Baseball was once known for breaking racial barriers in the U.S. But now, Black representation in the major leagues is at its lowest level in decades.
This year, MLB did something to try and change that, by staging the first annual HBCU Swingman Classic. It's an opportunity for players from historically Black colleges and universities to play in front of scouts and executives on a national stage.
NPR's Juana Summers reports from Seattle on MLB's efforts to reverse the decline and recruit Black American players.
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Lost Debate - Threads Explosion, Student Debt Fight, Affirmative Action Future
Meta kicked off the ultimate social media war with their launch of Threads. The Twitter alternative has quickly become the fastest growing social media network in history. Ravi and Rikki discuss the new platform’s extraordinary rise. They also debate what it might mean for Elon Musk.
SCOTUS struck down Biden’s student-loan forgiveness program. The hosts weigh in on the ruling, Biden’s new plan, and what this all means for borrowers.
Lastly, writer and education expert Richard Kahlenberg joins to break down the Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision on affirmative action, the future of college admissions, and what we can do to create a more equitable higher education environment.
[1:45] Threads vs. Twitter
[17:10] Student Loans
[32:25] Affirmative Action
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | Biden Admin Tried To Censor Itself Using Big Tech, Fauci Reportedly Played Role In Downplaying Lab Leak, Sotomayor Staff Pushed Book Sales | July 11
On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Tyler O’Neil reports that the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a report on Monday, revealing that the FBI under President Joe Biden urged Meta, Instagram’s parent company, to remove the U.S. State Department’s official Russian-language Instagram account. Tyler’s article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/07/11/big-tech-censorship-backfires-biden-admin-flags-itself-pro-ukraine-accounts-russian-disinformation-docs-reveal/
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Francis Collins, the former head of the National Institutes of Health, reportedly helped with downplaying the lab leak theory in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Associated Press reports that staff of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor would ask libraries and colleges to buy her books ahead of speaking engagements. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-sotomayor-book-sales-ethics-colleges-b2cb93493f927f995829762cb8338c02
- Gigi De La Torre reports an American cycling competition created a third division for “transgender” cyclists on Friday after a male recently won a cycling event in the women’s division.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Inside Mayor Johnson’s Four-Year Plan For Chicago
Mayor Johnson released a 223-page report charting his four-year plan for Chicago. We talked to WBEZ city government and politics reporters Tessa Weinberg and Mariah Woelfel to learn more about Johnson’s vision for the city.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Illinois Air Quality Worst It’s Been In 10 Years
The Illinois EPA announced an “Air Pollution Action Day” for the thirteenth time this year. Those announcements are issued when air quality is at or above an unhealthy level for sensitive groups, and the first half of 2023 has had more than any year in the last decade. So what should we do when there’s an advisory, and how does poor air quality affect our mental and physical health? We spoke to Zac Adelman, executive director of the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium, Stacy Montgomery, researcher with Northwestern’s Climate Change Research Group, Steve Mosakowski, director of respiratory care at RUSH university medical center, and Gina Ramirez, Midwest outreach manager at Natural Resources Defense Council.
You're Wrong About - Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours with Carolyn Kendrick
This week, we bring you a re-release from our bonus vault as Sarah tells Carolyn Kendrick about the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. We learn about the worlds of songwriting and production, how the music business has changed since the 1970’s, and of course all the interpersonal relationships that make us love to love this band.
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Motley Fool Money - Prime Shoppers Spend More
Amazon can expect $13 billion in Prime Day sales, but what does that mean for a $1.3 trillion company?
(00:21) Ricky Mulvey and Jason Moser discuss: - The services that Amazon wants shoppers to notice. - If Prime Day is an economic bellwether. - Bank of America’s fine from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Plus, (13:31) Robert Brokamp interviews Wade Pfau, author of the recently updated “Retirement Planning Guidebook”, on how to find a retirement spending style.
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State of the World from NPR - Trying to understand the aborted revolt in Russia
The Kremlin has revealed President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries just days after they staged an uprising against military leadership. And one of Russia's top generals has resurfaced. NPR's Charles Maynes in Moscow explains what we know.
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Chapo Trap House - 748 – Slave Stealers, LLC (7/11/23)
Our review of the feel-good sleeper indie hit of the summer, Astroid Cit- no, it's the new Jim Caviezel-starring anti-trafficking movie “The Sound of Freedom”
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | GBTC Discount Narrows as Institutional Interest Captures the Narrative
Plus, today’s top headlines from Arkham, Grayscale and the Bank for International Settlements.
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Crypto Startup Arkham Has Apparently Been Doxxing Users for Months
Grayscale Argues Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF Approval Shows Spot ETF Should Be Approved
Gridless Uses Bitcoin Mining to Power Rural Africa - Crypto Projects to Watch 2023 - CoinDesk
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First Mover Americas: GBTC Discount Narrows to Lowest Since May 2022
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