Podcasts about disputes

We're thrilled to have retired Maryland judge, and current mediator, Zuberi Williams, affectionately known as “Judge Zu,” with us to share his involvement with the ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) as well as insights into how every facet of a lawyer's life impacts lives and shapes careers. JIOP places 1L and 2L students with experienced judges, exposing students from underrepresented communities to the judicial system, gaining direct exposure to the judicial decision-making process. Williams himself is a graduate of the program. Williams explores how his observations from the bench provided insights into how real people make decisions and come to agreements. There's a process, and sometimes when left to find their own way, parties in a dispute find they can understand each position and reach a settlement. It's about helping them “enlarge their view.” Disputes, Williams says, are about more than the law, they're about people. Enjoy a fascinating and wide-ranging conversation as Williams tells host Mic Rogson how his experience as an intern led him to become a mentor for future lawyers and judges and the duty we all have to both learn from others and share that knowledge. This is an inspiring episode that may leave you looking for ways to give back and develop the next generation of legal leaders. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for an upcoming episode? Get in touch at MRogson@SkywardInsurance.com or JAReederJr@gmail.com.   Resources Mentioned:   ABA Judicial Intern Opportunity Program (JIOP) “Succession,” trailer, YouTube “Silo,” trailer, YouTube “Landman,” trailer, YouTube “Lanterns,” trailer, YouTube “Des,” trailer, YouTube “AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies — 10th Anniversary Edition,” American Film Institute American Bar Association American Bar Association Litigation Section

Did you know God gives us clear instructions for resolving disputes that does not involve going to court? Join us as we see what God has to say on this important topic.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports President Trump is contadicting his own China ambassador, who said the president asked Xi Jinping if China wants to buy American weapons.

