Month: March 2023

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Do You Lead A School Through A Mass Shooting?

The Covenant School in Nashville is the latest school to be targeted by a mass shooter. What do schools in Illinois do to prepare for a school shooting? And what runs through the minds of educators when they hear about Sandy Hook, Uvalde and now Nashville? Reset spoke to two local education advocates for their perspective: Katherine Buitron-Vera, former school safety consultant and volunteer with March Fourth, and Nate Pietrini, executive director at High Jump and former principal at Hawthorne Scholastic Academy.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Binance CEO’s Response to CFTC Lawsuit; What’s Behind XRP’s Price Surge?

The most valuable crypto stories for Tuesday, March 28, 2023. 

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics:  Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao responds to the CFTC's lawsuit. Disney dismantles its entire metaverse unit. The hacker behind the $200 million Euler attack suddenly feels remorse and returns millions in funds. Plus, what's behind the price surge for Ripple's XRP token?

See also:

Binance CEO Zhao Calls CFTC Suit an ‘Incomplete Recitation of Facts’

Disney Lays Off Metaverse Team: Report

Hacker Behind $200M Euler Attack Apologizes, Returns Millions in Ether, Dai to Protocol

XRP Surges to Five-Month High as Some Point to Bitcoin Commodities Mention

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Consider This from NPR - Lessons From A Country On The Front Lines Of Climate Change

The United Nations says time is running out to avoid the worst effects of climate change. At the same time, countries like Bangladesh have no choice but to adapt to an already changing climate.

Bangladesh is prone to flooding from rising sea levels and melting glaciers. And it is in the path of some of the world's most powerful cyclones.

NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from northern Bangladesh on how the country is becoming a hot spot for climate solutions.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | McCarthy’s Letter to Biden, Mayorkas Appearance Before Senate, Rubio Says “We Are in a Conflict” with China, | March 28

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


  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to President Biden this morning about the debt limit
  • Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee today where he faced a slew of questions about the state of the southern border. 
  • The U.S. is “not just in a competition” with the Chinese Communist Party, but also “in a conflict,” a leading hawk on China and Republican senator says. 
  • Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan reports that the suspect in the stabbing Saturday of a Senate staffer in broad daylight in Northeast Washington was released from prison a scant 24 hours earlier. 


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Motley Fool Money - How to Evaluate a CEO

Before you buy shares of a company, what should investors look for in a CEO?   (0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Alibaba announcing its intention to split into 6 separate companies - Whether Amazon and Alphabet are discussing (or hearing from investment banks about) the same thing - Why he's watching where these companies raise money for their eventual IPOs 

(11:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Asit Sharma about his framework for evaluating leadership.

Companies discussed: BABA, ASML, AMZN, GOOG, JD, T, NOW, NVDA, SFIX, DOCN

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks

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Chapo Trap House - 718 – The View feat. Norman Finkelstein (3/28/23)

We’re joined by author and scholar Norman Finkelstein to discuss his new book “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It,” as well as a candid discussion of the political situation in Israel, the modern left, Obama’s legacy, and our old friend Alan Dershowitz. Find “I’ll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It” here: https://itascabooks.com/products/ill-burn-that-bridge-when-i-get-to-it-heretical-thoughts-on-identity-politics-cancel-culture-and-academic-freedom
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You're Wrong About - What Even Is Justice? with Amanda Knox

This week, national treasure Amanda Knox talks with Sarah about what the American legal system claims to be for, what it’s actually doing, and what might be possible in the future. They entertain the most heretical ideas they can think of, which mostly seem to be about unconditional love and mercy. And at the end, Sarah’s ghost boyfriend Clarence Darrow turns up.
 
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Federalist Radio Hour - ‘House On Fire’: How One Graphic Novelist Explored COVID

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," writer and artist Matthew Battaglia joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new graphic novel "House on Fire" and the importance of keeping a creative record in a digital world.

You can find Battaglia's book here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/house-on-fire-matthew-battaglia/1142336693