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| DATE: MONDAY, 01.22.24 LAST UPDATE: 08:53 AM ET PREPARED BY: CB, RR, JB, SK, BM |
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We have the following scheduled for today's program:
TOP OF HOUR 2 GUEST: Carol Roth TOPIC: A new proposed rule on lending for banks. |
| Here are some highlights from this day on previous shows:
Jan 22, 2004 - Howard Dean teaches geography... Education spending doesn't equal results... Progress made in the Middle East... Glenn meets Al Franken at Iowa airport... Why Air America will fail... 'The Apprentice' is the thinking man's reality show... Southwest sued over nursery rhyme... |
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HEADLINES - RAW & UNVERIFIED |
Survey reveals the reason elites are out of touch 89% of "super elites" support the “strict rationing of meat, gas, and electricity.” 81% would ban the use of gas-powered cars. 70% would prevent Americans from engaging in “non-essential” air travel. 55% believe the government affords Americans “too much freedom.” Finally, 89% of "super elites" said they trust the government to do the right thing. Biden announces another $5B in student loan forgiveness after Supreme Court defeat Biden continues his piecemeal approach to write-offs after the Supreme Court last year struck down his illegal plan to forgive $430 billion in college debt. Supreme Court Action Alters Course of Jan. 6 Defendant Sentencings Since the Supreme Court agreed in mid-December to take up the Fischer appeal, a number of Jan. 6 defendants have asked judges to pause their trials and sentencing proceedings pending the outcome of the case. AG Garland insists Trump get 'speedy' trial to serve 'public interest.' But what about due process? "The special prosecutor has said from the beginning that he thinks public interest requires a speedy trial, which I agree with," Garland told CNN in an interview on Friday. Flashback: Trump Prosecutor Accused of Promoting Her Lover Swore She Wouldn't Sleep With Staffers "I certainly will not be choosing people to date that work under me. Let me just say that," Willis said in April 2020. Expecting a Response to an Email Is Racist, Fani Willis Suggests in Leaked Emails The district attorney prosecuting Trump in Georgia suggested in an email exchange earlier this month that racism was at play when one of Trump's attorneys pressed her team for a response to his emails. China Is Buying Up US Farmland, But How Much Isn’t Clear America is seeing more and more of its most fertile land snapped up by China and other foreign buyers, yet problems with how the U.S. tracks such data mean it’s difficult to know just how much. New York, California, other blue states succeed in altering 2020 census numbers, report says The updates can be used for federal funding but cannot be used to redraw political districts or alter the number of congressional seats. Is this the most dangerous square mile in America? Crime hotspot in Oakland where gas stations and In-N-Out are hit by brazen car thieves dozens of times every day — and cops say they are powerless to stop it. New York Woman Makes Self-Incriminating Statements After Attack Caught on Video Sahara Dula is a New England College criminal justice graduate who wants to specialize in “crisis communication.” If so, she has a bit to learn after intentionally hitting a police officer with her Lexus and then declaring “F— these cops, it’s a lesson to him.” |
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WEF panelist suggests creating 'exclusion lists' to demonetize sources sharing 'disinformation' "A lot of those dollars go to pretty bad content. So you can work really hard on exclusion lists or inclusion lists just to really try to … focus their ad dollars toward the good news and information. The accurate and relevant news and information." WHO director calls for worldwide pandemic treaty to prepare for ominous 'Disease X' Tedros spoke at the WEF in Davos, noting that he hoped nations across the world would reach a pandemic agreement by May to address a future danger. Where False Information Is Posing the Biggest Threat In an unprecedented year for elections, false information is one of the major threats that people around the world will face according to experts surveyed for the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Risk Report. Nations Accused Of Human Rights Violations Lecture World At Davos Attendees included leaders and officials from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Rwanda, and Azerbaijan; many of them spent time criticizing Israel during their WEF appearances. WEF: Global Risks Report 2024 The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet, and conflict. House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Defund World Economic Forum The legislation would specifically block the State Department, USAID, and any other federal agency from providing funding to the (WEF). The U.S. has spent millions on the WEF over the years, something Perry and other GOP lawmakers say needs to end.
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The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803 While the prospect of the 1 trillion cicadas that the dual emergence is expected to bring might sound horrifying to some, Shockley emphasized the awe of this rare natural event. “Don’t be scared of it, embrace it ..."
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