Month: May 2023

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Consider This from NPR - Breaking Down The Conflict in Sudan

Sudan's month-long conflict has been a story of broken ceasefires, constant clashes, mass displacement and an exodus of refugees.

Now, a conflict that started in the capital has spread across the country. At the center of this conflict is a bitter rivalry between two generals. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the country's military, and his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan is Africa's third largest country, it shares a border with seven other countries in an already volatile region. The longer the conflict drags on, the greater the risk that it could erupt into a civil war - and the greater the danger that the conflict could spill over into surrounding countries.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Africa correspondent Emanuel Akinwotu, Middle East correspondent Aya Batrawy, and Michele Kelemen who covers the U.S. State Department.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Elon Musk Says Twitter Has Found a New CEO; Draft Text Reveals EU Crypto Tax Plans

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, May 12, 2023.


This episode is sponsored by Ciphertrace.


"The Hash" team covers the biggest headlines shaping the digital assets industry today, including Elon Musk noting that crypto's town square, Twitter, has found a new CEO. Musk didn't identify his replacement by name but said she'll start in about six weeks. This comes as a draft bill released to CoinDesk under freedom of information laws indicates the European Union plans to force crypto companies to give tax authorities details of their client's holdings.


See also:

Dogecoin-Like Spike in Milady NFTs After Elon Musk’s Tweet, But Will It Last?

Elon Musk's Twitter, Crypto's Town Square, Has Found a New CEO

Elon Musk Tweets a Milady NFT, Floor Price Soars on OpenSea

EU Crypto Tax Plans Include NFTs, Foreign Companies, Draft Text Shows

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Motley Fool Money - Alphabet’s Event Serves Notice To Wall St.

At its annual developers conference, Google's parent company reminded everyone how it got to be one of the most dominant businesses in America. (0:21) Matt Argersinger and Andy Cross discuss: - The latest inflation data and the current state of play for investors - Skepticism around the near-term future of Airbnb sending the stock lower - Alphabet shares rising 10% after the company unveiled new devices and AI-enhanced software - The latest from Disney, Roblox, JD.com, and PayPal (19:11) Ross Anderson, co-founder of Craftwork Capital and co-host of the "Check Your Balances" podcast, shares the most common question he's getting from clients, advice for college graduates, and the economic data he's watching most closely. (31:50) Matt and Andy answer a mailbag question about portfolio strategy, discuss The Cheesecake Factory's new rewards program, and share two stocks on their radar: A.O. Smith and Deere. Got a question about stocks? Email podcasts@fool.com You can find the "Check Your Balances" show on your favorite podcast app, including Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/check-your-balances/id1551991071 Stocks discussed: ABNB, DIS, RBLX, JD, PYPL, GOOG, GOOGL, CAKE, AOS, DE Host: Chris Hill Guests: Matt Argersinger, Andy Cross, Ross Anderson Engineer: Dan Boyd

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CrowdScience - Why am I so lazy?

Lazy. Unmotivated. Procrastinating. If those are words you’re used to hearing from your inner critic, you are not alone. Take CrowdScience listener Laurie. On her days off she loves to relax on the sofa, watch TV, put off chores and generally do as little as possible. Meanwhile she sees other family members and colleagues apparently buzzing with energy: going the extra mile at work, taking up hobbies, going to the gym. Why, she asks, is she so lazy?

CrowdScience turns to experts to find out whether or not so-called ‘laziness’ is a fundamental part of biology or psychology; why some people have more energy than others; and we offer a few tips for boosting energy and motivation. Or maybe Laurie is just being a bit too hard on herself?

With psychologists Professor Fuschia Sirois and Dr Devon Price, anthropologist Professor Herman Pontzer and start-up entrepreneur Akhil Aryan.

Presented by Dr Alex Lathbridge Produced by Cathy Edwards for the BBC World Service Editor: Richard Collings Production Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris Studio Manager: Jackie Margerum

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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Border Authorities Block Media View of Illegal Migrants, Twitter’s New CEO, Daniel Penny Surrenders to Police | May 12

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



  • As reporters at the border in El Paso, Texas, sought to document the illegal immigrants’ entrance into the U.S. Border Patrol authorities positioned buses so that the media could not properly see or film the scene. Mary Margaret’s reporting: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/12/border-patrol-blocks-media-documenting-illegal-immigrant-entry-us/
  • Twitter has a new CEO. 
  • The Congressional Budget office says the U.S. could default on its debt in the “first two weeks of June.” 
  • Daniel Penny, the man accused of choking a homeless man on the New York City subway has surrendered to police. 
  • The Washington Post appears to have written an article highlighting that ‘Zuckbucks’ were used to influence the 2020 election. 


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Roundup | Bitcoin Turns Bearish as SEC Takes Fire

 With bitcoin increasingly decoupling from traditional risk assets and the US Securities regulator being called out by the Chamber of Commerce, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup. 


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Federalist Radio Hour - Rethinking SCOTUS


On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Hadley Arkes, legal philosopher and founding director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the relationship between "originalism" and "natural law" and explain how underlying moral truths should inform conservative judicial thinking.

You can find Arkes' book "Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution" here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mere-Natural-Law/Hadley-Arkes/9781684513017
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The Daily Signal - INTERVIEW | Every State Is a Border State: How the Migrant Crisis Impacts Wisconsin, Alabama, Virginia

Republican Congressmen from across the country voted to pass H.R. 2, a massive border bill, in the House of Representatives Thursday. Many of them who represent states far removed from the border told The Daily Signal how the crisis impacts their states. Wisconsin's Derrick Van Orden, Alabama's Barry Moore, and Virginia's Bob Good discussed the fentanyl crisis, murders at the hands of illegal immigrants, and what they'd tell Senate Democrats who refuse to consider the bill.

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