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Marketplace All-in-One - The political cloud hanging over the Fed

Hey Smarties! We recorded today’s episode before the House passed a spending package that will end the partial government shutdown. We’re monitoring the situation as it develops.


President Trump has shown no signs of easing his pressure campaign on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. But this could spell trouble for Trump’s pick for Powell’s successor, Kevin Warsh. Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer joins Kimberly to explain. Plus, we’ll get into what you should know about Warsh’s history at the Fed and more of the latest news from the central bank.


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In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - Indiana Residents Want To Pump Breaks On Data Center: ‘This Could Make My Farm Not Viable’

An Amazon data center is set to break ground in Hobart, Ind., this spring. Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun says the company will pay the $47 million upfront which could be used for infrastructure improvements. But residents say they still have not received a site plan and are asking for independent environmental impact studies. In the Loop hears from Angelita Soriano, a Hobart resident, and Jen Walling, executive director for the Illinois Environmental Council, which is supporting legislation that would put guardrails on data centers’ impact on the environment. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
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1A - ICE And The ICE Watchers

Thousands of people have signed up to document and protest the actions of immigration agents in Minnesota.

They say they are legal observers, exercising their constitutional rights. The government claims they’re impeding the lawful work of a federal agency.

Where is the line between observer and disrupter? And what are the limits to how federal agents can respond?

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The Source - What we owe to the 1963 protesters for civil rights

On Juneteenth we look back at the fight for civil rights in America. Historian Peniel E. Joseph discusses his new book Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America’s Civil Rights Revolution." He reflects on the power of protest and community organizing and how segregationists and other bigots in power were pushed out of the way. And what this means today.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Disney Names Parks Executive as New CEO

Plus: Walmart’s market capitalization hits $1 trillion. And Pepsi plans to slash some of its snack prices. Anthony Bansie hosts.


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Global News Podcast - Russia steps up attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

President Zelensky accuses Moscow of using the coldest days of winter to terrorise Ukrainians, as temperatures drop to -20 degrees celsius. Also: French police raid the Paris offices of the social media platform, X. Spain becomes latest country to consider banning social media for children. Iran's president says he will pursue talks with US. Only five patients cross the border out of Gaza, as the Rafah crossing reopens for first time in nearly two years. And the Italian authorities investigate claims that an art restorer painted the face of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on an angel in an historic church.

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Newshour - The stain of Epstein: now the Clintons say they will testify

We hear from a former senior advisor to President Bill Clinton, Sidney Blumenthal and also from one of the survivors of sexual assault by Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa Phillips who was a young model at the time.   Also on the programme: China bans hidden car door handles; and the heroic Australian teenager who swam miles to save his family.   (Photo: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for Donald Trump's inauguration Credit: Shawn Thew/Reuters)