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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have condemned photographers they say spent hours watching Archie and Lilibet's school, with police now investigating the incident. According to ITV News and Sky News, two men carrying backpacks were spotted near the school before leaving in a rented van. The Sussexes' spokesperson called the alleged behavior “extraordinarily reckless,” while details of the incident have reportedly been passed to the committee reviewing the family's request for police protection.The incident brings Harry's long-running security battle back into focus just weeks after Archie and Lilibet changed schools. Meanwhile, Harry's potential connection with Jeff Bezos and Amazon is attracting criticism, with The Independent questioning whether an alliance with one of the world's wealthiest businessmen sits comfortably alongside Harry's public advocacy on issues including climate change and burnout.Harry's sustainable travel initiative Travalyst has also reported a small financial loss for 2025, which the organization describes as planned investment, while Meghan's latest As Ever promotional video has received the full parody treatment online.And William and Catherine joined Sir Kevin Sinfield as he completed another stage of his seven-ultramarathons-in-seven-days challenge supporting motor neurone disease charities. Catherine also took time with a nervous young girl during a visit to Headingley Stadium before later turning up on residents' doorsteps to help passengers aboard a community minibus.Questions this episode answers: What happened outside Archie and Lilibet's school? Why are police investigating photographers near the Sussex children? What did Harry and Meghan say about the incident? Could the incident affect Prince Harry's security review? What is Harry's connection to Jeff Bezos and Amazon? Did Travalyst lose money? Why is Meghan's As Ever video being parodied? And what did William and Kate do with Kevin Sinfield?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/palace-intrigue-harry-meghan-the-crown-royal-family-news-and-gossip--4522904/support.Palace Intrigue is a daily British royal family podcast covering King Charles, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and the House of Windsor. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.

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Investigate the JonBenét Ramsey murder, its mysterious ransom note, disputed DNA evidence, suspects, and unanswered questions. ~~~ Visit TheRenegadeFiles.com to get Cool Merch, Patreon Bonus Episodes, and all things Renegade Files in one place. ~~~ Topics Covered: JonBenét Ramsey • JonBenét Ramsey murder • Who killed JonBenét Ramsey • Boulder, Colorado • Ramsey family • John Ramsey • Patsy Ramsey • Burke Ramsey • Ramsey house • Christmas 1996 • Ransom note • $118,000 ransom demand • Handwriting analysis • DNA evidence • Touch DNA • UM1 DNA profile • Genetic genealogy • JonBenét autopsy • Head injury • Strangulation • Garrote • Broken paintbrush • Basement window • Pineapple evidence • 911 call • Crime scene contamination • Intruder theory • Ramsey family theory • Boulder Police Department • Lou Smit • Steve Thomas • Grand jury indictment • Mary Lacy exoneration letter • John Mark Karr confession • Cold case investigation • New DNA testing • Unsolved murder ~~~ If you like the show, please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify if you think we deserve it. (It helps new listeners find the show.) Thank you. ~~~ Music and Audio Licensing: Theme Song: “Steve's Djembe” by Vani, FMA, licensed: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 License. “Rocket Appliance Reversal” by Flow Lab Cult, DV8NOW Records, licensed: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. The audio recording and text transcript of this podcast episode is © 2026 DV8NOW Publishing LLC . The Renegade Files name and the Renegade Files UFO-Pyramid Logo are wholly owned Registered Trademarks of DV8NOW Publishing LLC . About Fair Use: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, a "Fair Use" allowance is made for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair Use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Website http://therenegadefiles.com (Everything RF in 1 place. Visit and Share!) Bonus Episodes / Support on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/renegadefiles You like the show; now Rep the Merch https://therenegadefiles.com/shop/ Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@renegadefiles Follow RF on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/renegadefiles/ Read Renegade Signals FREE on Substack Follow RF on X.com

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes after millions of rands have gone missing; nearly 200 protesters who live along the N2 in Cape Town held a protest march to voice their concerns over the City of Cape Town’s planned “safety wall”; and meet the 13-year-old who has qualified for the national round of the Sanlam WOW Spelling Festival. Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October of GroundUp News about these stories. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media 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/@CapeTalkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s Topics: 1, 2, 3, 4) Gospel – John 1:47-51 – Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.” Nathanael said to Him, “How do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” Nathanael answered Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” And He said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, pray for us!Bishop Sheen quote of the day

What if your body isn't broken—but adapting to the signals it receives every day? In this special solo series of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I'm taking you down the rabbit hole into the science behind The FutureYou Method™ and the framework that now guides my work: Foundations → Signals → Adaptation → Resilience After more than 30 years in health and fitness—and my own health breakdown after years of endurance training, chronic stress, under-recovery, and trying to do everything "right"—I learned that we can't simply keep pushing harder when the body stops responding. We need to ask better questions. What signals is the body receiving? What is it adapting to? And what does it need us to BUILD before we ask it to BURN? Throughout this series, we'll connect the dots between muscle, metabolism, mitochondria, the nervous system, vagal signaling, digestion, hormones, blood flow, lymphatic flow, recovery, energy availability, and healthy aging. We'll explore why exercise, protein, food, fasting, sleep, stress, breathing, light, movement, and recovery are more than lifestyle habits. They are biological signals. And when those signals are mismatched with your current capacity, even strategies we consider "healthy" can become additional stress. That is why my work today is built around three different ways of helping you move from guessing to understanding—and then into action. TEST — PNOĒ Metabolic Testing Sometimes we need objective data. With PNOĒ Resting and Active Metabolic Testing, I look beyond a single calorie number or VO₂ max score to identify patterns in resting metabolism, fuel utilization, breathing, exercise metabolism, metabolic flexibility, recovery, and potential clues about how your body is responding to its current environment. My philosophy is simple: Test. Don't guess. INVESTIGATE — Personalized FutureYou Method™ When your story is more complicated, we need to connect more dots. My personalized work using The FutureYou Method™ brings together your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, nutrition, training, recovery, functional health information, and metabolic patterns to investigate the bigger picture. Instead of chasing individual symptoms, we ask: What are the upstream signals contributing to the downstream patterns? Then we build a personalized roadmap designed to restore capacity and resilience from the inside out. BUILD — The FutureYou Method™ Group Program And sometimes you don't need another advanced protocol. You need the foundations in the right order. My group program begins with Muscle Health & Metabolism — Build Before You Burn, where we focus on creating the signals required to build and maintain muscle, support metabolism, recover from training, and become more resilient as we age. From there, we continue into FLOW—supporting the nervous system, circulation, lymph, fascia, oxygen delivery, and drainage—and then Digest • Absorb • Build, where we focus on digestion, nutrient absorption, gut function, and providing the raw materials required to repair and rebuild. Together, these three approaches give us different entry points into the same mission: Test when we need data. Investigate when we need answers. Build when we need stronger foundations. Throughout this solo series, I'll help you understand the science behind all three. Because this isn't about chasing another supplement, biohack, diet, workout, or longevity trend. It's about understanding what your body is communicating, identifying the signals that may be driving adaptation, and creating the conditions that allow your body to become stronger and more resilient. Build before you burn. Foundations before optimization. The right signals, in the right order. Because your future health isn't created someday. Your future self is being built by the signals you create today. Welcome to Build Your FutureYou.

The football game may be tied, but everyone knows what they have really been waiting for --the drum majors, dancers, booming percussion, shining instruments, and unforgettable joy of the band taking the field.About This EpisodeIn Episode 209 of the Adventures in Learning podcast, Dr. Diane welcomes author and illustrator Shadra Strickland to celebrate her new picture book, Here Comes the Band, illustrated by John Holyfield.This joyful conversation explores the rhythm, movement, color, sound, and community of the HBCU marching-band experience. Shadra shares how a halftime show sparked the “lightning bolt” idea for the book, how her own time as a high school band dancer shaped the story, and why John Holyfield was the perfect illustrator to bring its energy to the page.We talk about growing up in Atlanta, the importance of telling stories rooted in culture and lived experience, and how picture books can offer children joyful windows into a world they may not have seen before. We also explore ways Here Comes the Bandcan inspire classroom music, movement, sound, art, and STEAM learning.Most of all, this is an episode about community: the community found in a marching band, in classrooms, in friendships, in creative work, and in the stories that help young readers experience joy.Chapters00:53 The halftime-show moment that sparked the book02:13 Shadra reads from Here Comes the Band02:49 Sound, music, rhythm, and STEAM connections04:03 Growing up in Atlanta and writing toward culture and joy05:30 From high-school band dancer to picture-book creator06:13 Family, school, and community roots in Atlanta07:39 Discovering picture books through teaching09:04 Why John Holyfield was the right illustrator for this story10:39 The band as the true halftime show12:44 New books and creative projects on the horizon13:31 Teaching illustration and supporting emerging creators14:31 The storytelling question: What are you sharing with a young person?15:57 Visual details, musical instruments, and reading illustrations closely17:23 What is bringing Shadra hope?Links & ResourcesFeatured Book: Here Comes the Bandby Shadra Strickland, illustrated by John HolyfieldOther Books Mentioned in This Conversation:Nani and the Lion by Alicia D. Williams, illustrated by Anna CunhaGifts from Crows, by Gideon Sterer, illustrated by Shadra StricklandThe Doctor Bird by Matthew Olshan, illustrated by Shadra StricklandBe Big! by Shadra StricklandJump In! by Shadra StricklandClassroom ConnectionsUse Here Comes the Bandas an invitation to learn through play using the entire body. Here are a couple of ideas to try:Make sounds: Explore the “beep,” “tap,” “boom,” and “clang” sounds in the text using classroom instruments or found objects.Investigate rhythm: Clap, tap, stomp, or create repeating sound patterns inspired by the book.Study illustrations: Look closely at the band members, instruments, dancers, field formations, and audience. What details do the illustrations add that the text does not say?Move to learn: Create a classroom parade, design safe marching patterns, or invite children to explore how different instruments might move.Build instruments: Create simple instruments and investigate how their materials, size, and movement change the sounds they make.Celebrate community: Talk about the people who bring joy and energy to community events, even when they may not be the people everyone initially came to see.Take ActionHere Comes the Bandis a celebration of movement, music, culture, creativity, community, and Black joy. Add it to your classroom, library, family bookshelf, or gift list—and then make some joyful noise together.Find a copy of Here Comes the Band through your favorite bookstore or library.Share this episode with a teacher, librarian, music educator, band director, artist, or picture book loving friend.Watch videos of HBCU bands performing their halftime shows. Create a simple class band or parade after reading and viewing.Subscribe, download, leave a review, and tell a friend about the Adventures in Learning podcast.Visit drdianadventures.com for full show notes, photos, and more learning adventures.Support the showShare this episodeIf this conversation sparked wonder, gave you a helpful strategy, or offered a needed reminder of hope, please share it with a friend or colleague.Subscribe • Download • Review • Tell a friendStay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

