On Nov. 4, Texans will decide on 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, the largest batch since 2003. The measures span a wide range of issues: property tax relief, judicial reforms, funding for education and water, parental rights, and stricter voting eligibility rules. Proposition 16 is labeled “Voting for Citizens Only.”array(3) {
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From hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts to her Nobel Peace Prize, announced Friday, and tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe why she dedicated the prize in part to President Trump.
How does spending change over the course of your life, and why it might mean you could spend more in retirement. Robert Brokamp discusses those topics and more – including why the 4% withdrawal rate is likely too low -- with financial planning expert David Blanchett, who is a managing director, portfolio manager, and head of retirement research at PGIM DC Solutions.
Also in this episode:
-The federal government shutdown will delay the release of many figures important to your finances -A recent New York Times article told the tale of how $120,000 worth investments got illegally transferred out of a victim’s IRA – how to prevent it from happening to you -The percentage of items in the CPI that are experiencing annualized price growth above 3% is on the rise -A recent report estimates that there’s $2.1 trillion in left-behind and forgotten 401(k)s – how to find a long-lost account
Host: Robert Brokamp Guest: David Blanchett Engineer: Bart Shannon
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Mike previews the new Supreme Court term: Colorado’s conversion-therapy ban, transgender athlete cases out of Idaho and West Virginia, a Louisiana Voting Rights Act fight, and a Rastafarian grooming claim, then dials in the panic meter on the “shadow docket”: what it is, why Trump’s emergency-order wins look so lopsided, and where concern beats catastrophizing. From the vault, law professor Stephen Vladeck explains how the Court’s stealth rulings amass power, and why explanations matter.
The peace deal between Israel and Hamas is entering its second day - we'll have the latest on how things are going on the ground. Also, As the shutdown rolls on, the Trump administration announces another series of layoffs among federal workers. Plus, look at subsidies for the Affordable Care Act and why they are at the center of the government shutdown.
Interview with David Kyle Johnson; Quickie with Steve: Liver Xenograft; News Items: Nobel Prizes 2025 for Medicine, Physics and Chemistry, Long COVID Discovery; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction
Donald Trump says Hamas is gathering the Israeli hostages "now", adding that he's confident the Gaza deal he helped broker will "hold".
As thousands of Palestinians have begun returning to Gaza's north and Hamas has until midday on Monday to release the hostages, we hear from the Gaza Strip and assess what Hamas and Israel are likely to do now.
Also in the programme: Donald Trump has said he could impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China from next month after Beijing's move to tighten its rare earths export rules; and MTV, the world's first 24-hour music broadcaster, is to stop showing rolling pop videos in just about every country except the United States.
(Photo shows Crowds of Palestinians making their way up a narrow coastal road to Gaza's north. Credit: Haitham Imad/EPA)
We hear how a man's search for his birth mother ended in an unexpected but familiar place - his favourite local bakery. Vamarr Hunter was shocked to discover that the bakery's owner, whose company and motherly advice he'd enjoyed for years, was the woman who'd given him up for adoption when she was 17. Lenore Lindsey says being reunited has made her a warmer person and it feels like they were never separated.
Also: The international football star who cycles to work, uses public transport and wears second-hand clothes. Héctor Bellerín, who plays for Real Betis in Spain, uses his profile to champion greener choices - arguing that with power comes responsibility.
Green turtles have recovered from the brink of extinction, in what scientists are describing as a major conservation victory. They've been classed as endangered since the 1980s but their numbers are bouncing back.
The winner of one of the world's most prestigious prizes describes how he initially thought his wife was playing a joke on him. Fred Ramsdell missed the official announcement that he'd been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine because he was on a hiking trip.
Plus the cafe that's providing work as well as food for the homeless, and a kind stranger who drove hundreds of miles just to return someone's lost bag.
Our weekly collection of inspiring, uplifting and happy news from around the world. (Photo credit: Lenore Lindsey)
At North American Blockchain Summit in Dallas, where 30% of Bitcoin's hashrate is decided, nobody talks about Core v30. Miners care about steel, electrons, and profit—not technical debates. The disconnect between Bitcoin Twitter and real mining is massive.
We're reporting live from the North American Blockchain Summit in Dallas, Texas, where roughly 30% of the world's Bitcoin hashrate is decided. The shocking reality? Bitcoin miners don't care about Core v30 or technical debates. They care about electrons, steel, aluminum, and profit. We break down how Foundry became the largest pool with 0% fees, why miners prefer FPPS revenue certainty over block variance, and the massive disconnect between Bitcoin's technical community and the mining industry.
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Notes:
• Foundry controls ~30% of Bitcoin's hashrate
• Mining pools dropped fees from 2% to near 0%
• FPPS model is “addicting” for miners
• Texas becoming finance capital with new exchange
• Most miners don't know their pool's Core version
• Future fee markets could disrupt pool dominance
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:28 NABS vibes
01:41 Miners don't care about Core V30
03:48 Miners care about profitability
04:44 Pools
08:59 Predictable revenue
13:10 Miner incentives
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