Month: October 2022

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The NewsWorthy - Court Blocks Student Loan Relief, World Series Matchup & Taylor Swift Breaks Records – Monday, October 24, 2022

The news to know for Monday, October 24, 2022!

We’ll tell you why the student loan forgiveness plan is now on hold, and what the White House is telling people about applying.

Also: why a former White House adviser is going to prison, and we’ll explain a change to your 401(k) starting next year.

Plus: what to know about a holiday today celebrated by more than a billion people, the two teams heading to the World Series, and the two records Taylor Swift set in one day.

Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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The Daily Signal - INTERVIEW | Rev. Giacomo Capoverdi Rebukes School for Pornographic Books

When the public high school in Westerly, Rhode Island, made available to students two books with pornographic content, the Rev. Giacomo Capoverdi sprang into action with more than a dozen other clergy.

The books—“Gender Queer” and “Fun Home”—are not appropriate for high school students, according to a letter 14 clergy wrote to The Westerly Sun. Despite facing a backlash from school officials and the LGBT movement, Capoverdi isn’t backing down.

He joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain why he’s using his leadership position as a Catholic priest at Immaculate Conception Church in Westerly to speak out and take action.

The full transcript is available at DailySignal.com.


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How DeSantis Redrew Florida’s Map

Ron DeSantis broke with tradition when he rejected the Florida legislature’s redistricting map and presented his own. But by splitting a majority Black district in northern Florida into four other districts, he may have violated both Florida and federal laws against gerrymandering.


Guest: Joshua Kaplan, reporter at ProPublica. 


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Strict Scrutiny - Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

Kate talks with Deborah Tuerkheimer about her recent book, Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers. A former prosecutor and leading authority on sexual violence, Deb's book examines why we are primed to disbelieve allegations of sexual abuse--and how we can transform a culture and a legal system structured to dismiss accusers.

This episode contains discussions of sexual violence. Please use discretion and take care of yourselves.

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Pod Save America - The Wilderness Chapter 6: Young Black Voters in Atlanta

Can Democrats keep Georgia blue? We hear from young Black voters in Atlanta about Stacey Abrams, Raphael Warnock, Joe Biden, voting rights, and the future of democracy. Organizer Nsé Ufot, political commentator and strategist Symone Sanders, and pollster Terrance Woodbury join Jon to discuss what they had to say. 

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Black Women Will Save the World’ honors those on the frontlines of democracy

April Ryan and Ayesha Rascoe both know what it's like to cover the White House as Black women. In this episode, the two journalists discuss the importance of taking up space and looking out for one another in that environment, including throughout the Trump presidency. Ryan's new book, Black Women Will Save the World, combines memoir, reporting and analysis to highlight the strength of trailblazers like Stacey Abrams, LaTosha Brown and herself – but she also opens up about the personal cost of always having to be resilient.
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Short Wave - New Discoveries In Underwater Plant Sex

Plants living underwater can't count on pollinating insects to get it on. The prevailing theory has been that pollen moves underwater simply by floating around in water currents. But a team of researchers co-led by Dr. Vivianne Solís-Weiss, have discovered a helper organism pitching in to pollinate seagrasses: marine worms. In today's episode, Vivianne tells Short Wave Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber how she happened to catch these worms, called polychaetes, in the act of pollinating seagrass flowers underwater, and how the discovery is shedding new light on evolution in the oceans.

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It Could Happen Here - The Kanye Spectacle Ft. Prop: Part 2

Prop, Gare, Robert, and Shereen finish talking about Kanye’s antisemitism and conspiracy theories, while discussing how to cover this topic without falling into media spectacle and exploitation.

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Focus on Africa - Protesters clash with police in Chad

Police clash with protesters in Chad on the day that Mahamat Idriss Deby had promised to leave office.

Also, a rural school in Uganda wins an international award as one of five unique schools in the world.

And a young climate activist from Zambia spells out what developing countries should demand and get at the climate conference - COP 27.

Those stories and more in this podcast presented by Hassan Arouni.