Month: August 2024

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Forgotten Jan 6th Case Against Trump

Former President Donald J Trump keeps figuring out ways to escape criminal liability. The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the insurrection case and delayed sentencing in the campaign finance hush money case, while a Florida judge helped him slip out from under charges of recklessly mishandling classified documents… at least, for now.

But Trump has seen less success defending himself in civil courtrooms - including two judgments against him in defamation cases brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. Trump owes tens of millions of dollars.

On this episode of our series “The Law According to Trump,” is the civil court path to holding Trump to account in a way that actually sticks? Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, speaks with host Andrea Bernstein about his case that uses the 150-year-old KKK Act to make Trump face consequences for his actions on January 6th.

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CBS News Roundup - 08/24/2024 | Weekend Roundup

On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes looks back at the Democratic National Convention with CBS's Matt Pieper, and at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's week on the campaign trail. We'll take a look at a lawsuit over a federal immigration program. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a discussion about seniors, poverty and politics.

Featured: CBS's Nicole Sganga on a Department of Justice accusing a real estate company of collusion affecting rents for millions of people.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Do we eat a credit card’s worth of microplastic each week?

The claim we all swallow 5.5 grams of microplastic each week ? the same as the weight of a credit card ? has been repeated by charities, newspapers and the World Economic Forum.

But when you understand how this number was calculated, and the range of possible answers for the amount of plastic you eat, you might not want to repeat it yourself.

Professor Jamie Woodward from the University of Manchester explains what?s what.

Presenter: Kate Lamble Producer: Beth Ashmead Latham Researcher: Ajai Singh Series producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison Sound mix: Giles Aspen Editor: Richard Vadon

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CBS News Roundup - 08/23/2024 | World News Roundup Late Edition

Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy, Jr. has suspended his campaign and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump. Following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, at least five Secret Service agents have been put on administrative leave. And Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled today that a rate cut is forthcoming.

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1A - The News Roundup For August 23, 2024

The Democratic Party gathered in Chicago this week for the party's national convention ahead of November's election to ceremonially confirm their nominee in the 2024 presidential race: Vice President Kamala Harris.

Elsewhere and across the aisle, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the GOP vice presidential nominee, made an appearance in Wisconsin Tuesday, criticizing Democrats over crime in communities like Kenosha.

Meanwhile, after further talks between mediators this week, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas remains elusive.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unscheduled visit to the region of Chechnya this week, his first trip to the mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation in nearly 13 years. He was there to inspect Chechen troops and volunteers preparing to fight in Ukraine.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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The Daily Signal - RFK Endorses Trump, Secret Service Places Agents on Administrative Leave, Kamala Harris Addresses DNC | August 23

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump.
  • The Secret Service placed at least 5 members on administrative leave.
  • House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer demanded information from TSA about Tulsi Gabbard allegedly being placed on a suspected terrorist watch list.
  • Democratic nominee Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Convention last night.



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https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/23/rfk-suspends-campaign-endorses-trump/

https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/21/rand-paul-tsa-open-skies-surveillance-program/



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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Aug. 23, 2024

Chicago was the center of the political and media universe this week as it hosted the Democratic National Convention. Thousands of delegates rallied inside the convention, while thousands of protesters made their voices heard outside the United Center. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more with Lynn Sweet and Nader Issa from the Chicago Sun-Times and Mariah Woelfel from WBEZ. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Consider This from NPR - The fine line between providing campus security and allowing for free speech

College students are trickling back onto campuses for the fall semester, just months after protests exploded across the U.S. over Israel's war in Gaza.

University leaders are bracing for more protests and counter-protests this semester. And on some campuses, new rules have already taken effect.

We hear from Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier about the academic year ahead.

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