Month: May 2022

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Germany?s excess deaths, Eurovision and teacher shortages

Some recent, and surprising, estimates from the World Health Organisation suggested that the UK fared better than Germany in the pandemic. But did they get it right?

At Eurovision this year an algorithm was apparently used to replace whole countries? votes - was it responsible for the UK?s second-place finish?

The global economy has been putting the squeeze on many of us this year. Various factors have caused food, fuel and energy prices to rocket and many households are starting to feel the pinch. We speak to economist Duncan Weldon about whether this year is the worst hit to the cost of living since records began.

An unusually large contingent of children are set to hit English secondary schools just as the number of 21 year olds dips ? so are we heading for a teaching crunch in England?

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The NewsWorthy - School Rampage, Busy Hurricane Season & Drone Delivery Boost- Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

The news to know for Wednesday, May 25th, 2022!

Unfortunately, we're talking about the nation's worst school shooting in nearly a decade and how it's renewed an intense debate about guns in America.

Also, we'll tell you what to expect for this year's hurricane season.

Plus, Do our phones make us miserable? You can help find the answer.

Walmart is rolling out 30-minute deliveries by drones in six states.

And National Wine Day means discounts on your favorite vino.

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

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The Daily Signal - Why Democrats’ Domestic Terrorism Bill Actually Goes After Political Opponents

Democrats are calling for a crackdown on domestic terrorism, but Republicans say their colleagues want to pass legislation that endangers the privacy of all Americans. 


Democrats' proposed legislation is “nothing more than empowering the federal government to police thought and speech in the United States of America,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, says. 


The House last week passed the bill, dubbed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, days after a gunman in Buffalo, New York, shot and killed 10. The bill is now before the Senate, which is expected to vote on it Thursday. 


Lora Reis, director of The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center, says the legislation should be of concern to all Americans. 


“I hope this bill fails this week because Americans, they don't deserve this,” Reis says, adding that the bill “is just a tool to go after political opponents.”  

Reis joins this episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss what exactly is in the bill and the effects it would have on Americans if it clears the Senate. 


Also on today's show, we cover these stories:

  • A shooting at an elementary school in Texas leaves 14 children and one teacher dead.
  • An illegal immigrant and suspected terrorist is allowed to wander the country for over two weeks.
  • The insurance company State Farm quickly reverses course on a plan to donate books on transgenderism and gender identity to school children.


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What Could Go Right? - Race in America, 2 Years After George Floyd with Theodore R. Johnson

How do we grapple with the most challenging issues surrounding race, political division, equality, and more? Theodore R. Johnson, author, senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, and retired commander in the US Navy, joins us to make a compelling case for a national solidarity necessary to mitigate racism and fulfill the American Promise.

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NPR's Book of the Day - New George Floyd biography paints a picture of being a Black man in America

Most people know George Floyd through how he died, not how he lived. His Name is George Floyd, a new biography by journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, is trying to change that. Through his diary, interviews with family and friends, and research, Samuels and Olorunnipa paint a picture of who Floyd was as a man, without shying away from his imperfections. In an interview on All Things Considered, the two journalists told Adrian Florido that they hope readers understand the institutional hardships and barriers behind Floyd's story.
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Short Wave - How Changes in Abortion Law Could Impact Community Health

Depending how the Supreme Court votes on a pending case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, many pregnant people may lose the right to seek an abortion in their state. Host Emily Kwong talks to research scientist Liza Fuentes about the shifting reality of abortion as health care — and how the states with the greatest restrictions generally invest the least in maternal and children's health.

Today is part two of Emily and Liza's conversation. Listen to part one of Emily and Liza's conversation to hear how abortion is used as a tool to improve public health.

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Amarica's Constitution - Is There a Dobbs Deal?

***CLE Available*** We’ve spent the last few episodes examining the leaked draft opinion in Dobbs.  But this isn’t yet the opinion of the Court.  We look at past “stolen” decisions, and discuss how and why it could happen again that the Court seemed to be going one way and wound up heading in a surprising direction.  Which Justices might form a different five?  What could bring them together?  Could it make a difference to women, and to the nation?  What can each “side” offer the other?  Listen to this creative and most important legal and political discussion. 

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The Gist - A Hot War, A School Shooting

Admiral James Stavridis, author of To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision joins us to discuss military developments in Ukraine. An OK state representative has an idea about reproductive health Nobody is sure to like. And Mike thinks about how to think about yet another awful school shooting, which we should be able to call unimaginable.

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

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Lost Debate - Ep 49 | Monkeypox, Google Antitrust, College Football Spat, Global Food Shortage, Chappelle

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by explaining why there’s no cause for panic with the latest virus making headlines: monkeypox. The hosts then turn to the war in Ukraine and the looming global food shortage that threatens to result, as well as the new bipartisan bill aiming to break up Google’s advertising business. Cory walks us through the public spat over college football’s new “campaign finance” system: NIL deals. And finally, we react to the man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage giving his side of the story. 


[1:10] Monkeypox

[5:48] Ukraine Update

[8:11] Food Shortage

[13:54] College Football

[23:26] Google Antitrust

[35:10] Chapelle Attacker


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