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In our final segment remembering the famous names and faces we lost in 2024, we focus on the entertainment world and the women and women who created indelible memories in film, television, and music.We'll remember one of the greatest voices of all time that belonged to one of the greatest actors of our time and stars of comedies, dramas, and musicals.In television, we'll remember one of America's most beloved comedians, a star from the earliest days of TV sitcoms, and actors gone far too soon.We'll also pay tribute to numerous country music legends, pop stars, and perhaps the most accomplished producers and composers of all time.Please be sure to find our specials on those we lost in politics and the media as well as in sports.

Our look back at the famous names and figures who passed away in 2024 continues. We started with politics and the media and our remembrances of legends in entertainment is still to come. But now, we turn to the world of sports.We will remember some of the biggest legends in baseball history, including the man many believe is the greatest ball player of all time, another all-time great whose off the field problems got him banned from the game, and the greatest leadoff man ever.We'll also look at the legacy of an NBA player so great that he's literally the logo of the league and excelled on the court and in the front office. We'll also pay tribute to one of the greatest college players of all time and one of the best defenders.In football, we'll highlight the running back who was larger than life until he was charged with murder.All those and many other greats will be remembered in this special segment.

As we near the end of 2024, we pause to remember the famous names and faces who left us this year. In this first segment, we focus on the arenas of politics and media. Please find our other remembrances of those who passed away in sports and entertainment.In this edition, we remember a senator who came within a whisker of becoming Vice President of the United States, several long-serving senators, a key Cold War ally, and a lot of bad guys who died.We'll also look back at the lives of key figures in the media, from a talk show pioneer to a respected evening news anchor to a longtime Sunday morning host and more.

Over the past 12 months, we've bid farewell to some of our favorite entertainers. From music to television to film, these performers created songs or characters that will remain with us long after they've departed.In this podcast, we'll remember music legends from Tony Bennett to Tina Turner to Jimmy Buffett and many other singers many will remember well. We'll also look back at the work of one of television's most influential producers. Plus, we'll highlight actors and actresses from Suzanne Somers to Matthew Perry and so many more.Join us for this remembrance. And please look for our other tribute segments focusing on famous figures from politics and media and business and our tribute to the sports figures who passed away this year.

As we get ready for 2024, we take time to remember those famous names and faces who left us from all walks of life in 2023. In this segment, we will look back at prominent figures in sports who died this year.This year, we remember NFL legends whom many consider the greatest defensive and offensive players of all time in Dick Butkus and Jim Brown. We'll also remember the immensely successful college basketball coaches Bob Knight and Denny Crum. We'll also reflect on one of the best defensive baseball players in history and one of hockey's greatest scorers, not to mention two Olympic champions and many others.Join us as we remember these legends. And please find our segments on those we lost in politics and media and in the world of entertainment.

As we prepare to end 2023, it is time to reflect on the famous names, faces and personalities who left over the past year but will long be remembered. In this first section of our three-part series, we will remember key figures in politics and media, and some whose courage needs to be remembered.Our list includes three Apollo astronauts who bravely helped the U.S.achieve the once impossible dream of walking on the moon. We'll also remember a First Lady, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, prominent cabinet officials, and lawmakers. And we'll remember some of the media personalities who passed away this year.Listen to the full podcast to hear our remembrances of these and others who died this year. And do not miss our other podcasts remembering those we lost in sports and in entertainment.

Over the past 12 months, we've bid farewell to some of our favorite entertainers. From music to television to film, these performers created songs or characters that will remain with us long after they've departed.In this podcast, we'll remember an Oscar winner who changed Hollywood and America, the son of "The Godfather," television stars from every age, and legends from country and rock and roll.Join us for this remembrance. And please look for our other tribute segments focusing on famous figures from politics and media and business and our tribute to the sports figures who passed away this year.

As we get ready for 2023, we take time to remember those famous names and faces who left us from all walks of life in 2022. In this segment, we will look back at prominent figures in sports who died this year.This list includes basketball's greatest winner, the hero of the Immaculate Reception, two hockey legends, and many more.Join us as we remember these legends. And please find our segments on those we lost in politics and media and in the world of entertainment.

As we prepare to end 2022, it is time to reflect on the famous names, faces and personalities who left over the past year but will long be remembered. In this first section of our three-part series, we will remember key figures in politics and media, and some whose courage needs to be remembered.Our list includes a pioneer in space exploration, presidential nominees, prominent political figures, famed media personalities and more.Listen to the full podcast to hear our tributes to prominent figures in these areas and do not miss our other podcasts remembering those we lost in sports and in entertainment.

Over the past 12 months, we've bid farewell to some of our favorite entertainers. From music to television to film, these performers created songs or characters that will remain with us long after they've departed.In this podcast, we look remember figures from the world of entertainment. We remember Hollywood legends, TV stars, and some of our favorite musicians.Join us for this remembrance. And please look for our other tribute segments focusing on famous figures from politics, media, and business and in sports.

