President Trump has announced that the main suspect in the assassination of the US conservative activist Charlie Kirk, named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, has been caught. We get the latest from the US and talk to a political historian about the recent upsurge in political violence in America.
Also in the programme: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of plotting a coup and sentenced to 27 years in prison - we hear from one of his former ministers; and what are the little red dots in space? Could they be “black hole stars”?
(IMAGE: FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press conference announcing details on the suspect in the shooting of U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 12, 2025 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Cheney Orr)
The changes in American society that will result from the assassination of Charlie Kirk have already been experienced by America's Jews and the ways we've had to change our lives in the wake of the explosion of anti-Semitic violence over the past decade. Give a listen.
“Marketplace Morning Report” is breaking down the overall picture of the U.S. economy by zooming in on different regions and taking a closer look. Marketplace’s senior economics contributor Chris Farrell reports from St. Paul, Minnesota, about what’s happening in the Federal Reserve’s Ninth District — which includes most of the upper Midwest. Also: Paramount Skydance explores a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, and markets anticipate a Federal Reserve rate cut.
Cboe's Global Head of Derivatives, Catherine Clay, discusses the launch of their new products.
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Cboe recently announced new continuous futures for bitcoin and ether, mimicking popular offshore perpetual contracts but with a key difference: they're long-dated, cash-settled products with a 10-year expiry. In today's Markets Outlook, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Cboe's Global Head of Derivatives, Catherine Clay, to dive into these innovative new products, plus Catherine shares key takeaways from the Hood Summit, including what today's retail traders are really after.
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Donald Trump believes that authorities have caught Charlie Kirk's shooter. Also: the former president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro is sentenced to 27 years in jail; Israel steps up its military offensive in Gaza; 300 South Korean workers, detained by the US, arrive home; female representation in the upcoming Malawi elections; the growing flood emergency in Pakistan's Punjab province; Russia and Belarus begin a major joint military exercise; the world's first AI government minister in Albania and searching for a meteorite in the Scottish Highlands.
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Plus: Microsoft and OpenAI have reached a deal to extend their partnership. And the European Union settles its antitrust probe into Microsoft. Anthony Bansie hosts.
The U.S. saw August deficit of $345 billion. How did gold and bitcoin react?
The US government posted a $345 billion deficit in August, with its revenue of $344B overshadowed by $689 billion in spending. The net interest at $93 billion highlights the growing pressure that rising borrowing costs are placing on federal finances. Will this have any impact on the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.
Two films take on real life accounts with strong Native cultural themes. One is a major Hollywood drama. The other is a smoldering independent documentary.
The Hulu documentary, “Blood & Myth”, follows Iñupiaq musician and writer James Dommek Jr.’s obsession with a bizarre 2012 string of violence. Dommek digs into the motivations of the fellow Alaska Native man acting on the influence of supernatural beings known as Iñukuns.
The Apple TV+ series, “Chief of War”, stars Jason Momoa in the epic account of a real-life Hawaiian leader working to unite warring factions against the threat of Western colonization.
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On the latest Mining Pod news roundup, Will and Mat discuss Bitcoin’s 5 %+ difficulty jump, to Tether’s courtroom win over Swan, GOP calls for a CFIUS review of Bitmain, AI’s creeping impact on hashrate, and the claim that Ocean Pool’s CEO Luke Dashjar earns $750k a year.
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"When you face bad economic numbers, you've got two choices: fix the economy or attack the numbers," says University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers. Today, we'll discuss what to make of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on jobs and inflation, as well as the doubts cast on BLS under the second Trump administration. But first, grocery prices jumped in August. Thing is, tariffs aren't to blame.
