cars,’ ‘Only God Can Judge Me’ balance greatness and tragedy

Two new biographies focus on legendary musical acts: the rock band The Cars and rapper Tupac Shakur. First, in the late 1970s, a Boston radio DJ played The Cars’ demo tape – and the band went on to inform rock music for decades. In today’s episode, author Bill Janovitz speaks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about his new book The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told. Then, Tupac was one of the most influential rappers of all time, but his life was cut short at age 25. In today’s episode, author Jeff Pearlman tells Here & Now’s Scott Tong about his new biography of the music artist Only God Can Judge Me.


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Global News Podcast - BBC refuses to pay Trump compensation

The BBC has sent a letter of apology to Donald Trump, saying it regrets the way a programme spliced together parts of his speech from the day of the Capitol riots. But the corporation's lawyers have rejected Mr Trump's demand for compensation. The president has threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn over the edited clip. Also: The former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has denied committing crimes against humanity. New analysis from COP30 has shown that 1,600 delegates from the fossil fuel industry are in attendance. Germany has announced plans for military conscription, in the shadow of the war in Ukraine. And a rocket owned by Jeff Bezos has been launched carrying NASA satellites bound for Mars.

The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

It Could Happen Here - Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #41

The gang discuss the end of the government shutdown, the release of Epstein emails, a J6 bomber theory, and the wonders of the Trump economy.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-50-year-mortgage-loan-bill-pulte-cost/

https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2025/11/13/when-will-the-2000-tariff-dividend-be-paid-new-trump-stimulus-check-2025-payment-eligibility-update/87209405007/

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - The fastest agent in the race has the best evals

Ryan welcomes Benjamin Klieger, lead engineer at Groq, to explore the infrastructure behind AI agents, how you can turn a one-minute agent into a ten-second agent, and how they used fast inference and effective evals to build their efficient and reliable Compound agent. 

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Groq delivers fast, low-cost inference using their custom-designed LPU, the first chip built for inference. Check out their agent, Compound, which can search the web and run code.

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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘The Kylee Cast’ feat. Suzanna Hake (Part I), Ep. 18: Medical Miracles

On this “Part I” episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Kylee Griswold is joined by Christian boy mom, entrepreneur, and political activist Suzanna Hake, who shares her story of spiritual rebellion and then her return to Christianity. She also talks about all things “boy mom” and details two insane medical miracles that happened to her husband and son. Don’t miss “Part II” next Thursday!

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