Billy Idol was punk in the 1970s, a pop star in the ’80s, and now his rock ‘n’ roll excess is the subject of a Hulu documentary called Billy Idol Should Be Dead. It begins streaming on March 26.
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Why hasn’t the Russian economy collapsed?
How has Russia’s economy not completely collapsed after four years of war, sanctions and billions in debt? One economist says it is the war that has been propping up Russia’s economy, not the other way around. He calls it smertonomika or death economics.
On today’s show, six reasons why Russia’s economy is still chugging along despite burning money by the billions waging war on Ukraine.
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Many women don’t want kids. And for good reason.
Everyone has to make the decision to have or not have kids. There are good reasons for both.
Are you sick of dating? Terrified of how expensive everything is? Frustrated with America’s so-called social safety net? Horrified by the state of healthcare? If you answered yes to any of these, you might be one of the many people deciding to go childfree.
Host Brittany Luse is joined by Sarah McCammon, Senior Fellow at Third Way, and Emma Gannon, author of the novel Olive, to explore the reasons people feel like might be better without a child — and how that impacts everyone.
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At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 128 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia.
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UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire.
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Markwayne Mullin confirmed as the next secretary of Homeland Security
The Oklahoma Republican comes to the helm in the midst of a shutdown that has left some 100,000 of the department’s more than a quarter-million employees working without pay.
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The Trump gold coin is not normal
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts has voted to approve the design for a new commemorative gold coin.
On one side, an eagle in flight – on the other, a portrait of President Trump, staring directly at the viewer.
Federal law prohibits living people from being featured on U.S. coins – though the Trump administration believes the Treasury Department has authority here.
Moreover, it breaks a norm that dates to the beginning of the country.
Caroline Turco, a curator at the Money Museum of the American Numismatic Association, explains.
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Trump administration to pay French company $1B to drop U.S. offshore wind leases
TotalEnergies has agreed to what’s essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, and will invest the money in fossil fuel projects instead, the Department of Interior announced.
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Supreme Court skeptical of laws counting mail-in ballots after election day
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case that tests whether states should be allowed to count ballots that are mailed on time but arrive after Election Day. The case could have broad implications.
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First female archbishop of Canterbury highlights progress and ongoing challenges
With the installation of the first female archbishop of Canterbury, women clergy in the Episcopal Church reflect on the struggle toward women’s ordination and the future of women in ministry.
