The Source - City Council to weigh making VIA rides free
Consider This from NPR - With the fight to preserve voting rights, Jesse Jackson’s message still resonates
As congress debates voter ID laws, and the Supreme Court reconsiders provisions of the Voting Rights Act, Senator Raphael Warnock talks about where the movement Reverend Jesse Jackson helped build goes from here.
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Newshour - Secret Service shoot armed man at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
An armed man has been shot dead after entering the secure perimeter of US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the Secret Service has said. We speak to a local reporter who has been at Mar-a-Lago several times. Also on the programme: there has been a second day of protests at Iranian universities with crowds chanting, "Death to the dictator"; and the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 come to an end following 16 days of sporting delight. (Photo: President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after Secret Service and local police shot and killed a man armed with a shotgun after he breached a secure perimeter of the resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Credit: Reuters)
Audio Poem of the Day - Notes on Poverty
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Motley Fool Money - How to Spot Winning Innovation
What’s the key to successful and enduring innovation? Motley Fool contributor Rachel Warren talks with innovation consultant Lorraine Marchand, author of No Fear, No Failure, about the "Five Cs" of innovation and how investors can distinguish between reckless risks and intelligent failure.
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Newshour - Russia launches huge overnight bombing of Ukraine
*Ukraine says Russia has carried out another massive overnight attack, involving 50 missiles and nearly 300 drones.
Speaking two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest attacks targeted his country's energy sector as well as residential buildings.
We'll hear from a Ukrainian professional sportsman-turned-soldier on what the nearly four years of war have done to his country.
Also in the programme: The students protesting in Iran for the first time since last month's deadly crackdown; Canada and the US face off in the men's ice hockey final. And the Norwegian crowned the Winter Olympics' greatest ever athlete.
(Photo shows houses heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on 22 February 2026. Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)
The Goods from the Woods - Episode #514 – “Dueling Grounds” with Atif Myers
In this episode, Rivers is hangin' out at Disgraceland Studios with comedian Atif Myers! We kick this one off by chugging literal salt water (pineapple-flavored) made by a treacherous crossfit man. Then we chat about Atif's hometown of Upper Marloboro, Maryland and its weird bloody history. Also, there's a human-goat hybrid that stalks the woods there. It's a kooky place. Electric Light Orchestra's "Don't Bring Me Down" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Tune in now. Follow Atif on social media @AtifMyers and check out his podcast "Sus Stories." Follow the show on social media @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
Global News Podcast - The Global Story:The tightrope of reporting in Putin’s Russia
Next week marks four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In that time, there’s been an intense crackdown on freedom of speech and dissent in Russia, which has led to many western media organisations leaving the country. Today, we speak to Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Russia editor, on the tightrope of reporting from Moscow under Vladimir Putin. The Global Story brings clarity to politics, business and foreign policy in a time of connection and disruption. For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.
Producer: Sam Chantarasak Executive producer: Bridget Harney Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow. Credit: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters.
WSJ What’s News - Do Foreign Governments Need American Tech?
France recently ordered government workers to stop using American videoconferencing tools like Teams or Zoom and instead use a program developed by the French state. The move is just the latest example of a growing “tech sovereignty” trend, as countries seek to build their own digital technologies to reduce their dependence on the U.S. private sector. Luke Vargas speaks to the man leading France’s “digital sovereignty” push, David Amiel, France’s Minister for State Reform, and to WSJ tech reporter Sam Schechner about what it could all mean for Silicon Valley.
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