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Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.

  1. Thanks to COVID, more Americans are single

    2 DAYS AGO

    Thanks to COVID, more Americans are single

    PBS reports on an Ohio city with a community of Haitian migrants that’s now in the political spotlight. Ben Steverman with Bloomberg Businessweek explains how the pandemic caused a recession in Americans’ social lives, and what that means for the U.S. economy. Families who’ve been torn apart by QAnon conspiracies told their stories to author Jesselyn Cook. She breaks down what she’s learned on Apple News In Conversation. The judge in the Georgia election-interference case knocked out two charges against Trump. Politico has details. NPR looks at new data on the impact of Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris. We now know why Earth vibrated for nine days in 2023. The Wall Street Journal reveals how the mystery was solved. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    12 min
  2. It may soon be legal to bet on elections. Is America ready?

    3 DAYS AGO

    It may soon be legal to bet on elections. Is America ready?

    The Wall Street Journal’s Alexander Osipovich explains the legal battle over whether Americans will be able to wager on election results. Ukraine is asking for permission to use long-range U.S. missiles to strike deep inside Russia. The Washington Post reports. Pamela Colloff writes in ProPublica about how a medical examiner has recanted testimony that a child died of shaken-baby syndrome, but the father is still in prison for murder. It’s an update of her earlier reporting on the story. Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana, bringing flooding and powerful winds. CNN has details. The Harris-Trump debate drew much stronger ratings than June’s Biden-Trump debate. The Hollywood Reporter looks at the numbers. The father of an 11-year-old who was killed in a crash called on the Trump campaign to stop referencing his son’s death. NBC News has more. The Tennessean has the story of how Jon Bon Jovi helped talk a woman off a bridge ledge. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    13 min
  3. The big moments from the Harris-Trump debate

    4 DAYS AGO

    The big moments from the Harris-Trump debate

    Harris and Trump met in what is likely their only presidential debate. Gideon Resnick joins to discuss, and NBC News has six key takeaways. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled to keep an abortion-rights measure on the November ballot. The Kansas City Star has more. WABC reports on how more FDNY members have died from 9/11-related illness than were killed on the day of the attack. CNN explains why the search for the Kentucky shooting suspect is so difficult. Jury selection was completed in the trial of the former officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols. The Washington Post is on the story. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    16 min
  4. What to look for as Harris and Trump square off

    5 DAYS AGO

    What to look for as Harris and Trump square off

    NOTUS reporter Jasmine Wright and CNN’s Kristen Holmes take us inside the Harris and Trump campaigns’ preparations for debate night.  CNN explains how technology helped prevent further deaths at Georgia’s Apalachee High School, and reports on new details that raise questions about efforts by authorities and school officials to prevent the shooting. Gaza officials say many are dead after Israeli missile attacks on a tent camp for refugees. Reuters has more. Missouri’s state Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether an abortion measure can stay on the ballot. St. Louis Public Radio lays out the stakes. SpaceX launched the Polaris Dawn crew on a mission to attempt an unprecedented spacewalk. USA Today has details. The Wall Street Journal remembers James Earl Jones, the award-winning stage and screen actor who voiced Darth Vader. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    13 min
  5. Harris is outraising Trump. Will it matter?

    6 DAYS AGO

    Harris is outraising Trump. Will it matter?

    Trump said he was expanding the battleground map. CNN’s Kristen Holmes explains how his campaign spending suggests otherwise.  Harris’s huge cash edge means less need for her to headline fundraisers, according to the Wall Street Journal. A Palestinian girl was killed after Israeli airstrikes struck her building, NBC reports. A photo from the morgue of her in her powder-pink rollerblades has become a defining image of the war.  As casualties climb, the Washington Post reports that U.S. officials are frustrated by the lack of progress in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. America isn’t ready for another war, because it doesn’t have the troops, argues Gil Barndollar, a fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities, in Vox. Hours before kickoff, Miami-Dade police detained Dolphins star Tyreek Hill following a traffic incident. The Athletic details what we know. China’s decision to end its international adoptions program has created uncertainty for hundreds of U.S. families currently going through the process. The BBC reports. The Guardian looks at how Paris gave the Paralympic Games a send-off for the ages.

    12 min
  6. How modern marijuana became so potent

    SEP 6

    How modern marijuana became so potent

    Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei died following a brutal attack in Kenya, AFP reports. Elle looks at how patriarchal attitudes in the country enable gender-based violence.  Axios examines some of the surprising 2024 races that could decide House control, while Politico looks at why the Democrats are spending unprecedented sums on downballot races.  The Atlantic’s Malcolm Ferguson explains how modern marijuana became so potent.   The father of the Georgia school-shooting suspect has been arrested and charged, authorities say. CNN has more. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges just before the trial’s jury selection was set to begin. The Wall Street Journal has the details.  The Washington Post reports on how American football became huge in soccer-crazed Brazil. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  7. Inside foreign efforts to sow chaos in the 2024 election

    SEP 5

    Inside foreign efforts to sow chaos in the 2024 election

    Two students and two teachers were killed at a high school in Georgia. CNN has the latest. A judge could decide how Trump’s election-interference case proceeds. The Washington Post’s Devlin Barrett details what to watch for. U.S. intelligence and government officials are contending with cyberattacks by Iran aimed at disrupting the 2024 election. CNN has the story. Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. USA Today has more.  NBC explains why Venezuela’s leader is rescheduling Christmas to October.  And Time reports on the backlash to the Paris mayor’s plans to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower indefinitely. Today's episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

    14 min
  8. The Florida Republicans who want to protect abortion

    SEP 4

    The Florida Republicans who want to protect abortion

    Laura Meckler of the Washington Post explains why cellphone bans are spreading in schools amid growing mental-health worries. Longtime Republicans in Florida, Arizona, and other states are campaigning for abortion rights. The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Kusisto has details. A string of recent deaths in youth football has renewed calls for reform. NBC reports. The NFL has embraced a soft-shell helmet cover to protect players from concussions. CNN looks into what the science says about them. In the campaign to vaccinate kids in Gaza against polio, the World Health Organization says efforts are exceeding early targets. The BBC has the story. The U.S. Department of Justice charged six Hamas leaders over the October 7 attack. Reuters has more. And the Wall Street Journal reports on the American teen who stunned himself — and the world — to win two Paralympic golds.  Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu

    12 min
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Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.

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    Apple News
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  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
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