Jesus talked rather a lot about slavery on the one hand, and freedom on the other. If you're a slave, freedom is a big deal. Now He was talking to you and me – still is.  Because this whole freedom thing isn't a theory lesson, He wants us to live it. Freedom!   Free At Last Now, I want to share something with you today. Yours truly, I have to tell you, I am not stupid. I might be short and slightly dumpy; I may have more grey hair than that of the original colour; it may be that I can't draw a picture for nuts; there are lots of things I can't do; lots of things I'm not great at and lots of things I'm just not. But God has blessed me with a pretty nimble mind, so I'm not stupid. Now the point of me telling you that is not to boast. The point is: even though I am a bit of a bright spark, I spent the first thirty six years of my life in slavery. And here's the thing: I never realised it! That's the point. We can be as smart as smart can be; we can be as clever as clever can be on the one hand, but completely miss the whole point of life, on the other. Do you get it? I mean, I kind of realised that something wasn't quite right. I kind of realised that I didn't have the joy and contentment in life that I was so looking for in everything I tried. But I simply had no idea that the reason for that was because I was a slave … a slave to self; a slave to sin. Now, this idea of slavery may seem a little harsh or extreme. It may seem that I am somewhat overstating the case when I say that I was a slave to sin. After all, slavery is a brutal thing. Let's just stop and think for a moment what it means to be a slave. A slave is someone who has no rights. His or her master can abuse them; they have to do what their masters tell them to do; they have no freedoms; they can't come and go as they please. And if we look at slavery down through the ages, slaves are the most oppressed of all people. Somehow, innately, we know that men and women and children have been born to be free. It doesn't mean we can do anything we like. Obviously, we need laws but good laws, not oppressive laws. So, human spirit is meant to be free, albeit in the right and proper constraints of the society. So, when someone becomes a slave, it's just wrong. Interesting that the Bible, which was written over a period of a couple of thousand years – the last Books being completed in the First Century AD. The Bible doesn't take issue with slavery – neither does it endorse slavery. It just kind of accepts it as a fact of life. Now, I have some ideas as to why that might be but that's for another time. But God's Word does link sin with the concept of slavery, over and over and over again, in the New Testament especially. Let's have a listen to what Jesus said on this. John chapter 8, beginning a verse 28: So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will realize that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own, but I speak these things as the Father instructed me. And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what is pleasing to him." As he was saying these things, many believed. Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and we have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be made free'?" Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place for ever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." Now this is a really interesting exchange and I can really, really put myself in the shoes of the people who took umbrage with Jesus about this whole slavery thing. Jesus is explaining that in order for people to be saved and have a relationship with God, they had to believe in Him. That's radical! All the other messiahs out there and there were lots of people claiming to be the promised Messiah around Jesus time. They all pointed at this or that or someone else. Jesus pointed at Himself. "Believe in me!" He was directly claiming to be God in the flesh – outrageously radical – which is one of the reasons the religious leaders had Him crucified. But it says here in verse 30 that: "… many believed". But then the bit that people took umbrage with: Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word you truly are my disciples and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free. Now, when someone talks to you and me about freedom these days, the first thing we think about, probably, is not slavery, because most of us aren't slaves. Although I have no doubt that of the millions of people listening to this message around the globe, right now, some in fact, are slaves. Most of us aren't and so if someone comes and talks to us about freedom, slavery is not front of mind. But it was back in the first century because there were lots of slaves. The words about being made free, intentionally pointed to freedom from slavery. People knew what He was talking about and that how it was taken. And this is where the Jews who believed in Him had a problem. They answered Him, "We are descendants of Abraham, we have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, "You will be made free"? And that's where Jesus hits them between the eyes. Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household. The son has a place there forever. So if the son makes you free, you will be free indeed." Friend, sin is slavery. Let me say that again: sin is slavery. It is a yoke of oppression. It robs us of freedom and of life. When we are wrapped up in our own selves and in our own selfish desires; when we are trying to get the world to bow down to us, rather than us loving and serving those around us, friend, we lose our lives. And Jesus came to set the captives free – that's why righteousness is so important. Righteousness is the opposite of sin. As we saw last week on the programme, righteousness is not just an attribute of God; it's something that God gives to us as a free gift, when we believe in Jesus. We become the righteousness of God. Now we are going to live life either in sin or in righteousness. We are! It's one or the other and once we have a right standing with God (that's what "righteousness" means); once we have become righteous because we believe in Jesus, we are meant to live that out. It's like the criminal who has served his time in prison and he is released and he steps out of that gate and he either continues in his criminal ways – which many do, and they end up back behind bars which, frankly, has always struck me as sheer lunacy but it shows you how powerful sin is in people's lives – OR following his release, he mends his ways; and he lives out his new life of freedom and gets the benefits of all that. He is not in prison anymore; he can live out his new life. The new man, set free. Well, you and I have been set free if we believe in Jesus, through faith. Question is: how are we going to live that out?   The Power of Change Now, blind Freddy can see that being forgiven and having a right standing with God is only part of the equation – it's only the beginning. It's like a prisoner being set free at the end of his sentence. He steps out of the prison gate. It's a huge step, but it's only the first one of the rest of his life of freedom. Freedom is something to be lived out and so it is for anyone who has taken the first step of believing in Jesus: believing what He did for us on that cross; believing that He rose from the dead to give us a new life; believing that He has placed His Holy Spirit inside us so that we can live that new life of freedom. Jesus said this, listen very carefully. John chapter 8, verses 34 to 36: Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." And the Apostle Paul, some decades on, restates it so that we won't miss it. Galatians chapter 5, verse 1: For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm therefore and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. In other words: the reason that we have been set free is in order to be free, to live out our new lives of freedom. For freedom Christ has set us free. God hasn't set us free through this great and mighty act of love – the sacrifice of His Son – in order for us to submit again to the yoke of slavery which sin places on us. He set us free so that we can be free from sin, free indeed! You and I both know – we chatted about this earlier – that a prisoner who has served his sentence, steps out of that prison gate a free man but he can return to his life of crime and many of them do and eventually he finds himself back behind bars. Or we can live out this new life as a free man, a free woman, without breaking the law; without turning against God for the rest of our days. I have never been incarcerated but I'd have thought it would be a horrible thing. I'd have thought that one night, let alone a year or two or twenty would be more than enough to convince anyone not to reoffend. But many, many do and the majority of people in prison today are in fact, re-offenders. Incredible. Mad, you might say. But think about it: it's exactly what many a believer in Christ does. We believe – we take the first step of freedom – we believe in Jesus, but then we go on living just like before, only to discover that this new found freedom in Christ, isn't what it was cracked up to be because we are submitting back to that cruel yoke of slavery which is sin. Now, in part, that is because sin is so deeply engrained in our flesh. And the