The U.S. Department of Education will begin taking action against federal student loan borrowers who are in default starting on Monday. The Treasury Department could soon start withholding money from government payments like tax refunds and Social Security payments or even garnish wages. Plus, we'll digest this morning's jobs report. And later: Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a masterpiece in filmmaking — and in dealmaking. We'll unpack Coogler's deal with studios.
Focus on Africa - Ivory Coast: Why opposition leader removed from electoral list?
Ivory Coast's main opposition leader Tidjane Thiam has been struck off the electoral list. The judiciary has declared he is ineligible to run in October's presidential election due to his citizenship. Tidjane Thiam also held French citizenship which he renounced in order to run for the presidency. A court this week argued, that the former Credit Suisse boss forfeited his Ivorian nationality when he acquired French citizenship in 1987. We'll get analysis
Also, did past African National Congress party (ANC) governments in South Africa interfere with investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes? President Cyril Ramaphosa has set up an inquiry. How will it work?
And, how does money laundering work, what is a 'grey list' and how do countries can get off it?
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Getting Hammered - Here Those Elephants Were
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Today, we discuss the departure of Mike Waltz, new details surrounding a potential Ukraine deal, the internal struggle within the Democratic party, the economy, Canada, and the devastating report coming out of Harvard. This episode is jam-packed!
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15:29 - Ukraine
17:30 - Hogg + Dems
46:33 - Economy + Tariffs
57:08 - Canada
59:56 - Harvard report
CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Tether and Antalpha, Galaxy’s CoreWeave Expansion, OP_RETURN drama
For this week’s news round up, Tether is seeking a $25M stake in Anatalpha, CoreWeave expands at Galaxy’s Helios site, and more.
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Welcome to The Mining Pod News Roundup! The gang breaks down Tether's latest foray into the bitcoin mining sector as it seeks a $25M stake in AntAlpha, Galaxy's CoreWeave deal expanding to a total of 393MW, and the dramatic impact of the 2024 halving one year later. Plus, they dive into Cambridge's latest report showing Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity, and for this week’s cry corner: the contentious proposal to abolish the OP_RETURN data limit.
# Notes:
- Bitcoin price approaching $97,000
- 100 EH/s hash rate disappeared recently
- 40% difficulty increase post-halving
- Tether eyeing $25M stake in Ant Alpha IPO
- Galaxy secured additional 260MW from Helios
- Bitcoin uses 0.5% of total global electricity
Timestamps:
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07:51 Tether Antalpha stake
12:21 Galaxy + CoreWeave + AI
20:01 1-year after the halving
29:35 Cambridge Report: Miners Turn to Renewables
35:47 Cry corner: OP_RETURN wars
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Big Mailbag Episode!
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Cato Daily Podcast - Best of Cato Daily Podcast: Fifty Years of the Military Industrial Complex
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Marketplace All-in-One - What to look for in the big jobs report heading this way
We'll get the big hiring and unemployment reports for April later this morning. Companies have been tightening their belts as they've been grappling with tariffs and economic uncertainty. We'll discuss. We'll also hear how two small businesses that rely on imports are navigating a tricky tariff landscape. Also, the Trump administration wants to make it easier to fire federal workers. What could that mean for the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
CBS News Roundup - 05/02/2025 | World News Roundup
Immigration crackdown in Florida as the Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans. National Security shake-up. Crunch time ahead of Real ID deadline. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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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.
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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