Last week, the new trade agreement was painted with a broad brush. But we're now getting some finer details, including a 15% cap on taxes for most European imports. Also on the program: Amazon is putting more money into AI and its cloud computing business, and major oil companies report mixed results in their latest earnings.
CBS News Roundup - 08/05/2025 | World News Roundup
Democrats stand firm as they hold up a redistricting vote in Texas. Battling western wildfires. Time running out for Ukrainian refugees. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Stressed? Try Singing And Screaming
Need to let off some steam and yell into the void? Well, you’re not alone. In fact, you can head to North Avenue Beach on Sunday evenings and meet up with Scream Club Chicago, where the one thing everyone has in common is that they really need to indulge in a good scream.
If screaming is not for you, and you’re looking for something a bit more melodic, there is always the Chicago Circle Singing. They meet once a month, and anyone – no matter the skill or talent level – can join and belt one out.
Reset sits down with the founders and members of Chicago Circle Singing and the Scream Club about finding catharsis – and community – in screaming and singing.
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Audio Mises Wire - From Bad to Worse, Irish Rent Control
Apparently, Ireland's government has not learned any lessons from rent control disasters elsewhere. Thus, the Irish will have to learn this hard lesson and face the consequences of their economic folly.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Indian farmers to protest over trade pressure
From the BBC World Service: Farmers in India are gearing up for protests over the country's trade relationship with the U.S. They're worried about the threat of higher tariffs, and the prospect of their market opening up to U.S. producers. Plus, as delegates from more than 170 countries meet in Geneva to agree to a legally binding agreement to curb plastics pollution, we hear from one social entrepreneur who is cleaning plastic from rivers and oceans.
Up First from NPR - Gaza Pressure On Israel, Texas Redistricting, NASA Carbon Dioxide Satellites
Israel's government is considering expanding the war in Gaza despite a growing chorus of voices in Israel calling for an immediate end to the war, Texas Republicans are threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to the statehouse for a redistricting vote, and the Trump administration has plans to end two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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WSJ Minute Briefing - White House Aims to Punish Banks For Political Discrimination
Plus: The Trump Administration announces a pilot program requiring some travelers on visas to post bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S. And, oil prices continue on OPEC+ decision to raise output. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Consultant management: McKinsey loses its shine
The world’s biggest strategy consultant has smaller rivals nipping at its heels. As it nears 100 years old, we ask how it will navigate a tricky AI-inflected future. It is already hard enough to fiddle with travel plans to get the cheapest flight. A new thing to consider? Whether you’re flying solo. And in America, women’s-sports bars are proliferating.
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WSJ What’s News - Trump Turns Up the Heat on Wall Street
A.M. Edition for Aug 5. President Trump is looking to step up pressure against banks for dropping clients over perceived discrimination against conservatives and crypto companies. WSJ editor Alex Frangos says it comes as investors are increasingly worried about political interference on Wall Street. Plus, The Justice Department tasks a grand jury with reinvestigating the intelligence community’s findings over Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. And, in a bid to deter foreigners from overstaying their visas, The State Department might require travelers entering the U.S. to post a bond of up to $15,000. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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Lost Debate - Introducing ‘Where the Schools Went’
August 2025 marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina altered New Orleans forever. Much has been written about the storm’s destruction and the city’s long road to recovery. But tucked behind those headlines is another story. One that shaped the lives of thousands of children.
From The Branch in partnership with The 74 and MeidasTouch, Where the Schools Went is a five-part documentary series about what happened to the city’s schools after the levees broke, and how it led to the most radical education experiment in modern American history.
The first episode drops next Tuesday, August 12! Listen and subscribe on Apple here and on Spotify here.