The president of Ghana has warned that West Africa is in great danger as a result of recent coups in the region. A 20-year study on the use of treated mosquito bed nets in Tanzania has found that children who sleep under them at an early age are more likely to survive into adulthood.There are concerns over the possible environmental impact of an explosion on an oil production vessel off the coast of Nigeria.
Pod Save America - “The Masked Fascist.” with Stacey Abrams!
Donald Trump goes from fascist curious to fascist enthusiast, Stacey Abrams stops by to talk about her run for Georgia governor and how to save democracy, and Dan and guest host Alyssa Mastromonaco answer some mailbag questions.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Why Some Media Experts Are Optimistic About Future Of Local News
Two experts discuss Chicago Public Media’s acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times and other models for reinvigorating local news coverage.
Guests: Mark Jacob, independent journalist
Victor Pickard, professor at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania
Consider This from NPR - Two Uyghur Children Describe What Life Was Like In A Chinese Boarding School
China has been detaining and arresting ethnic Uyghurs in the region of Xinjiang en masse while their children are often sent to state boarding schools.
China closely guards information about Xinjiang, including about these forced family separations. But NPR's Beijing correspondent Emily Feng managed to talk to two children who made it out of one such school and are sharing their story for the first time.
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The Government Huddle with Brian Chidester - The One with the Red Hat Public Sector Chief
Clara Conti, Vice President and General Manager of Red Hat Public Sector joins the show to discuss how she has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic and what best practices she learned over the past couple years that can be leveraged for organizations operating in the new normal. She also shares her thoughts on the Federal government’s progress around cloud adoption, attributes agencies should be focused on when evaluating a new company or technology, and advice for young women entering the government technology space.
Cato Daily Podcast - American Entrepreneurship: An Immigrant’s Take
What do immigrants think about the environment for entrepreneurship in the U.S.? Amjad Masad is the CEO of of Replit. He offers his take.
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Motley Fool Money - 2 Companies Testing Investors’ Patience
This is one of those times when almost no company is going to get the benefit of the doubt from Wall Street and investors in general. Meta Platforms and Spotify are two timely examples. Meta Platforms faces headwinds in the form of inflation, its own investments, and Apple's new iOS privacy changes. Spotify is showing growth, but guidance has some spooked and the latest controversy involving podcast host Joe Rogan isn't helping matters either. Tim Beyers analyzes both companies and discusses the very public roles that CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Daniel Ek are taking as their companies deal with varying challenges. Plus, Dylan Lewis and Brian Feroldi do a deep dive on Digitalocean, a cloud company some are comparing to a young Shopify.
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Science In Action - Identifying a more infectious HIV variant
We’re 40 years into the AIDS pandemic, and even with massive public health campaigns, still, 1 ½ million become infected with HIV each year; about half that number die of its ravages. And a study just out shows that this well-understood virus can still take on more worrying forms as a new variant has been uncovered. Although the total number of cases involved is small, and the new variant is as treatable as earlier strains, the finding underlines that viruses can become more infectious and more virulent.
Back in October 2020, before we had effective vaccines, 36 plucky volunteers agreed to be deliberately infected with SARS-CoV-2 in order to better understand the infection process and outcomes in what’s known as a human “challenge” trial. Dr. Chris Chiu from Imperial College reveals what they’ve learned now the results of the study are in. We’ll hear about a new plastic that’s stronger than steel and as many gardeners have long suspected, – spring-flowering has over many years been occurring earlier and earlier, at least according to a new UK study. We discuss the implications for the ecosystem.
Presenter: Roland Pease Producers: Julian Siddle and Rami Tzabar
(Image: 3D illustration of HIV virus. Credit: Artem Egorov/Getty Images)
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Battle to Change How the IRS Taxes Mining and Staking
A lawsuit and a new bill could change the system.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus and FTX US.
Two Tezos stakers sued the IRS to get back taxes paid on property they say they created through staking. The IRS offered to pay them back but didn’t commit to clear policy guidance. The stakers will now continue the suit, and they’re being backed by the Proof of Stake Alliance. NLW also examines a new bill that would eliminate taxes on bitcoin transactions with capital gains under $200.
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell, research by Scott Hill and additional production support by Eleanor Pahl. Adam B. Levine is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. The music you heard today behind our sponsor is “Vision” by OBOY. Image credit: Constantine Johnny/Moment/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
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Audio Poem of the Day - Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods
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