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Vanity plates might be 2KUL4U, but in the Blue Hen State, low-digit plates command high-digit prices. Zachary Crockett sums up a big market in a small state. This episode was originally published on June 2nd, 2023.
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Crowds gather in Minneapolis at the site where US federal immigration agents shot dead 37-year-old Alex Pretti. We'll hear from a friend and colleague.
Also on the programme: the weirdness of election day in Myanmar from our correspondent there; and has Saudi Arabia's hugely ambitious mega city project run into the sand?
(Photo: A woman chants 'peace' at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 25 January 2026. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)
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There's been renewed protests and anger in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of a man by federal immigration agents; the second such incident in the US city in three weeks. Also on the programme, a third and final stage of voting is taking place in Myanmar in what are widely viewed as sham elections; and, a new record for sailing round the world.
(Photo: A federal agent fires a munition toward demonstrators near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 24, 2026.REUTERS/Tim Evans)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seemed to challenge Donald Trump in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, declaring that “the old world order is not coming back” and urging fellow “middle powers” to come together. In response, Trump said Canada gets “a lot of freebies” from the United States and “they should be grateful”. After striking a major trade and tariff deal with China – the US’s rival superpower – is Carney emerging as the leader of a global resistance to Trump? And does he have an alternative vision for the world? We speak to Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s chief international correspondent.
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A massive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis has turned the city into a tinderbox and renewed questions about ICE’s growing power. WSJ reporter Michelle Hackman discusses how the agency is shifting tactics, from cutting training requirements to entering homes without warrants signed by a judge. Plus, the legal challenges that lie ahead. Alex Ossola hosts.
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ICE Moves to Enter Homes Without Warrants Signed by a Judge
We Spent Six Hours at ICE Training School. Here’s What We Learned.
Target’s Stores Become an ICE Battleground in Hometown Minneapolis
The ICE Standoff in Minneapolis Has Become the Political Issue CEOs Can’t Ignore
Four Immigration Cases Are Testing the Limits of Trump’s Power
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Pop culture has not been kind to the Neanderthal. In books, movies and even TV commercials, the species is portrayed as rough and mindless, a brutish type that was rightly supplanted by our Homo sapiens ancestors.
But even 40,000 years after the last Neanderthals walked the earth, we continue to make discoveries that challenge that portrayal. New research suggests Neanderthals might have been less primitive — and a lot more like modern humans — than we might have thought.
The Times science reporters Carl Zimmer and Franz Lidz discuss recent discoveries about Neanderthals, and what those discoveries can tell us about the origins of humanity.
On Today’s Episode:
Carl Zimmer writes the Origins column and covers news about science for The Times.
Franz Lidz writes about archaeology for The Times.
Background Reading:
Morning Person? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank.
What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s?
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