Month: November 2024

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The Daily Signal - Praise for Pam Bondi, Another Trump Legal Win, Eliminating the Education Department | Nov. 22

Today's top news:

Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and prosecutor for nearly 20 years, is Trump’s new pick for U.S. attorney general. Trump specifically hailed Bondi as a force against the weaponization of the federal government against conservatives.

Trump scored a “decisive win” today in a New York courtroom. Judge Juan Merchan won’t hold a sentencing hearing next week as planned. Instead, today the embattled judge granted the Trump legal team’s request to file a motion to dismiss the case.

Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican from South Dakota, introduced a bill that would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. It’s called the Returning Education to Our States Act, and it could serve as the legislative vehicle to carry out Trump’s promise.

Plus, coming up tomorrow our special Saturday interview edition, my colleague Virginia Allen speaks with Camille and Emmanuel Kampouris, producers of the new movie about German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

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Motley Fool Money - Expectations Over Results

The market yawned at Nvidia’s 94% growth and cheered as Williams-Sonoma posted year-over-year declines. It’s all about expectations. 

(00:55) Jason Moser and Emily Flippen discuss:

- How Walmart is thriving while Target struggles with “decelerating discretionary demand.”

- Market expectations affecting the reactions to Nvidia’s strong quarter and Williams-Sonoma’s seemingly weak one. 

- Snowflake’s strong report and what its new deal with Anthropic means .

(19:03) Adobe CFO Dan Durn walks through how the leading software company for creatives is approaching AI tooling and monetization.

(34:35) Emily and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Tesla and C3Ai.


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Stocks discussed: TGT, WMT, WSM, NVDA, SNOW, PANW, ADBE, TSLA, AI.

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Emily Flippen, Dan Durn

Engineers: Rick Engdahl

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CrowdScience - Why can’t my dog live as long as me?

As we enter our teenage years, many of us feel like life is just getting started. But for dogs, celebrating a ‘teen’ birthday is a sign of old age, entering a phase when things start slowing down. Listener Susan was besotted with her beloved corgi Copper John and wants to know why our furry companions rarely live as long as us. We investigate what accounts for the huge differences in lifespans across animal species. From fish that live a few weeks, to sharks who can survive for 500 years, what are the factors that affect the ticking on our biological clocks? Central to this field is the idea of ‘live fast, die young’, with some animals burning more quickly through their ‘life fuel’. But is this rate set in stone?

Presenter Anand Jagatia find out how animals’ growth, reproduction and anti-ageing methods contribute to the length of their survival. Dr Kevin Healy, a macroecologist at the University of Galway, discusses some of these theories, explaining how the dangers and luxuries faced by animals during their evolution shape their speed of life.

One example of extreme slow living is the Greenland Shark. John Fleng Steffensen, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Copenhagen, describes how he helped figure out how old they really are, and how their cold living quarters increase their lifespan. Alessandro Cellerino, physiologist at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, finds the key to the sharks’ longevity in their DNA.

Anand also goes on a hunt on the west coast of Ireland for a creature that lives fast but surprisingly, dies old. Noel Fahy, research student at the University of Galway, is his guide, while Dr Nicole Foley, Associate Research Scientist at Texas A&M University, reveals the life-extending secrets of this creature.

And geneticist Trey Ideker, Professor at the University of California San Diego, busts the myth that one dog year is seven human years. But how much is this misconception off by?

Presenter: Anand Jagatia Producer: Julia Ravey Content Editor: Cathy Edwards Studio Manager: Sarah Hockley Production Coordinator: Ishmael Soriano

(Photo: Copper John the Welsh Pembrokeshire Corgi, by listener Susan)

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The Journal. - Gaetz, Bondi and Trump’s Department of Justice

After recognizing his nomination was facing an uphill battle, former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for U.S. Attorney General. WSJ's Sadie Gurman describes how president-elect Donald Trump's first pick unraveled and why he chose former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the role instead.


Further Reading:

-Trump Picks Pam Bondi for Attorney General After Gaetz Withdraws 

-Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration as Trump's Attorney General 

-Matt Gaetz Had Sex With 17-Year-Old, Witness Told House Ethics Committee 


Further Listening:

-The Scramble Is on to Fill Trump’s Cabinet

-What a Republican Congress Could Mean for Trump 


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Consider This from NPR - The “Bad Sisters” are back, and they’re better than ever.

The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, because the show wasn't originally intended to have a second season.

But, as creator and star Sharon Horgan puts it — "You don't just kill a man and move on."

The Garvey sisters are back for Season 2 – with more banter... wickedness... and secrets. We catch up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to find out what's in store.

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Consider This from NPR - The “Bad Sisters” are back, and they’re better than ever.

The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, because the show wasn't originally intended to have a second season.

But, as creator and star Sharon Horgan puts it — "You don't just kill a man and move on."

The Garvey sisters are back for Season 2 – with more banter... wickedness... and secrets. We catch up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to find out what's in store.

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Consider This from NPR - The “Bad Sisters” are back, and they’re better than ever.

The Apple TV series "Bad Sisters" debuted two years ago. There were laughs. There was murder. And that could've been it for the Garvey sisters, because the show wasn't originally intended to have a second season.

But, as creator and star Sharon Horgan puts it — "You don't just kill a man and move on."

The Garvey sisters are back for Season 2 – with more banter... wickedness... and secrets. We catch up with creator and star Sharon Horgan to find out what's in store.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Altcoins Skyrocket After SEC Chair Gary Gensler Announces Resignation

Host Christine Lee breaks down the price movements in altcoins after SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced that he is stepping down from the agency on Jan. 20.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced that he is stepping down from the agency on Jan. 20. The news sent altcoins flying as investors anticipate that the agency's new leadership will be friendlier towards the crypto industry. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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State of the World from NPR - A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War

It has been over a thousand days since Russia began it's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war has had huge geopolitical ramifications, but it has also has affected the lives of millions of ordinary people. Our correspondent in Kyiv tells us how the one couple in Ukraine has weathered the conflict.

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