As we prepare to close the books on 2021, we take time to remember those famous names and faces who left us from all walks of life. In this segment, we will look back at prominent figures in sports who died this year.This list includes the man who surpassed Babe Ruth as baseball's all-time home run king, a legendary manager, one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, one of the most dominant middleweight fighters of all time, two Indy car legends and many more.Join us as we remember these legends. And please find our segments on those we lost in politics, media, and business and in entertainment.

2021 was been a very difficult year for many American families. It also brought us the sad news of the deaths of many famous people. In this first section of our three-part series, we will remember key figures in politics, media, and business.Our list includes a pioneer in space exploration, presidential nominees, prominent political figures, famed media personalities and more.Listen to the full podcast to hear our tributes to prominent figures in these areas and do not miss our other podcasts remembering those we lost in sports and in entertainment.

Over the past 12 months, we've bid farewell to some of our favorite entertainers.  From music to television to film, these performers created songs or characters that will remain with us long after they've departed.In this podcast, we look back legends from the world of entertainment.  We remember Hollywood legends, beloved game show hosts, TV stars, a rock and roll pioneer, and several legends from country music.  Join us for this remembrance.  And please look for our other tribute segments focusing on famous figures from politics and business and from media and sports.

As we prepare to close the books on 2020, we take time to remember those famous names and faces who left us from all walks of life.  In this segment, we will look back at prominent figures in sports who died this year.This list includes an NBA legend lost in a tragic accident, a powerful NBA commissioner, championship-winning college basketball coaches, the winningest coach in NFL history, several of baseball's greatest stars from years gone by, and a man who was once considered the world's greatest athlete.Join us as we remember these legends.  And please find our segments on those we lost in politics and business and in entertainment.

2020 has been a very difficult year for so many American families. It also brought us the sad news of the deaths of many famous people. In this first section of our three-part series, we will remember key figures in politics and business.Our list includes pioneers in flight and space exploration, a Supreme Court justice, several prominent lawmakers, news media legends and many more.Listen to the full podcast to hear our tributes to prominent figures in these areas and do not miss our other podcasts remembering those we lost in media and sports and in entertainment.

The U.S. is now directly denying illegal Chinese maritime claims in the South China Sea.

The accounts of several business, political, and entertainment celebrities were breached in a massive Twitter hack yesterday.

Britain joins the US and Australia in banning Huawei technology from its 5G network.

Iran announced that it hanged a former Iranian defense ministry employee accused of selling rocket secrets to the CIA.

Navy and San Diego fire crews are still battling the blaze aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard

The body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was found after he was reported missing yesterday.

The UK has resumed arms sales to the Saudi government after a humanitarian investigation.

Beijing has ordered the review of all books contained in Hong Kong schools and libraries in order to remove banned materials.

Harvard and MIT are suing ICE and the Department of Homeland Security over an order that would force foreign students to leave the country if they are taking classes entirely online.

Facebook, Google, Twitter and others are pausing compliance with Chinese data requests in order to review a new Chinese data. Radio America's Nick Treglia has the details.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the U.S. is considering banning Chinese social media apps, such as TikTok. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

Research from the Government Accountability Office shows that over one million deceased Americans received Coronavirus stimulus checks.

The Biden Cancer Initiative is accused of giving top officials lavish salaries instead of focusing on cancer research. Radio America's Nick Treglia reports.

The FCC ruled that a radio station must cease operation after discovering it was broadcasting Chinese propaganda into the US. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

The Australian government announced that it was the victim of a major foreign cyber attack, Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration did not give a sufficient explanation for wanting to end the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals program.Also known as DACA, the program was created through an executive order from President Obama in 2012 to give legal status to people in the country illegally after coming here as children.Supporters of the Trump policy were stunned at the court rejecting the president's ability to terminate one executive order with one of his own. So how should the court's decision be interpreted? Why did the majority rule against the administration? And is the court deliberately deferring decisions on hot-button issues?

Google has removed over 70 malicious extensions from the Chrome Web Store. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

Protests over the police-involved killing of George Floyd have branched into multiple efforts aimed at societal change, including the dismantling of statues, monuments, and memorials.Demonstrators are once again actively trying to take down monuments to Confederate figures but it doesn't stop there. Vandals have also targeted statues of Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, and even Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill.Is this just about removing monuments to people that activists believe are unworthy of the honor or is this there a much deeper and more troubling rationale for removing these historical markers from the public square? Where else have we seen such efforts in history? And how do those wanting to defend and present the real history of the United States fight back?We ask these questions and more to Jarrett Stepman, reporter for The Daily Signal and author of "The War on History."

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act affords protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.In the majority opinion for the 6-3 ruling, Justice Neil Gorsuch concluded that the court was required to interpret the Civil Right Act in the broadest terms possible.  Dissenting justices argued the authors of 56-year-old legislation were clearly not referring to sexual orientation and gender identity when drafting the law.So did the majority exercise their role properly or did they engage in overt judicial activism? What should legal conservatives make of Justice Gorsuch's role in the case?  And what impact will this ruling have on society?We ask these questions and more to Liberty Counsel Chairman Mathew Staver.