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Gauteng police are investigating a murder and robbery after a 23-year-old woman was shot and killed in Thembisa this morning. The woman was reportedly walking to work in Temong, Mapungubwe Street, at around 5:45 when she was attacked and her belongings stolen. Police say her family has yet to be formally notified. Preliminary investigations have found no link between the murder and recent cases involving women whose bodies were found in Ekurhuleni. No arrests have been made, and police are following up on leads. Gauteng Saps Brigadier Brenda Muridili explains

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Christianity makes an enormous claim: a dead man got back up. Instead of asking you to borrow somebody else’s faith, this message asks you to look at the evidence for yourself, including what sources outside the Bible can and cannot tell us about Jesus, His crucifixion, and the earliest Christian resurrection claim. Watch the MessageExamine the Evidence Chris Fluitt – September 20, 2026 – Redemption Church, Plano Watch + Listen Watch or Listen to the Message YOUTUBE EMBED PLACEHOLDERReplace with the Week 3 YouTube embed when availableListen to the Message Sunday audio will appear here when the message is available. Apple PodcastsSpotify The question underneath the Easter story What evidence is there that Jesus rose? “Of first importance”: Christ died for our sins, was buried, was raised, and appeared to witnesses. 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 1. Jesus entered history The message points beyond the New Testament to Josephus, Tacitus, Pliny, Suetonius, and Lucian as references connected to Jesus and early Christianity. 2. Jesus was crucified Tacitus, a Roman historian critical of Christianity, connects Christus, Pontius Pilate, and execution. 3. Christians worshiped the crucified Jesus Pliny reports Christians singing to Christ “as to a god,” while the Alexamenos graffiti mocks worship of a crucified God. 4. Resurrection was proclaimed early Paul says he passed on what he had received. The resurrection claim is presented as early Christian proclamation, not a story added centuries later. 5. Named people claimed they saw Him Peter, the Twelve, more than 500, James, and Paul are named in 1 Corinthians 15:5-8. 6. Frightened followers became public witnesses The disciples move from fear and scattering to publicly proclaiming that God raised Jesus from the dead. History outside the New Testament Is there evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? Yes. The evidence for Jesus does not begin and end with the New Testament. Roman and Jewish historians who were not Christians wrote about Jesus, His crucifixion under Pontius Pilate, the movement that followed Him, the worship of Christ—and even His resurrection. That matters. These are historical witnesses outside Scripture, written by people who were not Christians. They give us historical evidence that can be examined alongside the testimony of the New Testament. History gives us evidence. We investigate that evidence, weigh it honestly, and decide what best explains it. So what evidence do we have for Jesus? What does Tacitus tell us? Tacitus was one of Rome's important historians—and he was certainly no Christian advocate. Writing around AD 116, he records that Christus suffered the “extreme penalty” during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of Pontius Pilate. That is significant independent testimony to the crucifixion. Anyone who argues that Jesus never died on the cross has a mountain of historical evidence to overcome. The crucifixion isn’t simply something Christians wrote in the Bible; a hostile Roman historian records Christ's execution under Pilate. What does Josephus tell us? Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian. Writing in Antiquities around AD 93–94, he describes Jesus as a wise man and doer of remarkable works, records His condemnation under Pilate, and writes that “he appeared to them alive again the third day.” Don’t miss that. Josephus includes the resurrection in his historical account. Those who deny the resurrection have this evidence to wrestle with. Those who receive the resurrection can stand on this evidence. The question is what you will do with it. What does Pliny the Younger tell us? Around AD 112, the Roman governor Pliny the Younger wrote to Emperor Trajan because he was dealing with Christians and wanted to know how Rome should handle them. In describing their practices, Pliny reports that Christians gathered on a fixed day and sang hymns to Christ “as to a god.” This is evidence from a Roman official that Christians were worshiping Jesus as God. Almost two thousand years later, we are still doing exactly that—we worship Jesus Christ as Lord. What does the Alexamenos Graffito show us? Someone in ancient Rome scratched a crude picture meant to ridicule a Christian named Alexamenos. It depicts a crucified figure with a donkey's head and Alexamenos standing before him in worship. The mocker meant it as an insult: Alexamenos worships his god. But look at what the mockery preserves. A Christian is pictured worshiping the crucified Christ, with his hand raised toward Him. What was intended as ridicule became historical evidence of Christian worship. They worshiped the crucified Christ then. We still lift our hands and worship Jesus today. Follow the evidence Tacitus. Josephus. Pliny. The Alexamenos Graffito. Different sources. Different perspectives. None of them Christian Scripture. Yet together they add to a historical case that cannot simply be waved away. And that is the point of Valid Faith. You don’t have to be afraid of the evidence. Investigate it. Ask hard questions. Follow it wherever it leads. The resurrection is not asking you to believe something without evidence. There is evidence. The question is what you will do with it. Further Study Read the historical sources and examine the evidence for yourself. Tacitus, Annals 15.44 Josephus, Antiquities 18 Pliny to Trajan Alexamenos Graffito What best explains it? This is not only history. This is the gospel. Jesus died for our sins. He was buried. He rose again. Because Jesus lives, forgiveness, new life, hope, and eternal life are real, and death does not get the final word. Confess Him Romans 10:9 connects confessing Jesus as Lord with believing that God raised Him from the dead. Take your next step Don’t leave wondering what comes next. Start a conversation and let someone walk with you. Live with Him Talk to Him. Follow Him. Trust Him. Walk with Him. Jesus is alive. Keep investigating 30 Honest Questions Questions about God, science, the Bible, suffering, doubt, church hurt, and more. Explore 30 Honest Questions Week 3 resources Use the sermon resources to keep studying. Download Message Outline (PDF)Download Week 3 Handout (PDF) Valid Faith Hub Continue the full Valid Faith series. Explore the Redemption Valid Faith Hub Related questions Questions people ask about the resurrection Is there evidence for Jesus outside the Bible? Yes. This message examines non-Christian historical references connected to Jesus, His crucifixion, and early Christian worship. Was the resurrection claim added much later? 1 Corinthians 15 presents Paul passing on a resurrection proclamation he had already received, placing the claim early in the Christian movement. Why does the resurrection matter personally? The message does not stop with evidence: if Jesus is alive, forgiveness, new life, hope, and eternal life become a personal invitation to respond. Week 1: Must I Turn Off My Brain to Be a Christian?   ·   Week 2: Can the Bible Be Trusted? Questions are welcome here Talk with Pastor Chris If this message raised a question about Jesus, the resurrection, doubt, or faith, Chris would be glad to hear what you’re thinking. You do not need to have the right words before reaching out. Text Pastor Chris a Question

Why is it that when someone raises a concern, we so quickly start looking for what's wrong with them? In this solo episode, Asher looks at that very human reflex and what happens when it shows up in church leadership, especially around abuse. He takes the critique of "awareness fatigue" seriously, names the history of cover-up that makes these stories spread, and shares a petition asking the BMA for a third-party investigation into an orphanage under its care. He also announces his workshops on healthy masculinity and shame at the Anabaptist Awareness Symposium on Sexual Abuse, October 15–17 in Millersburg, Ohio. Links to the symposium, the petition, and the article are below: Symposium info & brochure Request for Transparency petition Read the article, "When the Person Who Raises Their Hand Becomes the Problem" The Marketing Machine coaching (founding cohort) LifeX Marketing

Meta's new AI gadget may look like a Tamagotchi, but its dangling form factor taps into a much broader Gen Z trend around bag charms, retro tech, and turning gadgets into fashion accessories. Also, the OpenAI hacking incident is the first known breach to affect a government agency, and Australia's prime minister has vowed to hold OpenAI accountable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened an investigation into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, two of Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving advisers and the co-executors of his estate. Indyke served for years as Epstein's attorney, while Kahn worked as his accountant, placing both men deep inside the financial and legal machinery surrounding Epstein. According to the Wall Street Journal, prosecutors have begun questioning potential witnesses about the two men and their work for Epstein, marking a significant new turn in the federal government's examination of the people who helped manage his affairs. Both Indyke and Kahn have denied wrongdoing and have maintained that they were unaware of Epstein's criminal conduct.The investigation is notable because Indyke and Kahn were not peripheral figures who occasionally crossed paths with Epstein. They handled important aspects of his businesses, finances, legal matters and, after his death, his estate, giving them extensive access to the infrastructure that surrounded him. Their relationships with Epstein have already drawn scrutiny from Congress, civil litigants and survivors, but the reported federal investigation raises the stakes considerably by putting their conduct under examination by criminal prosecutors. At this stage, the existence of an investigation does not mean either man will be charged, but it represents one of the clearest signs yet that authorities are looking beyond Epstein himself and examining the professional network that helped manage his money and affairs for years.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Exclusive | Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein's Executors - WSJ

