Month: April 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Body Brokers

Have you ever known someone who donated their body to science? On paper, it's an extraordinarily noble act. Yet in the US, this form of donation is chock-full of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. In this episode, the guys dive headlong into the tragic, often disgusting reality of what happens to people who consign their bodies to the greater good, only to be sold off piece by piece, monetized and exploited by an industry of folks collectively known as 'body brokers.' Trigger warning: this episode contains graphic descriptions of desecration, and may not be appropriate for all listeners.

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State of the World from NPR - Ukrainian volunteers make bulletproof vests, CEO works to get employees out of Russia

Both peace talks and fierce fighting continue between Russia and Ukraine. And in Ukraine, volunteers are working to provide any help they can near the frontlines of the southern border. Plus, a CEO based in the United States is working to get her colleagues out of Russia.

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Cheaters, Cheaters Everywhere

Today’s podcast takes up the failure of gerrymanders in both Democratic and Republican states, and why both parties are so committed to egregious efforts to tilt legislative maps in their own favor—notwithstanding the real possibility that they will be embarrassed and shot down when they do so. Then we talk about the latest research into the lab-leak hypothesis and the continuing cultural battles... Source

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 04/01

Hope for relief at the gas pumps -- on a national and state level. Ukrainian forces stand up to Russian invaders. Legal roadblocks for Florida's governor. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, April 1, 2022:

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Headlines From The Times - The takedown of a dial-up drug network

Beverly Hills resident Ray Mascolo died of a drug overdose in 2020. His passing led investigators to a sprawling, Hollywood-based drug-dealing network with a business model resembling a food-delivery app.

We tell this saga today.

Host: L.A. Times courts reporter Michael Finnegan

More reading:

How a man’s death in Beverly Hills exposed a sprawling Hollywood drug delivery business

California lawmakers target fentanyl as opioid overdoses surge

How drug overdose deaths surpassed 100,000 in one year


 

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.1.22

Alabama

  • A push for AL House to pass the Vulnerable Child Protection and Compassion Act
  • Congressman Mo Brooks signs letter to NCAA  about transgenders in female sports
  • Montgomery City Council looks to reduce vacant and dilapidated buildings
  • Firefighters in Shelby County deal with 78 wildfires in one day
  • AL House recognizes female swimmer as champion, rather than transgender swimmer

National

  • President Joe Biden to release more gasoline from strategic reserve
  • Ukrainian Presidents thankful for $500 million from US,  but says they need more
  • Wisconsin state lawmakers hear report on ballot trafficking from True the Vote
  • Federal Election Commission fines DNC and Clinton campaign for 2016 money use
  • Lawsuit is launched against FL new law banning sexual concepts taught to K-3 grades

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The Intelligence from The Economist - All opposed, say nothing: Hungary’s election

Viktor Orban’s eight-year assault on the country’s institutions will help his bid for re-election. But the poll is far bigger than Hungary: it is a verdict on autocracies everywhere. Britain welcomes the fees from its staggering number of Chinese university students; we examine the risks that dependence poses. And a prescient Ukrainian war film gets a new lease on life.

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