Alabama News
Alabama has launched a website for its school voucher-like program called the CHOOSE Act. It provides information on eligibility, online applications, and deadlines.
A teacher at Summerdale School in Baldwin County expressed frustration over challenges posed by an increasing number of English Language Learners (ELL) in her classroom. She said it affects both teachers and students.
A newspaper error cost Alabama taxpayers $1.76 million and delayed the final phase of the Gordo Bypass project.
On the Flagrant podcast, former President Donald Trump praised Alabama Senator Katie Britt for advocating the importance of in-vitro fertilization.
National News
Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to face trial on May 5, 2025, in Manhattan federal court for sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges.
The Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025, giving retirees and beneficiaries an average monthly increase of more than $50.
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, has resulted in at least 12 confirmed deaths, including six in St. Lucie County. That's where tornadoes touched down.
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Alabama News
Amber Beard, a 39-year-old USPS mail carrier, has been arrested and charged with multiple theft-related crimes, including trafficking in stolen identities, illegal possession of credit and debit cards, and fourth-degree theft of property. Beard was initially caught shoplifting at a Buc-ee’s in Leeds, Alabama.
Senator Tommy Tuberville is urging voters to elect leaders who will stand up for the country, expressing concern over socialism, immigration, and election integrity. He emphasized the importance of this election with less than 30 days to go, while also criticizing the Biden-Harris administration's slow response to Hurricane Helene's devastation.
The Biden administration has announced it will not extend the legal status of Haitian and other migrants in the U.S. under the CHNV Parole Program, which has caused concerns in communities across Alabama.
National News
Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation in western North Carolina, with satellite images revealing severe flooding, washed-out streets, and significant damage to homes and infrastructure. At least 225 people have been confirmed dead, with more expected as rescue efforts continue, hindered by inaccessible roads.
Hurricane Milton has intensified into a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm with winds reaching 175 mph as it approaches Florida's Gulf Coast. The storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, bringing dangerous storm surges, high winds, and flooding.
Tremont City Police Chief Chad Duncan criticized the government's handling of the immigration crisis in Springfield, Ohio, which has caused tension between local residents and Haitian migrants.
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Alabama News
Alabama is preparing to accommodate tens of thousands of evacuees as Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm, heads toward Florida.
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) has called for the resignation of Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond, blaming him for failing to curb violent crime in the city.
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham praised the success of the recently formed multi-agency Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit (MACS), which has made significant strides in reducing crime since June 2024.
National News
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a stark warning to residents who might ignore evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida. In an interview with CNN, Castor emphasized the gravity of the situation, warning that those who stay in evacuation zones could face fatal consequences: "If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die."
President Biden has announced a 10-year plan to replace lead pipes across the U.S., aiming to improve drinking water safety, especially in older urban areas like Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit.
A coalition of over a dozen U.S. states, led by California and New York, has filed lawsuits against TikTok, accusing the company of deliberately designing its platform to addict teens.
The Gist - BEST OF THE GIST: The Dispatch Edition
This weekend on Best Of The Gist, a couple segments from The Dispatch Podcast, on which Mike was a guest last week. Hosts Sarah Isgur and Jonah Goldberg talked with Mike about Israel’s military exchanges with Iran, the legitimacy of “experts,” and some movie reviews.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #1005 – Oct 12 2024
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Dumbest Thing of the Week: Loch Ness Sonar; News Items: Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine, Chemistry, and Physics, Fruit Fly Connectome, Shroud of Turin Again; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Hydrogen Cars; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction
Motley Fool Money - Ex-SoftBank CFO on OpenAI, Bubbles, and When to Sell
With great swings, come great wins and great losses. Few companies know that better than SoftBank, the Japanese holding company made famous for its investments in Alibaba, Arm Holdings, WeWork, and other tech names that have dominated headlines from the past decade-plus.
Alok Sama is the former President and CFO of SoftBank and the author of the new book “The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with Sama to discuss:
- OpenAI’s latest fundraising round.
- “Happiness for everyone” as an investment philosophy.
- The illusion – and reality – of power.
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Up First from NPR - Hurricane Evacuation Saves Lives, Mass Gathering in D.C., Mortgage Rate Mystery
The death toll from Milton is lower than expected because many residents got out of harm's way. Some of the leaders behind the Stop the Steal movement are back on the National Mall today. Home mortgage rates climbed this week even despite cuts by the Federal Reserve.
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Global News Podcast - The Happy Pod: Kylie thanks fans who got her through cancer
Pop superstar Kylie Minogue tells us how the love and support of fans around the world helped her breast cancer recovery. Also: the penguin post office; making plastic from onion peel; and learning happiness from dogs.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Brother-Sister Duo Wasia Project On The Making Of Their New EP ‘Isotope’
Siblings Olivia Hardy and Will Gao didn’t always know making music together was in the cards. “I feel like the process was pretty organic,” Hardy said. “There was never like a, ‘Today marks the beginning of everything.’” But even so, music has always been a big part of their lives. Gao recalls there always being music playing in their childhood whether it was on the CD player or the radio.
The two have gone on to form the band Wasia Project. They’ve released a handful of singles and EPs and toured with the likes of Grammy-award winning jazz singer Laufey and artist Tom Odell. The duo dropped their latest EP ‘Isotope’ in August featuring tracks like ‘Is This What Love Is?’ and ‘Somebody Come Through.’
Hardy and Gao stopped by WBEZ’s studios ahead of their sold-out Chicago show at Lincoln Hall for an interview with Reset host Sasha-Ann Simons.
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Honestly with Bari Weiss - The Hundred Year Holy War
We all know the horrid tale of what happened in Israel on October 7, 2023. Waves of gunmen attacked families in their homes and young people attending a music festival. The marauders filmed their murders on GoPro cameras. They burned families alive in their safe rooms; raped, and mutilated their victims; and took hostages back to Gaza on golf carts. Why did they do it?
For many critics of Israel, the horrific violence of October 7 was the predictable response to the “occupation”—never mind that Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005. To them, October 7 was a jailbreak from what progressives often call “an open-air prison.”
But for the belligerents, in their own words, this war is for the defense of a mosque on top of a mountain. They called their massacre “Al-Aqsa Flood,” named for one of the two mosques that sit atop what is known to the Jews as the Temple Mount. This is where King Solomon’s temple once stood, and at its base is the Western Wall, where Jews have prayed since its construction in the second century BCE. It’s also known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, a noble sanctuary. It’s where Muslims believe the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven in a dream. An October 10 Hamas communiqué justified their attack as resistance to thwart “schemes and dreams of Judaizing Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa.”
This reveals something very important about the Israel-Palestine conflict: That it is not a territorial dispute. It’s a holy war, with roots in an ancient city with significance far beyond its 2.5 miles of limestone walls. The world knows it as Jerusalem. The Palestinians call it Al-Quds.
Hamas claims there is a plot by Israel to destroy Al-Aqsa—the mosque atop the Temple Mount that sits in the center of Jerusalem—and build a third Jewish temple where it now stands. It’s a lie. A lie that goes back a century. The man who first began to spread the libel was from one of Jerusalem’s great families that traced its lineage back to the prophet Muhammad himself. He was a seminary-school dropout, a fanatic antisemite, and a Nazi collaborator. His name was Hajj Amin al-Husseini.
Today, Eli Lake tells the story of al-Husseini, the origins of the 100-year holy war, and why it persists to this day.
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