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened an investigation into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, two of Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving advisers and the co-executors of his estate. Indyke served for years as Epstein's attorney, while Kahn worked as his accountant, placing both men deep inside the financial and legal machinery surrounding Epstein. According to the Wall Street Journal, prosecutors have begun questioning potential witnesses about the two men and their work for Epstein, marking a significant new turn in the federal government's examination of the people who helped manage his affairs. Both Indyke and Kahn have denied wrongdoing and have maintained that they were unaware of Epstein's criminal conduct.The investigation is notable because Indyke and Kahn were not peripheral figures who occasionally crossed paths with Epstein. They handled important aspects of his businesses, finances, legal matters and, after his death, his estate, giving them extensive access to the infrastructure that surrounded him. Their relationships with Epstein have already drawn scrutiny from Congress, civil litigants and survivors, but the reported federal investigation raises the stakes considerably by putting their conduct under examination by criminal prosecutors. At this stage, the existence of an investigation does not mean either man will be charged, but it represents one of the clearest signs yet that authorities are looking beyond Epstein himself and examining the professional network that helped manage his money and affairs for years.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Exclusive | Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein's Executors - WSJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have opened an investigation into Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, two of Jeffrey Epstein's longest-serving advisers and the co-executors of his estate. Indyke served for years as Epstein's attorney, while Kahn worked as his accountant, placing both men deep inside the financial and legal machinery surrounding Epstein. According to the Wall Street Journal, prosecutors have begun questioning potential witnesses about the two men and their work for Epstein, marking a significant new turn in the federal government's examination of the people who helped manage his affairs. Both Indyke and Kahn have denied wrongdoing and have maintained that they were unaware of Epstein's criminal conduct.The investigation is notable because Indyke and Kahn were not peripheral figures who occasionally crossed paths with Epstein. They handled important aspects of his businesses, finances, legal matters and, after his death, his estate, giving them extensive access to the infrastructure that surrounded him. Their relationships with Epstein have already drawn scrutiny from Congress, civil litigants and survivors, but the reported federal investigation raises the stakes considerably by putting their conduct under examination by criminal prosecutors. At this stage, the existence of an investigation does not mean either man will be charged, but it represents one of the clearest signs yet that authorities are looking beyond Epstein himself and examining the professional network that helped manage his money and affairs for years.to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Exclusive | Federal Prosecutors Open Probe Into Jeffrey Epstein's Executors - WSJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

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We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2023: For the past two years, Betsy Stanko has been leading an unprecedented investigation into why the police have been failing so badly to tackle sexual violence. But is there any chance of fixing a system that seems so broken? By Melissa Denes. Read by Ruth Lass. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

Tony gets into three more things: Republicans calling for an investigation of Donald Trump Jr., Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey saying all new parents will get home assessments from the state, and Hard Mountain Dew offering a $1M bounty to anyone who can prove Bigfoot is real.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FDA’s own trial data should have set off alarm bells. In Moderna’s mRNA flu program, researchers found 23 unexplained deaths in the mRNA group versus nine with conventional flu shots. Disabling Grade 3 reactions hit 5.5 percent versus just 0.9 percent with the comparator. That is not a rounding error. That is a safety signal. A new peer-reviewed reanalysis says the risk-benefit equation is badly upside down. The FDA says the deaths were not proven to be caused by the vaccine. Fine. Then explain the imbalance. Investigate it. Don’t wave it away. Today on Stinchfield: why I believe this mRNA flu shot should be pulled from the market, why the entire mRNA vaccine platform deserves a full safety reckoning, and why Americans should demand answers before regulators ask them to roll up their sleeves again. And if you don’t want the flu shot, that doesn’t mean you have to go into flu season empty-handed. The Wellness Company can help you prepare before you get sick. Their physician-reviewed Contagion Emergency Kit includes prescription medications such as oseltamivir, the generic form of Tamiflu used to treat influenza, along with other medications selected for respiratory illness preparedness. Go to TWC.Health/Grant and use promo code GRANT for 10% off. Don’t wait until the flu hits. Be prepared before it does. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if your body isn't broken—but adapting to the signals it receives every day? In this special solo series of The Coach Debbie Potts Show, I'm taking you down the rabbit hole into the science behind The FutureYou Method™ and the framework that now guides my work: Foundations → Signals → Adaptation → Resilience After more than 30 years in health and fitness—and my own health breakdown after years of endurance training, chronic stress, under-recovery, and trying to do everything "right"—I learned that we can't simply keep pushing harder when the body stops responding. We need to ask better questions. What signals is the body receiving? What is it adapting to? And what does it need us to BUILD before we ask it to BURN? Throughout this series, we'll connect the dots between muscle, metabolism, mitochondria, the nervous system, vagal signaling, digestion, hormones, blood flow, lymphatic flow, recovery, energy availability, and healthy aging. We'll explore why exercise, protein, food, fasting, sleep, stress, breathing, light, movement, and recovery are more than lifestyle habits. They are biological signals. And when those signals are mismatched with your current capacity, even strategies we consider "healthy" can become additional stress. That is why my work today is built around three different ways of helping you move from guessing to understanding—and then into action. TEST — PNOĒ Metabolic Testing Sometimes we need objective data. With PNOĒ Resting and Active Metabolic Testing, I look beyond a single calorie number or VO₂ max score to identify patterns in resting metabolism, fuel utilization, breathing, exercise metabolism, metabolic flexibility, recovery, and potential clues about how your body is responding to its current environment. My philosophy is simple: Test. Don't guess. INVESTIGATE — Personalized FutureYou Method™ When your story is more complicated, we need to connect more dots. My personalized work using The FutureYou Method™ brings together your health history, symptoms, lifestyle, nutrition, training, recovery, functional health information, and metabolic patterns to investigate the bigger picture. Instead of chasing individual symptoms, we ask: What are the upstream signals contributing to the downstream patterns? Then we build a personalized roadmap designed to restore capacity and resilience from the inside out. BUILD — The FutureYou Method™ Group Program And sometimes you don't need another advanced protocol. You need the foundations in the right order. My group program begins with Muscle Health & Metabolism — Build Before You Burn, where we focus on creating the signals required to build and maintain muscle, support metabolism, recover from training, and become more resilient as we age. From there, we continue into FLOW—supporting the nervous system, circulation, lymph, fascia, oxygen delivery, and drainage—and then Digest • Absorb • Build, where we focus on digestion, nutrient absorption, gut function, and providing the raw materials required to repair and rebuild. Together, these three approaches give us different entry points into the same mission: Test when we need data. Investigate when we need answers. Build when we need stronger foundations. Throughout this solo series, I'll help you understand the science behind all three. Because this isn't about chasing another supplement, biohack, diet, workout, or longevity trend. It's about understanding what your body is communicating, identifying the signals that may be driving adaptation, and creating the conditions that allow your body to become stronger and more resilient. Build before you burn. Foundations before optimization. The right signals, in the right order. Because your future health isn't created someday. Your future self is being built by the signals you create today. Welcome to Build Your FutureYou.

Ryan, Dana, and Read Shepherd examine an Indian River sheriff's sergeant being placed on leave amid a Flock camera investigation and Tampa police seeking data integration software that other agencies have called a “game changer,” as the city council requests more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Abuse: What to Do When Someone Tells You” by Rick Thomas (Life Over Coffee, 2026) is a biblical counseling guide for the person someone confides in — pastor, counselor, or friend — not for survivors themselves (Thomas's companion book, Victimized, is for them). Using a composite case study named Marlene, it covers what to do in that first raw hour, how to listen well, how to believe someone while still gently investigating, and where churches tend to overcorrect or underreact. Thomas writes from a biblical-counseling perspective, grounded in Galatians 6:1–2 and Proverbs 18:17, while making clear his critiques of church responses are never doubt that abuse is real.

A HATEFUL HOMICIDE — SEASON 7, EPISODE 5The Murder of Brianna Ghey: “The Kill List”On February 11, 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, a transgender girl from Warrington, England, was lured to Culcheth Linear Park, where she was murdered in a planned knife attack.“The Kill List” examines the murder of Brianna Ghey, the disturbing communications and planning that preceded her death, and the investigation and trial that followed. Brianna's killers, Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe, were both 15 at the time of the murder. Investigators uncovered messages in which the teenagers discussed murder and maintained a “kill list” that included Brianna and other young people.The episode explores how Brianna was targeted, the events leading to the fatal meeting, and the evidence presented at Manchester Crown Court. The court heard evidence concerning both the extensive planning of the killing and the defendants' communications about Brianna's transgender identity. At sentencing, Mrs Justice Yip found that hostility toward Brianna because she was transgender was a secondary motive in the murder.The episode also examines the complicated question of motive. Evidence presented during the proceedings described violent fantasies, fascination with murder and discussions about other potential victims. At the same time, the defendants' lawyers offered differing explanations of their individual motivations. Rather than reducing Brianna's murder to a single explanation, A Hateful Homicide examines what the evidence established, what remained contested, and what the court ultimately determined.Brianna's case also provides an opportunity to examine how transgender identity can intersect with criminal investigations, hate-crime law, media reporting, and the treatment of transgender victims. Under England and Wales' Sentencing Act 2020 framework, demonstrated hostility toward a transgender victim or an offence motivated wholly or partly by hostility toward transgender people can constitute an aggravating factor at sentencing.At the center of this episode, however, is Brianna—not the people who killed her.A daughter.
A friend.
A teenager with a future ahead of her.
A transgender girl whose life was violently taken.“The Kill List” asks difficult questions about violence, transphobia, adolescent radicalization, online influences, friendship, accountability, and the warning signs that can be overlooked before violence becomes reality.But most importantly, it asks us to remember the person behind the headline:Brianna Ghey deserved to live.A Hateful HomicideSeason 7, Episode 5 — “The Kill List”Remember the victim. Investigate the truth. Tell their stories.

