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Election law expert on states blocking Trump from ballot
S2023 E374 - 6m 3s
Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Rick Hasen, an election law expert and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project At UCLA’s Law School.
Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from ballot
S2023 E374 - 10m 39s
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023's political highlights.
Why reports of a surge in retail theft may be overblown
S2023 E374 - 7m 22s
Most Americans think there’s more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, according to a recent Gallup poll. That’s despite clear data showing violent crime has actually dropped sharply in 2023. So why the misperception? Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a deep dive into one type of crime that may be getting outsized attention.
Research links severe morning sickness to hormone
S2023 E374 - 10m 14s
The extent to which women experience morning sickness can vary, and those with extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy often face stigma when trying to receive care. While the condition is notoriously understudied, new research is giving hope for better treatment. Amna Nawaz spoke with several women impacted by the condition and one researcher working to understand the cause.
The images that defined the historic and tumultuous year
S2023 E374 - 4m 48s
As 2023 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the images that have defined this historic and often tumultuous year and hear from the photojournalists who captured them.
Russia launches one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine
S2023 E374 - 2m 49s
Russia unleashed a massive, 18-hour aerial assault on Ukraine, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 140 others. The barrage comes as Ukrainian officials are urgently pleading for more air defense systems from their Western allies. Stephanie Sy reports.
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