Scientists have mapped less than 30% of the world's seafloor. Experts say that getting that number up to 100% would improve everything from tsunami warnings to the Internet and renewable energy. That's why there's currently a global effort to create a full, detailed map of the seabed by 2030. On today's Sea Camp episode, we talk to Dawn
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WSJ Minute Briefing - Zelensky Returns to Washington Under Pressure From Putin
Plus: Air Canada passengers are facing more travel disruptions, as flight attendants reject a government back-to-work order. And, a group of investors led by MCR Hotels is nearing a deal to take Soho House private. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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Marketplace All-in-One - What happens to esports athletes when they retire?
Esports is a multi-billion dollar industry, with players making millions by getting good at video games. But while traditional athletes, usually, retire into coaching, managing or being a pundit, what does an esports player do when they’ve hung up their controller? The BBC’s Will Chalk files this report from the U.K.
Up First from NPR - Zelenskyy Meets Trump, Gaza Latest, More National Guard Troops to D.C.
President Trump will host Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. Israelis protest to demand a hostage deal as the military and government leaders pursue plans to occupy Gaza City. And growing number of National Guard troops are on their way to the nation’s capital.
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The Daily - Republican Town Halls Turned Ugly. One Congressman Kept Doing Them Anyway.
From Iowa to New York, Republican members of Congress have struggled to answer constituents’ tough questions about their party’s agenda, with several town hall meetings turning angry and going viral.
Republican leaders have told lawmakers to stop holding them all together.
Representative Mike Flood of Nebraska has ignored that advice. The congressman speaks about the disappearance of an American political tradition and why he thinks it is worth preserving.
Guest: Representative Mike Flood, Republican of Nebraska
Background reading:
- Representative Flood faced his hometown voters. It wasn’t pretty.
- From March: Republican House members were told to stop holding in-person town halls.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Peace by piece? Zelensky and Trump meet again
After an inconclusive summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the stakes are high for Volodymyr Zelensky’s meeting with the US president in Washington today. Enter the “solopreneur”: why AI is allowing entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses on their own. And a 400-year-old Chinese cough syrup is enjoying new-found popularity.
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WSJ What’s News - America’s Stalled Mobility is Dragging on the Economy
A.M. Edition for Aug 18. Americans are moving and switching jobs at much lower rates than before. WSJ reporter Konrad Putzier says that’s hurting the country’s trademark dynamism, and the economy. Plus, Brussels Bureau Chief Dan Michaels breaks down what to expect from today’s high-stakes Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European leaders and President Trump. And, a group led by one of the country’s biggest hotel owners is nearing a deal to take Soho House private. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Opening Arguments - The Most Important LGTBQ Rights Case You’ve Never Heard Of
OA1183 - We continue our ongoing look at some of our favorite Warren Court-era Supreme Court cases with this one-line 1958 decision finding as a matter of law that one of the most important LGTBQ magazines in U.S. history was not publishing obscenity. We begin by trying to find anything resembling smut in the archived pages of ONE magazine before Matt explains a bit more about the history of obscenity law in the U.S. and how Roth v U.S. changed everything just before ONE’s cert petition was taken up. Jenessa gets into the proven psychological benefits of being allowed to be who you are in public, and we consider the state of obscenity law today and who still might want to use it.
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ONE, Incorporated v. Otto K Oleson: Appellant’s Opening Brief – The Tangent Group
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One, Incorporated v. Olesen, 241 F. 2d 772 - Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit 1957 - Google Scholar
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U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on writ of certiorariin On e, Inc. v. Oleson immediately reversing 9th Circuit (1/13/1958)
Complete run of One magazine from 1953-1957, Internet Archive
Start Here - Who Won the Summit?
Vladimir Putin refuses to concede any ground in Ukraine, setting up a tense meeting today between President Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Governors in West Virginia, Ohio and South Carolina volunteer National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. And the State Department pauses a visa program for Gazan children facing medical emergencies.
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The Daily Signal - More Troops to DC, Zelenskyy to Meet Trump, and No US Visas for Gaza Residents| Aug. 18, 2025
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- More governors are sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump will meet today.
- And the State Department will is putting pause on any visas for Gaza residents.
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