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In our news wrap Wednesday, chaos erupted as protesters in Kazakhstan stormed government buildings and seized a major airport. The ruling cabinet resigned. At least 13 people were killed in Philadelphia, in the city's deadliest fire in at least a century. North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile for the first time in two months, apparently rejecting new diplomatic talks. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a vote to change the filibuster rule and pass a Democratic voting rights bill, but Sen. Mitch mcConnell warned against it. Black lawmakers in Michigan sue to block new district maps for congressional and state legislative seats. The U.S. Labor Department reports a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Add 3 to the list of celebrities who came out in 2021: Aussie footballer Josh Cavallo, Cassandra "Elvira, Mistress of the Dark" Peterson, and actor/activist Kal Penn; and "Queer Music Focus" Producer Steve Sims reviews LGBTQ Grammy nominees, including Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Lil Nas X, Halsey, Arlo Parks, Olivia Rodrigo, Tyler the Creator, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Japanese Breakfast, St. Vincent, and TJ Osborne-Brothers Osborne! Enjoy those special features this week when you choose "This Way Out": the world's audio oasis for queer news and culture. ["NewsWrap" returns next week.]

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We'll share the biggest RV stories for 2021 and look ahead to 2022. 

In our news wrap Friday, the world is once again ringing in the new year under the cloud of the pandemic. Colorado's governor has shortened a truck driver's prison sentence for causing a deadly highway pileup, after his original 110-year sentence drew public outrage. The World Food Program suspended its operations across Sudan's North Darfur province after attacks on its warehouses in the area. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Click on the speaker icon on the image to listen to the world's highlighted issues that had happened throughout the year 2021  - 2021 වසරේ ලොව සිදුවුණ විශේෂ සිදුවීම් පිලිබඳ මතකාවර්ජන සමඟින් මෙවර 2021 වසරේ අවසාන "ලොව වටා" සතියේ විදෙස් විත්ති සමාලෝචනය දිග හැරේ. ඉහත ඡායාරූපයේ speaker සලකුණ මත ක්ලික් කොට විශේෂාංගය ට සවන්දෙන්න

Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst and Scott Ritter, former UN weapon inspector joins us to discuss Eastern Europe. The US is at a tense standoff on the border of Russia that has the potential to end in a disastrous war. Also, we talk about President Putin's options if the West rejects his security demands and the inherent instability of the US colonial protectorate Ukraine.KJ Noh, activist, writer, and teacher and George Koo, journalist, social activist, and international business consultant, join us to discuss China. We discuss the aftermath of the Putin Xi meeting in light of the current standoff between the US and Russia. Also, the UAE has scrapped a deal with the US for F/35 fighter jets and the US is having little success building an anti China coalition in Asia.Danny Shaw, Professor of Latin Studies and Teri Mattson, Latin America coordinator for Code Pink joins us to discuss the Global South. China has taken the social and economic offensive in the Global South as many nations that faced oppression and genocide at the hands of the US empire now turn eastward for strength.Dr. Colin Campbell, DC senior news correspondent, and Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," come together to discuss this week's stories. The democrats face disaster in 2022 as the failure to keep campaign promises exposes President Biden as a corporate politician. Also, the NDAA budget passes at 778 billion dollars and TV news channels are crashing after the loss of the Trump ratings bonanza.