Apostle Paul has this exact same problem. Romans chapter 7, beginning at verse 15: I do not understand my own actions. Because I do not do what I want, I do the very thing that I hate. For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want, that is what I do. So I find this to be a law that whenever I want to do this good, evil lies close at hand. I delight in the law of God in my inmost being, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. That's the problem we all face. "Man, this 'sin' thing is so strong in me. I'm so weak, how am I ever going to live it out, this righteousness of God? How am I ever going to reap the harvest, the blessing; the fruit of righteousness? I just can't do it!" And therein lies the whole point: you and I can't do … we can't do it on our own; we simply can't. I can't and you can't, we need the blessing of God; we need the power of God. The question is: where do you get it? The question is: will He give me the power; will He give you the power? What would you say if I told you we already have the power? Have a listen to this promise from God's Word. Second Peter chapter 1, verses 2 to 4: May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in this world because of lust, and may become participants of the divine nature. Need something to be godly? I do! You do too, actually. Well, God has already given us that – past tense. It is a done deal! Don't you like that? God has already given us everything needed for life. In other words, He has given us our lives back; real life, abundant life because we are now righteousness through faith in Jesus and we have a right standing with Him. But not just what's needed for life but also for godliness. He's given us everything we need to escape from the corruption of this world and become – wait for it – participants of the divine nature; to be one with God; to know God so deeply; for the image of God to be so bright and so vibrant and so powerful in us. Get it? We already have everything we need Just like Jesus prayed for us in John chapter 17, that we would become one with Him, the way Him and His Father are one. We have to work at that. The closer we get to Jesus, the more we change; the more we love Him and experience His love in return, the more our behaviour changes. And that's why we stand firm; that's why our lives are changed: For this reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness and goodness with knowledge and knowledge with self-control and self-control with endurance and endurance with godliness and godliness with mutual affection and mutual affection with love. If these things are yours and are increasing among you, they keep you from being ineffective and unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Peter chapter 1:5-8) Friend, God has already given you and me so much in Jesus. Wake up!! Stop grumbling. Stop living under this deception that we can't beat sin in our lives. It's already beaten on the cross! We already have a new life through the empty tomb. We already have the power of the Spirit – the very same one who raised Jesus from the dead. Read it. Ephesians chapter 1: We have already been blessed with every spiritual blessing through Christ in heavenly places. Believe that. It's God's promise. It's the power to change. Just believe!   A Transformed Life Well, we are almost at the end of another series and it's amazing how quickly time flies. Now, over these last few weeks we have been talking about reaping a harvest … reaping the harvest of righteousness. As I have said on a few occasions now, in this series, I used to think that righteousness was a bunch of rules I had to live by: do this and God will smile upon my life; do that, WHACK, He'll punish me. That was my view of this word 'righteousness' which, let's face it, is not used so much these days anymore. But that's not what God had in mind when He had the Apostle Paul write these words in his letter to the church at Philippi. Philippians chapter 1, beginning at verse 9: And this is my prayer: that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ, you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. It's not a matter of rules, it's about love, see? And that's what I had to get out of my system. And to tell you the truth, my hunch is, even after a decade and a half of walking with Jesus, even after almost a decade of teaching God's Word on air as I am doing right now, my hunch is I am still getting this misconception of a ruled based God out of my system. I know we all have to live by rules, the law for starters. Obviously, we all have to live by some rules. But by and large we don't mind that; we get it, ninety nine times out of a hundred that in order to live in a society, there have to be some boundaries set that organise the place and make sure everyone is kind of looked after and kept safe. But on the fringes of those rules – let's be honest – there are some rough edges. This is the place where arguments happen: on the fringes; on the borders; in the disputed territories. I mean, disputes between neighbours, what are they about? The fence line; the noise – they are about things either on the boundary or things that cross over the boundary that one party thinks, "Well, that's fine" and the other one thinks, "No, it's not". It's the same in the home or at work. Disputes happen when someone breaks some rules that we have in our heads, whether they are valid or not. The more we think about it, the more rules are a big deal in this world. The ones that are written down called laws, the ones that are unspoken but accepted and then the ones that you and I carry around as our own personal set of rules. So it's easy to imagine that God is this rule-bound God. After all that's what the Old Testament is about – the whole Old Testament story of God, loving and engaging His chosen people, Israel, and their universal inability to keep His law; His rules given through Moses. The whole of the Old Testament screams out at you that this whole rule thing just doesn't work. And there is a reason for that. Have a listen to what the Apostle Paul writes: My friends, you have died to the law through the body of Christ so that you may belong to another; to him who has been raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God. While we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. But now we are discharged from the law; dead to that which held us captive so that we are slaves, not on to the old written code but in the new life of the Spirit. See, there it is. All that rules really do is point out where we are going wrong. There is no power in the law to change our hearts. We work at it and we work at it and we are still not pure and holy and perfect, the way God is. So the law holds us captive but Jesus died and rose again and those of us, who believe in Him, in effect, die and rise again. We die to sin, we die to the law and we are raised up into a new life. Born again! No longer under the burden of law, but a new life; a transformed life, living in love and forgiveness; living as one with God because He put His Holy Spirit in us – a new law in the Spirit, the law of life rather than of death. How is this possible? Because all my sins, past, present and future, have been paid for by Jesus on the cross – yours too. So when you and I fail God, as we do almost every day, no longer are we condemned under the law. We go to God, we admit our mistakes, we turn away from them and we ask Him for His forgiveness through Jesus, and then we get on with life. We died to that whole ruled-based thing and now there is a whole new life ahead of us – that's the whole point. Not to mope around like nothing has changed; not to whinge and complain about things; not to live as though we are still condemned men and women, but to live a new, vibrant life. Second Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. Everything old has passed away and, see, everything has become new. Hello! Wake up! This is fantastic news and the thing that changes now is our hearts. Once we are not condemned anymore; once we are free; once we are enjoying Jesus and the presence of His Spirit, man, we want to do His will; we want to live out righteousness. God's ways become a whole bunch easier, because instead of pulling against them, we are so delighted with this new life, we just want to live it out with Him for His glory and that's why we want to do it His way. That's exactly what Paul writes in his New Testament letter to the church at Philippi. Philippians chapter 2, beginning at verse 12: Therefore my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. We obey God which we should, not because we are rule-bound to do so; not because we are dragged into that place, kicking and screaming, but because He is at work in us, enabling us, not just to do what is right, but to want to do what is right. That's huge! This is the Gospel of grace and of love and of mercy, all made possible by Jesus dying for you and me, so our sins could be forgiven and rising again from the dead that we may have a brand new life in the Spirit – the Holy Spirit – whom He sends to dwell in each one of us, each person who puts their faith in Jesus. You know, you stand back and you think about what God has done, and you think, "That is just awesome." I mean, if that isn't good news, tell me what is!

