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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2415: Camels in Canada

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 26, 2022 · Episode: 2415 In which camels return to their native continent and are ill-received. Today, camels in Canada.

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Immigration

Report: U.S. & Mexico Should Jointly Address Immigration Issues

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on October 16, 2018 · As a new Mexican president prepares to take office, U.S.-Mexico collaboration on Central American migration could be strained.

Tags Andrés Manuel López Obrador immigration mexico migration Rice unaccompanied minors us

Politics

O’Rourke’s Senate Run Still Needs Latinos to Win

Paul J. Weber, AP

Posted on October 11, 2018 · A new poll from Quinnipiac University puts Senator Ted Cruz up by 9 points

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Party Politics

Party Politics, Ep. 68: Ted Cruz And Beto O’Rourke Negotiate Debates

HPM Digital Team

Posted on August 3, 2018 · Brandon and Jay talk about the race for Texas Ag Commissioner

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‘Why Did I Come To America?’ Black Asylum-Seekers From Africa Face Unique Challenges In The U.S.

SYDNEY GREENE, The Texas Tribune

Posted on July 24, 2018 · African immigrants arriving in Texas are finding a litany of unique racial, cultural and practical challenges to becoming legal residents in America.

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North Koreans To Meet Trump; Deliver Letter From Leader

Associated Press

Posted on June 1, 2018 · Early Thursday, Trump told reporters "we are doing very well" with North Korea

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President Trump Approves New Sanctions On Venezuela

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on May 22, 2018 · The executive order meant to prevent the country's leaders from liquidating assets follows an election that returned Nicolas Maduro to power amid an opposition boycott and accusations of fraud.

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UPDATE: Heading Into The Summer Travel Months, Texans Are Paying More For Gas

Gail Delaughter

Posted on May 17, 2018 · Those prices aren’t expected to drop anytime soon

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News

Michigan State University And Larry Nassar Victims Reach $500M Settlement

DAVID EGGERT, AP / ED WHITE, AP

Posted on May 16, 2018 · Michigan State and lawyers for 332 victims announced the deal after negotiating privately with the help of a mediator

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News

WATCH: 55 Palestinian Protesters Killed As U.S. Opens Jerusalem Embassy

Associated Press / Bill Chappell, NPR / HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 14, 2018 · The day was marked by violence and bloodshed, as tens of thousands of Palestinians protested the embassy opening and Israeli army forces killed dozens of protesters

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The U.S. Voting System Remains Vulnerable 6 Months Before Election Day. What Now?

Miles Parks, NPR

Posted on May 8, 2018 · Officials have their eyes open to the threats in a way they didn't in 2016, but a lack of time and resources means the American elections remain vulnerable.

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News

UPDATE: Syria Says Chemical Weapons Watchdog Group Has Entered Douma

Scott Neuman, NPR / Camila Domonoske, NPR

Posted on April 17, 2018 · The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons would not confirm whether its inspectors have entered Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack earlier this month

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News

Russia Retaliates, Expels 60 American Diplomats After U.S. Action

Amy Held, NPR

Posted on March 29, 2018 · Russia's foreign minister announced the expulsion of the officials and the closure of the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg on Thursday

Tags American diplomats russia Russia Retaliates Sergey Lavrov U.S. diplomats us

News

Texas Republicans Criticize Trump’s Tariff Plan

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on March 9, 2018 · More than 100 House Republicans signed a letter that urged the president to change the tariffs

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News

World’s Regard For U.S. Leadership Hits Record Low In Gallup Poll

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on January 21, 2018 · The global approval rating for U.S. leadership fell to 30 percent — lower in President Trump's first year in office than under former President George W. Bush, and a sharp fall from the Obama era.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2468: Fort Independence

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 27, 2023 · Episode: 2468 Fort Independence, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Cask of Amontillado. Today, a cask of Amontillado in Boston Harbor.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2460: Forms of Nature

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 16, 2023 · Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.

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Energy & Environment

State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

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Elections

How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

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