The fight over the future is rapidly unfolding before our eyes. With debates roiling Washington over calls to rein in artificial intelligence before it's too late as the U.S. continues to wage official and unofficial wars around the world, many of the world's most powerful players are licking their chops. Yes, there's destruction all around. But these players have carefully concocted a plan: to hasten a familiar vision that combines biblical, militant, and futuristic images of the end times so they can save themselves.This week on The Intercept Briefing, host Akela Lacy interviews award-winning authors and documentarians Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, whose new book, "End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World," maps the players who want to speed up the end of the world. “We didn't feel that the old ways of understanding who Trump is, what he's trying to accomplish — even what fascism is — was fully capturing what we were seeing. Here we're thinking about invading Greenland, declaring Canada the 51st state, creating an ICE army, the relationship with El Salvador's maximum-security prisons. So we're trying to map this,” says Klein. It seemed to be “a fascism that had no vision of our world continuing. There's always an apocalyptic quality to fascism, but there is a horizon for the in-group after the cataclysm, and we weren't seeing that in this politics. It was much more about bunkering down in and taking breakdown for granted.”“End times fascism is an alliance of three main components,” says Taylor. The religious fundamentalists who helped elect Donald Trump, wanting to hasten along a violent Armageddon so Jesus will return. The tech accelerationists “exalting in the possibility that some sort of super intelligence, some sort of digital being might take over.” The ethnonationalists who view immigration as an existential threat, so they fortress the border and hoard resources. “These different prongs find a kind of uneasy alliance in their conviction that this world's going to hell and that their group will survive the wreckage,” says Taylor.It may sound bizarre. And it is. But that doesn't mean we should ignore it, Klein says. “This is a really dangerous pattern of thought: that out of the worst things possible comes the beautiful, glorious golden city. And that's the template of all of these action films and video games, and it leads one to embrace the worst and to not fear what we should fear,” says Klein. “When Trump shares a video of a remade Gaza with a Trump Tower, he's doing a version of that story. When Sam Altman says he's summoning a digital god, and we're going to have utopia with AI, and yeah, let me cover the whole world with data centers and accelerate the climate crisis because it's going to be utopia ... he's doing the story. So we have to be able to identify it because we're all living with the consequences of this terrible story and we need better stories.”“In this moment, we're up against a fascism that is against all humans in a way. We quote Kelly Hayes, an activist based in Chicago, and she says, ‘Every fascism has its subhumans, and for techno-fascists, it's just humans in general.' This is opening up a bigger fight beyond ‘I am a man' to just like, this is life versus the machines, and there's something very unprecedented about that and potentially very unifying,” says Taylor, noting that the collective uprising, across the political spectrum, against data centers shows people breaking free of one so-called inevitable future.Full transcript: https://interc.pt/3V3fTuMKeep our investigations free and fearless at theintercept.com/join. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conservatives are tired of waiting — will the Trump DOJ finally act on Ilhan Omar and the explosive allegation she married her brother to commit immigration fraud? On Episode 805 of The Sean Spicer Show, Sean is joined by Reagan Reese, White House Correspondent for The Daily Caller, and David Bozell, President of the Media Research Center, for two must-watch conversations. Reagan reveals whether she has gotten a straight answer yet from the Trump Administration on Omar, after JD Vance, Tom Homan and AG Todd Blanche have all now weighed in publicly. They also go inside the unique Rose Garden press briefing with Blanche, Reagan's recent travel on Air Force One with President Trump, whether Trump at 80 is noticeably slowing down or not — plus Reagan turns the tables and grills Sean on the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars. Then, Sean and David dismantle the sprawling Sunday cover story in the New York Times on censorship under Trump. MRC was quoted in the piece, but Bozell shows how they proved the exact opposite — it was the Biden Administration that censored through social media, the mainstream media and otherwise. Sean also walks through the Times' 175-year history of journalistic missteps from their coverage of the Holocaust to Iraq to ISIS, and why they promised to cover themselves. Finally, they debate the role of the  FCC in 2026 , how Chairman  Brendan Carr  is doing the job past chairs would not, and why The View and Jimmy Kimmel do not meet the standard of journalism or news. -------------------- Head on over to https://www.seanspicer.com subscribe for an ad free version of this podcast and support the show! -------------------- Visit GuardYourCard.com to take action and learn more -------------------- Bedford Reinforced Plastics - https://www.bedfordreinforced.com/spicer -------------------- My latest book Trump 2.0: The Revolution That Will Permanently Transform America is available for preorder, just click the link: https://a.co/d/67kKgje ------------------------------------------------------------- 1️⃣ Subscribe and ring the bell for new videos: https://youtube.com/seanmspicer?sub_confirmation=1  2️⃣ Become a part of The Sean Spicer Show community: https://www.seanspicer.com/ 3️⃣ Listen to the full audio show on all platforms:   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sean-spicer-show/id1701280578  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/32od2cKHBAjhMBd9XntcUd  iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-sean-spicer-show-120471641/  4️⃣ Stay in touch with Sean on social media:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/seanmspicer  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanspicer  Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanmspicer/  5️⃣ Follow The Sean Spicer Show on social media:  Facebook: https://facebook.com/seanspicershow  Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanspicershow  Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanspicershow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Key TakeawaysA stale listing isn't automatically a bad deal. A property sitting for 400+ days has already received feedback from the market—and that can create negotiating leverage.There are four common reasons properties sit: incorrect pricing, financing challenges, property-specific problems, or poor marketing.Know what you can fix. Bad marketing, incorrect asset categories, missing photos, unrealistic pro formas, and certain financing issues may create opportunity; environmental, structural, title/access, zoning, and functional-obsolescence issues can be much harder to overcome.Investigate the seller's position. Tax records can reveal what they paid and help you understand their basis, potential debt situation, and how motivated they may actually be.Calculate the cost of waiting. Taxes, insurance, utilities, upkeep, and debt service can cost an owner thousands each month while a property sits—which can become leverage in your negotiation.Underwrite stale listings systematically. Tyler looks at days on market and price changes, price per square foot versus comps, required rent, competing supply, listing photos/marketing, and the seller's basis before deciding whether there's an opportunity.

