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Morning News Podcast: Articles Of Impeachment, More Arrests Of Rioters
Democrats demand accountability for President Trump’s actions. If their push to invoke the 25th Amendment fails, they’ll try to impeach him again. But what difference does it make if his term is up in nine days?
Law enforcement officials continue to investigate and arrest rioters, but they’re also preparing for next week’s inauguration. Far-right extremists say they’ll be back. And only about a third of the available coronavirus vaccines have been administered. The incoming Biden administration plans to make nearly all vaccines immediately available.
Sunday Morning Podcast: Headlines From Zurich, London & Tokyo (2021)
The weekend’s top news with Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Urs Bühler, Eemeli Isoaho and Chandra Kurt, with commentary from our editors in London and Tokyo. Plus: what’s on the pages of Greece’s ‘Kathimerini’ newspaper.
Climate Change: Bolivia’s Tuni Glacier Is Shrinking
Bolivia’s Tuni glacier is disappearing faster than initially anticipated, according to scientists in the Andean nation, a predicament that will likely make worse water shortages already plaguing the capital La Paz
Morning News Podcast: Fallout From Washington DC Riots, Covid Job Losses
Two members of President Trump’s cabinet resigned on Thursday. Democrats in Congress say it’s not the secretaries who need to go, but Trump himself. Many signs suggested this week’s pro-Trump rally would be a riot.
Why didn’t authorities seem to believe it? And the pandemic continues to drag the job market down. The Labor Department says 19 million Americans are still depending on unemployment benefits.
Morning News Podcast: Mob Incited By Trump Storms Capitol Building, Biden Victory Certified
A mob incited by President Donald Trump overran the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday as lawmakers were planning to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election.
Guests: Axios’ Margaret Talev, Alayna Treene and Jonathan Swan.
Morning News Podcast: Democrats Up In Georgia, Quantum Computing
Democrats look set to win both the run-off elections that will determine control of the Senate—and how President-elect Joe Biden will be able to govern.
Quantum computing is still nascent, its power yet to be truly tapped. But the finance sector is already looking to squeeze it for analytical advantage. And how Confucianism still influences society in South Korea.
Morning News Podcast: Georgia Votes, Vaccines & England’s New Lockdown
People in Georgia will finish voting today. At stake is control of the U.S. Senate. But the runoff elections have been overshadowed by the president’s false claims.
The U.S has administered fewer than 5 million coronavirus vaccines. How can we safely speed up? And U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a new national lockdown for England until at least mid-February.
Morning News Podcast: Trump Pressures Georgia & Election Certification
President Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State to ‘find’ votes, things to know about Congress and electoral votes, and Philadelphia cook drops pizzas out his window for charity.
Sunday Morning Podcast: Latest News From Zurich, London & Bangkok (2021)
Tyler Brûlé and guests cover the weekend’s biggest discussion topics from Zurich, London and Bangkok.
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