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The Intelligence from The Economist - The Intelligence: Going for broker
Our correspondent is travelling with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on yet another gruelling tour of the Middle East trying to broker peace. What are the chances of a lasting deal? We examine the problems arising from Latin America’s falling fertility rate (11:06). And TikTok has become a destination for news; we meet some of its self-appointed news anchors (17:16).
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Bay Curious - Prop 1: Big Changes to Mental Health Funding
California's primary is just around the corner, on March 5, 2024. This year, there's a statewide Proposition on your primary ballot, but don't worry we've got you covered. Prop 1 asks voters two big questions: Should mental health funding be used for housing? And should the state borrow money to build more housing and treatment facilities? There's tons of interesting stuff in this one.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 2.8.24
Alabama
- More details about the CHOOSE Act presented this week by Governor Ivey
- AL Supreme Court listened to oral arguments re: United Methodist Church
- AG Marshall supplies legal response to APLS over library board compliance
- Governor Ivey has appointed two women to positions on APLS board
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National
- SCOTUS hears oral arguments over removal of Trump from primary ballot
- Senate Republicans vote to not advance the Border security package
- House Oversight to investigate DoD for unaccounted weapons in Ukraine
- DefSec to testify to Armed Services Committee on 2/29 over his absence
- Judge in docs case against Trump rules that SC Smith must disclose his docs
- Actor Jussie Smollet doubles down on his lies, appeals to Illinois Supreme court
- America First Legal sues Arizona election officials for violating their state laws
- Is rebellion brewing amongst Senate GOP vs. Mitch McConnell? One can hope
- Tucker Carlson to release his interview with Russian President tonight
Unexpected Elements - Deep in thought
Brain implants have been sparking conversation about the future of humanity after Elon Musk's company Neuralink announced it has embedded a microchip in a human skull. It has fired up people's imaginations and led some to wonder whether these devices that connect to our brain could be a stepping stone towards the ideas more often found in sci-fi, and maybe even create a tool to read people's thoughts. Marnie Chesterton and the panel discuss whether our privacy is at risk or whether we are already an open book. They try to understand the concept of backing up our brains, and they meet Dr Michael Winding from the Francis Crick Institute in the UK to hear about a pioneering study to map the pathways of a brain, and you might be surprised how small that brain was.
Plus, Katie Tomsett looks at how tattoos could be used to indicate the health of our bodies. In Under the Radar we learn how batteries could one day charge through sound, we hear the story of an alleged spy pigeon caught in India, and we highlight the wonderful tale of a beluga whale.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Whiskey Rebellion
In the late 18th century, the newly independent United States of America faced its first major domestic crisis.
Settlers in its westernmost regions rose up in open armed rebellion against the government. The cause of the rebellion had to do with the unique circumstances of the period as well as some laws that were not very well thought out.
The rebellion and its subsequent response were seen as a threat to the very existence of the new country.
Learn more about the Whiskey Rebellion, its causes, and its ramifications on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The NewsWorthy - Is ‘Trump 2024’ Legal?, Bipartisan Bill Fails & Disney Joins Fortnite- Thursday, February 8, 2024
The news to know for Thursday, February 8, 2024!
We'll tell you about one of the most highly-anticipated cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Starting today, justices are hearing arguments into whether former President Trump should be disqualified from the 2024 presidential race.
Also, what's next now that a bipartisan border bill has failed in the Senate?
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The Daily Signal - Transgender Series Part 2: Why Parents Can’t Trust Mental Health Professionals
Unfortunately, parents can't trust mental health professionals on the issue of a transgender identity, a veteran social worker warns.
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, a social worker with decades of experience dealing with mental health professionals and vulnerable people, warns that the over-psychologizing of childhood is contributing to the rise of rapid-onset gender dysphoria and the trauma of kids mutilating their own bodies to pursue a transgender identity, rather than dealing with underlying psychological issues.
Garfield-Jaeger, who lost her job because she refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine, now runs a practice called “The Truthful Therapist,” where she helps parents navigate the potentially fraught field of mental health. Many parents struggle to navigate mental health and find themselves demonized by the very professionals who they trust to help their kids.
“I talk to parents who either are still in the thick of it, where their children are still identifying as trans, or where their child has desisted, where the time that their children felt the most distress is when they believed that their parents no longer love them or care about them or accept them because that's what the trans community and the therapists and the doctors” say, Garfield-Jaeger tells “The Daily Signal Podcast.”
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Curious City - What Was The American Negro Exposition Of 1940?
Fed up with how Black Americans were portrayed at world’s fairs, Black organizers created the “first real Negro World’s Fair” in Chicago in 1940. As Arionne Nettles reports, this exposition paved the way for Black institutions. Nettles’ debut book, "We Are The Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything," is out on April 16, 2024.
Curious City - What Was The American Negro Exposition Of 1940?
Fed up with how Black Americans were portrayed at world’s fairs, Black organizers created the “first real Negro World’s Fair” in Chicago in 1940. As Arionne Nettles reports, this exposition paved the way for Black institutions. Nettles’ debut book, "We Are The Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything," is out on April 16, 2024.