Here is a reminder of some of what he has said – and where the US is now.
Ashley Tribble
Ashley (aka Tribble) joined the TPR team as a substitute afternoon host in 2023. Hailing from the Midwest, Tribble is a comedian, producer and host who has been working in digital media since 2015. She started her career in audio as the creator, producer and host of P Power Radio, a podcast that shares the stories of revolutionary millennial women and the history of the world they are working to change. The podcast featured a range of women artists, activists, entrepreneurs and bosses from Chicago and beyond, and was listed among Ebony’s “5 Black Podcasts to Have in Your Arsenal” in 2016. In 2019, she helped launch More Sauce, a network focused on stories from creators of color at Stitcher. There she started her journey as the producer for Dead Ass with Khadeen & Devale Ellis, where she currently leads creative audio and live show production. In 2020, Tribble helped launch The Black Effect at iHeart, a network focused on Black stories and experiences.
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A Pablo Picasso painting is offered for 100 euros in charity raffle
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Your next flight doesn’t have to be so expensive. Here’s why
Why are flight tickets so expensive right now? Increased oil prices seems like it’d be the obvious answer. That’s mostly right. Airlines used to do some financial magic to help keep airfare down as oil prices increased, a strategy called “fuel hedging.” But they stopped. And now fliers are on the hook for a lot of the difference.
On today’s show, the lost art of fuel hedging. How it worked, plus why airlines stopped doing it.
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OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
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Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.
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Judge says government’s Anthropic ban looks like punishment
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New Mexico jury says Meta harms children’s mental health and safety, violating state law
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Higher gas prices put the squeeze on the people who deliver your food
The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They’re paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief.
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‘We’re all in grief’: Chicano artists reckon with Cesar Chavez abuse allegations
Artists, filmmakers and singers once championed Chavez as a hero. Now, they must rethink how to tell his story. “It’s just been gut-wrenching,” one muralist says.
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Cuba sends doctors on medical missions. The U.S. isn’t a fan
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