Aviva Siegel was among the more than 200 Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7th. She was held 51 days before being released. Her husband, Keith, who is a U.S. citizen, is still being held in Gaza. We hear about Aviva Siegel's time in captivity and her advocacy for the release of Keith and the remaining hostages.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Operation Skyhawk, Books Bound in Human Skin, and… Havana Syndrome is Russian?
A multiyear investigation discovers high-level Western accusations that the controversial Havana Syndrome may have been caused by Russian weaponry (accusations that remain officially unconfirmed today). Harvard finally takes the human skin off of one of its more controversial books. A murder related to the Three Body Problem. And what exactly is Operation Skyhawk? All this and more in this week's strange news segment.
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Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the country
Somalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas exploration
And we look at how a shortage of condoms is impacting HIV and AIDS cases in South Africa
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - A Dark New Reality
Today's podcast tries to make sense out of the Biden administration's now-undeniable harsh turn against Israel and the incomprehensible behavior of the Israeli government over the last 48 hours in relation to the war in Gaza, the negotiations over the hostages, and the threat from Hezbollah. Give a listen.
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Focus on Africa - Sierra Leone facing a youth drug crisis
Sierra Leone faces a rampant drugs abuse crisis which President Bio describes as an existential threat to the country
Somalia and Turkey sign an agreement to collaborate on oil and gas exploration
And we look at how a shortage of condoms is impacting HIV and AIDS cases in South Africa
CBS News Roundup - 04/08/2024 | World News Roundup
Ready for the eclipse, but clouds could spoil the show along parts of the path of totality. A new plan for student loan debt. CBS News Correspondents Steve Kathan in Indianapolis and Cami McCormick have today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Chicago’s Selective Enrollment Schools Came to Be
Chicago’s school board recently voted to prioritize neighborhood schools and de-emphasize selective enrollment schools, but board members are not ending school choice.
Reset dives into the history of how selective schools came to be — from the space race to integration efforts. We talk with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp, who recently reported on this history for Curious City.
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Up First from NPR - Eclipse Day, Student Loan Debt, Gaza War At Six Months
We've got everything you need to be ready for today's total solar eclipse. (Except for those glasses...you're on your own there!) The Biden administration is taking another crack at an issue it's struggled to get through the courts. And this weekend marked six months of the war in Gaza — with still no clarity on how it might end.
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The Bookmonger - Episode 502: ‘Arabella’ by Scott Walter
John J. Miller is joined by Scott Walter to discuss his new book, 'Arabella.'
The Intelligence from The Economist - The Intelligence: Rwanda’s genocide 30 years on
The 1994 slaughter of hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsis completely reshaped the country. It also produced Africa’s most polarising leader, whose outsized power and regional influence is proving ever more divisive. How a shadow economy of gangs and clans is running Gaza (11:45). And a total solar eclipse is coming to America (20:01).
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