Final day to prepare as Hurricane Ian closes in on Florida's Gulf coast. Making airline fees more transparent. NASA hits its mark on an asteroid in space. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
The markets are so far entirely unconvinced that the new administration’s Reagan-esque economic plans will work to spur growth—just look at sterling's tumble. In Tibet, China’s mass collection of DNA samples has one unabashed motive: social control. And the curious wave of “unretirees” returning to work after the pandemic.
Additional audio courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
The news to know for Tuesday, September 27th, 2022!
We have an update about Hurricane Ian as evacuation orders are in place in Florida and millions of people scramble to get ready.
Also: what’s the cost of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan? A new report has the price tag.
Plus: new rules that could impact the prices you see when you book a flight, NASA’s first time trying to move an asteroid in space, and a major change to the NFL’s all-star game…
Libby Emmons, editor-in-chief of The Post Millenial, talks to The Daily Signal about how her article that questioned some elements of transgender ideology led to her cancellation in the theater industry. Emmons talks about how ideology is hurting genuine art, how artists can find success despite the corruption of big institutions, and the success of her new publication.
Mahamat Abdel Said, leader from the Seleka rebel movement in the Central African Republic, has appeared before the International Criminal Court for the first day of his war crimes trial.
Also, Ugandan authorities confirm that twenty-three people have now died of ebola. Other patients are awaiting diagnosis, but now, some doctors and nurses are striking.
And it's twenty years since nearly two thousand people drowned on the Joola ferry in Senegal. We hear from a survivor and family members who want closure, but why is one of the World's worst shIpping disasters not known by many?
Those stories and more in this podcast with Bola Mosuro.
The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
“The Hash” hosts discuss a Red Notice issued for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon by Interpol, according to Bloomberg. Plus, Disney's interest in the crypto sector appears to be growing, as the entertainment giant posts a job listing looking for an "experienced corporate attorney to work on transactions involving emerging technologies, including NFTs."
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This episode has been edited by Nia Freeman. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
Ruby Bridges was just six years old in 1960 when she became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.
She was escorted by four federal marshals and greeted by a mob of angry white protesters.
Today, Bridges is a civil rights activist and author, and she is sharing her experience with a new generation of kids in her latest children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges.
Bridges tells her story through the eyes of her six-year-old self and talks about what today's children can learn from her experience.
Lawmakers speak out after a team of FBI agents raided the home of a pro-life advocate, Mark Houck, Friday and arrested him in front of his wife and children.
Edward Snowden, who leaked scores of classified documents, has been given Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin.
Sunday exit polls show Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is set to win Italy’s general election for prime minister.
Eighty-percent of Democrat voters oppose Republican governors sending migrants to Democratic areas.
On today’s episode, NLW looks a set of recent crypto news, including:
A veto of California’s version of New York’s BitLicense bill
A new DARPA initiative to study crypto as a national security issue
IRS issues “John Doe” summons on crypto tax issues
Tension around the CFTC as lead crypto regulator
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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 “Razor Red” by Sam Barsh and “The Life We Had” by Moments. Image credit: Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.