AI can produce code faster, automate repetitive work, analyze enormous amounts of information, and move development tickets at a pace that would have seemed impossible only a few years ago. Yet faster execution does not automatically create better software delivery systems. In fact, speed can expose weaknesses that organizations previously managed to hide. That distinction becomes central in the second part of Dana Hetté's conversation with Rob Broadhead and Michael Meloche on Building Better Developers. The first part explored the organizational cracks that form between roles and how developers can use systems thinking to recognize them. Part two moves from recognition to action: What happens when delivery is already struggling? Where should an organization start? And what role should AI play when the underlying system is not healthy? Hetté's answer challenges a common technology reflex: tools do not define the solution. They enable a solution that has already been defined. About Dana Hetté Dana Hetté, also known as Blondie Geek, is a fractional operator who works with founders and leadership teams at startups and small product organizations. After earning a degree in computer science, Dana spent roughly seven to eight years as a software engineer before moving toward roles centered on product, operations, and the connection between business strategy and execution. Dana describes her work as occupying the operator seat: the connective role between what leadership intends and what teams ultimately deliver. Her approach combines the systems-thinking foundation of software engineering with product discovery, organizational operations, and cross-functional communication. Rather than focusing only on what individual teams are doing, she looks for the cracks between roles where context, ownership, and business intent can disappear. You can learn more about Dana at BlondieGeek.com, connect with Dana Hetté on LinkedIn, or subscribe to her newsletter, Closing the Loop. Software Delivery Systems Need Diagnosis Before Automation Consider an organization where code is still shipping, deadlines are still being met occasionally, and every department appears busy. Underneath that activity, however, pipelines are breaking, quality is deteriorating, bugs are increasing, and teams are getting closer to the red line. Leadership sees the symptoms and understandably wants a solution. Maybe another project-management platform will help. Perhaps a new AI development tool can increase productivity. Maybe another automation will remove the bottleneck. Hetté argues that this is precisely where organizations need to resist the urge to start with technology. "Tools are not the solution, they enable a solution that you've already defined." — Dana Hetté When an organization does not understand why its delivery system is breaking, automating that system can simply make the dysfunction operate faster. Instead, Hetté returns to something far less glamorous: discovery. She describes getting into the organization, talking to people, observing stand-ups, examining project-management tools, reviewing tickets, and investigating what is actually happening. AI can assist with that process by analyzing meeting transcripts, tickets, sprint information, and other organizational data, but human judgment remains necessary to understand what those signals mean. The objective is not immediately to fix everything. It is first to define what is actually broken. Software Delivery Systems Improve When You Find the Real Problem Hetté points to the classic Five Whys technique as an example of how straightforward the diagnostic process can be. Something is broken. Why? Then ask why again. Continue until the team moves past symptoms and reaches the underlying cause. This sounds elementary, particularly to developers accustomed to sophisticated debugging tools, observability platforms, AI assistants, and complex architectures. Yet the underlying principle is remarkably similar to debugging software. A developer encountering an exception does not permanently solve the problem by hiding the error message. The exception is evidence. You trace the execution path until you understand the condition producing it. Organizational problems deserve the same discipline. Hetté describes the balance as spending much of the effort defining the problem. Once the actual problem is understood, the solution often becomes surprisingly straightforward. Complicated symptoms do not necessarily require complicated solutions. The complexity may come from not knowing which problem you are actually solving. This is also why firefighting becomes dangerous when it turns into a permanent operating model. There are legitimate emergencies where a team has to use what Hetté calls "duct tape and chewing gum" to cross the finish line. Production needs to be restored. A deadline cannot move. A customer needs an immediate resolution. The distinction is whether the organization recognizes that temporary stabilization is not the same as solving the underlying problem. Align Software Delivery Systems Around Trade-Offs Even after identifying a problem, teams can struggle because leadership and engineering are optimizing for different outcomes. Engineering may want time to improve quality. Leadership may be focused on speed to market. Finance may be focused on cost. Product may be trying to protect scope. None of those priorities automatically makes one group wrong. The organization needs to decide what matters most. Hetté uses what she calls project sliders during discovery. The idea involves familiar project constraints such as speed, quality, and cost. Leadership needs to determine where those sliders sit rather than pretending every priority can simultaneously be maximized. A company may say it needs to reach the market tomorrow while spending as little as possible. The next question becomes unavoidable: What is the organization willing to compromise—quality, scope, consistency, or time? Many disagreements that appear technical are actually disagreements about priorities that were never explicitly decided. Those decisions provide developers with something extremely valuable: guardrails. Hetté shares an example involving an engineer who wanted an increasingly agentic workflow. Instead of manually associating work, the engineer wanted one agent to determine what another agent was doing. Hetté suggested a dramatically simpler solution: put the ticket number in the pull request. The engineer could even have an agent perform that step. The exchange highlights an important distinction between technological possibility and operational value. An organization does not need to automate something merely because it can. Once leadership has established its priorities, those principles can become the North Star for deciding which practices are worthwhile. AI Needs Human Inspection Points The role of human judgment becomes particularly important when AI enters development workflows. In Part One, Hetté described developers using AI agents to move rapidly through tickets only to discover during user acceptance testing that the output did not match what was actually needed. Part Two reinforces why those failures matter. AI dramatically increases the amount of work a developer can produce. However, increasing output also increases the consequences of an incorrect assumption. A misunderstanding that once produced one incorrect implementation might now propagate across specifications, tickets, code, tests, and documentation before anyone notices. The answer is not necessarily a large new governance process. Sometimes it is simply a sanity check. An AI agent turns raw requirements into a specification. Before the next agent begins producing code, someone reads the specification and asks: Is this actually what we need? That lightweight inspection can prevent an incorrect assumption from accelerating through the entire delivery pipeline. Find one AI-assisted handoff in your development process and introduce a deliberate verification point. Do not merely ask whether the AI completed the task. Ask whether its output still matches the original intent. Human-in-the-loop development should not mean manually redoing everything AI produces. That would eliminate much of AI's value. Instead, human judgment should be strategically positioned where errors become increasingly expensive if they continue downstream. Software Delivery Systems Need Ownership There is another problem that neither AI nor better tooling automatically resolves: ownership. As organizations grow, a single operator cannot personally inspect every handoff. If that person attempts to do so, the individual who was supposed to eliminate bottlenecks becomes one. Hetté discusses solving this through mentorship and delegation. In one engagement, she entered knowing from the beginning that part of her responsibility would be finding and developing her eventual replacement. Rather than building an organization permanently dependent upon her, she worked with a more junior person and transferred the systems-thinking and operational mindset needed to continue the work. That approach provides an important lesson for technical leaders: good systems should reduce dependency on specific individuals. This is familiar territory for developers. We know the danger of a critical application understood by only one engineer. We recognize the bus-factor problem in software. Yet organizations can accidentally create exactly the same dependency in operations. The answer is to transfer judgment, context, and ownership. Hetté argues that systems thinking, product-oriented thinking, and operational judgment can be taught. Instead of requiring one senior person to own every organizational seam, leaders can develop others who learn how to recognize gaps and take responsibility for them. AI Changes What Makes Developers Valuable The conversation ultimately moves from organizational systems back to the developer's career. Michael Meloche raises a significant concern: If AI increasingly performs junior-level coding work, how do junior developers acquire the experience necessary to become senior developers? Hetté compares the current transition to earlier abstractions in programming. Developers who worked closer to the machine once worried about newer generations who did not understand the same low-level concerns. She uses the transition from languages such as C++ to Java as an example. Developers could work at a higher abstraction level because the language handled concerns that previously required more direct attention. AI may represent another, significantly larger abstraction. Future developers may write less code manually while becoming increasingly skilled at managing AI systems that produce it. Hetté sees the possibility of an AI product builder role that blends characteristics traditionally associated with engineering and product management. The valuable capability then becomes judgment. Can you determine whether the generated solution makes sense? Can you understand what the business is trying to accomplish? Can you recognize when an agent has produced something technically plausible but strategically wrong? These questions point directly back to systems thinking. Knowing syntax matters less when a machine can generate syntax. Understanding consequences becomes more important when a machine can generate enormous amounts of implementation. Start With One Seam Hetté closes the extended conversation with a particularly useful challenge for developers who want to move beyond their existing role. First, adopt an ownership mindset. Many employees naturally stay within their lane. They complete their assigned responsibilities and leave adjacent problems to whoever supposedly owns them. That approach can be perfectly functional, but it does not develop the perspective required for an operator or broader leadership role. Hetté describes the alternative as approaching the work with a sense that "the buck stops with me and I own this thing." That does not mean becoming controlling or assuming responsibility for the entire company. It means becoming interested in whether the overall outcome succeeds rather than only whether your assigned portion is complete. Then make the exercise manageable. "Pick one handoff point, pick one seam." — Dana Hetté Perhaps it is the transition from requirements to specifications. Maybe it is specifications to tickets, tickets to pull requests, or pull requests to testing. If AI generates code, compare what was produced against the original specification. Do not attempt to redesign the entire organization. Investigate one boundary. As Rob Broadhead notes during the discussion, unclear ownership is frequently where the cracks appear. Ask who owns a particular handoff. If everyone starts looking around the room waiting for someone else to answer, you may have found the gap. Conclusion: Better Tools Require Better Systems The future of software development will almost certainly involve more AI, more agents, and greater automation. That makes strong software delivery systems more important, not less. When execution becomes cheap and fast, mistakes can become cheap and fast too. The organizations that benefit most from AI will therefore not necessarily be those using the largest number of agents or adopting every new development tool. They will be the organizations that understand what they are trying to accomplish, define ownership clearly, establish meaningful guardrails, and know where human judgment creates the most value. For developers, this creates an opportunity that goes well beyond learning another AI tool. Learn to diagnose systems. Learn to recognize trade-offs. Learn to see the seams between people, processes, software, and strategy. When you want to start, follow Hetté's advice: pick one handoff and find out whether it actually works. Stay Connected: Join the Developreneur Community

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on a spate of killings in a district near Johannesburg, which has led to police issuing a public warning.

This week’s throwback release: SNAFU Season 2, Episode 1 – about a little known group of ragtag activists who, in 1971, decided to burglarize an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, revealing some incredibly shady wrongdoing at the highest levels J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. Yes, a HEIST OF THE FBI! What could be more exciting? Listen to the full season wherever you get your podcasts. This is Episode 1 of SNAFU Season 2: "The Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We think we know what a coma is. The lights go off. Nobody's home. A blank, a gap, a nothing, until the machines bring you back.This week, Yvette Fielding and her paranormal partner in crime Karl Beattie go somewhere they've never taken you before: not a ruined castle or a cold, empty asylum, but inside the sealed-off human mind.Because the people who've been there and come back tell a very different story. They didn't find darkness. They found whole lives — marriages, children, towns they knew street by street. And then they woke up and had to grieve everything they'd lost. So this week we chase the strangest haunting of all: the one that happens inside your own head, in a life that feels realer than this one.Yvette and Karl meet five people who went into the dark and came back changed, and ask the question that unsettles believer and sceptic alike: if you can love a family for years, and grieve them for years more, where exactly did that family live?You'll hear five journeys the doctors can't quite explainDr. Alok Kanojia's patient — a car-crash survivor who lived a whole marriage and raised two daughters in seven silent days, then woke to mourn a family he knew never existedClélia Verdier, Lyon — nineteen years old, three weeks under, seven years lived; she woke and told her parents they were grandparents to children who were never bornKeenan Acton, UK — a father who came round asking after twins that didn't exist, and remembered a watch counting down eight days, the exact length of his comaThe Reddit case — an anonymous stranger who still glimpses his son at the corner of his eye, perpetually five years old, forever trying to say something he can't quite hearCaroline Leavitt, USA — a novelist who came back mapping an entire town she'd lived in, and insists, present tense, that she's still dreaming itThen the big question: where did they actually go? The bed never moved.Parallel lives - the family you grieve is the family you lost, in a layer of reality running alongside our ownSoul travel - the deepest, longest out-of-body experience a living person can have, and return fromThe threshold - Keenan's field of huts, where you're taken, sorted, and told your time is comingThe sceptic's cold water - sedatives, stress, and a brain spinning stories to fill the silencePlus this week's Fact or Fiction, and Yvette and Karl's own verdict on where these travellers really wentKeep the lights on. You may need them.

Creating a healthier nursery doesn't have to become another overwhelming part of this season of motherhood. Whether you're preparing for your baby's arrival or already holding your newborn, there may be more to that beautiful space than what meets the eye. In this episode of Start Living Sustainable, come into the nursery with Cynthia Harvey, Healthy Home & Lifestyle Strategist and Textile Science Professional, as she shows you what you may not be seeing yet—and three simple ways to make more informed choices.