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Chris McMonigle reacts to Tiki Barber, Evan Roberts, and Sean Morash suggesting Giants fans move on from devastating injury news. The discussion also covers Clark Schmidt's move to the injured list and the perceived friction between Aaron Judge and Aaron Boone. (00:01:00) Giants Fan Mentality Debate (00:07:46) John Harbaugh Photo Discussion (00:08:56) Yankees News And Friction

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark is joined by Kurt Bahr, Republican Election Director for St. Charles County, and Rick Stream, Republican Election Director for St. Louis County, to discuss how local election offices are handling ballot distribution amid ongoing legal battles over Missouri's congressional district maps. Bahr and Stream outline the procedures for handling potentially affected voters, discuss the timeline for potential U.S. Supreme Court action, and detail the urgent need for local poll workers ahead of election day. Mark is later joined by James Shuls, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss his new report finding that Missouri's teacher shortage is localized rather than statewide. Shuls details how overall teacher numbers have increased relative to student enrollment, breaks down the specific subject areas and school districts experiencing recruitment challenges, and outlines targeted policy solutions such as merit pay and loan forgiveness to attract qualified educators to high-need areas.

New data shows insurance disputes have risen to record levels for the year ended 30 June 2026. The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme reported handling 3,977 cases during this time period, including 2,602 complaints - with dispute volumes increasing almost 190 percent over the past five years. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny says much of this increase was driven by health insurance claims, and this data reflects growing pressures on the health system. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New data shows insurance disputes have risen to record levels for the year ended 30 June 2026. The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme reported handling 3,977 cases during this time period, including 2,602 complaints - with dispute volumes increasing almost 190 percent over the past five years. NZ Herald Wellington business editor Jenee Tibshraeny says much of this increase was driven by health insurance claims, and this data reflects growing pressures on the health system. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Utilities Disputes commissioner is warning power companies to make sure apps they get consumers to use are functional, after a surge in these types of complaints. That comes as Powershop consumers are reporting their frustration with high bills and not being able to get through to the company's customer service. 

Chris Larkin is Managing Director of Secretariat and has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry. A chartered civil engineer with a law degree and deep arbitration qualifications, Chris has been frequently appointed as a planning expert witness and has acted as an assistant expert witness on delay and quantum matters across projects around the world. His experience spans engineering, construction, dispute resolution and expert evidence, giving him a unique perspective on why major projects succeed or go wrong. In this episode, Maona speaks with Chris about the common issues he sees behind construction disputes, from rushed design and tender periods to scope gaps, interface issues, poor record-keeping and insufficient planning. He explains what expert witnesses actually do when analysing delays and disputes, why proactive project leadership can make such a difference, and how early advice can help teams identify and resolve problems before they escalate. Chris also explores the role of different contract structures, adjudication and alternative dispute resolution, the potential impact of AI and technology on dispute resolution, and the lessons he believes the construction industry still needs to learn. Resources and links: Chris Larkin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-larkin-5b9531a/ Connect: The Society of Construction Law Australia website: https://www.scl.org.au/ The Society of Construction Law Australia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/society-of-construction-law-australia/ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast series are those of the individual contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Society of Construction Law Australia (SoCLA). The content is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, professional, or other advice. Listeners should consider their own circumstances and seek appropriate advice from qualified professionals before acting on any information contained in this podcast. This show is produced in collaboration with SoundCartel. Visit soundcartel.com.au for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Neutral's Playbook: Practical Guides for Counsel in Arbitration and Mediation is a four-part series exploring the realities of modern dispute resolution. Featuring experienced arbitration and mediation practitioners, the series delivers action-oriented guidance to counsel navigating complex proceedings. Whether addressing domestic or international disputes, each conversation offers practical insight for lawyers, arbitrators, and emerging practitioners alike.In this episode, IADC Speaks Host Al Vance (Vance Dispute Resolution, PC) chats with Christopher A. Kenney (Bowditch & Dewey, LLP) and Trea Southerland (Resolution 38 LLC) as they go behind the curtain to talk mediation secrets. They share what neutrals actually want to see, what parties consistently get wrong, and how their perspectives have changed now that they sit on the other side of the table.