In our news wrap Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the annual "ball drop" festivities will move forward as planned on New Year's Eve. The FDA will reportedly authorize Pfizer's COVID vaccine boosters for 12 to 15-year-olds. Mourners lined up in South Africa to pay respects to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu as he lay in state at St. George's Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, the United States and Russia announced that Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin plan to speak by phone again Thursday. Shooting broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants along the Gaza border, for the first time in months. The Pacific Northwest faced another Arctic blast, ahead of a coming warm-up by the weekend. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, the nation's largest public school system in New York has announced beefed-up testing in a bid to keep classrooms open. Police in the Denver area are investigating what sparked a mass shooting Monday night that left 5 dead -- including the gunman. The family of a 14-year-old Los Angeles girl demanded justice after police accidentally shot and killed her last week. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Melody is here to give you the gift of a news wrap-up. All the highlights of the past year in one place. We hope everyone had an amazing holiday. The best of 2021: February: Franco Foods - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGHwLWMdqY7tThgwHSE5qw April: The Paper Route - https://www.amazon.com/PAPER-ROUTE-Jacqueline-Nelson-McDonald/dp/B08XN7HXMS/ May: FCL GeoTour - https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/new-england-franco-route Franco-American Pathways - https://anchor.fm/francopathways/episodes/Pilot---Sharing-Our-Stories-e11mkeu September : Le Carrefour - https://lecarrefourfilm.com/ FCL La Carrefour Reaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6YXxv1b0iE October: YFAS with the Franco-American Programs at Le Centre Franco-Americain on the UMaine campus in Orono, Maine - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAX5gzY2aFDG1G8QeOIbKa3w3XLL3vEuc PF Spooktacular - https://www.nhpoutinefest.com/ Jesse returned from Quebec City!! Patrick was hired as the new Director of the Acadian Archives (https://fiddleheadfocus.com/2021/10/20/news/community/umfk-welcomes-new-acadian-archives-director/) and wrote "Tout nous serait possible": Une histoire politique des Franco-Américains” 1874-1945. - https://www.pulaval.com/produit/tout-nous-serait-possible-une-histoire-politique-des-franco-americains-1874-1945 Dawson: Revisited launched - https://www.theunnamednarrative.com/ November: MF 1 year anniversary - https://modernefrancos.com/ December: Acadian Archives Blog - https://www.umfk.edu/archives/blog/ Renee of Hot Mess Poutine on Let Freedom Ring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c50XPuITTD0

In our news wrap Monday, parts of Northern California and Nevada are buried under heavy snow after a major winter storm over the weekend. Thousands of people in Northern Brazil are bracing for a new round of flooding after two dams burst Sunday. President Biden signed a defense bill authorizing $770 billion in Pentagon spending. This year's holiday spending showed the biggest increase in 17 years. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, a huge storm system is dumping snow and heavy rain on much of the western U.S., a fire on a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh has left 39 people dead, Myanmar's military launched a new wave of airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by guerrillas from the ethnic Karen minority, and South Korea's president is pardoning his predecessor. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Weekly most prominent world news highlights from SBS Sinhala Radio with the senior journalist and a foreign news analyst from AFP News, Mr Amal Jayasinghe - ලෝකය පුරා සිදුවුණු විශේෂිතම සිදුවීම් කිහිපය පිළිබඳව සාකච්චා කිරීමට අප සමඟ සම්බන්ද වුයේ AFP ප්‍රවෘති ජාලයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශාඛාවේ ප්‍රධානී, විදෙස් විත්ති විචාරක අමල් ජයසිංහ මහතා. වැඩසටහනට සවන්දිමෙට ඉහත ඇති පිංතූරය මධ්‍යයේ ඇති speaker සලකුණ මත ක්ලික් කරන්න

Dr. Colin Campbell, DC senior news correspondent, joins us to discuss this week's stories. President Biden has said that he will run again in 2024 if he is in good health. Also, we discuss supply chain and inflation problems, the president's approval ratings, and Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) effect on Congress.John Burris, civil rights attorney, joins us to discuss legal cases of note. Some states are acting to mitigate the issue of all-white juries when the defendants are minorities. Also, the high-profile case involving the killing of Daunte Wright may be coming to a close as the jury completes its third day of deliberation.Dr. Gigi El-Bayoumi, professor of medicine at the George Washington University Hospital and founding director at the Rodham Institute at GWU, joins us to discuss covid. Omicron is spreading amongst both the vaccinated and unvaccinated. Also, the FDA authorizes the first pill to address covid and the WHO is recommending caution and preparation due to the dominance of the Omicron variant.Jim Kavanagh, writer at thepolemicist.net and CounterPunch, and Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," come together to talk foreign policy. The OSCE has come to another ceasefire agreement regarding Eastern Ukraine, but there are questions as to whether fascist elements in the unraveling Eastern European nation can be trusted to commit to such a thing. Also, Russia and China are working on high-tech weapons, the US and Ukraine opposed a UN condemnation of Nazis, President Putin spoke to the media, and President Biden's approval ratings are cratering.Ted Rall, political cartoonist and syndicated columnist, and Kathy Kelly, American peace activist, join us to discuss this week's important news stories. We discuss the US Pentagon's history of recklessly killing civilians. Also, Saudi Arabia may be building ballistic missiles, the White House is working with Israel to develop a common strategy regarding Iran, and the UN is going to cut food aid to Yemen.

