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Plus, a federal appeals court denies the Trump administration’s bid to avoid fully funding SNAP benefits for November. And Novo Nordisk’s shares gain after the drugmaker withdraws from a bidding war over the obesity drug maker Metsera. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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The BBC’s director-general and head of news have resigned amid accusations of institutional bias. Can the broadcaster recover its reputation? Ukrainian prisoners-of-war speak of torture and beatings in Russian detention. And celebrating the life of Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the first Everest ascent.
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A.M. Edition for Nov. 10. The Senate last night moved toward ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after eight members of the Democratic caucus broke rank and joined Republicans in voting to advance a spending measure. WSJ’s Siobhan Hughes explains what helped break the stalemate. Plus, an update on air travel as the FAA restricts private jets and total flight cancellations continue to climb. And WSJ’s Margarita Stancati explains why your favourite pasta might be disappearing from the store. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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Extreme weather caused by climate change is affecting agriculture and raising the cost of foods like coffee, olive oil and chocolate. Cocoa prices have been hitting record highs due to extreme rainfall, drought and heat. And some experts say most of the land used for cocoa production won’t be usable in the future.
Marketplace’s Amy Scott, host of our podcast "How We Survive," explores a new way tech entrepreneurs are making chocolate so that we can keep enjoying it for years to come.
The Trump administration appeals a court order to fund SNAP benefits as the government shutdown continues, grounding thousands of flights nationwide. In California, Katie Porter loses traction in the governor’s race, while Denmark moves to ban social media for children under 15. New U.S. visa rules target applicants with medical conditions, prompting criticism from immigration advocates. In business, ESPN ends its deal with Penn Entertainment to partner with DraftKings, and Google integrates its Gemini AI into Maps.
In our continuing Still Good Law series, Jenessa explains how a dispute arising from a parking garage in Wilmington, Delaware became the foundation for one of the most important concepts in civil rights: determining that a private or quasi-public individual or entity is operating “under color of law.” How does this concept help to hold law enforcement and other governmental agencies accountable, and how is it holding up in 2025?
Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority, 365 U.S. 715 (1961)
Monroe v. Pape, 365 US 167 (1961)
Twenty years ago, a genocidal campaign in the Darfur region of Sudan shocked the world. Now, videos and images of new atrocities have captured global attention once more.
Declan Walsh, who has been covering Sudan, discusses one of the worst humanitarian conflicts in decades, and how gold is fueling it.
Guest: Declan Walsh, the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times.
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In a surprise move, several Senate Democrats cross the aisle to end the shutdown. A series of judicial rulings leaves some SNAP recipients with benefits, and others without. And two MLB pitchers are indicted over alleged sports betting.
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Threats to the natural world are the focus of today’s conversation. Adam Rutherford talks to wildlife biologist Jonathan Slaght, novelist Juhea Kim and criminal psychologist Julia Shaw.
Jonathan Slaght discusses Tigers Between Empires, his account of the international effort to save the Siberian tiger from extinction in the wake of the Cold War.
Juhea Kim’s short story collection A Love Story from the End of the World imagines lives lived in precarious balance with nature, from biodomes in Seoul to landfill islands in the Pacific.
Dr Julia Shaw’s Green Crime investigates the psychology behind environmental destruction, profiling the perpetrators of ecological harm and the people fighting to stop them.
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