Month: April 2024

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Sirhan Sirhan Story

On June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan fatally attacked Robert Kennedy -- he was tackled, disarmed and arrested immediately. Yet for decades after the murder, the arrest, and the trial, people still wonder exactly what happened. Could it be possible that Sirhan was not acting on his own -- or of his own free will?

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

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SCOTUScast - McIntosh v. United States – Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On April 17, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in McIntosh v. United States. At issue was whether a district court’s failure to comply with Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32.2(b)(2)(B)’s requirement to enter a preliminary order imposing criminal forfeiture before sentencing bars a judge from ordering forfeiture at sentencing subject to harmless-error principles on appellate review.

Join us to hear Stefan Cassella break down the decision and discuss its potential ramifications.

Featuring:
Mr. Stefan Cassella, CEO, Asset Forfeiture Law, LLC
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Focus on Africa - Alleged killings by Burkina Faso’s military: What does the HRW report say?

More than 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, were massacred by Burkina Faso's military in a single day this year. That's the allegation by Human Rights Watch.  So, how did HRW reach this conclusion and what's the response from the Burkina Faso government?

Also why is the DR Congo warning big tech companies, like Apple, to not use minerals from the eastern part of the country? 

And we meet Nigerian Afrobeats artist, Ayra Starr!

Presenter: Richard Kagoe Producers: Charles Gitonga, Stefania Okereke and Bella Hassan Technical Producer: Danny Cox Senior Producer: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Netflix’s ‘Good Times’ Reboot Met With Backlash

Fifty years after the 1974 debut of the iconic “Good Times” sitcom, a new animated reboot of the show was launched on Netflix and fans of the original show are not having a good time. The sitcom depicted a Black family making ends meet in public housing in Chicago. Its co-creator, Chicagoan Eric Monte, quickly became known as the “Godfather of Sitcom,” as he was also the mastermind behind shows including “The Jeffersons” and “What’s Happening.” Reset checks in with Monte’s daughter Cynthia Crisp, WBEZ’s Natalie Moore, and journalism professor Arionne Nettles about the show’s legacy and remake. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Markets Daily: CoinDesk Markets Week in Review

CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.

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The CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) functions as a benchmark for the performance of the digital asset market, delivering institutional quality information to digital asset investors. Subsets of the CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) are investible CoinDesk Crypto Sectors and the CoinDesk 20 Index, designed to measure the performance of the top digital assets. Today’s takeaways are provided by Tracy Stephens, senior index manager at CoinDesk Indices with additional analysis from Phillip Moran, Co-Founder & CEO at Digital Opportunities Group. For more on CoinDesk Indices, visit: coindeskmarkets.com.

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Up First from NPR - Campus Tensions Rise, SCOTUS Trump Immunity, Weinstein’s Conviction Tossed

As protests and arrests continue at college campuses across the U.S.. are the students calling for divestment in Israel getting closer to their demands? The U.S. Supreme Court took nearly three hours to debate whether a president should have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. And New York State's highest court has overturned the criminal conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Andrea de Leon, Meghan Sullivan, H-J Mai, Elana Perl, Jan Johnson and Ben Adler. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Ben Abrams and Nina Kravinsky. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott, our technical director is Zac Coleman, and our Executive Producer is Erika Aguilar.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.26.24

Alabama
Bills moving in the State House regarding the State Health Officer and automatic phone filters for minors
PETA and the Flora-Bama
Longtime Birmingham anchor retiring
Alligators in Huntsville
Governor Ivey's Approval Rate
More Cicadas in our future

National
Trump's immunity questioned before the Supreme Court
Updates on the Stormy Daniels Case
Taylor Swift's strange religious references in her new album