May 2025 – Page 156

May 2, 2025

Marketplace All-in-One - Housing affordability a key issue in Australian elections

From the BBC World Service: Australians go to the polls this weekend to vote in what’s being called a “cost of living” election. Home prices and rents there have skyrocketed over recent years. Then, Japan's top negotiator says talks in Washington have been constructive as Tokyo tries to avoid steep new tariffs. And the luxury department store Harrods is the latest U.K. retailer to be targeted in a cyberattack.

May 2, 2025

Up First from NPR - Public Media Cuts, Waltz Out As National Security Advisor, Alien Enemies Act Ruling

A new executive order aims to cut federal subsidies to PBS and NPR. President Trump is nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz as his ambassador to the United Nations, and a federal judge ruled that the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan immigrants from the US is "unlawful."

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May 2, 2025

Native America Calling - Friday, May 2, 2025 — Contemporary and influential legacy Native talent on display

An exhibition at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta celebrates the work of the Indigenous Group of Seven, influential Indigenous artists who, over a period of decades, pushed a new definition of Native art in Canada. We’ll also highlight exhibitions honoring contemporary and up-and-coming Native American artists including the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture exhibition, "Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art", and the Institute of American Indian Art’s annual showcase of work by the visual arts graduating class.

May 2, 2025

Freakonomics Radio Archives - Freakonomics - When Did We All Start Watching Documentaries?

It used to be that making documentary films meant taking a vow of poverty (and obscurity). The streaming revolution changed that. Award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler talks to Stephen Dubner about capturing Billie Eilish’s musical genius and Martha Stewart’s vulnerability — and why he really, really, really needs to make a film about the New York Mets.

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May 2, 2025

Headlines From The Times - California’s Clean Air Fight, Warehouse Rush Amid Tariffs, and Starbucks Wage Showdown

California faces a Senate showdown over its right to ban new gas-only cars by 2035. New data shows the state’s population numbers are back on the rise, signaling a slow post-pandemic recovery. In labor news, Starbucks workers reject a wage offer after two years of stalled negotiations. And at the ports, bonded warehouses are seeing surging demand as companies try to delay steep new tariffs.

May 2, 2025

Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review – Meta joins the AI assistant race

Meta launches its own, dedicated AI app that could go head to head with the likes of ChatGPT. Plus, a massive data leak put California Blue Shield members' most sensitive medical details at risk. And how is the health tech investment sector navigating all the recent economic uncertainty from the Trump Administration’s latest trade war? Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino and Christina Farr, managing director at Manatt Health, explore all these topics on this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

May 2, 2025

The Intelligence from The Economist - Aussie rules: give Trumpism the boot

Australia’s Conservative party was on the ascent until Donald Trump took office in January. At the polls this weekend, the dominant concern is who will stand up to the new White House administration. How India’s revolution in road-building is transforming rural lives (10:32). And a new sports league for athletes who want more than gold medals (17:19).

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May 2, 2025

The Journal. - Trump 2.0: The First 100 Days

In our capstone episode, Kate Linebaugh and Molly Ball break down Trump's first 100 days in office with WSJ’s Aaron Zitner, digging into the highs and lows, where things stand with voters and what’s next for the administration and the country.

Further Listening:

-Canada’s New Leader Is Ready to Take On Trump

-Trump 2.0: Where is the Economy Headed

-Taking Stock of the ‘Sell America’ Trade

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May 2, 2025

Start Here - Beat Change for Waltz

President Trump ousts Mike Waltz as national security adviser. A judge rules the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act is unlawful. And HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. orders new vaccines to be placebo-tested.

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