Africa Melane speaks to Adv. Emanuel Masombuka, Chairperson of the Gauteng Rental Housing Tribunal, after a listener raised concerns about the Tribunal’s capacity to investigate rental disputes. The Tribunal confirms it has four inspectors servicing different regions of Gauteng. We unpack how complaints are investigated, how disputes are resolved and what tenants and landlords should know when seeking assistance. Early Breakfast with Africa Melane is 702’s and CapeTalk’s early morning talk show. Experienced broadcaster Africa Melane brings you the early morning news, sports, business, and interviews politicians and analysts to help make sense of the world. He also enjoys chatting to guests in the lifestyle sphere and the Arts. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch-up and listen. Thank you for listening to this podcast from Early Breakfast with Africa Melane For more about the show click https://buff.ly/XHry7eQ and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/XJ10LBU Listen live on weekdays between 04:00 and 06:00 (SA Time) to the Early Breakfast with Africa Melane broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3N Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The workplace is often dynamic - young people make their way in, technology change how things are done, new talent shift the team culture, and dress codes can differ from strict to casual. With the rise of remote and hybrid-jobs these days, what do employers and employees need to see eye-to-eye on? How much flexibility should both sides expect, and where can they compromise? And with people these days staying for a shorter time with their employer, before finding another job, how can they secure the best reference? Sylvie Thrush Marsh, Chief Evangelist at MY HR - speaks with Tim Beveridge for Smart Money... LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nate Persily joins Pam Karlan to discuss efforts to change the rules governing the 2026 elections and the legal battles over how those changes would affect voting. ---As the push to build more infrastructure gains attention, so does debate over the role of environmental protections and public participation. How can communities have a voice in development while still allowing needed projects to move forward?As the 2026 elections approach, questions about how Americans vote are increasingly becoming questions for the courts. Disputes over redistricting, mail-in voting, and how elections are run are raising broader questions about tensions between states and a federal government for control over who sets the rules and when they can be changed. Stanford's Nate Persily, JD '98, a leading expert on election law, joins Pam Karlan to discuss the legal and constitutional questions surrounding elections. Persily and Karlan discuss Missouri's effort to redraw its congressional districts in the middle of an election cycle, the current administration's efforts to change mail voting rules through the U.S. Postal Service, and the Supreme Court's handling of election disputes. They also look ahead to the 2030 census, including questions about citizenship and who should be counted, and consider the broader consequences when election rules remain unsettled as voting gets underway.Links:Nate Persily >>> Stanford Law School pageConnect:Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast WebsiteStanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn PageRich Ford >>> Twitter/XPam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School PageDiego Zambrano >>> Stanford Law School PageStanford Law School >>> Twitter/XStanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X(00:00) Introduction(00:01:53) Setting up today's two topics(00:02:21) Missouri's redistricting battle explained(00:03:49) The Supreme Court sides with the Missouri Supreme Court(00:04:42) Two separate Supreme Court interventions(00:06:37) Why this moment is unprecedented(00:08:54) The rise of one-party congressional delegations(00:11:54) Is there a way out?(00:12:47) A preview: the 2030 census fight(00:16:25) Shifting to how Americans actually vote(00:18:00) Trump's executive order on mail voting(00:19:51) The Postal Service's ballot-matching portal(00:21:37) Envelope errors and a scramble before Election Day(00:22:34) Round one at the Supreme Court: too soon to sue(00:24:57) Round two: now it's "too late"(00:26:21) The Postal Service's outsized role in elections(00:27:17) The Purcell principle and last-minute chaos(00:28:01) A fracturing Supreme Court on election law(00:28:54) "Suppression through chaos"(00:30:10) Closing Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment. 2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. 3 When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace. 4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. 5 To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice. 6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8 The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts. 9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction. 10 Yahweh's name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. 12 Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. 13 He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him. 14 A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear? 15 The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 16 A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men. 17 He who pleads his cause first seems right— until another comes and questions him. 18 The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart. 19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city. Disputes are like the bars of a fortress. 20 A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit. 22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh. 23 The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly. 24 A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Listen Donate Subscribe: Proverbs Daily Podcast Psalms Daily Podcast

Join the Subcontractors Boardroom - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠Need help with your contracts? - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠Get The Subcontractor's Edge Book - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in June 2023.Picture this: you're stopped at a red light. Someone rear-ends you. They get out and say, "100% my fault, I'll pay for everything."Sounds like a win, right?You've still got to get quotes. Chase the repair. Sort a rental. Lose the hours. And your car's now worth less because it's been crashed.Even when you win, you lose.That's construction disputes. And more often than not, you won't even win.After thousands of these, here's my advice: negotiate. Give up a percentage. It'll save you money, time, and your attention. Timestamps:(6:33) - AI is here. It's like when the Internet arrives(9:43) - AI now has been created and it's very cheap and it's very quick and it's very powerful(13:26) - The returns are in the terms(13:28) - If you're a contractor, the margin is in the post-award phase(13:33) - Avoiding a dispute is far cheaper than getting into a dispute

The U.S. House of Representatives considers S.550, a bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, on September 14, 2026. The bill authorizes the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to resolve a land claim of the Miami Tribe, headquartered in Oklahoma. The claim is based on lands promised to the tribe by treaty in Illinois. Following consideration, the House approved S.550 under a suspension of the rules. The bill already passed the U.S. Senate so it can now be sent to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Former Providence football coach Tyler Plantz said that he was asked to resign and was never formally notified of his termination before the school announced that he was out as the Celtics' head coach.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

