What to know about President Biden’s speech last night that seemed like a final pitch to voters, and how Republicans are responding.
Also: the Fed’s outlook for the future when it comes to interest rates and inflation, and two of America’s largest pharmacies made a deal to settle thousands of lawsuits.
Plus: how last night’s World Series game made history, the new feature coming to Gmail to help you keep track of holiday packages, and how to get some freebies on National Sandwich Day…
Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!
Peter Vlaming believes words have power, a conviction that cost him his job.
Vlaming was fired from his position teaching French at West Point High School in Virginia in 2018 for refusing to call a female student by male pronouns.
Vlaming said he was essentially given the option to either “deny” his own “Christian belief, in order to stay in the school system,” or stand and fight.
“Sooner or later, you have to say, ‘No, I'm not going to do that,’” he said, a decision that cost him his teaching career.
Vlaming sued the school board, and now, the Virginia Supreme Court will hear Vlaming’s case on Friday.
Vlaming and Caleb Dalton, senior counsel at the Alliance Defending Freedom, join "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the significance of the case and what the court’s decision could mean for the free speech rights of teachers.
Billions will be watching when the men's soccer World Cup begins in Qatar this month. But the country's human rights record will also be in the global spotlight during the tournament.
A 2021 investigation by The Guardian revealed that more than 6,500 migrant laborers died during the construction of World Cup facilities and infrastructure.
There are also questions about how LGBTQ soccer fans and players may be treated in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.
We hear from one man who is speaking out about the lack of LGBTQ rights in his home country. And we speak with Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch, one of the groups that has been putting pressure on Qatar ahead of the World Cup.
The most valuable crypto stories for Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.
"The Hash" team discuss the latest wave of reported layoffs at cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, crypto-focused financial-services firm Galaxy Digital, and crypto venture capital company Digital Currency Group (DCG). DCG is the parent company of CoinDesk. Plus, more details on Ethereum's next major upgrade, dubbed "Shanghai."
This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is “War” by Enoch Yang. Image credit: Boris SV/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
Another .75% interest rate hike expected from the Fed today, but could it be the last big increase? Candidates court supporters as election day draws closer. North Korean missile targets the South. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
After a 16-month absence from leadership, Binyamin Netanyahu is back at the centre of the country’s messy politics. We ask how his divisive ways will play out this time. Apple is slowly weaning itself off China as a place both to make and to sell its gizmos. And how the “palaeo” diet bears little resemblance to the real thing.
