Month: February 2020

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The Best One Yet - “We didn’t sell salads to sell salads” — Domino’s pizza domination. Victoria’s Secret ghosts. Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade trade.

Domino’s shares popped 26% because it’s got a uniquely DIY approach to delivery apps. Victoria’s Secret split from its L Brands parent, but turns out it’s worth just $1.1B. And Morgan Stanley buys up E*Trade in a deal that’s really all about saving time in the race to Main Street for the big banks. 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.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - WN TBD: Inside Facebook’s Supreme Court

After years of controversial content moderation decisions, from deepfakes to deplatforming, Facebook is trying something new. In January, the social network announced that its new Oversight Board, which will act as a sort of supreme court for controversial content, will begin hearing cases this summer.


Could this independent board change the way we govern speech online?


Guest: Kate Klonick, assistant professor at St. John’s University School of Law, and fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale. 

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Short Wave - A Board Game Where Birds (And Science) Win

Wingspan is a board game that brings the world of ornithology into the living room. The game comes with 170 illustrated birds cards, each equipped with a power that reflects that bird's behavior in nature. Wingspan game designer Elizabeth Hargrave speaks with Short Wave's Emily Kwong about her quest to blend scientific accuracy with modern board game design.

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What A Day - Betting On The Nevada Caucus

The Nevada caucuses are on Saturday. It’s the third contest in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and the first where voters of color will have a huge say in the outcome. We tell you everything you need to know about the “Big Bad Battle In The Desert.”

Nine people are dead following a shooting at two hookah bars in Germany on Wednesday. It’s the latest in a tragic pattern of white supremacist violence in the country. 

And in headlines: Victoria’s Secret goes private, UC Santa Cruz grad students are striking, and Russia is interfering to help Trump (again).

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The NewsWorthy - Russian Interference, Winter Storm & Peloton vs. Flywheel – Friday, February 21st, 2020

The news to know for Friday, February 21st, 2020! 

What to know today about the Nevada caucuses, Russian interference in the election, and the winter storm impacting millions...

Plus: which universities are giving more financial aid, why some people are getting free Peloton bikes, and it's time for Feel Good Friday.

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 or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Nevada Weekend Caucuses: NPR, USA Today, Vox

Russian Interference: NYT, WSJ, WaPo, CBS News

Roger Stone Sentencing: AP, WSJ, CNBC

Winter Storm Impact: USA Today, NBC News, CNN, Weather

USC Offers Free Tuition: CBS News, LA Times

Morgan Stanley Buys E*Trade: WSJ, Bloomberg, NYT

Flywheel vs. Peloton: Business Insider, CNN, Fox Business

Facebook Recordings: The Verge

CBS Streaming Service: The Verge, Cnet

Hindus Celebrate: Times of India, Beliefnet

Feel Good Friday - USA Today, WaPo

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The Daily Signal - Remembering the Miracle on Ice 40 Years Later

Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the famous Miracle on Ice hockey game when the Americans beat the Russians in the Olympics--despite the fact that the Russians were considered a far superior team. Today, our Heritage Foundation colleagues Philip Reynolds and Laura Falcon join Jarrett Stepman to remember that wonderful game. 


We also cover these stories:

  • Roger Stone, a Trump ally was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson to more than three years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
  • The White House announced Thursday that current ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, will also now serve as acting director of national intelligence
  • A shooter who killed nine people at two bars in Hanau, near Frankfurt Germany, was likely a racist extremist, according to authorities. 



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Opening Arguments - OA362: The Pardon Power (Or: Blagojevich, Milken, and Trump, Oh My!)

Today's episode takes a deep dive into the history and contemporary use of the Presidential pardon power in light of President Trump's decision to pardon and/or commute the sentences of 11 various and sundry monsters. We figure out exactly what the power was supposed to mean and what it means today.

We start off with some pre-show teasers.

After that, our "A" segment looks at the basics of the Nevada caucus, including the results you can expect the day after this show drops! What weird changes are taking place in Nevada? Listen and find out!

As a teaser, we talk about today's sentencing by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of Trump loyalist and Nixon afficionado Roger Stone. What does it mean, and does it portend a pardon for Stone? Listen and find out!

Then, it's time for our deep dive into Presidential pardons and commutations. We begin with the language in the Constitution (Art. 2, Sec. 2, Cl. 1) and Federalist 74.

From there, we move on to the 19th and 20th century uses of pardons, looking at the literature and the relatively recent (and controversial -- deservedly so) pardons by Bill Clinton on the very last day of his presidency. We end the segment, of course, by discussing the assorted and sundry monsters pardoned by Trump, including some names you literally won't believe.

Appearances

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Show Notes & Links

  1. Check out Federalist 74 on pardons.
  2. In terms of contemporary pardon literature, we recommend Margaret Colgate Love's "The Twilight of the Pardon Power" (2010) and Gregory C. Sisk's 2002 article "Suspending the Pardon Power During the Twilight of a Presidential Term."

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The Gist - Bloomberg’s Defenseless Debate

On the Gist, stop the racism.

In the interview, Mike talks about the democrats with director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver Seth Masket. They discuss the way the debate went, and what could happen at the convention with all the delegates so spread out.

In the spiel, what Bloomberg could’ve said. 

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