After Target rolled back its goals around diversity, equity and inclusion, several organizers across the U.S. launched boycotts. In the second episode of this special What’s News series, we zoom in on the boycotts’ potential impact on Target’s business and on those of Black entrepreneurs with products on Target’s shelves. Host Alex Ossola and producer Jess Jupiter travel to Atlanta to see how one boycott, Target Fast, is going, and what things are like at one Bullseye Black Market for Black entrepreneurs. And we consider how effective boycotts are at pushing companies to change.
In your feed, you can find the first episode of this series, looking into Target’s history and why shoppers are upset with the company at a time when many other businesses are also changing their DEI policies.
Gaza will never become an independent nation, Israel Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter says.
“There's not going to be an independent sovereign state other than Israel west of the Jordan River,” Leiter told The Daily Signal.
“There could be all sorts of autonomous arrangements,” he said, “but there's not going to be an independent sovereign Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. It's just not going to be.”
The nation of Israel extends from the Joran River west to the Mediterranean Sea to form the narrow country that is roughly the size of New Jersey. Since Hamas launched its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, pro-Palestine protesters in America and round the world have chanted, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” referring to Palestine fully occupying the land between the Joran River and the Mediteranea Sea, in turn eliminating the nation of Israel.
Following Oct. 7, there is a “complete absence of bandwidth” in Israel for the creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel. There is, however, a great deal of interest in Israel to expand partnerships with nations in the Middle East through the Abraham Accords, according to Leiter.
Hundreds of U.S.-based scholars say the United States is swiftly heading away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism. In this episode of The Sunday Story, NPR's Frank Langfitt speaks to people who have fled authoritarian regimes for America. They say some of the Trump administration's tactics remind them of home.
Earlier this week, the White House announced that the U.S. and China had agreed to lower the reciprocal tariffs they had put in place in April – but only for ninety days.
As the trade war enters a new and uncertain phase, host Scott Detrow speaks with veteran NPR China correspondent John Ruwitch about this unprecedented moment.
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Earlier this week, the White House announced that the U.S. and China had agreed to lower the reciprocal tariffs they had put in place in April – but only for ninety days.
As the trade war enters a new and uncertain phase, host Scott Detrow speaks with veteran NPR China correspondent John Ruwitch about this unprecedented moment.
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Deadly storms and tornadoes tore through several states overnight. In Kentucky, a local mayor says more than 20 people were killed. Also, the Supreme Court says the Trump administration cannot deport a group of Venezuelans while their cases are being litigated in the courts. Plus, it's a big weekend for elections in Europe with voters in both Poland and Romania going to the polls.
Today, Janusz joins us to dive into the recent Coinbase customer data breach where overseas support agents were bribed to steal user information. We explore the fundamental vulnerabilities in KYC systems, the rising trend of physical attacks targeting crypto holders, and sophisticated phishing operations. Yanis offers practical alternatives to centralized exchanges and discusses how to maintain privacy while navigating regulatory requirements in the crypto space.
Notes:
- Coinbase hackers demanded $20M in Bitcoin ransom
- Less than 1% of Coinbase customers affected
- Physical crypto attacks increasing since 2022
- Support agents bribed to copy customer data
- P2P alternatives avoid additional KYC exposure
- Constitutional rights may extend to anonymous payments
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:15 Easy targets
03:09 Coinbase breach timeline
04:15 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Video
06:58 The pitfalls of KYC
15:29 Junseth scam call
17:29 Arch Network
18:31 Know the risks
22:31 Protecting yourself
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Which companies got a boost from the trade truce between the U.S. and China? And how did UnitedHealth shares respond to a week of bad news? Plus, what was the reaction to news of Dick’s Sporting Goods acquisition of Foot Locker? Host Francesca Fontana discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.
Forget the hammocks and ping-pong tables. Creativity takes work. Managers at Google, Lego and a pair of AI startups share advice on breaking through. To listen to the full series, subscribe to Economist Podcasts+. https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The rate of autism diagnoses has been rising for years. Recently, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reignited a national conversation by promising to find a cause by September.
Today, we’ll hear a powerful personal perspective from an autism advocate about what autism really feels like and why he says political debates miss the point. Then later, a top economist discusses what the research actually tells us about the rise of autism diagnoses.
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