Welcome to Inside D.C., where we break down how decisions in Washington shape the tools you use on your farm. This week, Brownfield's Carah Hart talks with Ted McKinney about rising trade tensions with Canada, the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and what farmers should expect from upcoming U.S.-China trade talks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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CNBC reported that a Chinese humanoid robotics startup released a new model and disputed OpenAI's characterization of distillation in robotics training. The report highlights how model distillation, common in language models, creates legal and operational questions when applied to robot control policies. China's 2023 roadmap for humanoid robots and companies such as Unitree Robotics and Fourier Intelligence underscore the sector's momentum. U.S. export controls on Nvidia A100 and H100 chips, and later on A800 and H800 variants, complicate compute access. Founders should clarify contractual rights to train on vendor outputs, request data lineage and audit logs, and design architectures that support multiple model suppliers. Teams may need to increase investment in first-party data collection and simulation as licensing terms evolve.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Albert Castellana and Arthur Hayes walk through how GenLayer resolves an AI agent's dispute in minutes, for cents, without a single human judge involved. ======================================================== Thank you to our sponsor! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1inch.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to swap tokenized securities, crypto and more. Simple. Secure. Self-custodial. Whatever asset you're buying - swap it at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1inch.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ======================================================== Every legal system assumes a human sits on the other side of a dispute. Albert Castellana, CEO of GenLayer Labs, is betting that assumption breaks down within the decade, once AI agents start disagreeing with each other faster than any court could keep up. Castellana built the idea after StakeHound, the liquid-staking company he ran before Lido existed, lost $150 million when a custodian misplaced two keys, and he saw how slow and costly the legal system was. He joins Arthur Hayes, CEO of Flop Labs and CIO of Maelstrom, to argue agentic commerce cannot scale without its own dispute layer, since agents cannot be jailed. They cover how GenLayer escalates a dispute to up to 1,500 AI validators for a verdict in minutes, how it compares to Kleros, UMA, and the failed Aragon Court, and why Hayes wants Flop plugged into GenLayer once both go live. If agents cannot go to jail, escrowed money may be the only leverage left. Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Shin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Host / Unchained Guests: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arthur Hayes - CEO of Flop Labs and CIO of Maelstrom ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Albert Castellana - Co-Founder and CEO of GenLayer Labs Timestamps

Derrick Hynes, president and CEO of FETCO, which represents federally regulated employers in sectors including rail, ports, airlines, and telecommunications, argues that Canada needs a new way to prevent labour disputes from shutting down critical supply chains. He makes the case for earlier intervention—including special mediators with enhanced powers—before work stoppages bring key infrastructure to a halt. This Labour Day edition of Hub Hits explores when the right to strike collides with the national interest.The Hub is Canada's fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaSubscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor falice@thehub.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 817 of The 7 Minute Leadership Podcast explores practical strategies for mediating workplace disputes and resolving employee conflict. Learn how leaders can manage disagreements, establish professional expectations, restore communication, and protect team performance.Host: Paul FalavolitoConnect with me on your favorite platform: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Substack, BlueSky, Threads, LinkTree, YouTubeView my website for free leadership resources and exclusive merchandise: www.paulfalavolito.comBooks by Paul FalavolitoThe 7 Minute Leadership® Handbook: bit.ly/48J8zFGThe Leadership Academy: https://bit.ly/4lnT1PfThe 7 Minute Leadership® Survival Guide: https://bit.ly/4ij0g8yThe Leader's Book of Secrets: http://bit.ly/4oeGzCIRed Key Leadership®: https://bit.ly/3SoKrpO

"I was so worried about you, big bro." JuJu has takes on the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard, and the show intro from earlier today, and he has some show awards that infuriate Dan. Plus, we hear from Fibula. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Fraudology.It's just me for this episode, but I've got two stories to dig into. They are genuinely important for anyone dealing with chargeback disputes. Whether you're on the merchant side or the banking side.The first is Uber and the nearly billion dollars in fines for automated account deactivation. The second story is the story that I really want to unpack. Hims and Hers blowing past their chargeback threshold on their weight loss subscription business.It's rare that this stuff becomes public, and I think there's a lot merchants can learn from it. I know a lot of companies leaning on AI right now to cancel buyer or seller accounts. We will walk through the math on chargeback fee per dispute, what's actually driving these disputes, and what I'd tell these businesses if they were my client.What you'll hear:Why Uber's near-billion-dollar GDPR fine over automated account deactivation AI should matter to any company using AI to cancel buyer or seller accounts, not just ride-share platforms.How Visa's acquirer monitoring program actually works, including the chargeback threshold merchants need to stay under and the real dollar cost once they don't. A full breakdown of the Hims and Hers chargeback situation, including the FTC lawsuit, Restore Online Shoppers Confidence Act violations, and real customer complaints pulled from public FOIA records.How I'd approach chargeback root cause analysis if this were a client, from subscription billing practices to refund policy gaps.Real examples of merchants using generative AI chargeback response tools, including one who took their chargeback win rate strategies from a 40% to 65% win rate.Why dispute monitoring program penalties go far beyond the per-chargeback fee, and how they can affect your relationship with your payment processor.How to calculate the true cost of a chargeback, including fees, fines, operational costs, and the merchant reputation and chargebacks damage that doesn't show up on a balance sheet.A reminder that subscription chargebacks are almost always a symptom, not the actual disease, and what usually causes them. You should listen to this episode if you:Are a merchant, especially recurring or subscription-based businesses, currently on or worried about landing on Visa's acquirer monitoring program. Are a fraud, risk, or payments professionals who want a practitioner's breakdown of what actually drives chargeback disputes. Are using or considering AI to automate account decisions, cancellations, or chargeback responses. Are a banking professional curious about the ecommerce and merchant side of dispute management. Are a business leader weighing whether an aggressive subscription or cancellation policy is actually saving money, or just deferring a bigger cost.

