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NPR (Terry Gross) - How Nigerian musician Fela Kuti used music as a weapon against dictatorship

Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.

Considered the father of Afrobeat, Kuti used his music in the 1970s to combat colonial values and brutal dictatorship. Podcaster Jad Abumrad tells his story in the series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.Open

NPR (Terry Gross) - 'Fresh Air' staff bids farewell to longtime executive producer Danny Miller

Miller joined Fresh Air as an intern in 1978 and retired at the end of 2025. He led the show through many changes, like going national and editing digitally.

Miller joined Fresh Air as an intern in 1978 and retired at the end of 2025. He led the show through many changes, like going national and editing digitally.Open

YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - TPUSA halftime show was Charlie Kirk's vision: Jack Posobiec | National Report

Turning Point USA contributor Jack Posobiec discussed the success of the TPUSA halftime show on Thursday’s “National Report,” despite major challenges from the music industry and corporate America.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - IG Report: Biden Broke Rules to Award Lucrative Contract to Former Staffer’s Nonprofit.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A new inspector general’s report accuses the former Biden government of bypassing federal procurement rules in awarding a $529 million no-bid contract to Family Endeavors Inc.—after it had hired a former Biden staffer—in 2021.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Administration of Children and Families (ACF), Family Endeavors Inc., and Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former Biden […] The post IG Report: Biden Broke Rules to Award Lucrative Contract to Former Staffer’s Nonprofit. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new inspector general’s report accuses the former Biden government of bypassing federal procurement rules in awarding a $529 million no-bid contract to Family Endeavors Inc.—after it had hired a former Biden staffer—in 2021. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Administration of Children and Families (ACF), Family Endeavors Inc., and Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, a former Biden transition team advisor. WHEN & WHERE: March 2021, Pecos, Texas, for the establishment of an emergency intake site for unaccompanied minors . KEY QUOTE: “ACF failed to reasonably conduct the necessary advanced planning to execute a contract for procurement of those beds and related services using full and open competition.” – Inspector…Open

AXIOS (Neil Irwin) - The office job decline may solve a mystery of the 2020s economy

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: "White-collar core" includes finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services; Chart: Axios Visuals Usually, when the economy grows, so does employment in the kinds of office jobs that form the backbone of modern corporate life. It hasn't been true lately, and that may solve a key mystery of the 2020s' economy. The big picture: While overall employment trends have been steady, companies have successfully squeezed more out of a falling number of workers in the sectors that are the major sources of white-collar office jobs. - These sectors — finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services — normally add jobs steadily outside of recessions. In the last…

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Note: "White-collar core" includes finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services; Chart: Axios Visuals Usually, when the economy grows, so does employment in the kinds of office jobs that form the backbone of modern corporate life. It hasn't been true lately, and that may solve a key mystery of the 2020s' economy. The big picture: While overall employment trends have been steady, companies have successfully squeezed more out of a falling number of workers in the sectors that are the major sources of white-collar office jobs. - These sectors — finance, insurance, information, and professional and business services — normally add jobs steadily outside of recessions. In the last…Open

WAR (David Vergun) - Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman Testifies on Quality of Life

Warfighters are the foundation of War Department lethality, said Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman David L. Isom, who testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on service member and family quality of life.