Escalating import tariffs are beginning to show up in the prices that consumers pay. The President has backtracked on his promise to release government's files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the Senate has approved a cut of more than one billion dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – which provides money to NPR, PBS and their member stations.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Ms. Jackson”— Outkast
Why would the best ever want to stop being the best? Rob tries to figure this out in this week's episode covering Outkast. He proves that Big Boi and André 3000 will always be better together by comparing the tag team effort in their hit song, “Ms. Jackson,” and their split album ‘Speakerboxxx/The Love Below’. Later, he is joined by ‘Last Song Standing’ hosts, Cole Cuchna and Charles Holmes, to discuss how Outkast has aged for newer rap listeners and to share their favorite Outkast album in their self-proclaimed old age.
Host: Rob Harvilla
Guests: Charles Holmes and Cole Cuchna
Producers: Olivia Crerie, Chris Sutton, and Justin Sayles
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Curious City - Who thought traffic circles were a good idea? Do we need them?
Mini traffic circles at the intersections of residential streets might annoy drivers because they force cars to slow down. But their safety features outweigh the inconvenience.
Marketplace All-in-One - Right to repair hits the battlefield
Know how some companies intentionally make it hard for customers to fix their own gadgets? In the armed forces, as military contractors consolidate and equipment becomes increasingly software-driven, it's become a problem. Now, some Pentagon leaders are talking about adding right to repair provisions into procurement contracts.
Marketplace’s Nova Safo spoke with now-retired Master Sergeant Wesley Reid, who's spoken out in favor of the military's right to repair, informed by his experiences at an Afghanistan army field hospital in the late 2000s.
Big Technology Podcast - Condoleezza Rice: U.S. Tech at Risk Amid University Cuts
Condoleezza Rice is a former U.S. Secretary of State and current director of Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Rice joins Big Technology to discuss whether the United States can hold its technological edge as China races ahead in AI, batteries, and advanced manufacturing. Tune in to hear her candid take on the U.S.–China tech arms race, the ripple effects of chip export controls, and why she believes democracies are safer stewards of frontier technologies. We also cover the squeeze on university research funding, immigration-driven talent pipelines, and tuition-fueled class divides. Hit play for a data-rich, no-fluff conversation on the special sauce for the U.S. tech industry and the risks it faces in our current political environment.
Headlines From The Times - USC Faces Budget Cuts, Trump Pressures Russia, Trump Epstein Backlash, Courts Block Immigration Raids, Nextdoor’s AI Turnaround, & SpaceX Orbital Drug Research
USC warns of major layoffs and pay adjustments to close a $200 million deficit, citing falling federal support and international enrollment, while staff blame costly campus projects. Meanwhile, President Trump sends more U.S. weapons to Ukraine and gives Moscow 50 days to agree to peace or face new sanctions. Trump faces backlash from his base over conspiracy theories demanding an Epstein list the DOJ says doesn’t exist. Courts block his immigration raids in Southern California, ruling agents can’t target people by race or language alone. Meanwhile, Nextdoor struggles to revive its app with AI and news partnerships after stock losses, and SpaceX plans to use Starship for in-orbit drug research. Together, these stories show political turmoil and bold business moves shaping headlines.
The Daily - Project 2025’s Other Project
During a congressional hearing yesterday, Republican lawmakers accused university leaders of failing to do enough to combat antisemitism on their campuses. That’s a claim that the university officials strongly rejected.
The hearing was the latest attempt by Republicans to use what they see as the growing threat against Jews to their political advantage. And it reflects a plan that was first laid out by the Heritage Foundation, the same conservative think tank that produced Project 2025.
That plan, known as Project Esther, may have once seemed far-fetched. Katie J.M. Baker explains how it has become a reality.
Guest: Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States.
- University leaders rejected Republican attacks, saying they were working to protect Jewish students but also free speech on their campuses.
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Start Here - Tariff Price Hikes Take Hold
Prices have crept upwards since President Trump’s tariffs went into effect, with promises of more on the way. GOP senators agree to cut $9 billion in previously-approved funding. And the DEA describes disturbing trends of college students buying stimulant pills laced with methamphetamine.
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The Daily Signal - ANTIFA Terror Plotter Arrested, Vance Casts $9 Billion DOGE Cuts Tiebreaker | July 16, 2025
Today on the Top News in 10, we cover:
- FBI arrests ANTIFA Terrorist Benjamin Song after a major manhunt.
- Vice President Vance casts the tiebreaking vote to pass the D.O.G.E. cuts recision package out of the Senate.
- A Rhode Island state representative describes the arrest of an MS-13 member and fentanyl trafficker an “act of terror” by the “Nazi gestapo.”
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 7.16.25
Alabama
- Governor Ivey sends more first responders to TX to help with flood victims
- ICE Raids targeted Mexican restaurants in Auburn, Opelika, 40 arrests made
- Law professor at Alabama calls on ICE agents to stop masking their faces
- Family of Jabari Peoples files petition for release of video, hearing set for 8.4
- ALGOP elects George Williams to chair the AL Minority GOP
- Meterologist James Spann to launch the Alabama Weather Network in August
National
- President Trump announces trade deal with Indonesia and its copper
- Trump announces 92 billion dollar investment for PA energy infrastructure
- CA Senator Adam Schiff accused of mortgage fraud by Fannie Mae division
- US senate to vote on bill that makes $9.4B funding cuts to 2 programs
- WH counsel now reviewing 10K docs that might involve Biden's "autopen"
- Part 1 of interview with Douglas Mackey "the Meme guy" who just had a major legal victory in the 2nd Circuit court of appeals