Month: April 2025

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Up First from NPR - Pope’s Life And Legacy, What Happens Now In Rome, Reaction From South America

Pope Francis has died at age 88. He was one of the most popular popes in decades and lent his voice to almost every modern issue facing the world, often taking the side of the marginalized and vulnerable. A look at funeral plans, the selection process for the next Pope, what happens next in Rome, and the reaction from South America.

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Headlines From The Times - LAX Falls in Rankings, RFK Assassination Files Released, Gold Prices Surge, and Trader Joe’s Expands

LAX drops out of the top 10 busiest airports in the world as regional airports like Long Beach and Burbank break records. Newly declassified documents on the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy are being released by President Trump, fueling renewed interest in the case. As gold prices hit record highs, more people are melting down old jewelry for fast cash, though experts warn against selling heirlooms. And Trader Joe’s announces five new stores in California, part of a larger national expansion effort.


 

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Marketplace All-in-One - Mobile apps are failing users with disabilities

Developers of mobile apps have "room for improvement" in making their platforms fully accessible for disabled users, according to a new report from the software company ArcTouch and the digital research platform Fable.


It looked at fifty popular apps and assessed them for features that improve accessibility like screen reading, text size adjustability, voice controls and multiple screen orientations. The apps were tested by disabled users who reported a poor or failing experience almost three-quarters of the time.


Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Ben Ogilvie, head of accessibility at ArcTouch, to learn more about why so many apps are behind.

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Bay Curious - Olivia’s Out On Maternity Leave

Olivia Allen-Price will be taking a step back from the show for a few months to give birth to her second child. Bay Curious producer and editor Katrina Schwartz will be stepping into the host role while she's gone. The two are both parents of young children in the Bay Area, so for this bonus hand-off episode they discuss some of the ways living here has changed since becoming mothers, including the high cost of housing in San Francisco and San Mateo.


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The Intelligence from The Economist - A man of the people: Pope Francis has died

He shunned fancy vestments and paid surprise visits to prisons and hospitals: our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a reform-minded pontiff who preferred to be among his flock. High-protein snacks are on an absolute tear, and one explanation is linked to new weight-loss drugs (7:49). And the thorny business of nudging an employee towards resigning (14:31).


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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 4.21.25

Alabama

  • DHS revokes visas for foreign students at Auburn and Troy Universities
  • A bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday passes House heads to senate
  • State lawmaker says his bill to criminalize abortion protects women
  • AL Wildlife Federation to lease the 5 Rivers Delta Resource center
  • Former Lt. Gov. George McMillan dies at the age of 81

National

  • Trump issues "He is Risen" to Christians, "Happy Easter" to leftist lunatics
  • Border czar Homan weighs in on Kilmar Abrego case touted by Democrats
  • CO authorities discover 2 Mexican men with 1K rounds of ammunition
  • MI dentist files lawsuit against state government over "implicit bias training"
  • Iowa has new state law that allows gun ownership age to start at 18


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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Battle of Marathon (Encore)

In the year 490 BC, one of the most pivotal battles in world history took place. 


Just north of the City of Athens, Persian and Greek forces clashed in what was to be the first Persian attempt to invade Greece. 


Despite being seriously outnumbered, the Greeks managed to win a decisive victory that had long-lasting ramifications. 


Learn more about the Battle of Marathon, its causes, and its outcome on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.


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Start the Week - Christianity and British society

As congregations age and dwindle, what are we to make of the decline of Christianity in England? Bijan Omrani argues that Christianity has had a profound and ongoing impact on English society, laws and culture. In his new book, God is an Englishman, he makes the case for the things we stand to lose as a nation as Christianity loses its hold on our hearts and minds.

In Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever, Lamorna Ash talks to those bucking the trend: the young people discovering Christianity. She considers various encounters with faith from evangelical festivals to monastic retreats and Quaker meetings. Through interviews she explores what it means to embrace Christianity today.

Dr Helen-Ann Hartley is the Bishop of Newcastle who has led calls for reform, as the Church of England has been mired in safeguarding scandals. She believes that the Anglican church still has a vital role to play supporting communities, offering a lifeline to the lonely, the homeless, those living with mental illness, and welcoming those of all faiths and none. In order to play its full role in the modern world, she wants to see the church modernised and its governance overhauled.

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Talk Python To Me - #502: Django Ledger: Accounting with Python

Do you or your company need accounting software? Well, there are plenty of SaaS products out there that you can give your data to. but maybe you also really like Django and would rather have a foundation to build your own accounting system exactly as you need for your company or your product. On this episode, we're diving into Django Ledger, created by Miguel Sanda, which can do just that.

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