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Ukraine invasion — explained World News
World News
3w ago

Ukraine invasion — explained

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country taking over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift in "the world order."

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How surveillance crept up on us : Planet Money World News
World News
3w ago

How surveillance crept up on us : Planet Money

For years, police have spent billions of tax dollars on watching us, tracking us, and recording us. In the largest police department in the country, these surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. In the wake of 9/11, the New York Police Department built one of the most sophisticated and omnipresent surveillance systems in the country. And while decisions were being made about what tech to adopt and how much to pay for it, few outside the NYPD were consulted. Not the City Council nor the public. For over a decade, the only paper trail of these purchases were offline, stored in filing cabinets, inaccessible to the public. Today on the show, how the country’s largest police department built its surveillance system, and the fight to get police everywhere to tell us how they’re watching us. Read: Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletterOur weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: InstagramTikTokYouTubeFacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode was produced by Vito Emanuel and edited by Marianne McCune. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is our executive producer.Music: NPR Source Audio - "Funky Space Mama," "Sunday Lights," and "Blammo"

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Drones make the Russia-Ukraine war front line a ‘kill zone’? : State of the World from NPR World News
World News
3w ago

Drones make the Russia-Ukraine war front line a ‘kill zone’? : State of the World from NPR

The Russia-Ukraine war is sometimes compared to the static, deadlocked, trench warfare of World War I.  Yet it’s also been the defining conflict of the 21st century, dominated by drones that have created a so-called “kill zone” along the front line.  We hear about what the kill zone is like and what it means for the future of warfare.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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Feeling squeezed by high prices? Here are tips for managing your finances : Consider This from NPR Business & Economy
Business & Economy
3w ago

Feeling squeezed by high prices? Here are tips for managing your finances : Consider This from NPR

According to the latest government data, inflation is up 3.7 percent since last September. People are struggling to pay for things like rent, gas, electricity, and groceries. We talk to a personal finance expert about how to handle tough and uncertain economic times.NPR’s Joel Rose and Nicole Grundmeier with the Midwest Newsroom and Harvest Public Media contributed to this episode. This episode was produced by Alejandra Marquez Janse and Karen Zamora, with audio engineering by Hannah Gluvna. Our director is Jonas Adams.It was edited by Justine Kenin and Tinbete Ermyas.Our executive producer is Courtney Dorning.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

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