Month: April 2023

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Legalized Marijuana 3 Years Ago, How’s It Going?

Reset gets an update on how the cannabis industry from Edie Moore, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Chicago chapter, Akilah Easter, dean of the urban agriculture department at Olive-Harvey College, and Melissa Picciola, director of pro bono and community partnerships at Chicago Legal Aid, to find out how its changed and evolved in the last three years, and where promises fell short when it came to clearing public records.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Supreme Court Set To Rule On Abortion Pill Access By Friday

The high court is expected to drop its opinion deciding two conflicting federal rulings questioning FDA approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used for abortions. Reset digs into when justices will drop that decision and how it could impact abortion access across the country with Steven Schwinn, Professor at University of Illinois Chicago Law School.
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Pod Save America - “Fox’s $787 Million Lie.”

Fox’s lies cost them more than three-quarters of a billion dollars, House Republicans settle on a wildly unpopular debt ceiling ransom, and Ron DeSantis lets a wave of home state endorsements slip through his pudding fingers. Then later, Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman stops by break down the legal implications of the Dominion settlement and the fight to keep abortion medication legal.

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Democrats Refuse to Protect Women’s Sports, Hunter Biden Whistleblower, Heritage Foundation Celebrates 50 Years | April 20

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


  • The House passes the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act without any Democrat Support. 
  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy introduces the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. 
  • A federal judge gives Republicans permission to look into the investigation against former President Donald Trump. 
  • A supervisor at the IRS says the Biden administration is mishandling the investigation into the president’s son, Hunter Biden. 
  • Senator Mike Lee honors the legacy of The Heritage Foundation. 
  • Heritage celebrates its 50th anniversary. 


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https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/20/not-1-democrat-votes-to-protect-girls-sports/ 


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Consider This from NPR - Seven Years Of U.K. Drama

The past seven years in the United Kingdom have been intense. The country struggled through Brexit, royal scandals and the pandemic - and then Queen Elizabeth II died.

NPR's global democracy correspondent Frank Langfitt covered the U.K. through all of this and more. As he wraps up his time in London, Frank reflects on all the history and drama he's covered in the last seven years.

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The Daily Signal - BONUS | 4 Pillars of Project 2025’s Conservative Plan to Undermine the Deep State ‘Behemoth’ in Washington

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Dearborn explains how Project 2025 aims to equip a future Republican president to dismantle the deep state.


Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Dearborn, now a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, explained the four pillars of Project 2025, a project aiming to equip the next conservative president to dismantle the deep state.


Read more here: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/20/4-pillars-conservative-plan-undermine-liberal-behemoth-washington


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Motley Fool Money - Another SPAC Bites The Dust

Buzzfeed was in a rough spot even before the ad market softened.

(00:21) Dylan Lewis discusses: - The shuttering of Buzzfeed News, the award-winning journalism part of Buzzfeed's business - What the ripple effects are for all investors (not just Buzzfeed shareholders) - Why he's looking forward to hearing from Meta Platforms' management this earnings season

(10:55) Dylan talks with Bill Mann about Softbank's early investment in Alibaba and the takeaway for investors.

Companies discussed: BZFD, META, BABA

Host: Chris Hill Guests: Dylan Lewis, Bill Mann Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Science In Action - Africa moves towards creating and manufacturing its own vaccines

The pandemic showed Africa at the back of the global queue when it came to vaccines. That should never happen again if plans being debated in Cape Town this week go ahead. Roland talks to Seanette Wilson of South Africa's Biovac.

Also in the programme: life finds a way on plastic floating in the ocean; Greenland rock dust as a global fertiliser; and designing proteins from scratch.

Image Credit: Robert Bonet/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Roland Pease Assistant Producer: Sophie Ormiston