Month: March 2024

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Planet Money - How much of your tax dollars are going to Israel and Ukraine

There's been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should continue to financially support the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Some taxpayers don't think the U.S. should give Ukraine any money to fight off Russia's invasion. And some taxpayers have concerns about how they might be funding weapons that have been used to kill civilians in Gaza. And there are questions about how much individual taxpayers contribute to war efforts, generally.

So in this episode, we attempt to do the math: The average taxpayers' contribution to Israel and Ukraine. It's not so simple. But in attempting to do this math, we get this window into the role of our tax dollars on foreign assistance, and how the U.S. sells weapons to other countries.

For links to some of the reports we looked at to report this episode, check out the episode page on NPR.org.

This episode was hosted by Sarah Gonzalez and Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and edited by Jess Jiang. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Robert Rodriguez. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Parents Unite Against TikTok


Alleigh Marré, the executive director of the American Parents Coalition, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how the fight for parents' rights is expanding beyond the right and share the mission behind APC's "TikTok is Poison" campaign. 

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Up First from NPR - Presidential Money Race, Clearing The Key Bridge, Moscow Investigation’s Torture

If you paid enough money Thursday night, you could get your picture taken with three presidents — all at once. Reopening the Port of Baltimore will be a Herculean effort, as crews must clear six million pounds of steel out of the Patapsco River. And Russia's government isn't trying to hide that the four suspects on trial for last week's Moscow terrorist attack have been tortured.

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Russell Lewis, Nick Spicer, Alice Woelfle and Ben Adler. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Ben Abrams and Milton Guevara. We get engineering support from Carleigh Strange. And our technical director is Stacey Abbott.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 3.29.24

Alabama

  • SoS Allen says voting mailers coming from non profit should be thrown out
  • AG Marshall joins 10 other states to sue Biden Admin. for SAVE plan on debt
  • 1819's posting of body camera footage renews calls for justice for Steve Perkins
  • Calls for closed party primaries mount after 110 Dems switch vote in Dale county
  • Founder of Mountain Gateway says 11 pastors in Nicaragua sentenced to prison

National

  • House Oversight Committee invites Joe Biden to come testify over foreign $
  • Impeachment articles for DHS Mayorkas will go to US Senate on April 10th
  • TX District judge strikes down new emissions rule from Dept. of Transportation
  • Kansas legislature passes veto proof ban on sex changes for minors
  • Catholic Cardinal calls for excommunication of Joe Biden due to abortion stance
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Everything Everywhere Daily - Jet Propulsion

When humans first managed to harness heavier-than-air flight, they did so by using piston engines and propellers. 

Several decades later, a more efficient means of propulsion was developed. It could make planes travel faster and higher and could use less fuel over longer distances. 

In addition to transforming civilian and military aviation, new modes of it still have the potential to revolutionize the world once again.

Learn more about jet propulsion, how it works, and how it was developed on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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