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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

President Trump pushes Ukraine's president that about the Biden family's activities in Ukraine

by Suzette Lohmeyer

First Up

President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. The July call is at the center of a controversy over whether Trump pressured another country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Here's what we're following today.
President Trump told Ukraine's president that "a lot of people want to find out" about the Biden family's activities in Ukraine — and asked him to be in touch with Trump's attorney and the attorney general,  an account of the July call shows. The Department of Justice announced it will not pursue charges

A new U.N. report says oceans are getting hotter and higher at an increasing speed, and marine heat waves are causing a cascade of changes in marine life. The report also notes that oceans are getting more acidic, which could lead to mass extinction of marine organisms.

Juul Labs will stop advertising e-cigarettes in the U.S. and says that its CEO has stepped down as regulators examine hundreds of cases of people who are sick from what appears to be a vaping-related lung disease. One mom who testified before Congress on Tuesday compared the disease to a food poisoning outbreak, stating: "If this was romaine lettuce, the shelves would be empty."

The secretary of veterans affairs has told several members of Congress that he's evicting them from offices they've been using in VA hospitals (often used to meet with vets). One congressman believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.

Climate activists protesting the use of oil and natural gas are the first to be charged under a new critical infrastructure law in Texas. Supporters say the laws protect ports, pipelines and other sensitive places. And in California, the Trump administration is threatening to cut federal highway dollars over air pollution.

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Daily Good

This MacArthur “genius” winner uses flash mobs to get her message out.
Stacy Jupiter, a newly named MacArthur Fellow, poses with a puppet used in a show she staged for kids about how to protect fish. Jupiter is a marine scientist who works on ocean issues in Fiji.
Rebecca Weeks
Environmental advocacy that also boosts human health feels logical to Stacy Jupiter, a winner of the MacArthur “genius” grant for her efforts to save lives and coral reefs as well as build on traditional practices to figure out when, where and how long to close off fishing areas. But the way she gets the message out isn't always traditional . Jupiter creates comic books and once organized a flash mob to raise awareness on flooding and fishing issues. 

Here is the entire list of MacArthur fellowship winners.  

Video Of The Day

What if aging wasn’t inevitable?
Scientists are better understanding why we age — and they're also better explaining the cellular changes that lead our bodies and brains to decline.
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Better understanding the mechanisms of aging has led to promising treatments for slowing, stopping and even reversing the symptoms of growing old. 
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History Lesson

Whistleblowing is not a new phenomenon in America.
The first whistleblowers reported on the actions of one Esek Hopkins in the late 1780s. "He was the first commodore of the U.S. Navy and they blew the whistle on him ostensibly for torturing British prisoners of war," says author and professor Allison Stanger. "So we're a leader in this realm and whistleblowing is really in our DNA . So that's why this particular moment is so interesting."

Today's Listen

"I Will Survive" saves marginalized people a spot on the dance floor.
Gloria Gaynor originally recorded "I Will Survive" as a B-side, but swiftly after its release in October 1978 it became a worldwide hit.
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Recorded after a traumatic period in the singer's life, Gloria Gaynor's disco hit quickly found its true audience: LGBT communities, survivors of domestic violence and others pushed aside by society.
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Before You Go

Audrey Hepburn appears as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. In a letter to director George Cukor, she raved about the script.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Taz Vegas

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Artist: Taz Vegas
Title: Am I Dreaming
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Label: RSM Records-© 2019

Taz Vegas (“Dreams Come True,” “Brother For The People”) is back, and this time around his latest release, “Am I Dreaming,” (extended dance mix and radio edit mix) resonates on so many levels; an excitingly fresh and evocatively new dance pop sound!

Produced by Phil “The Mix Master” Harding (Donna Summer, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Kylie Minogue) and the PJS Dream Team; “Am I Dreaming” is a retro 80’s, early 90’s dance track that takes off from the minute the “needle hits the record!”

Phil Harding, formerly from the Stock, Aiken, and Waterman and PWL powerhouse of UK producers delivers “Am I Dreaming,” with an impressive mix that is magical, magnetic, and kinetic...

With a driving beat that moves your feet along with Taz Vegas’ vocals elite, the keys to the dance floor is yours with “Am I Dreaming.”
As the overwhelming popularity of the 80’s and 90’s dance sound returns, “Am I Dreaming” is slick, positive and upbeat ... definitely a track for old school and new schoolers alike!

Released on the RSM Record label, you can find “Am I Dreaming” on i-Tunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and wherever find music is sold and distributed!

Sunday, September 15, 2019

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CULTURAL IMPACT FACTOR
CALLOWAY, SPILLED CAFE, CULTURAL CACHE
This Week’s Funniest Memes, Ranked
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It’s an internet fight and only the funniest memes will survive. This week’s challengers? Jonah Hill’s dropped coffee, Caroline Calloway’s Yale plates, and cultural impact graphs.
FREAKS AND GEEKS, WALKS AND TALKS
‘Freaks and Geeks’ Vs. ‘The West Wing’: TV At A Crossroads In 1999
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How two iconic series debuting days apart — one a long-running crowd-pleaser, the other a cult favorite — represented television’s past and its future.
ROSES ARE RED, STANDARDS ARE MOOT
I Faked My Way As An Instagram Poet, And It Went Bizarrely Well
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I decided to find out whether Instagram poetry took real talent, or if the whole thing is a sham, by becoming the worst poet the internet has ever seen.
JUST DESERTS
The Suburbanites Making The Desert Bloom With McMansions
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Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, Steven B. Smith couldn’t wait to escape the small, nearly all-Mormon town of Springville, Utah. In those Cold War years, many Mormons believed the apocalypse was imminent, in the form of a nuclear holocaust.
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These Ex-Under Armour Guys Are Making The Best Jeans Of 2019
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After years in athletic apparel, Revtown’s founders took the best parts of workout gear — comfort, flexibility and durability — and applied them to denim. The result? Crazy comfort and solid style at a killer price.
PICTURE THIS
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The ‘Vertical Graveyards’ Of Hong Kong, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
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The dangers of the New York City Subway in 1980, London’s shades of gray and other best photos of the week.
HOW YA FEELIN’?
SUCH NOT SO GREAT HEIGHTS
Hypoxia City
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At 5100 meters’ elevation, a Peruvian gold mining town is the world’s highest settlement — and a good place to study how life at extremely low oxygen levels ravages the body.
THE BRAIN *IS* THE STRONGEST MUSCLE
The Grandmaster Diet: How To Lose Weight While Barely Moving
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You wouldn’t think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and only extend their arms from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.
DOES NOT COST PEANUTS
How Peanuts Became A $4,200 Drug
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A new, billion-dollar pharmaceutical to treat peanut allergies is up for approval. It’s simply peanut flour.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
END OF THE LINE
Fisherman Tries To Reel In Fish, Ends Up With A Catch Way More Than He Bargained For
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Some catches you hold on to, and some you most definitely should let go — like this one.
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Reel in the big one: a Saturday afternoon nap.