The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Dynamics of the Jump Ball

National polling shows Kamala Harris in the lead but battleground-state polling shows pretty much a tie between her and Donald Trump in the places that will decide the election. How to explain this, and how to explain the controversy over Trump laying a wreath at Arlington Cemetery? Give a listen.

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Focus on Africa - Why is Spain’s PM in West Africa?

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day trip to west Africa. He's hoping to curb the record number of unauthorised migrants travelling by boat to Europe via the Canary Islands. But why is migration increasing?

Also why is there a delay in paying the Kenyan police deployed in Haiti?

And what does naming of a lion, after the leader of the opposition, tell us about politics in Tanzania today?

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Native America Calling - Thursday, August 29, 2024 – The ongoing battle against a persistent surge of syphilis

Syphilis is relatively easy to treat. But that fact hasn’t stopped an unremitting increase in the disease that is hitting Native Americans hardest. Public health officials say American Indian and Alaska Native people currently suffer the highest syphilis infection rates of any group in the country – and the highest recorded since the cure was discovered in 1941. The Indian Health Service warns cases of congenital syphilis have resulted in stillbirths or infant deaths shortly after birth. Medical officials have a series of detection and treatment recommendations. We’ll revisit the problem of syphilis infections and discuss the strategies for solving it.

CBS News Roundup - 08/29/2024 | World News Roundup

Trump and Harris campaigns hit the battleground states as a controversy over an Arlington National Cemetery incident grows. United Airlines strike threat. SpaceX grounded. CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - How Trump, Harris Climate Policies Could Affect Chicago

With the two political conventions behind us, we take a look at the candidates' records on climate issues. From the three Supreme Court justices appointed by Trump affecting the court’s rulings on environmental cases to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act under President Biden. Reset discusses what this could mean for the Chicago area and what to keep an eye out for moving forward with Karen Weigert, Reset sustainability contributor and director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Up First from NPR - Telegram CEO Charged, Trump’s Arlington Politics, Fictitious Noncitizen Voters

French authorities move to hold the CEO of tech giant Telegram responsible for serious crimes committed on the messaging app. Trump faces criticism for using slain troops at Arlington National Cemetery in campaign material. Some U.S. citizens are being targeted by GOP-led efforts to prevent noncitizens from voting.

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Bay Curious - Port Costa: Quirky, Historic, Cool

Port Costa is a tiny, funky town on the Carquinez Strait that looks and feels like a time capsule. We've received several questions about it over the years: Did its old hotel used to be a brothel? Is it haunted? Was Port Costa once a port, as the name suggests? This week, reporter Katherine Monahan heads to this relic of the old west to experience its eclectic charm and find out the answers.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Nvincible? What could curb Nvidia’s supremacy

The American chip designer has become one of the world’s most valuable companies on the back of the AI revolution. But there are some contradictions in Nvidia’s plans for the future. California’s iconic Highway 1 is under threat (10:46). And why Europeans are spurning nudity (20:41).


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Lost Debate - Fights in the Forgotten Borough: Part Two

A priest said he was threatened. The community said they felt ignored. 


In part two of the series, Ravi visits Rosebank, a neighborhood on Staten Island’s northeastern shore, to investigate another chapter in the migrant shelter controversy. Through conversations with neighbors and the people at the center of the issue, he searches for common ground and a path forward. 


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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 8.29.24

Alabama

  • 2 AL congressmen decry new Jack Smith charges against Trump
  • Trussville residents vote down a proposed property tax increase
  • Runoff race to happen for Huntsville city council seat of convicted shoplifter
  • House Judiciary report cites illegal alien rape case in Prattville  in 2023
  • Sen. Britt secures 2.5 million for Tuskegee University flight school program
  • Auburn University has record enrollment of over 33,8oo for Fall Semester

National

  • SCOTUS puts a hold on Biden's 2nd student loan debt relief plan
  • House Judiciary subpoenas docs on NYC judge's daughter & Dem bias
  • Kamala Harris agrees to CNN pre-taped/edited interview along w/Tim Walz
  • MO Senator says Secret Service lying /hiding info re: Trump shooting
  • Trump is convinced more than ever that God saved his life in PA
  • GOP in Massachusetts seeking answers to $1B spent on illegal aliens in state