Month: November 2024

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The Bulwark Podcast - Bill Kristol: Maybe It’s Dobbs, After All

Republicans are crowing about a big turnout of early rural voters and a decrease in African American voters in the cities. But the early vote also features a big gender gap, likely tied to abortion—an issue that was not on the ballot in 2020. And the Trump team has done a terrible job of not taking the air out of the issue. Plus, the Epstein tapes, Trump's lousy last two weeks, and The Bulwark's good and worthy fight.

Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.

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1A - ICYMI: What To Expect During Election Week And The Weeks That Follow

Tomorrow is election day. More than 74 million Americans have already cast their votes.

Over the weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made what will likely be their final pitches to voters.

We discuss what we can expect the rest of the week and more importantly, in the weeks to follow.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Russia Fines Google, Witch Marks in the UK, Stolen Bluey Coins and More

The Russian government fines Google 2.5 decillion dollars. Witch marks baffle investigators in the United Kingdom, police recover thousands of stolen Bluey coins, an ancient city is rediscovered in Mexico. Google AI makes some waves, Des Moines brings back trick-or-treating, elephants may sue for freedom in Colorado. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Focus on Africa - Piracy returns to Somalia coast

As piracy returns off the coast of Somalia, we hear from Pakistani and Iranian fishermen who fear being kidnapped. After years of being pushed back, the problem is once again on the rise.

Also, find out how Africa's genetic variation could benefit the medical world.

And how financial technology is changing business transactions on the African continent.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Bella Hassan, Nyasha Michelle and Yvette Twagiramariya Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan Senior Journalist: Joseph Keen Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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Native America Calling - Monday, November 4, 2024 — Pinning down the North Carolina Native vote

The Lumbee Nation counts 55,000 members, and although they are not federally recognized and have no tribal trust land, they have a strong cultural identity. The possibility of federal recognition is a factor in who members support in the presidential race. Across the state, the smaller, but federally recognized, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has political and economic muscle and opposes Lumbee recognition. We’ll explore the dynamics of navigating the Native vote in a critical swing state.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What A Trump Or Harris Presidency Could Mean For Climate, Environment And Energy

As president, Republican Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord and attempted to slash funding for the Environmental Protection Agency. As vice president, Democrat Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, legislation that advances climate action. Reset takes a look at how each might deal with environmental issues and how those decisions could affect Chicagoans with Reset sustainability contributor Karen Weigert. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Last-ditch pitch: America’s campaigns conclude

Both campaigns have racked up air miles covering the swing states that will decide America’s knife-edge election. We take a measure of things one day before the vote. The Turkic states of central Asia once depended heavily on Russia; now they are banding together to counterbalance it (10.38). And the costs arising as canal-boat living booms in Britain (17.46).


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