Discover entrepreneurship, innovation, business growth, scaling, and intellectual property strategies from successful founders and industry leaders. Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of the Passage to Profit Show interview literary agent and e-book pioneer Richard Curtis, Rose Marie Iskowitz from RISE Cognitive Blueprint and Yidian Liu from PolyGone Systems.  AI is transforming publishing, but what does it mean for authors, publishers, copyright, and trust? Legendary literary agent Richard Curtis, who brought more than 10,000 books to publication and pioneered e-books before the Kindle, explains why publishers are increasingly wary of AI-generated writing, how AI can create serious copyright and authenticity problems, and why even AI-assisted books can face rejection. He also shares how he recognized the potential of electronic books decades before they became mainstream—and why knowing when to exit a business can be just as important as knowing when to start one. Read more at: https://richard-curtis.com/ Why are so many young adults struggling to navigate challenges, make mistakes and solve problems on their own? Rose Marie Iskowitz, creator of the RISE Cognitive Blueprint, explores how parenting, social media, comparison and the isolation of COVID may have affected young adults' resilience and mindset. She shares her science-based RISE framework—Recognize, Investigate, Shift and Evolve—and explains how short, practical lessons can help young people become more resourceful, confident and capable of handling life's challenges. Read more at: https://risecognitiveblueprint.com/ Microplastics and nanoplastics are increasingly being detected in drinking water and throughout the environment—but what can we actually do about them? Yadine Liu of Polygon Systems explains where microplastics come from, how they can enter our water supply, why bottled water may not be the solution, and how Polygon Systems developed a biomimicry-inspired filtration system modeled after aquatic plant roots that has achieved more than 99% microplastic removal in testing. This eye-opening conversation explores the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, environmental technology, water filtration, and public health. Read more at: https://www.polygonesystems.com/ Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur, startup founder, inventor, or small business owner, the Passage to Profit Show is a leading podcast for insights on entrepreneurship, innovation, intellectual property and business strategy. Hosted by Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, the show features industry leaders, investors, and founders who share real-world lessons on scaling companies, protecting ideas, building generational wealth, and navigating today's evolving business landscape. Visit https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for the latest episodes, expert interviews, and resources designed to help you grow, protect, and profit from your ideas. Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro and Banter(00:00:46) - Everyday Inconveniences and Just Because Day(00:04:01) - Preview of Today's Guests(00:05:07) - Panel: Career-Changing Decisions(00:10:16) - Richard Curtis: AI and Trust in Publishing(00:17:44) - AI Writing, Authorship and Copyright(00:23:19) - Commercial Break(00:25:14) - Richard Curtis: The Rise of Ebooks and Kindle(00:29:50) - Ending a Business and the Future of Kindle(00:34:04) - Real AI Use Cases Roundtable(00:39:52) - Commercial Break(00:42:02) - Intellectual Property News: Reverse Confusion Trademark Case(00:45:40) - Rose Marie Iskowitz: Youth Mindset and Rise Framework(00:57:40) - Yidian Liu: Microplastics and Water Filtration(01:06:13) - Commercial Break(01:07:24) - Secrets of the Entrepreneurial Mind(01:10:47) - Closing Remarks

It's Monday, September 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow us on social media to get local news every day. WFYI News Now is hosted by Barb Anguiano and produced by Zach Bundy. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Most businesses believe they have outsourced their nature risk. They have not.In this episode we look at why so much climate and nature risk sits in supply chains rather than on the balance sheet, and what that means for any organisation buying from, selling into or manufacturing in Asia.I am joined by Fran van Dijk, CEO and founder of One Stone Advisors, who has just shared a discussion paper on nature and climate risk with the accountancy profession, and Eleanor Whittle, founder of Alopias Earth, who spent a decade in UK government on international biodiversity policy including two years as a diplomat in Beijing, and now advises companies on climate and nature strategy from Taiwan. Together they write the Real World Briefing series. Charlie Luxton and I take the conversation from accounting rules to the water systems that keep global trade moving.The numbers land hard. Drought cut daily Panama Canal crossings by 36%. Low water on the Rhine pushed shipping from around 20 euros a tonne to 150. Around 41% of Asian data centres sit in areas of extremely high water stress, with another 22% in high stress zones. The Asian Development Bank puts roughly 75% of the region's GDP in sectors moderately or heavily dependent on nature, well above the global average.What comes out of it is practical. Separate your risks from your dependencies, because you can diversify a risk and you cannot diversify a dependency. Investigate your supply chain to tier four, not tier one. Build a live risk register. Ask whether you have the regional expertise and local partnerships to turn a disclosure into a credible strategy. And stop filing this under sustainability, because it belongs in business strategy.ABOUT THE GUESTSFran van Dijk, One Stone AdvisorsFran advises boards and senior leadership teams on nature, biodiversity and integrated climate and nature strategy through One Stone Advisors. She is a B Corp founder and a Public Interest Member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Fran is also Chief Impact Officer at Subsee, an AI and ocean technology company.Fran recently wrote a paper highlighting the sustainability challenges to conventional accounting, such as its failure to record the erosion of the critical shared assets a company doesn't own, and its reliance on historical data to predict non-linear future risks. Giving examples from published data and major corporate losses at firms like PG&E and Toyota, Fran explains why the profession needs better forward-looking, climate- and nature-related risk models. She draws on the UK Government's National Security Assessment, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Parasol Lost report, and documented corporate information.Fran and Will have known each other since Will moved to Edinburgh. She sat on Green Element's advisory board. She brings the ‘what is actually happening' lens, and the financial translation: unpriced insurance risk, tail risk, going concern, and the questions a CFO cannot answer from a standard risk register.Eleanor Whittle, Alopias EarthEleanor founded Alopias Earth and advises private-sector organisations on climate and nature-related risk and strategy. She spent around ten years in the UK government, including leading major international climate finance programmes and two years as a diplomat in Beijing, where she led UK-China engagement on climate and nature. Eleanor then went on to be Programme Director at global energy think tank Ember. She is based in Taiwan, giving her a working perspective on a region that many European businesses primarily experience through their supply chains and operations. She is also Chief Strategy Officer at Subsee, an AI and ocean technology company. A keen diver and freediver, her connection to the ocean is personal as well as professional.Eleanor co-authors the Real World Briefing series with Fran and wrote the Asia Pacific briefing this episode draws on. She brings the regional and regulatory picture: how nature risk shows up through water, supply chains and infrastructure; why sustainability regulation and disclosure are accelerating across Asian markets; and what this means for European companies buying from, selling into or operating in the region.Eleanor is also an Honorary Fellow of the University of East Anglia.COMPANY SNAPSHOTSOne Stone AdvisorsA specialist advisory practice working with boards and leadership teams on nature, biodiversity and integrated climate and nature strategy. Focus areas include nature-related risk in value chains, board governance and capability, and the financial framing of nature risk. Fran van Dijk is a founder and a B Corp advocate.Alopias EarthA strategic advisory business helping companies understand and respond to climate and nature-related risk, and translate it into strategy and decision-making. Founded by Eleanor Whittle, Alopias Earth brings international policy and regional insight to questions spanning nature-related risk, value chains, regulation and business resilience.The Real World Briefing SeriesA monthly board-level briefing series co-authored by Fran and Eleanor, making the case that nature and biodiversity are business-critical. Four briefings inform this episode:Briefing 1: Nature is Now Business-Critical. Nature moves from voluntary and reputational to material and decision-relevant. TNFD as entry point rather than destination.Briefing 2: Financing Green to Greening Finance. How the financial sector is bringing nature into the mainstream, and why diversification is not enough.Briefing 3: Asia Pacific, the Region That Changes the Equation. Nature risk as geographic and systemic rather than sector-specific.Briefing 4: Europe, a Climate Leader Losing Its Way. The fastest-warming continent, the Omnibus rollback, and cascading food system risk.THE ST ETHELBURGA'S ROUNDTABLEThis summary outlines the findings from the St Ethelburga's Roundtable, held on June 23, 2026, which addressed the gap between climate and nature insight and effective action.Chapters 01:20 Meet Fran van Dijk and Eleanor Whittle 02:23 What climate and nature risk actually means for a business 06:46 What this year's fires and heatwaves have already cost 09:29 Discounting: how accounting makes long-term damage disappear 11:13 Insurers quietly walking away from high-risk assets 15:47 The Panama Canal and the limits of abstract risk 26:34 Asia: data centres, semiconductors and water stress 31:09 Why you cannot outsource risk to a supplier 34:14 Nickel, Indonesia and the energy transition colliding with nature loss 43:12 The gap between net zero claims and verified action 52:18 Putting nature into governance and onto the board 55:27 The questions your board should be asking nowIf you want help turning this into a costed adaptation and resilience plan, that is what we do at 51toCarbonZero: https://www.51tocarbonzero.comSubscribe for more conversations that make sustainability a business decision rather than a reporting exercise.#NatureRisk #SupplyChainRisk #ClimateRisk #TNFD #SustainabilityMentioned in this episode:UPCOMING WEBINAR: The Scope 3 Blind Spot: What Your Supplier Data Isn't Telling YouScope 3 emissions are often the biggest contributor to an organisation's carbon footprint, yet many businesses are making decisions based on incomplete, outdated or estimated supplier data. In this webinar, we'll explore the biggest blind spots in supplier emissions data, why they matter for reporting and decarbonisation, and how leading organisations are moving beyond spreadsheets and assumptions to build a more accurate, scalable approach to Scope 3. LIVE ATTENDANCE BONUS: complimentary gap audit of your top 10 suppliers. Wednesday 16 September | 1pm BST https://www.51tocarbonzero.com/webinar-supply-chain/Supply Chain WebinarKeep informed on Sustainability NewsI'm Will Richardson, Head of Ecosystems at 51toCarbonZero and a sustainability advisor with 25 years in the field. I founded Green Element in 2004 and spent two decades building it into one of Europe's most respected sustainability consultancies before it merged with 51toCarbonZero in November 2025. Climate action is both an obligation and an opportunity, and that's the thread running through everything I write here. I co-created Compare Your Footprint, carbon accounting software recognised as a key player in the Global Carbon Accounting Software Market, and I'm a Fellow of IEMA and a Chartered Environmentalist. Each week, I break down what's actually happening in sustainability: the data,...

