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🎧 The Daily: New Insights Into the Mueller Report | New York Times
The attorney general turned a report of nearly 400 pages into a four-page summary. Members of the special counsel’s team say something was lost.
🎧 The Daily: Trump Wanted to Scrap Obamacare. His Party Didn’t. | New York Times
The latest scuffle over health care shows a sea change in the Republican stance heading into the 2020 elections.
🎧 How President Trump’s Angry Tweets Can Ripple Across Social Media | NPR
Tim Mak from NPRWhen Trump posts a mean tweet, how does it make its way across social media into the American consciousness? Researchers crunched the numbers to see if his negative tweets were shared more often.
This news segment references some interesting sounding research groups who are working in social media, emotional contagion, and sentiment analysis.
🎧 LifeWay Christian Closing Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores | NPR
LifeWay Christian Stores plans to close all of its locations by end of the year and move all of the company's retailing online. Its bricks-and-mortar division has been losing money since 2013, and the company says it has tried just about everything to keep the business going, including overhauling several stores last summer and experimenting with features like coffee bars.
🎧 The Daily: The Agony of Being Theresa May | New York Times
In a last-ditch effort to fulfill her promise of delivering Brexit, Britain’s prime minister dangled a final sacrifice.
🎧 The Daily: Why Did New York’s Most Selective Public High School Admit Only 7 Black Students? | New York Times
The latest admissions numbers at Stuyvesant High School offer a stark picture of the persistent racial divide in America’s largest school system.
Perhaps the problem is more systemic than the small band-aid they’re offering as a means of fixing it?
🎧 The Daily: One Family’s Story of Survival and Loss in New Zealand | New York Times
The loved ones of a man killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks say goodbye to a son, father, husband and brother.
🎧 The Daily: Prosecuting R. Kelly | New York Times
The singer, trailed by allegations for years, has now been charged with sexual abuse. We hear from the Chicago prosecutor on the other side of the case.
🎧 The Daily: Israel’s Indispensable Prime Minister? | New York Times
If re-elected, Benjamin Netanyahu could become Israel’s longest-serving prime minister — and the first to be indicted while in office.
🎧 The Daily: Why Didn’t Mueller Decide on Obstruction? | New York Times
The special counsel came to no conclusion on whether President Trump illegally obstructed justice. The attorney general, a recent political appointee, stepped in.
🎧 The Daily: Coordination: Not Established. Obstruction: More Complicated. | New York Times
What does the Mueller report say? The attorney general offered an early glimpse.
🎧 The Daily: Special Edition: Robert Mueller Submits His Report | New York Times
The investigation that has consumed the country and cast a shadow over the Trump presidency for almost two years has come to a close.
🎧 The Daily: How New Zealand Banned Assault Rifles in Six Days | New York Times
The prime minister took swift action against the weapons used for a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
🎧 The Daily: A Path to Curing H.I.V. | New York Times
A second person appears to have been cured of infection with the virus that causes AIDS. We spoke to an activist about what this means.