USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.
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In the 25+ years Janet Lansbury has worked with children and parents, she's learned a lot. She's here to share it with you. Each episode of Unruffled addresses a reader's parenting issue through the lens of Janet's respectful parenting approach, consistently offering a perspective shift that ultimately frees parents of the need for scripts, strategies, tricks, and tactics. Janet is a parenting author and consultant whose website (JanetLansbury.com) is visited by millions of readers annually. ...
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From the Accused podcast team, Aftermath is an episodic look at survivors of gun violence. Two crime reporters travel the country talking to people whose lives changed in the blink of an eye. Their backgrounds, environments and stories all vary, but they share one defining truth: They’ve survived a gunshot.
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USA TODAY’s critically acclaimed investigative podcast about power in American cities. Season 1, Chicago: A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation. Season 2, Reno: A surprising proxy battle for the future of Reno pits a brash strip club kingpin against power brokers in city hall. The wi ...
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Award-winning sports journalist Nancy Armour interviews icons, Olympians, and trailblazers in this eight-part series exploring how women have revolutionized sports as we know it, and the ripple effects they have on society as a whole. USA TODAY Sports is joined by Laurie Hernandez, Muffet McGraw, Nneka Ogwumike, Doris Burke and more. These women are journalists, coaches, and athletes from a variety of sports, including football, gymnastics, soccer, and BMX freestyle. Each have had very diffe ...
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Your daily consumer tech news update, plus the latest gadget reviews and straight talk about how the latest tech innovations affect you, with USA TODAY's Brett Molina and Mike Snider. Discover more great podcasts from USA TODAY at usatoday.com/podcasts.
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All episodes are available for free, with ad-free episodes available for Wondery+ subscribers. Season 3: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi - Set against the backdrop of NASCAR’s drug smuggling scandal in the early 1980’s, this season of The Sneak tells the story of the disappearance of one of the sport’s most brilliant engineers, a mystery that haunts racing to this day. The hosts will set out to finally answer the question: What really happened to Mario Rossi? Season 2: Murders at Whiskey Cr ...
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She's a journalist. He’s a comedian. They make the news fun. Tune in each Monday for, as one listener puts it, “the perfect amount of news and silliness to lighten up your day.”
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Police release details of Pete Hegseth sexual assault report
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California police have released details about a sexual assault report on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Defense Department. Plus, the House Ethics Commission has reviewed records detailing $10,000 in Venmo payments Matt Gaetz allegedly made to two women in the panel's probe. Gaetz is Trump's nominee for attorney ge…
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SPECIAL | AI in vertical farming could transform global agriculture
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AI applications in vertical farming have the potential to usher in a new model that not only yields a high volume of quality product, but also offers a much smaller carbon footprint in terms of resources and the space necessary to deploy them. By incorporating AI, robotics and vertically stacked crops in controlled environmental conditions, the ver…
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Prosecutors ask to delay Trump hush money sentencing, but oppose case dismissal
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What's next for President-elect Donald Trump's hush money sentencing? USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers talks through how the Biden administration is addressing aid to Ukraine in its final weeks. Donald Trump taps TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Plus, he picks Linda McMahon t…
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Israeli strike in Beirut kills five; U.S.-led diplomacy progresses
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Israel has intensified its bombardment in and around Beirut, and Hezbollah has kept up missile fire into Israel, while U.S.-led diplomacy progresses. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran discusses President-elect Donald Trump's comment about using the military to carry out mass deportations. President Joe Biden asks Congress for…
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A mother reaches out to Janet because her 3-year old's behavior has recently become erratic and unpleasant, and she’s struggling to make sense of it. She writes that her boy is strong-willed, smart, kind, high energy and wonderful to be around. But lately he's quick to anger, throws things, screams NO to simple requests, is pushy with his younger s…
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Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory
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The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers discusses how world leaders are approaching the transition from Biden to Trump. As President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House, climate-change experts are preparing for another figh…
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What does Trump 2.0 mean for the economy?
