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Global News Podcast - Hong Kong fire kills at least 128 people
The authorities in Hong Kong say fire alarms weren't working properly in the tower blocks where a blaze killed more than 100 people. The buildings were being renovated, and police say they've found materials that are believed not to be fireproof. Also: rescue services tackling heavy floods in South East Asia say they're struggling to cope as roads and communication infrastructure have been severely damaged; how 70 species of sharks and rays are to receive better international protection; and a stand-off between three nuns and their convent in Austria may have reached a resolution.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE MINING POD: Operation Red Sunset, the White House’s Genesis Mission, Tether Buys BTDR, RAM Prices Soar
This week in bitcoin mining news, the Department of Homeland Security is targeting Bitmain with Operation Red Sunset, and Tether buys more shares of Bitdeer.
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Welcome back to The Mining Pod! Today, Colin and Charlie break down Operation Red Sunset—the US government's probe into Bitmain over national security concerns. We also cover brutal mining economics with hashprice at all-time lows, Trump's new executive order spurring AI and energy R&D, Hive's $300M at-the-market offering, and Tether reupping its BTDR investment. And for this week’s dual cry corner, why Cardano still sucks and why gamers are crying as RAM prices surge from AI demand.
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**Notes:**
- Hash price at $36 per petahash per day (all-time low territory)
- First back-to-back negative difficulty adjustments since summer
- Small miners (1-5MW) shutting down operations
- DDR5 RAM jumped from $100 to $400+ per unit
- Hive raises $300M at-the-market offering
- Operation Red Sunset targets Bitmain security risks
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:34 Difficulty Report by Luxor
06:22 US probes Bitmain
13:37 White House Genesis Mission EO
18:34 Hive $300m ATM
20:40 Tether reups its BTDR stake
26:17 Cry Corner: Cardano go down
30:44 Cry Corner: RAM too spensy
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Marketplace All-in-One - A scourge of “lawless, stateless” vessels
But for years now, Russia has gotten around some of these sanctions through its so-called "shadow fleet" — unidentified tankers sailing with no flag or fake flags. These boats are also often uninsured, and European naval officials say the shadow fleet is growing. Are the rules of the sea now in rough waters? Also on the program: frank reflections on the uneasiness that can come with interacting with AI slop.
Focus on Africa - Why Maasai leaders want luxury camp removed
Kenya’s Maasai Mara Game Reserve is at the centre of a legal battle over a new Marriott Ritz-Carlton luxury safari lodge. Why are Maasai leaders calling for the camp to be removed?
Also in the podcast, we hear from Malian refugees who allege war crimes committed by the now largely disbanded private Russian paramilitary group, Wagner.
And a tour guide in Madrid showcases Africa's influence in the city, that is hidden in plain slight.
Presenter: Nyasha Michelle Producers: Joseph Keen, Sunita Nahar, Yvette Twagiramariya and Elphas Lagat in London Technical Producer: Pat Sissons Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Alice Muthengi and Andre Lombard
Newshour - Trump vows immigration policy changes after shooting
President Trump has said he'll "permanently pause" immigration from what he called Third World countries, following the shooting of two young National Guard soldiers in Washington on Wednesday, allegedly by an Afghan gunman. In a strongly worded post on social media, he said immigration had eroded living conditions in the United States and that he would remove or denaturalise migrants who "undermine domestic tranquillity," as he put it.
Also in the programme: a top Ukrainian official resigns; and Pope Leo XIV travels to Turkey.
(Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media on Thanksgiving, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 27, 2025. CREDIT: REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden)
The Book Review - Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘Hamnet’
History has not graced us with many details about Shakespeare as a person, but we do know that he and his wife had three children, including a son named Hamnet who died at the age of 11 in 1596, four years before Shakespeare went on to write his great tragedy “Hamlet.”
Maggie O’Farrell’s novel “Hamnet” — one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2020, and the source of Chloé Zhao’s new movie of the same name — starts from those scant facts, and spins them into a powerful story of grief, art and family steeped in the textures of late-16th-century life.
In this episode of the Book Review Book Club, host MJ Franklin discusses “Hamnet” with his colleagues Leah Greenblatt, Jennifer Harlan and Sarah Lyall.
Other works mentioned in this podcast:
“Hamlet,” “King Lear,” “Macbeth,” “The Winter’s Tale,” by William Shakespeare
“Little Women,” by Louisa May Alcott
“Grief Is the Thing With Feathers,” by Max Porter
“Lincoln in the Bardo,” by George Saunders
“Fi,” by Alexandra Fuller
“Things In Nature Merely Grow,” by Yiyun Li
“The Accidental Tourist,” by Anne Tyler
“Will in the World” and “Dark Renaissance,” by Stephen Greenblatt
“Edward,” by Edward Hirsch
“Once More We Saw Stars,” by Jayson Greene
“The Dutch House,” by Ann Patchett
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Abe Interviews John
In this special post-Thanksgiving episode, I ask COMMENTARY's editor about everything from endless ideological fights to Israel's supposed information-war failure to his favorite TV show. Give a listen.
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Marketplace All-in-One - The hunt for deals begins. Ready, set, go!
Black Friday still brings more shoppers into stores than any other day of the year. For many, it’s the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season. And while Black Friday may be dominated by the Targets and Walmarts of the world, millions of shoppers will go to mom-and-pop retailers on Small Business Saturday. We'll preview this weekend's retail extravaganza. Also, Social Security benefits can act as a financial buoy for the children and spouses of deceased individuals.
CBS News Roundup - 11/28/2025 | World News Roundup
National Guard member dies after being shot near White House. New immigration crackdown. Black Friday shopping is under way. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper has those stories and more on the World News Roundup podcast.
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