Month: February 2021

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - GM Pledges To Produce Only Zero-Emissions Vehicles By 2035

American carmaker General Motors on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to only sell zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Reset finds out if the news is as game-changing as it sounds. For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast and please leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us. For more about the program, go to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset
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Consider This from NPR - Public School Teachers Weigh In On Vaccines, Masks And Returning To The Classroom

The Biden administration has set a goal: a majority of public schools open "at least one day a week" by the 100th day of his presidency. But it's possible the country is already there — and decisions about when to reopen largely fall to cities and school districts, where administrators and teachers sometimes don't see eye-to-eye.

Students are losing a lot of academic ground the longer their schooling is disrupted. Maine Public Radio's Robbie Feinberg reports on how one rural district is trying to reach students who haven't been showing up for online classes.

This week, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to release new guidelines about how schools can reopen safely, three public school teachers weigh in: Mike Reinholdt of Davenport, Iowa; Maxie Hollingsworth of Houston, Texas; and Pam Gaddy of Baltimore, Md.

For more education coverage, follow NPR's Anya Kamentez on Twitter, and check out her recent story "Keep Schools Open All Summer, And Other Bold Ideas To Help Kids Catch Up."

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: How Nigeria and India Are Dealing With Crypto Bans

Two of the world’s ten most populous countries have or are considering crypto bans: Here’s what it means.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io.

On today’s episode, NLW examines two governments' attempts to restrict how their citizens interact with crypto. He breaks down:

  • India’s history with crypto bans
  • India’s history with demonetization and financial control
  • What we know about a new bill that would ban crypto and provide a framework for an Indian government digital currency
  • Recent action by the Central Bank of Nigeria to block banks from interacting with crypto
  • Why the CBN action might be related to the politics of the #EndSars movement

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Code of Hammurabi

In 1901, Swiss archeologists Gustave Jequier discovered a large stone stele in what is today western Iran. That large stone was 2.25m or 7.5 feet tall and was covered with cuneiform writing. After it was translated, it was found to have been a list of 282 laws written down by the Babylonian King Hammurabi. The laws covered many of the same issues that people deal with in the modern world.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Mystery, Mayhem and Nukes: The Story of the Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a relatively tiny, remote place -- it's about halfway between Hawaii and Australia, with nothing but ocean on the horizon. And, for decades, this nation has been home to a terrifying secret. As the world entered the atomic age, the United States realized it needed a place to test its new weaponry, and to store the waste these nuclear experiments left behind. Tune in to learn more about US nuclear experiments in the Marshall Islands, and how the consequences of this conspiracy remain in the modern day.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Unfrozen Caveman Impeachment

How bad were Trump's lawyers? Does it matter? How good were the House managers? Does it matter? Does anything matter? How about opening schools—and why are John's kids' schools open while yours are closed? And what does Philip Larkin have to tell us about the world under COVID? Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/10

Day two of Donald Trump's impeachment trial. Cases of a COVID variant double every ten days. Minnesota health clinic shooting. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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