Gov. JB Pritzker gives the State of the State address and unveils plans for education funding, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot focuses attacks on Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Bears take a giant leap toward Arlington Heights. We break down these top local stories and more with Brandon Pope, reporter/anchor at CW 26, Corli Jay, reporter with Crain’s Chicago Business and Derrick Blakley, former CBS2 Chicago politics reporter.
"This kind of dissent? It doesn't go away." That's what NPR heard from a 20-year-old woman on the street in Tehran.
Mary Louise Kelly and a team of producers traveled there last week to see what life looks like, and what remains of the protests that shook the country for months, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
Amini died in police custody after being detained, reportedly for improperly wearing a headscarf, part of Iran's strict dress code for women. Human rights groups say the regime cracked down on those protests with killings, arrests and executions.
In Iran, NPR found people frightened of the regime, but who felt nevertheless compelled to air their grievances.
We speak with Ali Vaez, an Iran expert with the International Crisis Group, about the lingering discontent behind the protests and what could happen next.
Ranjan Roy of Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the week's tech news. We cover: 1) Bing's chatbot's dark side and its impact on Microsoft's business. 2) The Metaverse slowly seeming to fade away. 3) The New York Times' article on why ads are bad now. 4) Spotify's podcasting reality check. 5) Susan Wojcicki stepping down from YouTube. 6) Tesla's Full Self Driving Recall. 7) Why we don't live in the moment anymore.
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Several tokens are listed as securities in the lawsuit, and Do Kwon is accused of fraud.
In today’s episode, NLW breaks down a slew of late-breaking news, including:
Terraform Labs and Do Kwon are being sued by the SEC
Binance US made strange transfers of $400 million between 2020 and 2021, according to Reuters
Judge Kaplan threatens to revoke SBF's bail
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Mock & Daisy’s Common Sense Cast is a healthy dose of common sense each week with no bull. Mock and Daisy is hosted by Miriam Weaver (Mock) and Amy Jo Clark (Daisy) of the top rated Chicks on the Right radio show on WIBC-FM in Indianapolis.
Each week on the Common Sense Cast, the duo delivers a funny, engaging and informative commentary alternative to the traditional news outlets, as well as a safe space to poke fun at our country’s leaders, policies, and political and cultural direction.
It was another big week of earnings results (and surprises).
(0:21) Jason Moser and Ron Gross discuss: - Shopify's guidance outweighing its results - Airbnb nearly doubling profit expectations - Record revenue for The Trade Desk - Shares of Roku popping more than 25% - The latest from Marriott, Twilio, Cisco Systems, and Zillow Group
(19:11) Jason and Ron keep the earnings coverage going and discuss: - Boston Beer surprising Wall Street - Outset Medical's latest results - The state of Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard - The latest from Coca-Cola, Roblox, Chipotle, and Alphabet - Two stocks on their radar: Etsy and Paramount Resources
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Stocks discussed: SHOP, ABNB, TTD, MAR, TWLO, CSCO, ROKU, ZG, SAM, KO, OM, RBLX, ATVI, MSFT, CMG, SG, GOOG, ETSY, POU
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Ron Gross, Jason Moser Engineers: Steve Broido, Rick Engdahl
WBEZ’s sister station Vocalo features movers and shakers who work to bring healing, joy and inquiry to their communities throughout Chicago as part of the Chi Sounds Like series. Reset highlights a Vocalo feature about painter Ennis Martin.
Yoga benefits our health in many ways, say the yogis, but which claims are backed up by science? Can yoga actually alleviate depression, fix lower-back pain or even reduce cardiovascular disease?
Presenter Marnie Chesterton gets into her Lotus (position) and finds out first-hand at a class. Whilst in warrior one, she discusses the potential physical and mental health benefits of this ancient art of stretching, balance and movement with her class teacher. Returning from mat to studio, Marnie puts some of those claims to experts around the globe. She investigates the evidence to find out whether health boosting properties are the key to yoga's enduring popularity.
Pannalists:
Rajvi Mehta
Prof. Holger Cramer
Dr Richard Davidson
Presented by Marnie Chesterton
Produced by Richard Walker
