We just had a partial government shutdown, and now we're edging closer to another. It would involve just one federal agency — the Department of Homeland Security. DHS will run out of money this Saturday if Congress doesn’t reach a compromise over ICE and pass a funding bill, but other agencies would be affected. Also on the show: the jobs report, buyers of U.S. debt, and Russian strikes on Ukrainian heating systems.
Newshour - Former Hong Kong media tycoon sentenced to decades in prison
Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon in Hong Kong, has been jailed for 20 years for colluding with foreign forces under the city's controversial national security law.
Rights groups called it a death sentence for the 78-year-old, whose family has raised concerns about his health, but Hong Kong's leader said it was "deeply gratifying". We'll hear from Mr Lai's son about his father's situation.
Also in the programme: We'll be reflecting on a historic election victory for the Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi with a member of the governing Liberal Democratic Party; how the DNA of identical twinas is complicating a murder trial in France; and we'll get the reaction to last night's half-time Superbowl show by the Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny, which has been criticised by President Trump.
(Photo shows Jimmy Lai walking to a prison van to head to court in Hong Kong, China on 12 December 2020. Credit: Tyrone Siu/Reuters/File Photo]
WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: EU Plans to Impose Interim Measures in WhatsApp AI Probe
Plus: Eli Lilly to buy biotech Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion. And STMicroelectronics secures a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with Amazon. Julie Chang hosts.
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Focus on Africa - US renews key trade pact with Africa
Following a months-long delay, the US recently renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - a key trade deal between Washington and dozens of African countries that was first enacted in 2000. AGOA enables African countries to export select goods to the US duty free. While previous US administations renewed the deal for periods of upto 10 years, President Trump's government has offered to extend it for just one year. We look at what this means for the 32 African countries that currently benefit from the agreement.
And we speak to Ntungamili Raguin, the 17-year-old tennis player from Botswana who made history at the just concluded Australian Open, where he reached the round of last 16 in the junior tournament.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Bella Twine, Priya Sippy and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: David Nzau Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
Audio Mises Wire - Stop Fighting Your Neighbor: The Mechanics of State Power and How to Opt Out
The modern state doesn’t get its power from the consent of the governed. Instead, it creates crises and then uses coercion to demand obedience.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/stop-fighting-your-neighbor-mechanics-state-power-and-how-opt-out
CBS News Roundup - 02/09/2026 | World News Roundup
Dangerously cold weather for tens of millions. Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60. Lindsey Vonn's downhill crash. CBS News Correspondent Peter King has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Thank you for (permission for) the music
Twice now, figure skaters at the Winter Olympics were told the music they wanted to skate to — and had been practicing to — could not be used. Spain's Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté, who wanted to skate to songs and sounds from "Minions," has since secured the rights. Today, we look into the complicated world of sports, music, and copyright. Also on the program: stocks soar in Japan and what warming waters mean for Maine's fishing industry.
Marketplace All-in-One - Tokyo’s stocks soar after a landslide at the polls
From the BBC World Service: Japanese stocks jumped to record levels after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide win in a snap general election as investors bet on her vision of a “strong and prosperous” nation. The Nikkei 225 benchmark rose as much as 5.7% on Monday, hitting a record high. We also have a report from Ukraine, where Russian drone attacks on energy infrastructure have left much of the city's population in the freezing cold throughout the country's long winter.
WSJ Minute Briefing - Japanese Election Pushes Nikkei to New Record
Plus: Shares in Novo Nordisk rally after the FDA clamps down on companies making compound versions of weight-loss drug Wegovy. And SpaceX delays a planned Mars mission to focus on Nasa’s next moon landing. Daniel Bach hosts.
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WSJ What’s News - Epstein Fallout Continues to Ripple Out
A.M. Edition for Feb. 9. The latest revelations from the Epstein files bring down the top aide to Britain’s prime minister. Will Keir Starmer be next? WSJ U.K. correspondent Max Colchester weighs in. Plus, Novo Nordisk shares are rallying after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration threatened to restrict access to the ingredients needed for knockoffs of popular GLP-1 medicines like Wegovy. And SpaceX delays its Mars plans to focus on the moon instead. Luke Vargas hosts.
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