Month: April 2025

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: ‘Powell’s Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough’: Trump

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as Trump calls for interest rate cuts and warns of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's termination.

Trump again calls for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates, adding his "termination cannot come soon enough." Meanwhile, Panama City embraces bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies for taxes and municipal payments, and quantum computing group launches a competition to break Bitcoin. CoinDesk's Christine Lee hosts "CoinDesk Daily."

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Focus on Africa - Sudan’s rebel forces declare rival government

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declared the formation of a rival government in areas under their control, will that change the course of the civil war that is now entering its third year?

Will former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila who is planning to return to country, help to find a solution to the conflict with M23 rebels?

Why are Kenyan ants of interest to smugglers?

Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Tom Kavanagh in London, and Blessing Aderogba in Lagos Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne Technical Producer: Francesca Dunne Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard

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Native America Calling - Thursday, April 17, 2025 — Tribes challenge states on remaining roadblocks to gaming

The state of Alaska is actively working to shut down a gaming hall just opened by the Native Village of Eklutna. The Chin'an Gaming Hall is doing a brisk business with pull-tabs and 85 bingo machines in an unassuming building just outside of Anchorage. But state officials maintain the operation is illegal because the tribe does not control the land it is on. Elsewhere, in Maine, tribes are also working against state resistance to expand gaming. They face a regulatory reality that is different from tribes in other states because of legislation in 1980 limiting Maine’s tribes’ gaming enterprise ability.
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CBS News Roundup - 04/17/2025 | World News Roundup

Tariff tensions rise. Lights out across Puerto Rico. And life elsewhere -- we may not be alone. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Are The Kids Alright? How Chicago’s Youth Are Doing In 2025

Mental health struggles, community violence, and chronic absenteeism are the biggest challenges facing young people in Chicago today, according to a new report from the nonprofit A Better Chicago. But the youth remain hopeful for their future. Reset hears from Beth Swanson, CEO of A Better Chicago, and artist Diana Gomez to learn how we can best support Chicago youth. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.