Crimetown - S2 E02: The Battle for Detroit

A police shooting outside a community center leaves two black teenagers dead. Protesters take to the streets, igniting a movement to elect the city’s first black mayor. As election day approaches, the future of a racially polarized city hangs in the balance.

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The Best One Yet - Molson Coors falls 8% on mid-beer crisis, Royal Caribbean becomes pricing power superhero, and Fitbit is our “Survivor of the Day”

With beer sales slowing, Molson Coors is desperately focused on innovation (aka non-alcohol drinks), but shares fell because of its beer battles. Fitbit used to be profitable, now it’s using partnerships to survive. And Royal Caribbean jumped 7% as it realizes it can charge a lot more for cruises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Buy the bullet: global defence spending

Governments the world over are beefing up defence spending—chief among them America’s and China’s. But some aggressive countries’ budgets are actually shrinking. May Day protests in France took a violent turn this year, and that complicates President Macron’s efforts to calm an already protest-prone populace. And, academics have been trying to determine which English-speaking country produces the most bullshit.

What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – The Battle Over the Mueller Report

Attorney General William Barr showed up to the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify, but the spotlight was also on his colleague, Special Counsel Robert Mueller. What will it take to resolve the growing divide between these two men and their views of the Mueller investigation?

Guest: Jeremy Stahl, senior editor at Slate. 

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin, with help from Samantha Lee. 


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Battle Over the Mueller Report

Attorney General William Barr showed up to the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify, but the spotlight was also on his colleague, Special Counsel Robert Mueller. What will it take to resolve the growing divide between these two men and their views of the Mueller investigation?

Guest: Jeremy Stahl, senior editor at Slate. 

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin, with help from Samantha Lee. 

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The NewsWorthy - Testosterone Ruling, Google Auto-Delete & Mood Meals (+ Work Trends with Career Contessa) – Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, May 2nd, 2019!

Today, we're talking about why the White House wants more money for the border, and a controversial sports call about women's genetics.

Plus: a first for drones, how to keep your Google history more private, and McDonald's "Happy Meals" has new competition.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking all things work with Lauren McGoodwin, Founder and CEO of Career Contessa. She's sharing what to know about the job market, workplace trends and negotiating your salary.

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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Barr Testimony: The Hill, AP, NYT, USA Today

More Border Money: CNBC, NYT, NBC News

Interest Rate Stays: AP, Washington Post, MarketWatch

Holocaust Remembrance Day: Times of Israel, TIME/AP

Testosterone Ruling: NYT, ESPN, NPR

Drone Organ Delivery: CNN, Engadget

Google Auto-Delete: Engadget, The Verge

FanDuel Fee: TechCrunch, Engadget

Monthly Scooter Rentals: The Verge

New Hulu Shows: Techcrunch, CNBC, ENews

Burger King “Real Meals”: Fox Business

 

 

The Gist - Derby or Die?

On The Gist, the latest in the Mueller report saga. 

In the interview, the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, but this year, the horse racing event is overshadowed by high fatality rates among equines in California's Santa Anita Park: 23 have died in just three months. Peter Fornatale follows the races closely, and sees mismanagement on both the park’s track and in the appeasement measures that followed: “[It] sort of reminded me of the classic politician’s trick of ‘you don’t like the conversation, okay, let’s change the conversation.’” 

In the Spiel, Bill Barr, hair-splitter general.

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