In our news wrap Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $241 million in grants to improve U.S. ports. Low mortgage rates and high demand during the pandemic have caused new home sales in the U.S. to jump 12.4 percent in November, compared to last month. At least four people were injured in Texas after a "major industrial accident" at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Today on the Midday Newswrap, Tom's guest is Luke Broadwater. As a reporter for the Baltimore Sun, he led the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for their breaking coverage of former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh and the scandal that landed her and two associates in jail. Luke now covers Congress as a correspondent for The New York Times. Luke discusses COVID and the fast-moving omicron variant's impact on the congressional community; the Senate leadership's efforts to secure the votes for passage of President Biden's Build Back Better Act, the House Select Committee's ongoing probe of the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol, and other developments on Capitol Hill. Luke Broadwater joins us on Zoom from Columbia, Maryland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from pandemic relief funds intended to help struggling businesses and unemployed workers. A record number of Americans are signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces. New COVID infections in South Africa are falling, indicating the latest wave may be past its peak. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, the pandemic has pushed the United States population growth to its lowest rate since the country's founding. Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for growing tensions in Eastern Europe and renewed his demands for security guarantees. Hundreds of people marched to the closed U.S. embassy in Afghanistan to demand that the country's assets be unfrozen. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, a Minneapolis jury began deliberating manslaughter charges against Kim Potter. The Pentagon clarified its rules on extremism in the military in further detail. Chilean leftist Gabriel Boric won Sunday's presidential runoff against a far-right lawmaker. The United States, Britain and other countries decried Sunday's election in Hong Kong as an erosion of democracy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

It's that time of year where we look back on the world of gaming and what it gave to us! Joining me this year is none other than my friends Brian and Ryan from List Off! It's the kind of episode where you'll think to yourself, wait, that happened THIS year?! Everything from Nintendo Directs, Stadia, VR and of course Activ....ya know what? STOP SUPPORTING ACTIVISION BLIZZARD! STOP SUPPORTING BOBBY KOTICK. TAKE THAT $60 YOU WERE GOING TO SPEND ON AN ANNUAL GAME AND HELP THE DEVS AND PEOPLE THAT NEED IT! GIVING YOUR MONEY TO THE ABUSERS ARE NOT THE WAY YOU SUPPORT THE DEVS WORKING FOR THEM! DONATE THAT $60 TO ANY OF THESE WONDERFUL FOUNDATIONS: Women In Games International Girls Make Games Games For Change Follow List Off Podcast: Linktree Please rate and review the show where ever you get your podcasts! Support the show further and DRIP HARD @ the Redbubble store! Follow the show on Instagram Write in to the show! Mainquestpod@gmail.com Music provided by Sounds Like An Earful

Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to wrap up the important stories for the week. In a display of arbitrary and capricious censorship, YouTube blocked RT's popular German-language TV channel on its first day of operation without an explanation. Also, Cuba hosts the 20th ALBA-TCP summit, China supports Russia against NATO aggression, and Russia is shocked by the conduct of the E-3 States during the Iran negotiations in Vienna.Gerald Horne, professor of history at the University of Houston, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss this week's important stories. Barbados has declared its independence from the British empire. Also, Russia has published a detailed proposal for a new Russia-US-NATO security treaty, President Xi glows when discussing his country's partnership with Russia, the US announces a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics, a South African court orders former president Jacob Zuma back to jail, and the Turkey-Africa summit takes ties to a new stage.Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us to wrap up the important stories for the week. We discuss the meeting between Presidents Putin and Xi, the political instability of Ukraine, and the recent ruling that Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States. Ajamu Baraka, 2016 US vice presidential candidate for the Green Party, and Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," come together to discuss this week's stories. We discuss the need to support Julian Assange, the US Empire's shift to Africa, Central and South American countries pulling free of US domination, the Biden administration's dismal poll numbers, and Israel's murder and abuse of Palestinian civilians.Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," and Martin Sieff, senior fellow at the American University in Moscow, come together to talk politics. We discuss the disturbing US support of Nazis in Ukraine, the meeting between Presidents Putin and Xi, Germany's recent move to stall Nord Stream 2, and Joe Biden's disastrous drop in support.

