Episodes

  • 2025’s first jobs report, ICE under pressure, Alaska plane missing & more

    2025’s first jobs report, ICE under pressure, Alaska plane missing & more
    Feb 7 2025
    Fewer jobs were added in January than economists had predicted. Thousands of USAID workers could be put on administrative leave today if a court doesn’t weigh in. The White House wants ICE to make more arrests. A plane carrying ten people has gone missing in Alaska. Plus, Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter has been sentenced in his sports betting case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • USAID workers sue, NCAA transgender athlete ban, LG stickers & more

    USAID workers sue, NCAA transgender athlete ban, LG stickers & more
    Feb 7 2025
    USAID staff are hoping a lawsuit can save their jobs as thousands are set to be put on administrative leave. The first jobs report of 2025 is out this morning. The US is sanctioning the International Criminal Court. The NCAA has banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. Plus, we’ll tell you why LG is sending stickers to hundreds of thousands of customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • GOP on Gaza takeover, changes at DCA, parents’ phone habits & more

    GOP on Gaza takeover, changes at DCA, parents’ phone habits & more
    Feb 6 2025
    President Donald Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza is garnering skepticism from Republicans. The Federal Aviation administration is slowing down air traffic in the aftermath of a deadly collision. Life-saving weather warnings are on the line as Trump targets America’s forecasting agency. New York’s governor is calling for criminal charges and arrests after an autopsy report on the fatal beating of a Black inmate. Plus, we’ll explain why researchers advise parents to monitor their screen time around their kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Trump’s ‘buyout’ paused, GOP tensions flare, kangaroo embryo discovery & more

    Trump’s ‘buyout’ paused, GOP tensions flare, kangaroo embryo discovery & more
    Feb 6 2025
    Federal workers have been spared from deciding whether to accept President Donald Trump’s buyout offer by tonight’s deadline. House and Senate Republicans are on a collision course over how to accomplish Trump’s agenda. There’s controversy over Elon Musk’s approach to cut spending for the US Agency for International Development. We’ll tell you how much one insurance company expects to pay in losses from the Southern California wildfires. And, this scientific breakthrough is sparking hope to save endangered species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Vulnerable Americans impacted, winter storm disruption, millennial brands closing & more

    Vulnerable Americans impacted, winter storm disruption, millennial brands closing & more
    Feb 6 2025
    The Trump Administration’s federal government remake is already hitting vulnerable Americans. Investigators are briefing lawmakers on what they know about the DC air crash. The start of a series of storms has caused major disruption in the Northeast. Thousands of bodies have been found on the streets of a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Plus, three brands once loved by millennials are closing all their stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Resignation decisions, Netanyahu praises Gaza plan, Santorini’s big quake & more

    Resignation decisions, Netanyahu praises Gaza plan, Santorini’s big quake & more
    Feb 6 2025
    Today’s the last day for federal workers to accept a so-called buyout offer to resign, or face being laid off. Israel’s Prime Minister is praising President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza. Panama is disputing some claims from the US State Department. A deadly variant of bird flu has been discovered in herds of dairy cows. Plus, Santorini experienced its biggest shake yet, as thousands flee the Greek Island. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Federal worker deadline, Indian citizens deported, NFL burglary arrests & more

    Federal worker deadline, Indian citizens deported, NFL burglary arrests & more
    Feb 6 2025
    The White House is defending and also walking back President Donald Trump’s comments on Gaza. The countdown is on for federal workers to accept a resignation package. Indian citizens are the latest to be deported by the Trump administration. Two men have been arrested in connection to a spate of high-profile burglaries. Plus, Thailand is trying to cut off a global scam industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Thousands protest Trump, “weaponization” of the DOJ, ICE impersonators & more

    Thousands protest Trump, “weaponization” of the DOJ, ICE impersonators & more
    Feb 5 2025
    A movement organized online under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501 took to the streets today. President Donald Trump has banned transgender women from competing in women's sports. We'll tell you about the newly sworn-in attorney general’s plans for the Justice Department. Investigators are still working out how two aircraft collided in one of the country’s most regulated airspace corridors last week. Plus, authorities in at least three states have arrested people accused of impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins