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- 3 days agonarrative15 min4-min read
Government corruption is animating voters. Texas shows why.
This episode of Apple News Today examines how government corruption has become a top voter concern ahead of the midterms, spotlighting the high-stakes Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico, while also covering a rare humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine brokered by First Lady Melania Trump and Pope Leo, and a faculty no-confidence vote at Cornell University over its handling of a campus sexual assault case.
- 4 days agonarrative14 min4-min read
Anthropic warned that AI could end humanity. Now it’s racing to go public.
Anthropic's IPO filing reveals staggering growth and existential risk warnings, while Israeli elections and Brazil's presidential race highlight global political volatility. The episode connects technological ambition, democratic resilience, and leadership accountability across three major international stories.
- 5 days agonarrative16 min4-min read
Trump’s and Obama’s dueling rallies in a crucial swing state
The episode covers pivotal developments in the 2024 U.S. midterm elections, focusing on the Michigan Senate race where Donald Trump and Barack Obama are backing opposing candidates, while also addressing Elon Musk’s controversial restriction of Starlink access to Ukraine and Brazil’s re-election of leftist President Lula, signaling resistance to regional right-wing momentum. The stakes are high, with national implications for democracy, foreign policy, and technological ethics.
- 1 weeks agointerview30 min6-min read
The strange new politics of the death penalty
The recent botched execution of Christa Pike and the planned, then partially retracted, live-streamed military execution of Nidal Hasan have thrust the death penalty back into national conversation, exposing deep moral, political, and systemic tensions. These events highlight a shift toward spectacle and retribution, challenging long-standing efforts to make executions more discreet.
- 1 weeks agonarrative15 min6-min read
The scramble to save the internet from a catastrophic threat
A critical cybersecurity flaw in PHP, affecting roughly 70% of the internet, has triggered a global scramble to patch systems, with AI playing a key role in both discovering and potentially exploiting the vulnerability. The episode also covers a surprising U.S. Senate race in Minnesota, an underdog World Series matchup, and new Airbnb policies shifting cleaning responsibilities to hosts.
- 1 weeks agonarrative16 min5-min read
The billionaires behind the record midterm ad blitz
This episode of Apple News Today examines the unprecedented flood of money in the 2024 midterm elections, a diplomatic shift in U.S.-Russia relations amid Ukraine’s struggle, the cultural reevaluation of The Simpsons' Apu character, and the designation of Arizona’s Chiricahua as America’s newest national park. The episode underscores how political spending, foreign policy realignments, and evolving cultural narratives are shaping the current moment.
- 1 weeks agonews brief13 min5-min read
What’s behind the youth protests sweeping Europe?
The Guardian’s Ashifa Kassam takes us inside Europe’s “autumn of discontent.”The Justice Department has charged 28 people in California with election crimes and is seeking to block roughly 20,000 ballots from being counted in the midterm elections despite experts saying noncitizen voting is extremely rare. NPR’s Miles Parks discusses the implications of the move.Federal judges in Washington are being asked to weigh in on details of President Trump’s attempt to make over the capital, and they’re getting increasingly frustrated. Associated Press reporter Gary Fields explains why.Plus, Trump’s $8 billion bailout for farmers, the NASCAR driver diagnosed with CTE, and how a novel piece of infrastructure is saving wildlife in the West.Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
- 1 weeks agonews brief12 min3-min read
Three world powers could decide Ukraine’s future. Kyiv won’t be in the room.
President Trump says he is open to a trilateral summit with Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to discuss Ukraine without Zelenskyy present. The Wall Street Journal’s Lingling Wei explains what the talks signal to smaller nations. French cities imposed curfews after violent rioting over school conditions and living costs, the BBC reports. President Emmanuel Macron is facing disapproval across the political spectrum. The NBA season tips off today as the champion New York Knicks face LeBron James and the 76ers. The Athletic’s Fred Katz previews the title race. Plus, Mahmoud Khalil is taking his deportation fight to the Supreme Court, Christiane Amanpour is leaving CNN, and Japan launched a mission to one of Mars’s moons. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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