Month: January 2020

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - CPD Overhauls Crucial Training Program That Senior Officials Once Called ‘A Hot Mess’

For decades, the Chicago Police Department’s field training program has been in shambles. But officials say they’re turning it around.

Reset takes a look at CPD’s efforts to overhaul the program that could determine the future of policing in Chicago.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Why High-Profile Defections Aren’t Libra’s Biggest Challenge

News broke yesterday that the Libra Association had seen it’s eighth high-profile defection, this time from the telecom giant Vodafone. In today’s episode of The Breakdown, @nlw argues that Association members are far less of a factor in Libra’s success than key regulatory questions around domiciling, the value peg and the US’s fear of a Chinese digital currency.

Also in this episode, Square Crypto announces its plans for a 'Lightning Development Kit' while Square also announced a new patent that could make crypto easier to use. In regulatory battles, meanwhile, both the Blockchain Association and the Chamber of Digital Commerce have filed amicus briefs around the SEC-Telegram lawsuit. 


Topics Discussed


Vodafone Is the Latest Big Company to Quit Facebook-Founded Libra Association

Square Crypto Is Creating a 'Lightning Development Kit' for Bitcoin Wallets

Jack Dorsey's Square Wins Patent for Fiat-to-Crypto Payments Network

Blockchain Association Sides With Telegram Against SEC, Says Grams Are Not Securities


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The Intelligence from The Economist - Justin time, again: Trudeau’s second term

Canada’s prime minister now leads a minority government, and has lost support in the country’s west. We ask what he must do, and how, with his weakened mandate. Our correspondent travels across Ireland to discover how it swiftly switched from socially conservative to proudly progressive. And a look at the worrying numbers in our annual Democracy Index. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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Short Wave - Can A Low-Carb Diet Prevent A Plague Of Locusts?

Swarms of locusts can destroy crops and livelihoods. Right now, countries in East Africa are dealing with the threat. At a lab in Tempe, Arizona, researchers are trying to figure out how to minimize the crop damage these voracious pests can cause. The answer, NPR's Joe Palca tells us, might be looking at what locusts like, and don't like, to eat. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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The NewsWorthy - Late-Night Debate, 2020 Census & Cluster Hiring – Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020!

What to know today about the 12 hours of debate on Capitol Hill (we're breaking it down in a couple of minutes). Also, there's an update about that virus outbreak and the 2020 census...

Plus: new rules for Uber, Google's new experimental apps, and Starbucks has plans for more plant-based menu items.

Those stories and 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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And thanks to our NewsWorthy Insiders! You can support the show and get some swag by becoming an Insider here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider 

 

 

Sources:

Late-Night Debate: NYT, The Hill, NBC News, Washington Post

New Virus Confirmed in U.S.: CNN, Washington Post, NBC News

2020 Census Begins: AP, NPR, Reuters AP (second source)

Southeast Cold Weather: Washington Post, NBC News, USA Today

Uber Rates Could Change: Engadget, WSJ

Phone Addiction Apps: The Verge, Engadget, Android Central 

Venmo’s Custom Stickers: TechCrunch, The Verge

Starbucks Sustainability: Mashable, Starbucks

MLB Hall of Fame: ESPN, CBS Sports

Cluster Hiring: WSJ

 

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The Daily Signal - What You Need to Know About Religious School Case at the Supreme Court

Should families be able to use school choice tax credits on religious schools? That's the question that's at the heart of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, which is the Supreme Court is hearing Wednesday. Heritage Foundation legal scholar Elizabeth Slattery breaks down the case for us.


We also cover the following stories:

  • A columnist claims his belief in only two sexes got him fired.
  • President Trump and Greta Thunberg deliver dueling speeches on climate and environment.
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., targets the wealthy in new remarks.


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The Gist - Was Killing Soleimani Worth It?

On the Gist, the New York Times endorsement.

In the interview, senior fellow and director of the Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Matthew Levitt is here to talk about the killing of Qasem Soleimani. What calculus went into the decision, whether it was worth it, and what this means for the future of the US and Iran.

In the spiel, the beginning of the Senate impeachment trial.

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