Month: August 2022

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: What’s the US National Radio Quiet Zone?

Tucked away in a stretch of rural land in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, the radio quiet zone is 13,000 square miles of near-total electronic silence. What’s going on in this area where cellphones don’t work and microwaves are illegal? Tune in to learn more.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 08/23

Former President Trump reportedly had more than 300 classified documents at his Florida estate. Historic, deadly flooding in Dallas. The nation's top transportation official admits the flight cancellation system needs some fixing. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup:

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Headlines From The Times - How Haiti got here

When an earthquake devastated Haiti in 2010, the international community pledged billions of dollars toward recovery. Much of that aid never went to rebuilding Haiti – or even to the Haitian people. But Haiti’s instability goes back even farther. In fact, it has a lot to do with outside political forces dating back to the country’s origin story as the world’s first Black republic.

Today, episode 4 of “Line in the Land,” a podcast from Texas Public Radio and the Houston Chronicle. We’ll be back with episode 5 next Tuesday. We’re airing an episode from “A Line in the Land” every Tuesday through the end of August.

Read the full transcript here.

Host: Joey Palacios with Texas Public Radio and Elizabeth Trovall with the Houston Chronicle.

More reading:

Haiti’s struggle has worsened in the year since the slaying of its president

As Haiti reels from crises, U.S. policy decisions are called into question

Op-Ed: The West owes a centuries-old debt to Haiti


Binge all the episodes of "Line in the Land" here. Episodes are in both English and Spanish. "Line in the Land" was made possible, in part, by the Catena Foundation, providing more than 100,000 asylum seekers in the U.S. with community and legal support. Learn more at asylum.news

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Short Wave - Sweating Buckets… of SCIENCE!

Sweating can be unpleasant, but consider the alternatives: You could roll around in mud. You could spend all day panting. You could have someone whip you up a blood popsicle. Sweating turns out to be pretty essential for human existence, AND arguably less gross than the ways other animals keep from overheating.

On today's episode, a small army of NPR science reporters joins host Emily Kwong to talk about how humans developed the unique ability to perspire, how sweat works in space and the neat things other animals do to beat the heat.

How have you (and the animals in your life) stayed cool this summer? Let us know at shortwave@npr.org.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - How the father figures: a mysterious Moscow killing

Speculation is rampant as to who killed Darya Dugina, the pundit daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist. We ask how the murder will be spun in the absence of answers. When it comes to gay rights, Singapore’s government takes more than it gives. And why some minority languages thrive while others wither. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 8.23.22

Alabama

  • Governor Ivey makes a public appearance on Monday at a public school in Montgomery
  • ADPH considering more regulations on midwives in AL and developing birthing centers
  • Mississippi man pleads guilty in Baldwin County to faking his own death 
  • A body is found in Chipola river of a Fort Rucker military student
  • A reward of 20 thousand dollars offered in murder case of Birmingham researcher

National

  • Dr. Anthony Fauci to exit government job at  NIAID by end of this year
  • "Gang of 8" in Congress interested in documents from  FBI raid of Trump's home
  • 1st Circuit court of Appeals determines that plaintiff can sue IRS for data collection
  • Numbers from 5 large US insurance companies shows death rate  jump in 2021 
  • Tesla CEO subpoenas former Twitter CEO in buyout blow up and lawsuit