OOn today show, we discuss the 49ers thrashing of the Rams in Austrailia, the Seahawks gutsy win over the Patriots, John Harbaugh getting prickly with the NY Media, Garrett Wilson's playoff expectations for the Jets, the U.S. Justice Department's investigation of the Clippers, a preview of Texas vs. Ohio State and so much more! 40 Days & Counting with EJ Stewart streams LIVE every Wednesday at 6pm and Friday at 8am on YouTube, Instagram, X and BZZR.

Welcome back to Artbeat Radio!     In this episode, EPI fashion experts discuss favorite outfits, colors, and clothing items! In a short interview with instructor Janett, Norberta C. shares her go to pieces, dresses, shirts, and gifts from family and friends. Norberta's segment is in Spanish and has subtitles in both English and Spanish. Juliet R. and instructor Marissa discuss what OOTD means and patterns such as gingham. Carlos A. and Jhosselline G. discuss Spideman clothing, AAW buttons, and how they admire their peer's style (Jesus). Using an iPad, Jhosselline introduces herself and her unique style. James M. and Carlos A. continue to discuss Spiderman, sports clothing, grouchy cats, and favorite stores like JCPenny's and of course, Costco. Rudy A. and PJ (LW) discuss favorite foods in a short ending segment, and with the iPad Rudy introduces himself for the ABR audience.  Thanks for listening and tune in next time!    Follow us on instagram @artbeatradio    For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org  

Real Estate Red Flags You walk into a house and immediately notice a stain on the ceiling. Red flag. The basement smells a little musty. Another red flag. The roof is getting older, the kitchen hasn't been updated in decades, and the floors need refinishing. At what point do you stop seeing a home with a few projects and start seeing a property you should walk away from? That's the question Melissa Wallace and Boston Connect Real Estate agent Tracy Grady tackled on a recent episode of Talk Real Estate Roundtable. The important takeaway? A red flag doesn't automatically mean stop. It means pay attention. As Melissa explained during the show, real estate red flags can often be divided into three categories: Fix it. Negotiate it. Walk away. Understanding the difference can help buyers make decisions based on facts rather than fear. One Buyer's Red Flag May Be Another Buyer's Opportunity Every buyer has a different budget, comfort level, skill set, and vision for a home. A buyer who has experience renovating properties may see worn flooring and an outdated kitchen as an opportunity. Another buyer may want a home where they can unpack their boxes and immediately begin living. Neither buyer is wrong. That's why determining whether something is truly a deal breaker starts with asking yourself a simple question: Is this something I am realistically willing and financially able to take on? During the show, Melissa pointed out that something one buyer considers a major red flag may be completely manageable for another. Before walking away from an otherwise great home, understand what the problem actually is, what it may take to correct it, and whether it fits within your plans. Category One: Fixable Problems Some of the things buyers notice during a showing aren't necessarily serious problems at all. They're projects. Examples discussed during the show included older appliances, worn flooring, interior paint, damaged screens, minor exterior maintenance, and dated kitchens and bathrooms. A kitchen can be outdated and still function perfectly well. A bathroom may not be your preferred style, but that doesn't necessarily make the house unsuitable. Cosmetic items can also give buyers an opportunity to make a house their own. Paint can be changed. Floors can be refinished. Cabinet hardware can be replaced. Appliances can eventually be upgraded. The question is whether you can comfortably live with those items until you're ready to address them. Look Beyond the Cosmetics Buyers should also distinguish between cosmetic condition and the condition of the home's major systems. If you're choosing between a dated kitchen and a failing roof, those two issues shouldn't necessarily carry the same weight. During the show, Sharon McNamara shared that, from a buyer's perspective, she would prefer to see the home's mechanical and maintenance items addressed and deal with the cosmetics herself. She specifically pointed to overall maintenance, pest control and proper attic ventilation as areas homeowners should stay on top of. That is an important distinction. The countertops may not be your favorite. But what condition is the roof in? How old is the heating system? What is the condition of the electrical system? How old is the septic system? Those are the questions that can have a much larger impact on the cost of homeownership. Category Two: Red Flags That May Be Negotiating Opportunities Then there are issues that aren't necessarily reasons to walk away but may be significant enough to become part of the negotiation. The show discussed examples including: A roof approaching the end of its useful life A heating system that may need replacement Electrical concerns or upgrades Plumbing concerns Septic issues Failed components discovered during inspection Significant deferred maintenance These are different from simply disliking a paint color. They may represent real future expenses. For example, an older system can still be functioning today while also being something the buyer needs to budget for in the future. Melissa and Tracy specifically discussed how buyers should consider the age of major mechanical systems and septic systems when deciding how to move forward. That doesn't necessarily mean you shouldn't buy the house. It means you need more information. What Happens When the Home Inspection Finds a Problem? This is where due diligence becomes so important. If an inspection identifies a concern, buyers may have options depending on the transaction and their agreement. The conversation could involve asking the seller to address an issue before closing or discussing a financial concession so the buyer can handle the work after purchasing the property. Sometimes sellers would rather make the repair. Sometimes they would rather provide a concession. And sometimes the parties have to work together to find another solution. The bigger question for the buyer is: If the seller doesn't fix it or provide a concession, can I still comfortably own this house? If the answer is yes, the issue may be manageable. If the answer is no, the red flag becomes much more significant. Water Deserves Your Attention One of Tracy's first habits when walking through a property with buyers is simple: Look up. She looks at ceiling corners, seams and other areas for evidence of water staining. She also pays close attention to basements because signs of water intrusion can indicate something that deserves further investigation. But here's an important distinction: A water stain does not automatically mean the house has an active leak. Maybe there was an ice dam several winters ago. Maybe the roof was repaired and the homeowner never repainted the ceiling. Maybe there is an ongoing problem. The stain itself is the clue not the diagnosis. That's why buyers should ask questions and investigate before making assumptions. What About a Musty Basement? A musty smell should also get your attention. Where is it coming from? Is there a dehumidifier? Is there evidence of water? Does the home have a sump pump? How often does it run? Does it have a battery backup? Is the property situated in a way that causes water to flow toward the foundation? Melissa and Tracy discussed how common basement water concerns can be in New England and why the existence of a sump pump isn't necessarily the entire story. Buyers need to understand why it is there and whether they are comfortable maintaining the systems necessary to keep the basement dry. For one buyer, maintaining a sump pump may be completely manageable. For another, it could be the reason to keep looking. Mold: Investigate Before You Panic The word “mold” can understandably make buyers nervous. But the episode emphasized the importance of understanding the extent and source of a mold condition rather than immediately assuming every instance requires walking away. A limited condition that can be professionally evaluated and remediated is very different from a property with severe moisture problems and widespread mold. The goal shouldn't be to scare the buyer. It should be to educate the buyer. Find out what you're dealing with, bring in the appropriate professional when necessary, understand the potential solution, and then decide whether you're comfortable proceeding. Category Three: When Walking Away May Be the Right Decision Some issues deserve a much closer look before a buyer commits to moving forward. The episode identified potential reasons a buyer might decide a property simply isn't the right fit, including significant structural problems, serious environmental concerns, unresolved title or property-use issues, renovations far beyond the buyer's budget, insurance problems, financing complications caused by the property's condition, or a location or property characteristic that the buyer fundamentally cannot change. The last one is especially important. You can change flooring. You can replace a roof. You can remodel a kitchen. You cannot move the house. If the location, lot, neighborhood, traffic, noise, property configuration or another permanent characteristic doesn't work for your lifestyle, no renovation will solve that problem. Structural Problems Deserve Additional Attention Cracks in foundations, dramatically uneven floors and questionable structural components should not simply be ignored. But buyers also shouldn't attempt to diagnose these conditions themselves. As Melissa and Tracy discussed, there can be an enormous difference between ordinary settling and a major structural concern. That's when the appropriate professional may need to become part of the conversation. A structural engineer, contractor or other qualified professional can provide information that helps the buyer understand what they're actually looking at. The same principle applies throughout the home. A crack doesn't automatically mean foundation failure. A ceiling stain doesn't automatically mean the roof needs replacing. A musty basement doesn't automatically mean the basement floods. Notice it. Ask about it. Investigate it. Then make your decision. A Real Example of Knowing When to Walk Away Melissa shared her own experience purchasing a home earlier in her real estate journey. During the home inspection, significant concerns were discovered with a deck that had been built by the seller. The deck lacked proper flashing and footings and wasn't properly attached to the house. There were also other areas of wood rot. Melissa was willing to take on many of the property's issues but not without accounting for the cost. She requested a $9,000 concession. The seller declined. So she walked away. The important part of that story isn't that every buyer should walk away from a problematic deck. It's that Melissa knew where her limit was. She had determined which issues she was willing to accept, calculated that the proposed concession wouldn't even cover everything that needed to be done, and decided that moving forward without assistance from the seller no longer made sense for her. That is exactly how buyers should think about red flags. Your Financing Can Turn a Repair Into a Bigger Issue Sometimes a buyer may be perfectly comfortable with a repair, but the buyer's financing isn't. Tracy shared an example involving a buyer using VA financing where chipping paint on a deck had to be addressed before the loan could move forward—even though the buyers intended to remove the deck. Certain financing programs may have property-condition requirements that need to be satisfied before closing. That's another reason your lender and real estate agent need to be part of the conversation. A property may work for you personally while still presenting a financing obstacle that needs to be resolved. What Should You Look for During Your First Showing? A showing isn't a home inspection, and buyers shouldn't try to turn themselves into inspectors. But you should pay attention. During the episode, Melissa and Tracy discussed several things buyers may want to notice as they tour a home: Water stains on ceilings or walls Musty or unusual odors Cracks in walls or foundations Sloping or uneven floors Doors that don't close properly Standing water in the yard Signs of poor drainage Missing gutters or downspouts Visible exterior deterioration Evidence of pests Older mechanical systems Condition of windows and window sills Roof condition visible from the ground Retaining walls Decks and exterior stairs The purpose isn't to diagnose each item during a 30-minute showing. It's to notice what may require a closer look. Don't Let Emotion Make the Decision for You Buying a home is emotional. By the time an inspection happens, buyers may already be picturing where the furniture will go, where they'll spend the holidays and what their lives will look like in the house. That's why it can be difficult to walk away even when the numbers or condition are telling you something important. On the other hand, a long inspection report can make a perfectly manageable house suddenly feel terrifying. Neither reaction should make the decision for you. The goal is perspective. How serious is the problem? What will it cost? Can it be fixed? Who will fix it? Will the seller participate? Can you afford it if the seller doesn't? Does it affect financing or insurance? And most importantly: Are you comfortable owning the property knowing what you now know? Your Real Estate Agent Should Help You Work Through the Red Flags One of the most valuable parts of having an experienced real estate agent is having someone who can help you slow the process down and put problems into perspective. Your agent shouldn't decide for you whether you should buy a house. Instead, your agent can help you identify questions, coordinate with the appropriate professionals, understand potential negotiating options and evaluate how an issue fits into the bigger picture of the transaction. As Melissa summarized at the end of the show, buyers should have an open conversation with their agent: Is this something you're willing to take on? Do you want to negotiate? Or is it time to walk away? The Bottom Line: A Red Flag Is a Signal to Learn More Very few homes are perfect. Especially here on the South Shore, buyers may encounter older homes, aging mechanical systems, septic systems, basements with moisture concerns, dated finishes and properties that have evolved through decades of different owners. Finding a red flag doesn't automatically make a house a bad house. It means you need more information. At Boston Connect Real Estate, our goal is to help buyers understand what they're purchasing not simply get them to the closing table. We'll help you ask questions, evaluate the information available to you, connect with the right professionals when additional expertise is needed, and determine whether the property fits your goals, lifestyle and budget. Because sometimes the answer is fix it. Sometimes it's negotiate it. And sometimes the smartest decision you can make is walk away. Thinking about buying a home on the South Shore? Contact Boston Connect Real Estate to work with an experienced local agent who can help you navigate the entire home-buying process with confidence. Because every move should be a moving experience. Watch our live video on Youtube!

