Saturday, February 28, 2015
Fresh Air Weekend: Larry Wilmore, The Smart Home And Bill Gifford
Wilmore talks about how he's is still fine-tuning The Nightly Show; Alexis Madrigal explores a home full of appliances with computers; Gifford discusses his new book Spring Chicken about longevity.
Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.
Fresh Air Weekend: Larry Wilmore, The Smart Home And Bill Gifford
Wilmore talks about how he's is still fine-tuning The Nightly Show; Alexis Madrigal explores a home full of appliances with computers; Gifford discusses his new book Spring Chicken about longevity.
Nova Scotia re-creation of American Gothic painting goes viral
A Nova Scotia couple says it is blown away by how their re-creation of a famous painting has gone viral.
Economist Wade Locke says HST hike easiest, fairest way to increase revenue
Economist Wade Locke says an increase in the Harmonized Sales Tax would be the "easiest and most effective way" for Newfoundland and Labrador's cash-strapped government to generate additional revenue.
Cannabis and cars seized by police
Suspected cannabis thought to be worth £40,000 has been seized in County Londonderry, say police.
Warren Buffett knows who next Berkshire CEO is
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett released his 50th annual letter to shareholders. The Oracle of Omaha thinks the next 50 years will be great and knows who will replace him.
Warren Buffett knows who next Berkshire CEO is
Warren Buffett, the billionaire CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, expects even better times ahead for his company.
Hurrah! Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar Dress Has Been Found!
Rest easy, fashion-lovers: Lupita Nyong'o's Calvin Klein Collection dress, worn on this year's Oscar red carpet, has been recovered. The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, via Good Morning America, said they received "an anonymous call...
China Cuts Interest Rates to Stimulate Slowing Economy
China’s central bank made the announcement on its website, saying that the one-year bank lending rate would drop 0.25 percentage point to 5.35 percent.
Hints at Warren Buffett’s Succession
Charlie Munger suggests that Berkshire Hathaway’s next chief executive will be either Greg Abel or Ajit Jain.
China Cuts Interest Rates to Stimulate Slowing Economy
China’s central bank made the announcement on its website, saying that the one-year bank lending rate would drop 0.25 percentage point to 5.35 percent.
In Europe, Bond Yields and Interest Rates Go Through the Looking Glass
Policy makers are taking drastic measures to revive the economy, resulting in financial transactions that seem upside-down.
Russian Authorities Say Fellow Opposition Members May Have Killed Boris Nemtsov
A Saturday statement said the police would examine several theories about the opposition leader’s fatal shooting, including the possibility that he had been a “sacrificial victim.”
India’s New Budget Aims to Boost Growth
The first full-year budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government promised a major increase in public spending on infrastructure and a lowering of the corporate tax rate, but it failed to offer any dramatic reforms.
Nimoy Is Gone, But Mr. Spock WIll Live Forever
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the man who was best known for his role as Spock.
Feet On The Coast, Mind On The Prairie: Tom Brosseau's Rootless Sound
A Californian by way of North Dakota, with a voice that belies his gender, the singer-songwriter takes pride in being hard to pin down.
Researchers Examine The Ways Of Southern Coyotes
The number of coyotes in the Deep South is growing, but biologists know relatively little about their habits across the south and how they are diverging from their cousins out west.
Nimoy Is Gone, But Mr. Spock WIll Live Forever
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the man who was best known for his role as Spock.
Nimoy Is Gone, But Mr. Spock WIll Live Forever
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. NPR's Scott Simon remembers the man who was best known for his role as Spock.
Flights suspended after power cut
Flights are suspended at East Midlands Airport after a power failure.
Uncovering Hidden Black History, On Screen And On The Page
On TV and in the movies, it can sometimes seem like black people only existed during slavery or the civil rights era. K. Tempest Bradford recommends some books that bring hidden history to light.
Uncovering Hidden Black History, On Screen And On The Page
On TV and in the movies, it can sometimes seem like black people only existed during slavery or the civil rights era. K. Tempest Bradford recommends some books that bring hidden history to light.
Shock after anti-Putin activist Boris Nemtsov shot dead near Kremlin
People in Moscow are reacting with shock today to news that Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot to death within metres of the Kremlin.
Uncovering Hidden Black History, On Screen And On The Page
On TV and in the movies, it can sometimes seem like black people only existed during slavery or the civil rights era. K. Tempest Bradford recommends some books that bring hidden history to light.
Social worker starts PTSD support group
A Saskatoon social worker who specializes in trauma cases with the health region is setting-up a support group for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing her own struggles with mental health.
Jen Chouinard, Saskatoon social worker, starts PTSD support group
A Saskatoon social worker who specializes in trauma cases with the health region is setting-up a support group for people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing her own struggles with mental health.
China's Central Bank Cuts Rates Again to Boost Economy
China is cutting interest rates again in a new effort to shore up its anemic economic growth.
The Persistence — And Impermanence — Of Memory In 'The Buried Giant'
Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade follows an old couple on what might be their last journey: Hunting for memories of a son they think they had, in a land covered with memory-shrouding mists.
Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock Taught Us Acceptance Is Highly Logical
The Star Trek actor died Friday in Los Angeles, and NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says Nimoy's signature role taught fans the power of accepting their differences rather than fighting them.
Can You Dig It? More Evidence Suggests Humans From The Ice Age
Initially dismissed as a hoax a century ago, scientists have found evidence in Florida of humans living 14,000 years ago. If the findings hold up, they will help rewrite the history of early man.
Was Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's attack on Parliament Hill his Plan B?
It has been four months since gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau fatally shot a reservist and was then killed attacking Parliament Hill, an event that has helped spur new anti-terror legislation. But those who spoke with him say Zehaf-Bibeau talked often of his goal to emigrate to Libya, in part to escape drug addiction.
10 things you don't know about Tantoo Cardinal
Find out 10 things you didn't know about her including whether she prefers bannock or frybread.
Rats Blamed For Bubonic Plague, But Gerbils May Be The Real Villains
Rats have had a bad reputation ever since they were blamed for spreading bubonic plague. But perhaps the blame was misplaced. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the roles of rodents.
Can You Dig It? More Evidence Suggests Humans From The Ice Age
Initially dismissed as a hoax a century ago, scientists have found evidence in Florida of humans living 14,000 years ago. If the findings hold up, they will help rewrite the history of early man.
Can You Dig It? More Evidence Suggests Humans From The Ice Age
Initially dismissed as a hoax a century ago, scientists have found evidence in Florida of humans living 14,000 years ago. If the findings hold up, they will help rewrite the history of early man.
Can You Dig It? More Evidence Suggests Humans From The Ice Age
Initially dismissed as a hoax a century ago, scientists have found evidence in Florida of humans living 14,000 years ago. If the findings hold up, they will help rewrite the history of early man.
Christy's weather: blizzard warnings in Kitikmeot, Kivalliq
CBC North meteorologist Christy Climenhaga has your weekend forecast.
10 things you don't know about Tantoo Cardinal
Find out 10 things you didn't know about her including whether she prefers bannock or frybread.
Record number of athletes for Special Olympics in Corner Brook
The largest Special Olympics Winter Provincial Games to date is now underway in Corner Brook, with 140 athletes gathered for two days of competition in four different sports.
MPs call for energy switch 'refunds'
Energy price comparison sites should compensate customers who changed to tariffs that may not have been the cheapest deals, MPs say.
'Exquisite' gravity probe leaves UK
UK industry completes construction of the modules that make up the Lisa Pathfinder satellite - a remarkable probe that will test the key technologies needed to detect gravitational waves in space.
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