Month: April 2019

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Tripoli threat: a warlord’s bid to take Libya

As rebel forces advance on Tripoli and American troops withdraw, we look at the Libyan general leading the march, and at the country’s fractured politics. There’s evidence that Facebook’s advertisement algorithms discriminate on the basis of race and gender. But who’s to blame, and how to fix it? And, the tricky business of making slot machines appeal to a generation of gamers.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - California Weighs When Police Can Use Deadly Force

Stephon Clark was shot and killed by police officers in his grandmother’s backyard on March 18th, 2018. He was black. He was unarmed. Last month, the Sacramento DA decided not to press charges against the two officers who fatally shot Clark citing an honest and “reasonable” threat to the police officers' safety. In California, and across much of America, the word “reasonable” is enough to get officers off the hook when deadly force is used. Will the California state Legislature change that?

Guest: Laurel Rosenhall, reporter at CALmatters and host of Force of Law, a narrative podcast series following the debate in California on the use of deadly police force.

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The NewsWorthy - Sec. Nielsen Out, Wild Weather & Beyoncé Homecoming – Monday, April 8th, 2019

The news to know for Monday, April 8th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about who's leaving the Trump administration (and why), and the changing weather to watch for this week.

Plus: NCAA championship games, new tech rules and Beyoncé rumors.

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. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Kirstjen Nielsen Resigning: CBS News, USA Today, CNN, FOX News, Washington Post

25 Years Rwanda Genocide: PBS, AP, BBC

UK’s New Tech Rules: CNN, Financial Times, BBC

Boeing Groundings: USA Today, CNN, NYT

Severe Weather: AccuWeather, Weather Channel

NCAA Men’s: CBS Sports, USA Today

NCAA Women’s: NCAA

iPhone Scam: NYT, Quartz

Netflix vs. AirPlay: The Verge, Gizmodo

Beyonce + Netflix: Instagram, AP/Time

Beyonce + Adidas: Business Insider, USA Today

Weekend Box Office: Variety, Forbes

 

 

 

 

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50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Gyroscope

When the HMS Victory sank in 1744, with it went an inventor named John Serson and a device he’d dreamed up. He called it the “whirling speculum”, but we now know the basic idea as a gyroscope. Serson thought it could help sailors to navigate when they couldn’t see the horizon. Nowadays gyroscopes are tiny and, as Tim Harford describes, they are used to guide everything from submarines to satellites, from rovers on Mars to the phone in your pocket. They are also integral to drones – a technology that some believe could transform how we do our shopping. But for that, they’ll need to work in all weathers. Image: A gyroscope (Credit: Getty Images)
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The Daily Signal - #435: Her Daughter’s Competing Against Biological Males in Track. Now This Mom Is Speaking Out.

Bianca Stanescu's daughter, Selina, competes in high school track. But transgender athletes are now competing with Selina as well--and it could affect her future in the sport, as well as whether she's seen by college recruiters. Plus: Jennifer Bryson, founder of Let All Play, discusses how biological males playing sports puts women at greater risk of injury. We also cover these stories:•President Trump declares Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization."•Rep. Doug Collins, the no. 1 Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, think it’s time for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to testify.•Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to expand voting rights--to prisoners.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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