A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.
Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democrats. But the state has never elected a female Governor or a female U.S. senator.
Will that fact determine who might win their 16 electoral votes?
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Consider This from NPR - Is Georgia ready to vote for a female president?
A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.
Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democrats. But the state has never elected a female Governor or a female U.S. senator.
Will that fact determine who might win their 16 electoral votes?
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Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democrats. But the state has never elected a female Governor or a female U.S. senator.
Will that fact determine who might win their 16 electoral votes?
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: Sept. 20, 2024
Illinois Republicans called on Democrats to “end dangerous rhetoric” after an apparent second Trump assassination attempt, while the Illinois Supreme Court heard challenges to the state’s assault weapons ban.
Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories and much more in our Weekly News Recap
with Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Ray Long, ABC7 News anchor Ravi Baichwal, and
WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg.
For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
State of the World from NPR - Israel’s Attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon Continue
A building in a residential neighborhood in Beirut was struck by Israel, killing a senior commander with the militant group Hezbollah and ten other fighters, according to the Israeli military. It was the deadliest attack in Beirut in nearly two decades and it comes in the same week Hezbollah militants were targeted by Israel with thousands of exploding pagers and radios. We go to the scene of the strike in Beirut.
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The Daily Signal - Harris Talks Abortion with Oprah, Israel Strikes Hezbollah, Mark Robinson Continues Campaign | Sept. 20
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- Vice President Kamala Harris sits down with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday to discuss the Georgia woman who died after abortion pill complications.
- Israel launches an airstrike on the capital of Lebanon on Friday.
- New York Magazine’s Washington Correspondent is currently on leave after an alleged romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy jr.
- Mark Robinson says he will continue his campaign after allegations of questionable comments on pornography sites.
- Indiana State University canceled a speech from Rich Lowry due to a false claim he used a racial slur.
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Planet Money - How to save 10,000 fingers
Table saws are extremely dangerous. The government estimates that injuries from table saws send something like 30,000 people to the emergency room every year. 3,000 of those end in amputations. The costs of those injuries are enormous. Are they also avoidable?
In 1999, inventor Steve Gass had a realization: Humans conduct electricity pretty well; Wood does not. Could he develop a saw that could tell the difference between the two?
Steve invented a saw that can detect a finger and stop the blade in milliseconds. Then, he tried to license it to the big tool companies. He thought it was a slam dunk proposition: It would dramatically reduce the injuries, and the cost of medical treatments and lost wages associated with them.
On today's episode: What does it take to make table saws safer? When someone gets hurt by a power tool, there are tons of costs, tons of externalities. We all bear the cost of the injury, in some way. So, it can be in society's best interest to minimize those costs. We follow Steve's quest to save thousands of fingers. It brought him face-to-face with roomfuls of power tool company defense attorneys, made him the anti-hero of the woodworking world, and cost the lives of many, many hot dogs.
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In 1999, inventor Steve Gass had a realization: Humans conduct electricity pretty well; Wood does not. Could he develop a saw that could tell the difference between the two?
Steve invented a saw that can detect a finger and stop the blade in milliseconds. Then, he tried to license it to the big tool companies. He thought it was a slam dunk proposition: It would dramatically reduce the injuries, and the cost of medical treatments and lost wages associated with them.
On today's episode: What does it take to make table saws safer? When someone gets hurt by a power tool, there are tons of costs, tons of externalities. We all bear the cost of the injury, in some way. So, it can be in society's best interest to minimize those costs. We follow Steve's quest to save thousands of fingers. It brought him face-to-face with roomfuls of power tool company defense attorneys, made him the anti-hero of the woodworking world, and cost the lives of many, many hot dogs.
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Cato Daily Podcast - A New Chapter in Mexico’s Hard Turn against Liberalism
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has continued his largely successful push to centralize power in Mexico under him. Cato's Ian Vasquez says the turn away from markets and freedom will bring dire results for average people.
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The Journal. - The Fed Finally Cut Rates. What Does That Mean?
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates this week, after a two year battle with inflation. David Uberti explains how that will impact the economy and we hear from two couples about what they hope this means for their finances.
Further Listening:
- A Fed Insider on the Looming Rate Cut
- What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy
- Trump Allies Draft Plans to Rein in the Fed
Further Reading:
- Americans Are Desperate for Relief. The Rate Cut Is a Glimmer of Hope.
- The Fed Aims to Repeat Greenspan’s 1990s Masterpiece
- Fed Cuts Rates by Half Percentage Point
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Motley Fool Money - Rates Go Down, Market Goes Up
Low rates are great for stocks, as long as we’re looking at a soft landing.
(00:21) Ron Gross and Asit Sharma discuss:
- The Fed’s 50 bps rate cut, the market’s reaction, and what history has to say about cuts this dramatic.
- Nike’s CEO swap, what went wrong for John Donahoe and whether Elliot Hill has what it takes to turn the company around.
- A new partnership masking bad results from Olive Garden, and FedEx’s signals about shipping trends.
(19:11) Reddit hit the market in 2024, but it’s been around as the front page of the internet for almost 20 years. CEO Steve Huffman joined us to talk through how the company stands out in the world of social media with its focus on community, where it has been and where it is heading.
(33:26) Ron and Asit break down two stocks on their radar: D.R. Horton and Intel.
Stocks discussed: NKE, DRI, FDX, RDDT, DHI, INTC,
Host: Dylan Lewis
Guests: Asit Sharma, Ron Gross, Steve Huffman
Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd
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CrowdScience - Are we mature by 18?
18 is the age of majority, or maturity, in most countries around the world. Depending where you live, it might be when you can vote, buy alcohol, or get married. But what's so special about 18 that makes it the beginning of adulthood? CrowdScience listener Lynda didn't feel very mature back then. She recalls a difficult decision that made her wonder what science has to say about when we’re truly grown up. How developed are we, physically, mentally and emotionally, by the age of 18? And how much does this differ between people, or from culture to culture? Presenter Caroline Steel digs around for answers with the aid of neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, biological anthropologist Barry Bogin, and cultural anthropologist Bonnie Hewlett. And even some teenagers. Contributors: Barry Bogin, Emeritus Professor of Biological Anthropology, Loughborough University Sarah-Jayne Blakemore - Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge Professor Bonnie Hewlett - Associate Professor, Cultural Anthropology, WSU Vancouver
Presenter: Caroline Steel Producer: Richard Walker Editor: Cathy Edwards Production Co-Ordinator: Ishmael Soriano Studio Manager: Neva Missirian