Month: April 2022

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The NewsWorthy - Eastern Ukraine Exodus, Oil Execs Confronted & Expect ‘Zuck Bucks’ – Thursday, April 7th, 2022

The news to know for Thursday, April 7th, 2022!

We're talking about what some Ukrainians are finding after Russian troops leave and how others are preparing for the next big attack.

Also, who's responsible for gas prices: oil companies, Russia, or President Biden? That was the debate on Capitol Hill.

Plus, a possible new currency coming to social media, why all eyes are on Tiger Woods today, and a popular music festival lost its headliner: who Coachella got as last-minute fill-ins.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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The Daily Signal - Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices

As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it?

Rep. Debbie Lesko, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has some answers on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.”

Lesko, R-Ariz., pledges that if the GOP regains the majority in Congress, lawmakers will act swiftly to reduce gas prices and increase America’s energy independence.

“Republicans will introduce legislation to codify into law some of the rules and regulations that the Trump administration put forward … to reduce the time for permitting of new production facilities, reduce the time of permitting for new pipelines, and help Americans increase U.S. oil and gas production,” Lesko says.

“When Republicans come into control, we want to put America first,” she says.

Lesko discusses the Biden administration’s failure to manage gas prices, and what congressional Republicans see as the solutions.

We also cover these stories:

  • President Biden extends a freeze on federal student loan repayment until August 31.
  • The U.S. and over 30 allied nations impose a new round of sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
  • Oklahoma is set to institute an almost total ban on abortion.



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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Who Can Hold Russia Accountable?

In a speech before the United Nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of the worst war crimes since World War II. But whether there will be accountability on the international stage is a separate question—especially with Russia sitting permanently on the UN Security Council. 


How difficult would it be to prove war crimes have in fact been committed in Ukraine? And even if they were, would Putin ever actually be punished? 


Guest: Stephen Rapp, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice under President Obama.


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NPR's Book of the Day - Viet Thanh Nguyen follows Pulitzer winning ‘The Sympathizer’ with ‘The Committed’

Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel The Committed follows the same unnamed character we met in his Pulitzer-winning thriller, The Sympathizer. The character is now in Paris; having become disillusioned with the revolution he was a part of when we last saw him, he hasn't given up on the idea entirely. Nguyen told NPR's Scott Simon the book is also about colonization: He "wanted it to be set in a Paris that was not the tourist Paris or the romantic Paris. [It's] a novel about French ideas and French Revolution and French colonialism, but it's also a crime thriller set in these immigrant neighborhoods."
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It Could Happen Here - Lessons On Combat and Discourse from Ukraine

We discuss Urban Combat tactics brought to you by Twitter dot com, and how conflict presents windows of possibility.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Book Explores A Year In The Life Of A Chicago ER Doctor During

In his new book The Emergency: A Year of Healing and Heartbreak in a Chicago ER, Dr. Thomas Fisher takes us back to the early, scary days of the pandemic, when almost everything was unknown and a violent summer ensued. Reset talks with the doctor about his experience and how the pandemic exposed racial inequalities in the healthcare system. GUEST: Dr. Thomas Fisher, emergency medicine physician, UChicago Medicine
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Consider This from NPR - Another Booster? Omicron Shot? What’s Next For COVID Vaccines

Many Americans haven't gotten an initial COVID-19 booster. A second one is authorized for some. Others are waiting to see if they can get one soon. Will everyone need them eventually? An FDA advisory committee met Wednesday to discuss what's next in America's booster strategy.

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells NPR the path forward is paved with uncertainties — about whether more variants will arise, how long booster protection lasts, and what kind of funding will be available for research. Fauci spoke to NPR's Rob Stein, who explains what's likely for booster guidance later this fall.

Whatever the future of the pandemic holds, public health officials are hoping to get early glimpses of it by monitoring waste water treatment plants. John Daley reports.

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