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President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a multitude of promises from mass deportations to banning transgender athletes. But perhaps the area that American voters said they were most persuaded by is the economy. From enacting tariffs on foreign goods to slashing taxes for both individuals and businesses, Trump’s vision of economic populism is abo…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes Ethics Committee to keep Matt Gaetz report secret
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson says he will request the House Ethics Committee not release a potentially damaging report on the conduct of President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general - former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. Trump's Defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth was involved in a 2017 sexual assault probe. USA TODAY Congress an…
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Trump chooses Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Is Trump signaling a retribution agenda with Gaetz, and other picks for his administration? USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé relays what economists say about blaming the Biden-Harris administration for inflation. The …
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SPECIAL | What is the future of DIY medical tests?
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DIY medical tests offer the convenience of monitoring your health at home, but they also come with ethical and medical concerns. For one, some carry the risk of misdiagnosis. Still, against the backdrop of high medical costs and an imbalance of access to care, is there reason to be optimistic about the future of DIY medical tests? Dr. Karen Kaul, C…
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Republicans win control of House and Senate in Congress sweep
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The GOP has won a trifecta in Washington. Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next staff. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison takes a closer look at the tasks Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be asked to do as part of a new 'Department of Government…
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SPECIAL | Might we solve the problems of food insecurity and food waste together?
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While the U.S. is, on the whole, a wealthy country, currently one in eight Americans is food insecure. Meanwhile, more than a third of food produced goes uneaten or unsold. That’s roughly 90 million pounds according to ReFED, a research and advocacy group focused on eliminating food waste. Most of that food ends up in landfills where it becomes a b…
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Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'
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President-elect Donald Trump continues sketching out what his next presidency will look like. USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusses Donald Trump's promises about pardoning January 6 insurrectionists, and what such pardons would potentially mean for the far right movement. A New York court suspends all current deadlines in Donald T…
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Biden, Harris participate in Veterans Day ceremony
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together Monday for a Veterans Day ceremony. USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin takes a lot at the race for Senate leader. President-elect Donald Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz to be national security adviser. USA TODAY Wellness Reporter Alyssa Goldberg discusses how some w…
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Less Stress, More Joy This Holiday Season (With Ashlee Eiland)
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Does the holiday season really need to be so overwhelming? Janet admits she gets caught up in the bustle and excitement of holiday festivities. While her intention every year is to pare down to make more room for meaningful moments with her loved ones, she still finds herself shopping until the last minute for the perfect gift and wrapping into the…
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What to expect from Trump's Cabinet picks
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President-elect Donald Trump has made some early decisions about his Cabinet. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran takes a look at what a new Trump administration means for immigrants nationwide. Democrats' working-class exodus has set off a reckoning within the party. An Idaho health agency has halted its COVID vaccine program,…
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Alzheimer's numbers expected to balloon to 13 million by 2050
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Close to 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s today. However, that number is expect to balloon to 13 million by 2050 which will put strains on families and the healthcare system. What can you do to prepare for a potential future with Alzheimer's? We ask Dr. Joanne Pike, CEO of the Alzheimer's Association to help explain the challenges an…
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Who will control the House? Dozens of races not decided
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House races will still be counted through the weekend, as the GOP nears control of the chamber. USA TODAY Trending News Reporter Kinsey Crowley discusses how voters approached a number of ballot issues. Plus, what does this election mean for the transgender community? Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly congratulated Donald Trump, after Ukrai…
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USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin discusses what a GOP trifecta in Washington would look like. President-elect Donald Trump pledged to follow though with mass deportations, in an interview with NBC News. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi breaks down several reasons why President-elect Donald Trump may never …
