Month: August 2021

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Hostages Abroad and Hostage at Home

Author and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro, joins the podcast today to talk about the ongoing nightmare in Afghanistan, which is evolving from a debacle into a hostage crisis. But Americans get no respite at home as COVID has evolved from a pandemic into a lifestyle brand.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Schlieffen Plan

When the Austro-Hungarian Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated it set off a chain reaction resulting in the First World War. That chain reaction, however, was fully anticipated and one of the belligerent countries, Germany, had a plan in their back pocket ready to go. It was a highly detailed plan, nine years in the marking, which was designed to give them a swift victory. Learn more about the Schlieffen Plan, and why it didn’t work, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Pfizer’s FDA Approval, First Woman Leads NY & Paralympic Games Begin- Tuesday, August 24th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, August 24th, 2021!

One of the COVID-19 vaccines now has full FDA approval. We'll explain how that's different from its prior status and what mandates it's inspired. 

Also, a decision about a police officer's actions during the Capitol riot in January. Were they justified? 

Plus, a historic first for New York as a new governor takes over, why you might want to skip the latest viral video trend, and the Paralympic Games begin in Tokyo.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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Pod Save America - “The Media’s Afghanistan Amnesia.”

NPR’s Sam Sanders joins Jon Favreau and Tommy Vietor to talk about the political fallout and lessons (not) learned from Afghanistan, Democratic anxiety over the midterms, and the increasing radicalism of the Republican base. Then, Jon quizzes Tommy and Sam on their knowledge of California’s wild list of gubernatorial candidates in a game called “Do You Recall?”


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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Afghanistan Pullout Fallout Settles on the Biden White House

John Podhoretz is out today enjoying some well-deserved time away from the microphone. The nightmare in Afghanistan continued over the weekend and, despite the administration’s outward displays of confidence, the prospects for a disaster loom larger than ever. But will the emerging domestic political crisis over our disastrous pullout evolve into something that threatens to derail the Democratic... Source

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup 08/23

Severe Tennessee flooding leaves large numbers of dead and missing. President Biden says there have been talks of extending the August 31st pullout deadline in order to complete evacuations from Afghanistan. Plus, there are reports that full FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is imminent. CBS's Steve Kathan will have these stories and more on the CBS News World News Roundup.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/23

Severe Tennessee flooding leaves large numbers of dead and missing. President Biden says there have been talks of extending the August 31st pullout deadline in order to complete evacuations from Afghanistan. There are reports that full FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is imminent. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 23, 2021:

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