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Curious City - Why did Chicago widen Ashland Avenue?

If you pay attention to street signs in Chicago, you’ll notice imperfections and many quirks. Paul Durica of the Chicago History Museum said a coworker informed him that North Avenue becomes North Boulevard when you’re east of Clark Street. “And I was like, what?” Durica recalled. “And it does! And it's because here we are, now in the park.” One of Chicago’s major arteries, Ashland Avenue, has a rich history of its own. In our last episode, we looked at why streets like Ashland are occasionally labelled boulevards (like North Boulevard, sometimes the answer is because the street is adjacent to a park). Today, we’re looking closer at the history of Ashland Avenue, including how it became a major thoroughfare and why the city widened it at great expense 100 years ago. (The short answer? To accommodate car traffic.) Contributing are Durica and Northwestern Professor Bill Savage, author of a forthcoming book on the anomalies and politics behind Chicago’s grid system.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Plastics, Microplastics and Conspiracy

Look around -- how many objects in your immediate vicinity contain plastic? This malleable, durable material has become ubiquitous -- you can find in the depths of the oceans, at the summits of the highest mountains. And, if you're like most people, plastic will be here long after you're gone. Historically, manufacturers have claimed plastic pollution can be solved by recycling... but what if there's something they don't want you to know?

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Headlines From The Times - Government Reopens and California Lawmakers Pressure Insurance Companies

In Washington, the government has, in fact, reopened from after a partial shutdown. Also, President Trump is suggesting the federal government take control of some state elections, which at the moment is illegal. Meanwhile, in New York City, companies are throwing their hat in the ring for a $1.1 billion contract with the city to design subway turnstiles that, in part, prevent fare evasion. And in Los Angeles, several local leaders are calling on the chair of the LA28 Olympics Committee, Casey Wasserman, to resign. In business, California lawmakers are demanding answers from major insurers over strict documentation requirements, and quantum computing company D-Wave plans to move its headquarters to Boca Raton, Florida. Read more at LATimes.com.

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Up First from NPR - Partial Drawdown In Minnesota, NPR Poll: Trump and ICE, Nuclear Treaty Expires

White House Border Czar Tom Homan says 700 federal agents will be leaving Minnesota after months of aggressive immigration enforcement, protests, and the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal agents.
A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll finds most Americans now say ICE has gone too far, as the Trump administration shifts its tone on immigration enforcement.
And the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia, the New START Treaty, is set to expire, raising new fears about unconstrained nuclear competition.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:58) Partial Drawdown in Minnesota
(05:36) NPR Poll: Trump and ICE
(09:18) Nuclear Treaty Expires



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The Daily - Bezos Guts The Washington Post

When Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post more than a decade ago, journalists inside and outside the newsroom were cautiously optimistic. But those hopes were dashed on Wednesday, when the paper carried out widespread layoffs.

Erik Wemple, who covered the developments, discusses what went wrong and what comes next.

Guest: Erik Wemple, who reports on the media business for The New York Times.

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Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press

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Start Here - ICE is Retreating. Now What?

The White House announces 700 of its nearly 3,000 agents will be leaving Minneapolis, while Congress begins debating conditions for DHS funding. Ukrainians are desperately trying to rescue what they describe as children “stolen” by Russia. And a booming “prediction market” volunteers, unprompted, to offer free groceries in the backyard of its potential regulators.

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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 2.5.26

Alabama

  • AG Marshall applauds move by Society of Plastic Surgeons to oppose transgender surgeries for minors
  • The Child Rape Death Penalty Act passes committee in state senate
  • A bill passed by AL House prohibits campaign donations from foreign groups
  • A bill moves forward in state senate that addresses SNAP benefits and junk food
  • A Mexican man is in ICE custody after assault of immigration officer in Alabaster
  • Senate primary candidate Jared Hudson defends ICE actions in Irondale after mayor says his police will not cooperate with them

National

  • Tom Homan is withdrawing 700 ICE agents  from MN after local law enforcement cooperation
  • VP Vance is throwing strong support behind passage of the SAVE Act
  • Congressman from TX offers bill for 25 year moratorium on migrants from Somalia
  • Federal judge sentences Ryan Routh to life in prison for his attempt to kill President Trump
  • Liz Crokin and Owen Shroyer discuss the media coverage of Jeffrey Epstein docs compared to 2016 and the PizzaGate story
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What A Day - Trump’s Artificial Economy

The economy is in pretty much the same weird place it’s been for the past few months. Hiring is down, the cost of living is up, and no one really knows what's coming next. That uncertainty is partially thanks to AI, which is supposed to change work as we know it. It’s making everyone – from stock traders to white-collar workers – very, very nervous. On this episode, we talk to Stacey Vanek Smith. She’s a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and co-host of the Bloomberg podcast, Everybody's Business.

And in headlines, the Supreme Court signs off on California’s new congressional map, President Trump’s attempted assassin is sentenced to life in prison, and a group of Minnesota teachers and school districts sue to stop immigration enforcement activity on or near public schools.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Bad Bunny Has Already Won The Super Bowl

What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show means for Puerto Rico, Latin Americans in the U.S., and his haters.


Guest: Dr. Vanessa Díaz, associate professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University and co-author of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.


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