Month: January 2025

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Focus on Africa - 55 African airlines banned from Europe

55 African airlines have been banned from EU skies after a newly revised blacklist was released. Which airlines are they and why the ban?

Also why are some Kenyan farmers resisting government plans to vaccinate their livestock?

And the legacy of Dada Masilo, the young South African dancer who died at the age of 39.

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Aime Liebowitz in London. Susan Gachuhi in Nairobi Technical Producer: Jack Graysmark Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Native America Calling - Monday, January 6, 2025 — A conversation with Indian Health Service Director Roselyn Tso

Roselyn Tso (Diné) spent just over two years as director of the Indian Health Service. But her career at the agency spanned more than three decades, most recently as the IHS Navajo Area Director. As her term comes to an end, we’ll hear about her call to provide health care for Native Americans, food as medicine, and the immediate and long-term hurdles for IHS. We’ll also get an update on efforts by IHS to head off RSV infections that are putting Native children in the hospital as much as ten times more frequently than other populations.
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CBS News Roundup - 01/06/2025 | World News Roundup

Heavy snow from K.C. to D.C. It's presidential certification day. Ahead of the Oscars, it's the Golden Globes. Those stories and more from CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan on this morning's World News Roundup.

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Federalist Radio Hour - Four Years Later, Here’s What J6 Political Prisoners Like Me Have Been Through

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Tim Hale, an Army Reserve Veteran who spent nearly 3 years incarcerated for nonviolent offenses related to Jan. 6, joins The Federalist's Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss his time as a political prisoner. Hale describes in detail how he, a nonviolent offender, was subjected to solitary confinement, what other defendants are currently experiencing, and what needs to be done going forward for the remaining political prisoners. 

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - New Laws Going In Illinois Could Benefit Workers, Tenants

The state minimum wage is increasing, Gov. Pritzker’s healthcare reforms are going into effect, and digital IDs are now legal for Illinoisans. Reset got a round up of some of the most notable laws of 2025 from WBEZ statehouse reporter Mawa Iqbal. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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Up First from NPR - Ex-U.S. Capitol Police Officer Remembers Jan. 6, CNN Defamation Trial, Golden Globes

After protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, retired Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell says Donald Trump's re-election feels like a "betrayal." CNN goes to court to fight a defamation lawsuit filed by a security contractor. Reviewing the highlights from the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.

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