Month: March 2021

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 03/29

Opening statements are set for today in the trial of the ex-police officer accused of murdering George Floyd. Progress -- moving the huge vessel that's caused a massive shipping logjam in the Suez Canal. Deadly flooding in the South. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, March 29, 2021:


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Everything Everywhere Daily - Spanish Africa

If you think of Spain, you probably think of a European country which has its arm around Portugal and the eat tapas and paella. However, what if I told you that Spain is also an African country? In fact, it is the smallest country in Africa, and no, I’m not talking about the Canary Islands. Learn more about Ceuta and Mellia, the African parts of Spain, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Strict Scrutiny - Spaceships and Serial Killers

Melissa and special guest Ginger Anders recap the first week of the March sitting and preview the second week of the March sitting.

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Start the Week - Trade deals and human rights – in Africa and China

Tom Tugendhat MP is the Conservative chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He tells Andrew Marr that he’s very much focused on British foreign policy priorities after Brexit. But the government’s new Trade Bill is facing opposition from those insisting that human rights abuses must be investigated before any deals are done. The MP for Tonbridge and Malling also highlights the need to be more aware of China’s economic ambitions and global role.

Geeta Tharmaratnam is keen that more focus should be placed on Africa. As a venture capitalist and CEO of an investment company she see huge economic possibilities across the continent, especially in relation to African women entrepreneurs. She looks more closely at the African Continental Free Trade Area which was signed by a majority of countries in Kigali, Rwanda in 2018 and came into force this year.

But the journalist Michela Wrong questions whether the Rwandan government, and especially its much feted leader President Paul Kagame can be trusted. Following the civil war and genocide in 1994 Kagame became vice-President and then leader of his country. He has prioritised national development and been successful in securing international aid, but Wrong follows the story of his rise to power and argues that he has overseen a regime intent on political repression.

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Short Wave - Is The Future Quantum?

NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel takes us to IonQ, one of the companies betting on a quantum computing future. Along the way, Geoff explains what little researchers know about how we might actually use this technology. There are hints though quantum computing could change everything from discovering new drugs to developing advanced materials.

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The NewsWorthy - High-Profile Murder Trial, First ‘Vaccine Passport’ in U.S. & Netflix All-In on Anime- Monday, March 29th, 2021

The news to know for Monday, March 29th, 2021!

What to know about:

  • the high-profile trial starting today: a jury is set to decide whether Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd
  • a little progress but a growing traffic jam on one of the world's most critical shipping routes: how it's impacting global trade almost a week after it started
  • what's being called the most important union vote in decades
  • New York's first-of-its-kind tech letting people prove they've been vaccinated
  • what genre is about to get a lot bigger on Netflix

Those stories and more in just ~10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Nashville Flooding: Weather Channel, NPR, AP, CNN, NWS, Red Cross

Chauvin Trial Starts: Minneapolis Star Tribune, NBC News, FOX News, USA Today

Military Leaders Condemn Myanmar Violence: CBS News, AP, Reuters, Axios, Joint Chiefs 

Suez Canal Progress: AP, WSJ, NY Times, Reuters

NY Launches ‘Vaccine Passport’ App: USA Today, AP, Engadget, NY Gov

Amazon Workers Union Vote: Business Insider, The Verge, Time

Beverly Cleary Dies: AP, The Oregonian, Vulture, HarperCollins

Netflix to Launch Anime Shows: The Verge, Bloomberg, Variety, Engadget 

Money Monday: Vaccine Freebies: WSJ, NY Times, CNBC, CNN

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The Daily Signal - Illegal Immigration Linked With Organized Crime, Border Expert Says

A direct link exists between criminal organizations and illegal immigration, former federal prosecutor Josh Jones says. 

Jones, now senior fellow in border security at Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss his recent report, “Joined at the Hip: Organized Crime and Illegal Immigration." Jones explains how gangs and other criminal groups in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala lead illegal immigrants to the border and often exploit the migrants for their own profit. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a "good news story" about a foster child who was adopted by his teacher. 

Enjoy the show!


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