by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Atlanta’s Water Disaster, Google’s AI Search, Soaring Rental Prices
Atlanta's water disaster prompts a conversation about the conspiracies that led to it and the larger threat of crumbling infrastructure across the US. Google's AI search is pretty terrible. One company may be to blame for America's soaring rent prices. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.
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Somalia was recently elected by the United Nations General Assembly to be a member of the 15 member U.N.Security Council. This is for a two-year term starting next year. What does Somalia bring to the top table at the UN?
Also, how huge quantities of gold are being smuggled out of Africa
And we meet the Ghanaian dance duo Afronita and Abigail who wowed a talent show in Britain.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Israel Triumphs as Hamastan Comes to D.C.
The contrast could not have been starker: Israel rescues hostages while demonstrators defile the park across from the White House and chant "death to America"—in Washington, D.C. Hello, Joe Robinette McFly? Anybody home? Give a listen.
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Native America Calling - Monday, June 10, 2024 – America’s first universal language
At one point in history, the various tribes in the Plains region developed a shared universal language. But it didn't rely on the spoken word. Plains Indian Sign Language (PISL), or Hand Talk, was a complex means of communication that spread over a large swatch of North America. It was a way for deaf people to communicate before the invention of American Sign Language (ASL). Colonial intrusion and assimilation policies caused the number of PISL practitioners to drop off drastically. Now, a handful of PISL speakers are trying to revitalize this unique language. CBS News Roundup - 06/10/2024 | World News Roundup
Presidential campaign heats up as CBS News poll shows Donald Trump ahead nationally, but Joe Biden taking the lead in the swing states. Hunter Biden trial winds down. 4th graders fall behind in reading. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What Are Fibroids And Why Will A Majority Of Women Get Them?
Fibroids are the most common non-cancerous tumor that grows inside the uterus. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, around 1 in 4 women of reproductive age have fibroids.
While not everyone who has them experiences symptoms, it can cause pain that can impact a person’s daily life. Fibroids can cause heavy and painful menstrual cycles, cramping, bloating, lower back pain and frequent urination.
Reset checks in with a doctor to learn more about these uterine growths and treatment.
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The Bookmonger - Episode 511: ‘American Covenant’ by Yuval Levin
John J. Miller is joined by Yuval Levin to discuss his new book,
The Intelligence from The Economist - French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock
Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewhere, though, the political centre held. We examine the policies that are getting America’s many chronically truant students back in school (9:13). And the delicate business of naming a new car (16:42).
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Up First from NPR - Israel-Gaza Latest, EU Elections Results, Hunter Biden Trial
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East to push president Biden's ceasefire deal amid international outrage over Israel's mission that rescued four hostages and killed more than 270 Palestinians in Gaza. European election results are in, and some of the biggest countries in the EU are swinging to the right. Also, Hunter Biden's defense will present their case as the felony gun trial of the president's son continues.
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