Why does Rep. Maxine Waters get to call for "confrontation" in case the verdict in the George Floyd case doesn't go the way she wants? Shouldn't she be named and shamed? Or is that just to be left to liberal reporters who get to pick and choose who's named and shamed? And here's one for you: Why aren't Fauci et. al. naming and shaming the Americans who won't get the vaccine? Give a listen.
Closing arguments today in the Derek Chauvin trial. Warnings missed about the FEDEX shooter. A NASA helicopter flies on Mars. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Some of the territory’s most outspoken activists—from media mogul Jimmy Lai to “father of democracy” Martin Lee—have been sentenced. We look at what’s left of Hong Kong’s protest spirit. Scientists have been making hybrid animal “chimeras” for decades, but newly developed human-monkey embryos raise serious ethical questions. And how the Arab world is changing channels as propaganda consumes Egyptian television.
Running a restaurant is a very difficult business. Most restaurants barely make a profit, and it isn’t unheard of for a series of restaurants to shuffle through the same building as one goes out of business after the other.
Longevity in the restaurant game is very difficult. Even if you manage to make your restaurant a success, you aren’t guaranteed that your children will want to take over the business.
There is one restaurant, however, which has managed to stay in business for almost 300 years.
What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last.
Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Mike tells Sarah how liberal magazines turned a "kids these days" moral panic into a national crisis. Digressions include Law & Order, Dave Foley and swimming pool etiquette. This episode contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault, mass shootings and suicide.
Jessica Alba’s side-hustle from Hollywood is to take her Honest Company public, but it all comes down to diaper (cakes). Jeff Bezos released his very last shareholder letter — He believes consumers, not AMZN stoke owners, benefit the most from Amazon. And after all the big banks reported earnings, we noticed 1 theme: They’re pouring pregame cocktails for the Roaring 20’s.
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What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last.
Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Kate and Melissa are joined by special guests Juvaria Khan, Matthew Fletcher, and Carmen Iguina Gonzalez to discuss the upcoming April sitting and the work of The Appellate Project.
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