Join Bird and Adam for a brand new episode of the Basement Talk Podcast Fantasy Show! Today, Bird puts his rankings into the line of fire against the FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings! Adam has pulled players that Bird and the ECR disagree on, positively and negatively, and Bird will explain his overall position. The crew also discuss the general happenings in the NFL, including what could be to come from the lingering legal situation involving Packers RB Josh Jacobs. Stay tuned for more from the Basement Talk Podcast Fantasy Show, and do go check out our other podcasts from the Basement Talk Podcast Family of Podcasts!

Send us Fan MailCasap was the best of show winner at Finovate fall 2025 and its business is this: building AI Agents for Disputes ‍and Fraud resolution and it now has 50+ clients that it won with attention grabbing claims: Resolve claims in minutes, not weeks. Earn lasting loyalty. Cut fraud losses.This is a universe undergoing immense change, mainly due to the rise of so-called first party fraud which has surged globally. This is in contradistinction to third party fraud and that of course is when a third party has hijacked another's credit card or debit card and made fraudulent purchases.First party fraud is when the cardholder denies the legitimacy of a charge he or she in fact actually made.What? You go out on a date.  It's a bad date.  With a bad meal that you put on your credit card and when you see that charge pop up on your statement you call the issuer and say, wasn't me.And card issuers are struggling to contain and minimize this first party fraud.Which is where Casap enters.On the show are Shanthi Shanmugam, CEO of Casap, and Rob Keatts, EVP of Chartway Federal Credit Union in Virginia, a $3.1 billion institution. The show opens with only Rob on the line and we take advantage of that to ask him to tell the whole truth about the pain point that prompted Chartway to bring Casap on board and how it was working with a startup - and understand Chartway was Casap's second customer!Of course Shanthi joins a few minutes later and she'll tell you what you need to know about containing credit card and debit card fraud - and how agentic AI, Casap's forte, makes the process work more smoothly.Filene seconds that motion, as noted in this press release headline: Chartway Credit Union Saved an Estimated $875K in One Year, Testing a Fraud Dispute Automation Fintech.Shanthi by the way is a return guest.  She stars in Episode 359 and Casap has taken huge strides in the year since.  Its client count is now 50+ and she has enormous ambition for what she believes the AI agents Casap is building can accomplish.Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com  And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters.  Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

This Day in Maine for Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

On the final day of August, host Kevin Flynn steps in for Scott Hennen to steer a wide-ranging, community-driven Monday edition of What's On Your Mind. With high school and college football season kicking off, Kevin dives right into local sports and weather before tackling the hot-button issue dominating North Dakota headlines: the rapid expansion of AI data centers and hyperscale infrastructure. Callers from across the region weigh in on local water rights, corporate tax breaks, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and municipal oversight. Later in the show, Kevin breaks down high-profile media clips, including Mark Levin's defense of data center technology and Senator John Kennedy's blunt assessment of foreign policy, Iran, and Russian sanctions. Standout Moments & Timestamps 00:00:15 — August Sunset & Football Fever: Kevin opens the show looking back on summer's swift end, sporting his Bison and Hornets gear, and celebrating NDSU's strong debut performance in the Mountain West. 00:03:10 — The Great Data Center Debate Begins: Caller Ryan from South Dakota calls in to present a counter-argument to data center hype, drawing parallels to local industrial projects that overpromised on infrastructure and strained municipal water supplies. 00:06:45 — Local Accountability & Decommissioning Bonds: Grant from Oliver County joins the discussion, raising serious transparency concerns regarding Applied Digital's data center site, non-disclosure agreements signed by local councils, and missing decommissioning bonds. 00:10:15 — How Modern AI Computing Actually Works: Kevin reviews commentary from Mark Levin highlighting the real-world benefits of AI data centers—from revolutionary medical imaging and drug discovery to national security infrastructure. 00:12:40 — Forecast Breakdown: Meteorologist Dean Wysocki drops in to deliver the week's forecast, highlighting North Dakota's top-10 driest summer on record and previewing an upcoming heat ridge for Labor Day weekend. 00:14:10 — Mega-Dairies vs. Local Agriculture: Caller Jim sparks a heated conversation comparing the environmental and water footprints of proposed mega-dairy operations in Abercrombie and Hillsboro to local data centers. 00:16:30 — Community Traditions & The Lost Art of Volunteering: Caller Tanya checks in to talk about youth sports, community service, and how schools and families can instill a volunteer mindset in the next generation. 00:19:40 — Live from the Legislative Hearing in Bismarck: Listener Dana calls straight from a North Dakota legislative committee hearing in Bismarck, advocating for a statewide moratorium on data center construction until public safety, NDA usage, and water consumption are fully studied. 00:23:15 — Senator John Kennedy's "Put Down…

