Month: December 2022

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Poised To Ban Assault Weapons

As lawmakers meet to discuss gun control proposals in Springfield, the nation prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary that killed 27 people, many of them children. Reset talks with Sara Knizhnik, chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative for the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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Consider This from NPR - Tech Layoffs Throw Immigrants’ Lives Into Limbo

In November, Huy Tu found out they were one of 11,000 Meta employees being laid off. Tu is allowed to stay in the U.S. through the OPT program, which requires that they be employed.

Since there is only a 90-day grace period for employees who are laid off, Tu is now racing to find a new job. That will be especially difficult because nearly 150,000 tech workers have lost their jobs this year, according to Layoffs.fyi, which tracks the number.

NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith reports on the struggle many immigrants are now facing.

Betsey Stevenson, a labor economist at the University of Michigan who also served in the Obama administration, explains what the tech layoffs might mean for the broader economy.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: SBF ‘Loaned’ the CEO of The Block $43M

About $27 million was used to fund The Block’s operations, while $16 million was used for Bahamas real estate.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle, Kraken and the Galaxy Brains Podcast.

Another day, another betrayal. On Friday, news broke that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried made three loans totaling $43 million to Michael McCaffrey, CEO of CoinDesk competitor The Block. Those loans went to buying out The Block’s investors, to expanding operations and (of course) to an apartment for McCaffrey in the Bahamas. On today’s episode, NLW looks at the latest betrayal. 

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Federalist Radio Hour - How Parents Are Confronting Ideologically Captured Institutions

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Ginny Gentles, director of the Education Freedom Center at the Independent Women’s Forum, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the breakdown of educational and medical institutions thanks to radical gender ideology and evaluate what parents should do when their children are inevitably faced with woke dogma.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Twitter Files Part 5, Court Blocks Biden’s Transgender Mandate, Iran Executes Second Protester | Dec. 12

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • The latest batch of The Twitter Files details the platform’s decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the platform.
  • A court rules a Virginia Tech soccer player can sue her old coach after being benched for not kneeling during a social justice demonstration. 
  • A federal court blocks the Biden Administration’s transgender mandate. 
  • Iran executes a second anti-government protester.



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Motley Fool Money - London Calling Microsoft

A new 10-year deal with the London Stock Exchange sends shares of Microsoft higher. (0:21) Jason Moser discusses: - The "win-win" deal between the two sides - How cloud services like Azure and AWS are becoming utilities - The short, not-so-happy public life of Weber Grill - Peter Lynch's advice being a starting point (not a finish line) for investors (12:30) Ricky Mulvey talks with Eddie Alterman, host of the "Car Show" podcast, about the used car market and how GM is competing with Ferrari. Stocks mentioned: MSFT, LDNXF, AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL, WEBR, COOK, GM Holiday Music: Sugar & Booze by Ana Gasteyer Host: Chris Hill Guests: Jason Moser, Eddie Alterman Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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Focus on Africa - William Ruto unveils his ‘Hustler Fund’ for Kenyans

President William Ruto of Kenya has launched his Hustler Fund to alleviate poverty, which he says over a million Kenyans have signed up for. 

Also, Zimbabweans are trying to get to grips with the worst power shortages in years, but the Government is blaming former President Mugabe.

Plus, Moroccans are still basking in the glory of making it through to the semi-finals of the World Cup. So what is the secret of their success? We hear from Casablanca.

And we speak to Zambian artist Sampa the Great, whose name is a true reflection of her achievements so far. She shares her story, musical style, and love of African futurism and sci-fi.

Those stories in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.