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The Department of Justice is accusing the tech giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly in its search and advertising sectors. If Google is dismantled, how might that impact the way Americans access information? Florian Ederer, a professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, joins The Excerpt to discuss what happens next in the fede…
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Vice President Kamala Harris concedes election
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Vice President Kamala Harris has conceded. Plus, USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page takes a look at what's next. How did President-elect Donald Trump win? USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé explains how business leaders could influence the next Trump presidency. Stocks rallied to record highs Wednesday. The Justice Departm…
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SPECIAL | Bookstore lover inspires readers across America
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Bob Manson is a retired teacher from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He’s also a superfan of independent bookstores. So much so that he has now visited over 600 of them across the country. At each one, he talks with the owners and some regulars and then writes about what makes that particular bookstore special in his ongoing blog, The Indie Bob Spot. While he …
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Former President Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office after winning several critical battleground states. Find the full results here. USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire reports from Philadelphia on how Pennsylvania voters viewed the candidates and the polarizing politics in their state. Republicans have won contr…
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Election Day has arrived. How are the candidates spending their final hours on the campaign trail? USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison discusses some of the things that could swing today's outcome. Whatever happens, Donald Trump will leave behind a changed Republican Party. USA TODAY National Music Writer Melissa Ruggieri looks at the…
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Does respectful parenting work? How does it look as our kids get older and more independent? Does our approach to relationship building change and if so, how? Will our early efforts pay off? In response to a listener's questions, Janet discusses the challenges, rewards, and surprises she's experiencing as her three babies have become adults. She sh…
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Trump says he "shouldn't have left" the White House in 2020; Harris pitches Gen Z voters
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Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made some of their final pitches to voters over the weekend. USA TODAY Congress & Campaigns Reporter Riley Beggin talks through the allies Kamala Harris or Donald Trump would have in Congress if elected. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says Donald Trump would seek to remove fluoride from wa…
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There's have been two assassination attempts, a last-minute candidate switch. There are not one, but two global wars, both of which are heating up. The news is overflowing with dire predictions of dictatorship and death threats against election workers. And all of this, sits atop an economy that almost no one feels is going well, despite record sto…
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How the election could shape Trump's legal fate
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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down how Tuesday's election could impact Republican nominee Donald Trump's fate in several cases. Hiring slowed down in October. The Supreme Court rejects a GOP request to stop Pennsylvania from counting some provisional ballots. Plus, hear what new exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk polling fo…
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Ahead of Election Day, officials prepare for protests and possible violence
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USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire discusses preparations ahead of Tuesday at election offices nationwide. New polls show mixed results in battleground states. USA TODAY Education Reporter Zach Schermele talks about the importance of the college vote. Police reveal the description of the suspect in ballot box burnings. …
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SPECIAL | Harvard, Yale, MIT and more are accused of overcharging students with divorced parents
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In a groundbreaking federal class action lawsuit, 40 of America’s wealthiest colleges and universities are accused of conspiring to overcharge students with divorced or separated parents. The lawsuit claims these institutions required students to disclose the financial assets of their noncustodial parents, reducing the amount of financial aid avail…
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Supreme Court lets Virginia resume its purge of voter rolls
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The high court allows Virginia to resume its voter roll purge. Studies have found a negligible number of suspected noncitizens vote, but Republicans have made removal of suspected noncitizens a focus of their voter integrity lawsuits this year. USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran talks about the election's impact on companies i…
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SPECIAL | Can legislation combat the surge of non-consensual deepfake porn?
