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The Onion, the satirical news outlet, wants to buy Infowars, the platform conspiracy theorist Alex Jones used to defame families of the Sandy Hook massacre. Onion CEO Ben Collins shares why and John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, explains what it means to Sandy Hook families and the fight against disinformation.
Further Reading:
-The Onion Is Buying Alex Jones’s Infowars Site
-Alex Jones Files for Bankruptcy Following Sandy Hook Trial Losses
Further Listening:
-How Much Will Alex Jones Pay for his Sandy Hook Lie?
-What One School District Is Doing About Rising Gun Violence
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23:21
How the U.S. Fell Behind China on Climate Diplomacy
Leaders from around the world are meeting in Azerbaijan for the U.N.’s COP29 climate conference. With Donald Trump’s recent election victory looming over the event, the U.S.’s role will be diminished. WSJ’s Matthew Dalton explains why this moment might be China’s chance to shine.
Further Listening:
-The Oil Giant Hosting This Year’s U.N. Climate Summit
-The Fight Over Climate Change's Price Tag
Further Reading:
-Trump Victory Leaves China Calling the Shots at COP29 Climate Negotiations
-Welcome to Baku, a City Built on Oil Hosting the World’s Climate Conference
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19:44
Does Warren Buffett Know Something We Don’t?
The famous investor and muti-billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway is doing something unusual: selling stocks and hoarding cash. WSJ’s Spencer Jakab breaks down possible reasons why and what everyday investors can learn from his choices.
Further Reading:
- Does Warren Buffett Know Something That We Don’t?
- A $150 Billion Question: What Will Warren Buffett Do With All That Cash?
Further Listening:
- Charlie Munger: Curmudgeon, Sage and Investing Legend
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17:22
Abortion Was A Winning Issue – Just Not for Kamala Harris
After abortion access wins in 2022, Democrats made a bet that voters backing abortion on states’ ballot measures would also back Democratic candidates. WSJ’s Laura Kusisto explains why that bet turned out to be wrong.
Further Listening:
The Scramble Is on to Fill Trump’s Cabinet
What a Republican Congress Could Mean for Trump
Further Reading:
Voters Continued to Back Abortion Rights. It Didn’t Help Democrats.
A State-by-State Guide to Abortion Access in the U.S.
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19:54
The Scramble Is on to Fill Trump’s Cabinet
The incoming Trump administration has just named its White House chief of staff and more appointments will be coming soon. WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia on who is in the running and how this transition could be different from 2016.
Further Reading:
-The Scramble Is On to Fill Out Trump’s Cabinet
-Lutnick Consults With Musk, Kushner, Wall Street in Rush to Staff Trump White House
-Meet the Wall Street Bigwig Who Has Become Trump’s Headhunter in Chief
Further Listening:
-Red, White and Who? Why Trump Won and Where Democrats Go Next
-What a Republican Congress Could Mean for Trump
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