Month: March 2023

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Science In Action - Return of Cyclone Freddy

34 days after it first formed at the far end of the Indian Ocean, record-breaking Cyclone Freddy made a repeat landfall on Mozambique as well as passing over Malawi, causing extensive damage and loss of life. Climate scientists Liz Stephens and Izidine Pinto join Roland to give an update on the destruction and explain how Cyclone Freddy kept going for an exceptionally long time.

At the Third International Human Genome Summit in London last week, Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi announced he had created baby mice from eggs formed by male mouse cells. Dr Nitzan Gonen explains the underlying science, whilst Professor Hank Greely discusses the ethics and future prospects.

And from one rodent story to another, SARS-CoV-2 has been detected in brown rats scurrying around New York sewers. Dr Thomas DeLiberto from the US Department of Agriculture gives Roland the details.

Image credit: Jack McBrams/Getty Images

Producer: Roland Pease Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston

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Focus on Africa - Efforts to help survivors of Cyclone Freddy continue

We'll be in Malawi for the latest on efforts to help people caught in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Freddy.

Also, Anthony Blinken is the first US Secretary of State to visit Niger, but why now?

And what needs to be done to help children recover from the psychological effects of the war in Tigray?

Those stories and more in this podcast presented by Audrey Brown.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Biden Might Ban TikTok, Russia Goes Fishing for U.S. Drone, Pregnancy Center Attacked for Second Time | March 16

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


  • Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the United States’ Treasury Secretary says our “banking system is sound.” 
  • The Biden administration considers banning the popular social media video app TikTok. 
  • Ukraine is about to receive some new firepower from a NATO member. 
  • A pro-life pregnancy center in Buffalo, New York, has been attacked for a second time.


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Motley Fool Money - Retail & Tech Try To Transform

Adobe wants to be a customer experience platform, and a discount retailer is upscaling.

 (0:21) Deidre Woollard and Asit Sharma discuss:  - Adobe’s quarter, and issues acquiring Figma.  - Tech companies rushing to launch generative AI.  - Five Below converting stores to Five Beyond.  - Labor issues for Dollar General.

 Plus, (15:50) stock market madness continues. Bill Mann and Nick Sciple face off to pitch a stock in a better buy debate.  Companies discussed: ADBE, FIVE, DG, PAC, BWXT  

Host: Deidre Woollard  Guests: Asit Sharma, Bill Mann, Nick Sciple  Producer: Ricky Mulvey  Engineer: Dan Boyd

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Date Set for Staked ETH Withdrawals, FDIC Reportedly Demands Buyers of Signature Bank to Give Up Crypto

The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, March 16, 2023. 

"The Hash" tackles today's hot topics: Will any potential buyer of Signature Bank be mandated to give up the bank's crypto business? Ethereum's long-awaited Shanghai upgrade now has an official target date. The Federal Reserve sets a launch date for instant payments. Plus, a U.S. bankruptcy judge rejects the government's request to halt Binance.US' buy of Voyager Digital's assets.

See also:

Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Report

Voyager-Binance.US Pause Denied by Bankruptcy Judge

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Apparently, U.S. Regulated Banks Are Riskier Than Stablecoins

Circle Internet Financial’s USDC temporarily depegged last weekend when billions were revealed to be locked up in Silicon Valley Bank.

Stablecoins have long been seen by U.S. policymakers as risky and a potential threat to U.S. financial stability. How ironic, then, that it was the failure of a U.S.-regulated bank in SVB that caused peril to USDC last weekend. NLW explains how USDC fell off and then recovered its peg, while also giving an update on Operation Choke Point 2.0.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Former Rep. Mayra Flores On Congress And The Border Crisis

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Mayra Flores, former congresswoman and senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss her time in Congress, explain how cartels are taking advantage of the Biden administration's lax border policies, and analyze the Republican strategy for making gains with Hispanic American voters.