We'll take our weekly dive into crime and policing in the New Orleans area. When a shooting or a murder takes place, what are all the steps the police do? We'll talk with Ronald Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola, former NOPD chief.

The IDF Chief of Staff just approved a million-shekel package for a senior official who should be facing prison, not retirement. Thankfully, the Finance Ministry and Defense Minister have stopped the package for now, and hopefully for good.Former Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi admitted leaking the Force 100 video — a spliced, edited smear that painted IDF soldiers as criminals in the middle of a war for Israel's survival. That leak was not a clerical error. It was a weapon. It handed our enemies a propaganda gift, fueled UN resolutions against Israel, and helped the global machine that already wants Jews to look like the villains.The soldiers of Force 100 paid the price. They were branded as rapists. They lost jobs. Marriages collapsed. One of them took his own life. And the official responsible? The army let her walk away with no real punishment and a million-shekel send-off.The moment the story broke, her colleagues in the legal system and the Supreme Court did not rush to expose the truth. They rushed to block a real investigation. Every serious attempt to get to the bottom of the leaked video has been delayed, smothered, or shut down. That is not how a healthy country protects its fighters. That is how a closed caste protects itself.Tomer-Yerushalmi sat at the meeting point of two elites: the General Staff culture that briefed against Netanyahu, pushed a hostage deal at any price, and never warned the prime minister in the hours before the Hamas invasion — and a legal system that too often acts as if it is the real government. The leaked smear fit a campaign: damage Israel internationally, give Washington a reason to freeze weapons, and force a surrender deal that would leave Hamas standing.Then the same camp that spent two years trying to stop the war accuses Netanyahu of failing to win it. That is not leadership. That is hypocrisy.Our soldiers deserve the truth. Investigate this to the end. No more cover-ups. No more blood libels from inside our own institutions.Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

Three stars in a near-perfect line. Three pyramids in Egypt. Three more in Mexico.An ocean and thousands of years apart, pressed into the earth in the very same pattern. Two ancient peoples who could never have spoken, somehow building the same map of the same sky.A theory that turns the world's greatest monuments into a message. A dating problem that reaches back twelve thousand years. And a whispered answer that refuses to die: someone came down and showed them how.A constellation supposedly carved into two continents that never met.A clap at the foot of a Mexican pyramid that answers back like a bird.Star-shafts aiming a dead king's soul at Orion — and a "map" you have to flip upside down to believe.A missing piece of human DNA, a lost civilisation, and the question no one can answer: who laid the very first brick?Yvette and friend of the show Glen Hunt go through it all on this week's episode of Paranormal Activity investigating 'Orion's Belt & The Pyramids'The cases, the science, the theories, and why we still can't build a road that outlasts the Romans, let alone a pyramid that's stood for four and a half thousand years...A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to discuss how the Trump administration's campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has escalated and evolved in the year since the strikes began. The conversation examines the administration's legal justifications for the strikes, the potential for escalation to targets on land, and what the creation of Joint Task Force - Western Hemisphere could mean for the campaign's future. This installment is part six of the “Murder on the High Seas” series, produced in collaboration with the Reiss Center on Law and Security. Show Notes:Just Security's Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, Operation Absolute Resolve   Jeremy Chin, Margaret Lin, and Aidan Arasasingham, Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (continually updated)Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman, and Brian Finucane, Key Questions on U.S. Killing Tren de Aragua Leader Inside Venezuela (June 15, 2026)Brian Finucane, “Did the United States just Bomb Ecuador?” (Mar. 13, 2026)Rebecca Ingber, The Trump Administration's Theory of Constitutional War Powers: “The President Could Decide” (Mar. 2, 2026)  Edward Swaine, Can the U.S. Government Be Sued for Wrongful Death in a Caribbean Boat Strike? (Jan. 29, 2026)Tess Bridgeman and Brian Finucane, War Powers, Venezuela, Drug Boats, and Congress (Jan. 12, 2026) Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, and Ryan Goodman, Expert Q&A on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela and Boat Strikes (Jan. 6, 2026)Michael Schmitt, Marko Milanovic, The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes (Dec. 15, 2025)Mark Nevitt, The Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Drug Traffickers: Expert Backgrounder (Dec. 11, 2025)Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman, Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable (Dec. 7, 2025)Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman, Unlawful Orders and Killing Shipwrecked Boat Strike Survivors: An Expert Backgrounder (Dec. 1, 2025)Daniel Maurer, Hypothetical Legal Review of Narcotrafficking Strikes (Nov. 18, 2025)Michael Schmitt, Marko Milanovic, and Ryan Goodman, The International Law Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Boat Strikes (Nov. 17, 2025)Brian Finucane, Dissecting the Trump Administration's Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes (Nov. 3, 2025)Rebecca Ingber and Jessica Thibodeau, Expert Backgrounder on War Powers Resolution 60-Day Clock for Boat Strikes Expiring Monday (Oct. 31, 2025)Previously on “Murder on the High Seas”Tess Bridgeman, Rachel Goldbrenner, Rebecca Ingber, and Brian Finucane, The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part V (May 7, 2026)Tess Bridgeman, Rachel Goldbrenner, Rebecca Ingber, and Brian Finucane, The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part IV (Dec. 2, 2025)Tess Bridgeman, Brian Finucane, and Rebecca Ingber, The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part III  (Oct. 21, 2025, also available on YouTube)Tess Bridgeman, Brian Finucane, Rachel Goldbrenner, and Rebecca Ingber, The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part II — What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In (Oct. 7, 2025)Tess Bridgeman, Brian Finucane, and Rebecca Ingber, The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas? What You Need to Know about the U.S. Strike on the Caribbean Vessel (Sept. 9, 2025, also available on YouTube)

Wyoming Republicans move to investigate Trump's poll monitor activities. Marc Elias joins to discuss that exact issue.Subscribe to Democracy Docket: https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/btcWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Honolulu police have confirmed their homicide division is leading the investigation into the death of 50 year old Jenny Lupton, whose body was found after falling from a 24th floor hotel balcony in Waikiki. Lupton’s family insists the loving mom to a 15 year old son would never take her own life; she had been enjoying her layover with a flight attendant friend and had just gotten a tattoo the day before her death, with plans to color it in once she retuned home to Oklahoma. Police have not determined her cause of death yet and say they plan to “limit the release of certain information” to preserve the integrity of the investigation, while asking the public to refrain from sharing unverified information while they continue their work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honolulu police have confirmed their homicide division is leading the investigation into the death of 50 year old Jenny Lupton, whose body was found after falling from a 24th floor hotel balcony in Waikiki. Lupton’s family insists the loving mom to a 15 year old son would never take her own life; she had been enjoying her layover with a flight attendant friend and had just gotten a tattoo the day before her death, with plans to color it in once she retuned home to Oklahoma. Police have not determined her cause of death yet and say they plan to “limit the release of certain information” to preserve the integrity of the investigation, while asking the public to refrain from sharing unverified information while they continue their work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honolulu police have confirmed their homicide division is leading the investigation into the death of 50 year old Jenny Lupton, whose body was found after falling from a 24th floor hotel balcony in Waikiki. Lupton’s family insists the loving mom to a 15 year old son would never take her own life; she had been enjoying her layover with a flight attendant friend and had just gotten a tattoo the day before her death, with plans to color it in once she retuned home to Oklahoma. Police have not determined her cause of death yet and say they plan to “limit the release of certain information” to preserve the integrity of the investigation, while asking the public to refrain from sharing unverified information while they continue their work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.