Month: January 2025

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Focus on Africa - Why are more Francophone countries cutting ties with France?

Ivory Coast has confirmed, French troops stationed in the region for decades, will begin withdrawing from Ivorian soil this month. This marks another shift in the growing trend across West Africa, where France is seeing a reduction in their military presence.  An analyst explains the genesis of this resentment.

Also, French President Emmanuel Macron was recently heckled during his visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte.  What's France's relationship with Mayotte?

And will the rights of the Kua people in Botswana, also known as Bushmen, be better under new President Boko Duma's government ?

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producer: Sunita Nahar in London Technical Producer: Jack Graysmark Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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Bad Faith - Episode 436 – Elon & Vivek’s H1-B Crash Out

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This week Brie is joined by a stacked panel of journalists -- Irami Osei-Frimpong, Q Anthony Ali, &  Zaid Jilani -- to discuss the new divide on the right that emerged after Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy defended the use of H1-B visas to import labor from India for tech jobs. Conservative opponents of these visa recipients find themselves making populist arguments decrying the downward pressure on American wages and the competitive disadvantage college debt causes for American workers. But at the same time, they engage in racist anti-Indian stereotyping. Are Elon and Vivek right about American culture making workers too apathetic and less competitive? Do Americans suffer from watching too much Saved by the Bell and not enough Whiplash (a real argument made by Vivek)? And does this discourse provide an opportunity for the left to provide a material anaysis that could start to draw right populists to the left?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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Native America Calling - Thursday, January 2, 2025 – Starting the New Year in the right direction

The new year is good time to look forward to the promises and concerns that lie ahead. In addition to setting individual and professional goals for the year, many people are watching the possibility for sweeping political changes. Merriam-Webster made "polarization" their word of 2024, and it goes beyond political division to an increasing number of family estrangements. We’ll get ideas on staying positive and on track for what’s important in 2025.
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CBS News Roundup - 01/02/2025 | World News Roundup

INVESTIGATION INTO NEW ORLEANS TRUCK TERROR. FIREWORKS TRAGEDY IN HONOLULU. GUNMEN SHOOT INTO A NEW YORK NIGHTCLUB CROWD. CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ HAS THOSE STORIES AND MORE ON THE WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP.

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CBS News Roundup - 01/02/2025 | World News Roundup

INVESTIGATION INTO NEW ORLEANS TRUCK TERROR. FIREWORKS TRAGEDY IN HONOLULU. GUNMEN SHOOT INTO A NEW YORK NIGHTCLUB CROWD. CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT DEBORAH RODRIGUEZ HAS THOSE STORIES AND MORE ON THE WORLD NEWS ROUNDUP.

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Up First from NPR - New Orleans Attack, Suspect’s Texas Home, Las Vegas Truck Explosion

The FBI investigates a New Orleans attack that killed 15 as an "act of terrorism." Bomb techs join the probe at the suspect's Texas home. Law enforcers seek possible connections to a Las Vegas truck explosion.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Three presidents and counting: South Korea

The country is on its third president in as many weeks—a deep political crisis only made worse by the most deadly air disaster in South Korean history. A change to how Brazil’s football teams are run has lured investment galore, making for a potential rival to England’s top league (9:49). And why movie studios are so keen on plumbing video-game franchises (16:59).


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Bay Curious - Chinese Food and Donuts: A Classic Bay Area Combo

Do you ever finish a big plate of lo mein and suddenly think, 'Boy, I could really go for a Boston cream'? If you're in the Bay Area, you're in luck! There are plenty of spots here where you can get both, and a burger to go. Bay Curious listener Jaimie Cohen wants to know: "Why are there restaurants that serve Chinese food, donuts and burgers all in one location?" Reporter Asal Ehsanipour found that it's a uniquely Californian combination with an unexpected history.

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Reported by Asal Ehsanipour. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Ana De Almedia Amaral and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 1.2.25

Alabama

  • AG Marshall confirms that he will NOT be running for governor in 2026
  • New tax exemption for deployed National Guardsmen now in effect in AL
  • Enrollment open for eligible families for  new school choice program
  • Jefferson county man sleeping in bed is injured by NYE celebratory bullet
  • State lawmaker Juandalynn Givan plans to run for Birmingham mayor

National

  • 10 people are dead after terror attack by man with truck in New Orleans
  • Sugar Bowl delayed by a day in New Orleans following the terror attack
  • Police investigate how a Tesla burst into flames outside of Trump hotel in NV
  • FL congresswoman leaves Democrat party due to anti-semitism
  • DNA technology used to solve a 43 year old murder case in Ohio
  • Bill Gates funds new research into making mosquitoes "flying vaccinators"