Month: February 2019

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Emergency measures: America’s border deal

President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency today, to fund his southern-border wall. We ask why that would be an uncomfortable constitutional precedent. Nigeria’s general election this weekend will be a nail-biter, and allegations of electoral fraud are already flying; the only certainty is that the result will be contested. And, we bid farewell to Opportunity, a Mars rover that vastly exceeded what was expected of it.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - A Cautionary Green New Deal Tale

The Green New Deal brought attention back to the idea of high-speed rail in America. This week California squandered it. What lessons should Americans be taking from the failed high-speed rail project in California?

Guest: Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin

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The NewsWorthy - National Emergency, Amazon Scraps HQ2 & MLB’s “Walking Miracle” – Friday, February 15th, 2019

The news to know for Friday, February 15th, 2019!

Today, what to know about the President declaring a national emergency at the border. 

Plus: why Amazon canceled plans for its NYC HQ2, JP Morgan launches its own cryptocurrency and baseball's "walking miracle." 

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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You can also go to www.theNewsWorthy.com to see story sources and links in the section titled 'Episodes' or see below: 

 

 

 

Sources: 

 

Budget Deal & National Emergency: AP, NBC News, CNN, CBS News

 

New Attorney General: NYT, NBC News, WP

 

McCabe Interview: CBS News, The Hill

 

CA Mudslides: SF Gate/AP, Accuweather

 

Amazon Cancels NY HQ2: Reuters, WSJ, Amazon

GE Cancels Boston HQ: Boston Globe

 

JP Morgan Cryptocurrency: NYT, CNN

 

Payless Closes: Reuters, Bloomberg

Holiday Sales Down: CNBC, MarketWatch

 

Biggest Plane Retires:TIME, Bloomberg

 

MLB’s “Walking Miracle”: GMA

 

Breaking Bad Movie: THR

Nickelodeon Revivals: E! News, Variety

 

 

 

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African Tech Roundup - Wajenzi’s Alain Nkurukiye on Galvanising Diasporans to Back Economic Growth in Africa

Alain Nkurukiye is a Corporate Strategy and Economic Policy MBA who hails from Burundi, but has lived and worked in the Netherlands for the better part of 10 years. Through his startup, Wajenzi, he aims to channel all his professional competencies into narrowing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) financing gap by stimulating the African Diaspora to invest systematically in their countries of origin. Listen in to hear to hear Alain explains why he's all fired up about Wajenzi's mission and to hear Andile Masuku push back on his apparently limitless passion for the work his organisation has undertaken. Editorial Disclaimer: SPARK (spark-online.org) is the presenting sponsor of this podcast, which is part of an African Tech Roundup miniseries focused on inclusive economic progress being made in vulnerable states. African Tech Roundup retains full editorial control over all published content. Opinions expressed by the host, Andile Masuku, and his guests, do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the presenting sponsor, SPARK. This podcast series was taped at the fringes of SPARK’s 6th annual IGNITE Conference (bit.ly/IGNITEConference2018) – a premier gathering of refugees, entrepreneurs, educators, private sector actors, government leaders, academics and NGOs. Image credit: Rawpixel
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Read Me a Poem - “I shall forget you presently, my dear” by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Amanda Holmes reads Edna St. Vincent Millay’s poem, “I shall forget you presently, my dear,” Sonnet IV in Four Sonnets (1922). Have a suggestion for a poem? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.


This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch.


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Opening Arguments - OA253: Religious Freedom and Domineque Ray

Today's episode tackles the recent Dunn v. Ray decision in which the Supreme Court used a procedural mechanism to allow the State of Alabama to execute a devout Muslim without affording him the same sorts of religious freedom they do to Christian inmates.  Is it as bad as it looks? (Yes.)

We begin, however, with an unfortunate Andrew Was Wrong (and a promise to get better)!

Then, it's time for a depressing deep dive into Dunn v. Ray and what 'religious freedom' actually means to this Supreme Court.

After that, it's time for a trip to Yodel Mountain where we review the latest ruling from Judge Amy Berman Jackson about exactly how big a liar Paul Manafort is.  (Hint:  yuge.)  What does this mean for a potential Manafort pardon, and does the federal system have parole?  Listen and find out!

We end, as always, with a brand new Thomas (& AG!) Take the Bar Exam Question #114 about whether banks own everything.  As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!

Appearances

Andrew was just a guest on S3E6 of the fabulous Mueller, She Wrote podcast; go check it out! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.

Show Notes & Links1. Supreme Court – Dunn v. Ray order 2. 11th Circuit ruling in Dunn v. Ray 3. We discussed Manafort’s plea on Episode OA: 211 4. Text of Manafort plea deal 5. Judge Jackson’s determination 6. 18 U.S.C. § 3624 Release of a prisoner (b) Credit Toward Service of Sentence for Satisfactory Behavior

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The Gist - New York’s Bad Math

On The Gist, racy names for missiles.

In the interview, Chris Molanphy is here to talk about the Billboard hits of 1979, disco’s last hurrah, and how the year prepares for the coming wave of pop. Molanphy is the host of Hit Parade and writes the column Why Is This Song No. 1? 

In the Spiel, Amazon leaving New York City is a big loss but people don’t seem to realize it. 

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Pod Save America - “Donald Trump’s coffee man.”

The President loses his wall but keeps the issue, kicks off his re-election campaign in El Paso with a new screed against Democrats, and gets a boost from potential independent candidate Howard Schultz. Then journalist Marcy Wheeler talks to Dan about the latest Paul Manafort revelations, Andrew McCabe’s return to the spotlight, and whether we’ll see a Mueller report. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.