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  • The News Roundup For October 10, 2025

    The News Roundup For October 10, 2025
    Oct 10 2025
    President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act this week.

    He continues to clash with state and municipal authorities over the limits of his abilities to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into American cities.

    Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are eyeing their Democratic counterparts, looking for someone from the opposition to join them in voting for a bill that would reopen the government, more than a week into a shutdown.

    Former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned this week, pleading not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he lied to Congress, and saying he would move to have a court dismiss the case.

    Meanwhile, the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas was agreed to this week. But questions remain over how both parties will move forward with the details of the agreement.

    Despite a friendly summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in Alaska in August, the Russian government is claiming that any headway made during that meeting has largely been undone.

    And after just 28 days, Sébastien Lecornu’s time as France’s prime minister came to an end this week. He’s President Macron’s fifth government leader to head for the exit in less than two years.

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    1 hora e 25 minutos
  • The US-Backed Plan To End The War In Gaza

    The US-Backed Plan To End The War In Gaza
    Oct 8 2025
    It’s been two years since Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people and seized more than 250 hostages from inside Israel.

    More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory war. On Monday, Israeli and Hamas negotiators met in Egypt to discuss President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.

    Over the weekend, thousands of Israeli citizens took to the streets in Tel Aviv in support of a deal to release the hostages and end the war in Gaza.

    What do we know about the U.S.-backed plan to end the war in Gaza? And what does this plan mean for Israelis and Palestinians two years into this conflict?

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    42 minutos
  • 1A-10.07.2025

    1A-10.07.2025
    Oct 7 2025
    The Supreme Court begins its new term this week.

    It’s agreed to hear cases on several hot button issues like tariffs, trans athletes in sports, and the use of presidential power.

    The rulings could change constitutional precedent as we know it. What’s at stake in these cases?

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    40 minutos
  • 'If You Can Keep It': Trump’s New Vision For The Military

    'If You Can Keep It': Trump’s New Vision For The Military
    Oct 6 2025

    President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined some stark changes to the U.S. military’s policies and norms at last week’s gathering of its top brass.

    From new standards that question the fitness of women in combat roles, to deploying the military to U.S. cities, the White House is outlining a new vision for the armed forces. It’s also looking to eliminate existing channels to report abuse and harassment within the ranks and implement random polygraph tests.

    We talk through all these changes, how they affect our troops, and what they mean for civilians.

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    43 minutos
  • The News Roundup For October 3, 2025

    The News Roundup For October 3, 2025
    Oct 4 2025
    After Congress failed to reach an agreement to keep the doors in Washington open, the government has shut down.

    This comes as tens of thousands of federal workers are set to exit the federal payroll due to firings and deferred buyout agreements.

    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called all military generals to Quantico, Virginia, to listen to an address about his vision for the armed forces.

    President Donald Trump said he plans on sending troops to Portland, Oregon, to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents working there.

    Meanwhile, overseas, President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a 20-point plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza.

    Following multiple Russian incursions into NATO airspace, the alliance has stepped up its drone defense, with Ukraine sharing its expertise with Denmark.

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is ready to declare a state of emergency, as the U.S. military builds up presence in the Caribbean.

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    1 hora e 23 minutos
  • The Link Between Misogyny And Violent Extremism

    The Link Between Misogyny And Violent Extremism
    Oct 2 2025
    How does hatred towards women relate to violence?

    We’ve seen more than a few incidents of political extremism and mass violence in the U.S. over the last few years.

    In the days, weeks, and months after acts like these, we seek motives. We try to understand why violence is perpetrated in hopes of preventing it in the future.

    One expert argues that in that search for answers – we’re missing something crucial. Something that keeps us from addressing this violence and extremism head on. That blind spot is misogyny.

    We sit down with Cynthia Miller-Idriss. She is a sociologist and founding director of the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab, or PERIL at American University. She’s also the author of “Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.” She joins us to talk about her book and latest research.

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    36 minutos
  • Checking In On The Federal Workforce As The Government Shuts Down

    Checking In On The Federal Workforce As The Government Shuts Down
    Oct 1 2025
    The White House is continuing its mission to hollow out the federal workforce.

    The Trump administration has signaled that it will use the government shutdown to prompt and encourage mass resignations and layoffs.

    More than 150,000 federal employees plan to leave the U.S. government payroll this week. It’s the largest single-year exodus of federal workers since World War II.

    For workers who opted into the deferred exit program, those resignations began on Tuesday. Workers who didn’t take the buyouts were recently threatened with dismissal.

    We check in on the state of the federal workforce.

    What happens now that tens of thousands of these employees are leaving? And what’s life like for those who remain?

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    30 minutos
  • How Spending Time In Nature Helps Our Health

    How Spending Time In Nature Helps Our Health
    Sep 30 2025
    Many of us know that being outside feels good.

    Maybe it’s for a short walk to the store. Maybe for a hike at a nearby mountain. Or maybe spending time at the beach with loved ones for a holiday.

    But did you know that a short walk in nature can improve your attention span by 20 percent? And that even fake plants have been shown to deliver health benefits?

    There are real benefits to surrounding yourself with the natural world.

    We sit down with the pioneer of environmental neuroscience, Marc Berman. He’s out with a new book all about the science behind the benefits spending time outside called “Nature and the Mind.”

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    33 minutos