WSJ Minute Briefing - Investigators Examine Rifle and Ammunition in Kirk Shooting
Plus: Consumer prices in the U.S. were up 2.9% in August from a year earlier. The European Central Bank leaves its key deposit rate at 2% for the second consecutive meeting. Pierre Bienaimé hosts.
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Newshour - Manhunt for Charlie Kirk killer underway
A huge manhunt is underway after the assassination of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk. President Trump says it’s a “dark moment” for America. We'll have reaction to the killing.
Also on the programme: what's happened to Syria's missing children taken from political prisoners under the Assad regime; and South Korea's president warns other companies may be reluctant to invest in the US after the Hyundai row.
(Photo: Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA founder, puts on a MAGA hat during the AmericaFest 2024 conference. Credit: Reuters)
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Listener Mail: Undersea Cable Shenanigans, Anunnaki Pirates, Cat Conversations
HR prompts an exploration of the world's internet -- and what happens when it fails. Dale pitches the concept of Anunnaki Pirates. Moose shares some insight into cat conversations. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.
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Unionized Starbucks workers are still without a contract after more than a year of bargaining. Both the company and the union say it’s the other side holding up negotiations at the bargaining table. Today, we'll hear from a founding member of the union representing workers there. Plus, consumer inflation is moving the wrong way. The consumer price index released this morning showed prices up 2.9% annually in August. We'll discuss.
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Charlie Kirk and the Turning Point
Noah Rothman joins us to talk about political violence and the cultural atmosphere that helped lead to the assassination of a 31 year-old man in the open air of a Utah college campus. Give a listen.
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Audio Mises Wire - The 9/11 Attacks Exposed Major Government Failure, But Americans Learned the Wrong Lessons
Political elites insisted that the 9/11 attacks occurred because the US Government lacked power and authority. Unfortunately, the elites got their wish and Americans received war, economic calamity, and massive government debt in return.
Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/911-attacks-exposed-major-government-failure-americans-learned-wrong-lessons
Global News Podcast - Huge manhunt underway for Charlie Kirk’s killer
A huge search is underway for the killer of the influential conservative US activist and ally of President Trump, Charlie Kirk. We hear from our correspondent at the university campus in Utah where the shooting happened. Also: Britain's prime minister has sacked the UK ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, over his ties to the late convicted paedophile, Jeffery Epstein; a BBC investigation has revealed the scale of an international charity’s involvement in the systematic disappearance of children during former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, and the dark DNA that could explain the extraordinary dancing peacock spider.
Focus on Africa - Steve Biko inquest reopens in South Africa
South Africa is to reopen an inquest into the death of anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko, who died in police custody. It will officially be registered in court on the anniversary of Biko's death, the 12th of September, almost 50 years ago. We hear reaction from Biko's friend and fellow anti- apartheid campaigner, Saths Cooper. We also remember the legacy Steve Biko left behind.
Also, are Islamist militants targeting civilians in Niger?
And we meet the Nigerian poet who is the UN's first Global Advocate for Peace.
Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Yvette Twagiramariya and Patricia Whitehorne in London. Technical Producer: Pat Sissons Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: Oracle Shares Edge Higher Premarket
Plus: Cox Automotive says initial estimates show EV sales in the U.S. hit a record last month. And Vista Equity Partners backs U.K. tech company Joblogic. Julie Chang hosts.
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