In our news wrap Friday, Pfizer, in light of the new omicron variant, forecast the pandemic will last until 2024. Russia published demands that NATO get out of central and eastern Europe, and deny membership to Ukraine. The U.S. Senate headed toward the holidays with President Joe Biden's huge domestic spending bill remaining in limbo. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Weekly most prominent world news highlights from SBS Sinhala Radio with the senior journalist and a foreign news analyst from AFP News, Mr Amal Jayasinghe  - ලෝකය පුරා සිදුවුණු විශේෂිතම සිදුවීම් කිහිපය පිළිබඳව සාකච්චා කිරීමට අප සමඟ සම්බන්ද වුයේ AFP ප්‍රවෘති ජාලයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශාඛාවේ ප්‍රධානී, විදෙස් විත්ති විචාරක අමල් ජයසිංහ මහතා. වැඩසටහනට සවන්දිමෙට ඉහත ඇති පිංතූරය මධ්‍යයේ ඇති speaker සලකුණ මත ක්ලික් කරන්න

In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from last Friday's tornadoes in western Kentucky rose to 75 with 16 people still reported missing. Also, twelve members of a U.S. missionary group have been freed two months after they were abducted, the Senate approved sanctions against China for abuses against Uighur Muslims, and factory output rose to its highest levels since January 2019. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. Senate gave final approval to the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows $770 billion in spending -- about 5 percent more than last year. A federal appeals court in New Orleans lifted a nationwide ban on a federal vaccine mandate for health care workers. Hong Kong firefighters averted disaster and saved 770 people from a skyscraper that caught fire. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 60 people were killed and dozens injured in Haiti late Monday after a fuel truck overturned and exploded. The United States Congress is on the verge of raising the national debt limit by $2.5 trillion. New data suggests Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is 70 percent effective in preventing hospitalizations from the omicron variant. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block New York state's COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers. Sheriff's investigators in Houston, Texas, searched for a gunman, after a drive-by shooting killed one person and wounded at least 13. The Biden administration proposed building 500,000 charging stations nationwide for electric vehicles. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, at least 54 people died in Mexico after a tractor trailer packed with roughly 200 migrants crashed into a steel bridge. COVID-19 cases in the U.S. climbed 37% this week, with at least 25 states confirming omicron variant infections. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is one step closer to being extradited to the U.S. for publishing secret military documents a decade ago. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cleared the availability of COVID-19 booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds. The White House is bracing for more bad news on inflation as November's numbers are expected to show another spike. President Joe Biden assured Ukraine's president of support in the face of Russian troops. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, drug maker Pfizer says its double-dose vaccine -- plus a booster -- may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. Olaf Schultz has officially become Germany's chancellor -- marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year tenure. Canada and Britain are the latest to join the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, China warned that the U.S. will "pay the price" for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. French authorities have reportedly arrested one of the suspected killers of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The U.S. House of Representatives moved to clear the way for raising the national debt ceiling. On Wall Street, stocks surged, led by tech companies. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine are running high ahead of Tuesday's video call between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Three more members of a U.S. missionary group were freed in Haiti, after being held hostage since October. A Myanmar court convicted ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of incitement and violating COVID restrictions. She was given 2 years in prison. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, President Biden signed a short-term spending bill that averts a government shutdown, the latest jobs report shows fewer Americans were hired in November, a Virginia recount confirmed a Republican sweep in major races in the November election, and the Taliban announced a ban on forced marriage of women in Afghanistan. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, the Biden administration announced plans to reinstate the "Remain in Mexico" policy for asylum seekers as of Monday. Major League Baseball shut down overnight after the league's collective bargaining agreement expired. The U.S. sounded a new warning to Russia over Ukraine. Kellogg announced a tentative deal with striking cereal plant workers after nearly two months. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, a fourth student died of wounds from Tuesday's school shooting in Michigan. The suspect -- 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley -- was charged with murder and terrorism. Published reports said former President Trump tested positive for COVID three days before his first debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden. Russia ordered a number of U.S. diplomats to leave the country by Jan. 31. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 3 students were killed after a shooting at their high school in southeastern Michigan. A federal appeals court upheld California's ban on high-capacity firearms magazines. New York City has become the first major city to open legal safe havens for people to inject heroin or other narcotics. Tens of thousands in Sudan protested last month's military coup. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, Iran pressed for an end to U.S. sanctions as talks resumed on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. A federal judge in St. Louis blocked a federal COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10 states. Leftist Xiomara Castro will likely become Honduras' first female president. Swedish lawmakers have elected Magdalena Andersson as their first female leader -- again. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders