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A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation.
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Chicago continued to use lead pipes long after many cities banned them. We look at the politics and personalities behind it.
On The Gist, Vladimir Putin, RT, and the Salisbury poisoning.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might have scary values to conservatives. But to the national director of the Democratic Socialists of America, she’s a moderate. Maria Svart calls the DSA a “big tent organization,” meaning it makes room for everything from AOC’s Scandinavian-style social policies to the more radical workforce ownership of businesses.
In the Spiel, the end of primary season.
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Tim Harford with statistics on suicide, good schools and sexism in tennis. Plus goats
Trump prepares for Hurricane Florence by denying the deaths caused by Hurricane Maria, and Democrats spend the final months of the midterms talking health care. Then Mike Levin, the Democratic candidate in the CA 49th, joins Jon, Jon, Tommy, Dan, and Erin Ryan on stage at the El Rey theater in Los Angeles.
All the news to know for Friday, September 14th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about Hurricane Florence, the VW Beetle and Amazon's CEO gives back.
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:
Hurricane Florence: CNN, AP, USA Today
Puerto Rico Death Toll: The Washington Post, The Hill, FOX News
Bye, Bye VW Bug: USA Today, AutoBlog
Bezos Gives Back: CNBC, TechCrunch, Twitter, The Guardian
Netflix + IMAX?: THR
Fake Reviews: Fortune, TripAdvisor
Oldest Handmade Art: National Geographic, NYT
On The Gist, John Hockenberry’s piece in Harper’s.
Donald Trump is no stranger to settlements, and the latest of these come between his administration and hundreds of asylum-seekers. They were rejected after making their cases under the duress of being separated from their children … or their parents. “How are the kids supposed to say why they fear persecution? Try having that conversation with a 4-year-old,” says Margo Schlanger, who headed the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties under Obama. If approved by the court, the settlement would give the migrants a second chance to apply for asylum.
In the Spiel, impeachment.
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