Welcome to Insurance Covered, the podcast that covers everything insurance.In this episode Peter is joined by Jonathan Corman, Partner at Fenchurch Law and their topic for discussion is insurance coverage disputes.We hope you enjoyed this episode, if you did please subscribe to be notified when new episodes release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we talk about disputes, whether they are resolved through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, or in court, we often focus on facts, evidence, legal principles, and remedies. But every dispute has a human element. The Emotional Dynamics of Dispute Resolution series looks at the role of emotions in legal disputes. In this episode, IADC Speaks Host Shelagh Carnegie (Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP) along with guests Bridget Hoy (Lewis Rice LLC), Lindsay Lundholm (Baird Holm LLP), and Scott Kugler (Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP) explore anger as one of the strongest emotions that can emerge in a dispute. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, they discuss how anger can influence behavior, business decisions, and risk assessment—and how lawyers can recognize, understand, and work through emotion while maintaining professionalism and strong advocacy. As the conversation highlights, anger is information, not instruction.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that prohibits future governors and senior state officials from using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) when negotiating state laws or deciding how taxpayer money is spent. The measure is intended to increase transparency in state government and close loopholes that allowed key policy discussions to occur behind closed doors. Bulle, the upscale farm-to-table restaurant at Herndon and Marks that opened in spring 2026 with ambitions of becoming Fresno's premier fine-dining destination, is facing staffing turnover and wage-related disputes just five months after opening. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that prohibits future governors and senior state officials from using nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) when negotiating state laws or deciding how taxpayer money is spent. The measure is intended to increase transparency in state government and close loopholes that allowed key policy discussions to occur behind closed doors. Bulle, the upscale farm-to-table restaurant at Herndon and Marks that opened in spring 2026 with ambitions of becoming Fresno's premier fine-dining destination, is facing staffing turnover and wage-related disputes just five months after opening. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What if we could catch disputes before anyone thinks of themselves as being in one? Mo sits down with Tracey Frisch, Division Vice President of Mediation at the American Arbitration Association-ICDR, to talk about pushing resolution upstream. Tracey shares how she went from high school peer mediator to leading the AAA's mediation business, why the construction industry has quietly figured out dispute resolution, and how mediators in Dayton, Ohio are now responding to low-level 911 calls instead of police. They also dig into the hard questions on AI in mediation: what "governed AI" actually means, whether an algorithm suggesting a settlement range empowers self-determination or erodes it, and why informed consent may be the most important design principle for any resolution tool. About the AAA-ICDR Foundation Tracey's featured cause is the AAA-ICDR Foundation, whose mission is to support the prevention and resolution of conflicts by expanding access to alternative dispute resolution. Its current priority is bringing mediation and conflict resolution into alternative crisis response programs, supporting community-centered approaches to public safety and law enforcement engagement. Learn more or donate: https://www.aaaicdrfoundation.org Fundraiser: November 5, New York City

What if doing whatever you want isn't actually freedom? In this message, Pastor Matt Piland dives into 1 Corinthians 5 & 6 to address a major tension in both ancient Corinth and modern society: the difference between cultural freedom and gospel freedom. Discover why obedience is a response to grace, how good desires can become subtle masters, and how the cross gives us the power to lay down our rights for the sake of love.  

Welcome to another episode of FTN Media's Crossing Routes Podcast, co-hosted by C.H. Herms (@herms.bsky.social on Bluesky), Tyler Orginski (@FFTylerO on X), and Jeremy Popielarz (@Popes_FF on X). In this one, the core trio sorts through the latest NFL news (including fallout from New Orleans Saints rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson's recent hamstring injury) before hopping into a 2026 fantasy football player rankings discussion! Find out where Herms, Tyler O, and Popes differ on key names around the league at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end ahead of the upcoming NFL campaign. Are we too low on New York Jets wideout Garrett Wilson? Tune in! Be sure to check out all of our tremendous content at ftnfantasy.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Head Coach of Boston College, Bill O'Brien, joins the show! What the Jimmy Fund means to him, the upcoming BC season and more!

Goats have become a critical tool for wildfire mitigation in California. But grazing companies warn their businesses are at risk now that wage requirements for herders have increased. Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio A federal judge in Oakland has given the Trump administration until today, August 7th, to reimburse legal non-profits representing more than 20,000 immigrant children. That's after it stopped paying them in December. Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED The Salinas City Council has unanimously approved extending a moratorium on new tobacco retailer licenses into 2027. Reporter: Katie Brown, KAZU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Siders' attorney tells a national television audience that the photos and video claiming to show inside the house may not be genuine. The judge in her case still has not ruled on whether she will be evaluated at all.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SidersCase20260806Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

Mary Kissel analyzes the "stuck" state of global diplomacy, arguing that China and Russia are actively judging the strength of U.S. deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine. She disputes the idea that China is a neutral bystander, noting that Beijing benefits from Russian energy, Iranian markets, and the depletion of U.S. military assets like Patriotmissiles. Kissel asserts that the "merging" of the wars in Ukraine and Iran actually happened years ago through long-standing regime cooperation. She warns that a "halfway house" deal with Iran would only grant the regime more leverage and threaten European population centers with ballistic missiles. NATO must recognize a "condominium of countries"—China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea—that are aligning against Western security. Kissel emphasizes that these regimes' interference in U.S. domestic politics is a strategic tool used to promote their own ends. (9)

Conrad Black disputes Prime Minister Mark Carney's characterization of Canada as a "middle power," arguing the term is obsolete for a G7 nation with a larger economy than Russia. He critiques Carney's attempt to foster ties with China, noting China's "tatters" economy and history of disregarding trade agreements. Black maintains that Canada should prioritize its vital relationship with the U.S. while embracing a more ambitious and patriotic view of its global influence. (15)