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Deepfake videos are spreading rapidly, fueled by sophisticated open-source AI models. MIT researchers reveal that most of these videos are non-consensual porn, targeting celebrities like Taylor Swift. But now even high school and middle school students, predominantly females, are being targeted. UCLA Professor John Villasenor joins The Excerpt to p…
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Harris and Trump make final pitches to voters
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Hear the latest from Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump on the campaign trail. The latest polls show a tight race less than a week before Election Day. Voter roll lawsuits show how Trump allies could challenge the election. Montana could hold all the cards for control of the Senate. USA TODAY National Correspondent…
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Biden votes early, calls out Trump's NYC rally
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President Joe Biden voted early Monday, while Democratic nominee Kamala Harris blasted Republican nominee Donald Trump's Sunday MSG rally, which has been marred by racism. Trump said Monday Democrats are using 'disgusting' rhetoric. USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer discusses Trump's allies for a potential post-election fight. Th…
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When Kids Don't Seem Motivated (to Potty, Crawl, or Create)
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What do we do if we know our kids can practice a new skill, and yet they don't or won't? Three families reach out to Janet with concerns about their children's developmental progress. In one case, a 12-month-old doesn't seem interested in crawling, and the parent has been advised to try to make this happen. A second parent expresses her dismay ("I …
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Michelle Obama blasts Trump at Harris rally; Trump MSG rally marked by racist tropes and vitriol
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It was a busy penultimate weekend on the campaign trail for Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sarah D. Wire discusses what our reporters found speaking with election workers in swing states around the country. USA TODAY National Correspondent Will Carless discusse…
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Oath Keeper leader's family fears Trump pardon
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On January 6th, 2021, the nation watched as a violent attack unfolded in Washington D.C. That’s when thousands of supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building. But how did we get here? In 2009, a Yale educated attorney and former Army paratrooper named Stewart Rhodes founded a far-right anti-government militia called the Oath Keeper…
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Trump heads to Madison Square Garden for a closing campaign act; Beyoncé endorses Harris at Houston rally
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Democratic nominee Kamala Harris held a Houston rally with Beyoncé and others Friday, while Republican nominee Donald Trump prepares for an event at New York's Madison Square Garden Sunday. USA TODAY National Correspondent Deborah Barfield Berry discusses how several Black women are trying to make history in the U.S. Senate. Find more of the three-…
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Election season threats are growing more violent
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Threats against election workers and other officials have moved from messages to shootings and a bombing. State officials say a cyberattack targeting Georgia's absentee ballot website was thwarted. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page looks at the gender gap in this year's election and what new USA TODAY/Suffolk University polling tells us.…
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SPECIAL | What is behind the steep increase in rental prices?
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Across the country, Americans are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of rent. Rental prices have gone up roughly 35% during the last five years, according to the real estate service firm Zillow. Recently, the Justice Department and attorneys general from eight states filed a lawsuit against a software company that helps landlords manage 16 …
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Blinken entourage rushes to shelter amid Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv
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Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting the Middle East this week, amid heightened tensions. North Korean troops are in Russia, according to the U.S. defense secretary. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen looks into a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll that shows a majority of voters think Donald Trump should face charg…
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SPECIAL | Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis present "Warriors"
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"The Warriors," both a novel as well as a late 1970’s movie, is now a concept album from the creative minds of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, both of whom have too many credits to name. Eisa Davis, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her play Bulrusher, is also well known for the play Angela’s Mixtape which, in part, explores her relationship with he…
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Court deals setback to Trump allies in ballot hand-count case
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Georgia's top court declined Tuesday to hear an appeal by Republicans of a decision blocking a new rule that would have required poll workers to hand-count ballots. USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses new USA TODAY/Suffolk University polling into Americans' views about what's next after Election Day. A judge has ordered the Penta…
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What would Trump’s mass deportations really mean?
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Donald Trump is calling for mass deportations if he’s elected. USA TODAY national reporter Lauren Villagran breaks down the costs and logistical hurdles to his plan. Trump faces a new lawsuit – this time accusing him of defaming the men who were exonerated after being labeled the “Central Park Five.” TV personality Dr. Phil testified Monday on beha…
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"Earlier Is Better" And Other Child Development Myths (with Rae Pica)
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In this encore episode, early childhood education luminary Rae Pica joins Janet to share her expertise about how children really learn and to debunk some common parenting myths that can impede a child’s natural development. Rae has dedicated herself to the mission of developing and educating the whole child. She is the author of 20 books, a popular…
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