Month: March 2024

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State of the World from NPR - The Booming Business of Kidnapping in Nigeria

Islamic insurgents and other heavily armed groups have increasingly turned to kidnapping to get money. They abduct individuals, families and even large groups and then demand to be paid to let them go. We hear the story of one family, whose life has been turned upside down by a kidnapping.

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The Gist - Running Out Ronna

A staff revolt at NBC protests the network’s move to hire former RNC head Ronna McDaniel. Plus, Trump wins in court, and those who are committed to a narrative of his penury are aggrieved. And we're joined by Whitney Downard of the Indiana Capital Chronicle, to discuss a social service funding and forecasting debacle that puts the families of the severely disabled in a bind.


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The Daily Signal - Trump’s Bond Reduced from $465 Million, Putin Blames Ukraine for Concert Hall Massacre, Ex-Prosecutor Says Crime Victims Don’t Have Rights | March 25

  • Appeals court reduces former President Donald Trump’s bond to $175 million
  • Earlier today, the United Nations Security Council voted and adopted “a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages,” according to the UN’s X page. The US abstained from the vote
  • Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is not happy with Democratic strategist James Carville.
  • On Friday, gunmen opened fire at a concert hall in Moscow, killing upward of 130 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed blame on Ukraine
  • Crime victims don’t have rights under the Constitution, former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was recalled by voters in 2022 amid an escalation of crime, said during a conference here at UC Berkeley School of Law.
  • Jarrett’s article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/03/24/recalled-san-francisco-da-says-victims-dont-have-rights-under-the-constitution/


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: How Many Years in Jail Will Sam Bankman-Fried Get? Nigeria Charged Binance With Tax Evasion

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Binance's saga in Nigeria to outlooks on Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including a Coinbase research report that looked at bitcoin ETFs' first week of net outflows in two months. Plus, Nigerian authorities charged Binance with tax evasion and traders bet on how many years Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced to.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Still A Close Race For Cook County State’s Attorney

Nearly a week after Illinois’ primary election, the race for Cook County State’s Attorney gets closer and closer as election officials tally up the remaining mail in and provisional ballots. Plus, the city announces plans to close temporary shelters housing migrants at 5 city parks, and transition the facilities back to their former use as a recreation destination for residents. Reset digs into this and more city politics happenings with WBEZ’s Tessa Weinberg. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Why Are Birth Rates Falling?

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Catherine Pakaluk, director of social research and associate professor at the Catholic University of America, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to dive into the complex world of falling birth rates and examine the motivations of couples that end up with above-average family sizes. 

You can find Pakaluk's book Hannah's Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth here. 

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Motley Fool Money - The Long Goodbye

Boeing’s CEO is moving on, just not quite yet.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss:

- The ins and outs of Boeing’s CEO search.

- Why Masimo may spin out its consumer division.

- If Elliott Management can make Match soar.


(16:21) IWG CEO Mark Dixon explores the opportunity his company sees in the global shift toward hybrid work.


Companies discussed: IWG, BA, MASI, MTCH, PYPL, ETSY


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Host: Deidre Woollard

Guests: Jason Moser, Mark Dixon

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineers: Chace Pryzlepa, Dan Boyd

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