An investigation concluded that Shake Shack workers did not intentionally poison three NYPD officers. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

A standoff between Indian and Chinese forces led to a deadly altercation last night. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more

The Russian government sentenced American Paul Whelan to sixteen years in prison. Radio America's Nick Treglia has more.

Acclaimed radio host and Project 21 Co-Chair Stacy Washington joins Greg Corombos to discuss how a nearly unified nation demanding justice for George Floyd became bitterly divided almost overnight, what role the media is playing in the divisiveness, and where real common ground can be found.

After another destructive night of protests in Minneapolis in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd, President Trump is promising to restore order if Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey doesn't do it first. Radio America's Nick Treglia reports.

China's ceremonial parliament will soon act to pass "national security" legislation that will bypass the Hong Kong legislature impose major restrictions on protesters there."This is the end of Hong Kong," said Hong Kong legislator Dennis Kwok. "This is the end of one country, two systems.  Make no mistake about it, that Beijing, the Central People's Government, has completely breached its promise to the Hong Kong people," added Kwok.What exactly is China doing and why is it doing it now and what will happen to the thriving business and relative freedoms in Hong Kong if this happens? We ask China expert Gordon G. Chang.In this podcast, we'll also ask Chang what the U.S. can do in response and why so many political and media figures keep defending China despite its repression of freedom in Hong Kong and its obvious deception about the origins of the coronavirus.

More than 10,000 Michigan residents were evacuated after heavy rains and swollen rivers were too much for two dams in the Midland, Michigan, area. Radio America's Claire Alfree has the story.

This week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a new coronavirus relief bill with the eye-popping price tag of nearly $3 trillion.One trillion of that is designated as financial assistance for cash-strapped states and localities, but is taxpayer money the best way to deal with this challenge?Openthebooks.com CEO Adam Andrzejewski joins us to explain why he thinks Pelosi has the wrong idea and he uses Illinois as just one example of the states that were in a fiscal mess even before the virus hit.Andrzejewski also details how a number of ostensibly charitable hospitals are just sitting on many billions of dollars in endowments but instead of using that money to respond to the crisis, they are taking money from taxpayers...and so are the wealthiest colleges and universities.Finally, Andrzejewski discusses the mushrooming debt brought on by trillions in emergency spending, what the impact of that will be, and whether fiscal discipline still has a pulse in Washington.

On Thursday, the Justice Department announced it's desire to drop the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, a move that does not come as much of a surprise following last week's revelation that FBI agents went to interview him in the White House with the intent of getting him to lie or to admit something that could get him fired or prosecuted.In a statement, the DOJ said the January 2017 interview was "untethered to, and unjustified by, the FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into Mr. Flynn” and that the interview was “conducted without any legitimate investigative basis" and that it was dropping the case "after a considered review of all the facts and circumstances of this case, including newly discovered and disclosed information."So how did this case move from a Flynn guilty plea to the Justice Department wanting to dump the matter?  Was Flynn the victim of a very shoddy process or are other lawyers right that the FBI used standard tactics in speaking with Flynn?Former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Andrew C. McCarthy says the FBI conduct towards Flynn was highly improper and amounted to little more than an effort to get him to lie without any underlying criminal predicate.McCarthy and Radio America's Greg Corombos also discuss whether most Americans will see this as a decision made on the facts and the law or through their partisan lenses.In addition, McCarthy discusses Ventura County, California, officials announcing that COVID-infected patients may be forced to leave their homes if others in the residence test negative and there is only one bathroom.  Is that constitutional?  And what does it say about how governments are responding to this crisis?Don't miss McCarthy's insights on these two critical issues.

As the coronavirus restriction ease faster in some places than others, stories are emerging of disturbing confrontations between police and the public.In recent days, police in Texas brought out an MRAP and deployed a SWAT team after a bar owner defied the governor's order to stay closed and recruited some armed citizens to help her. NYPD officers were filmed tackling social distancing violators to the sidewalk. Multiple parents have been arrested for playing with their kids in closed parks. Rutherford Institute President John Whitehead says the lockdown orders and how they are being enforced ought to be a wake-up call for all Americans that our first, fourth, and fifth amendment rights.Whitehead explain why he thinks we're moving uncomfortably close to martial law in parts of the country and that heavy-handed police tactics are now used to stop people from doing anything the government doesn't like, regardless of whether it's constitutional.Whitehead also details what role he believes police should be playing in our communities and what citizens can do to improve things.

On Wednesday, handwritten notes concerning Trump National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn revealed FBI agents were approaching their January 2017 interview with Flynn for the purposes of trying to prosecute him or get him fired.The news comes as no surprise to K.T. McFarland, who served as deputy national security adviser under Flynn, who says federal agents were looking to pin a crime on Flynn and President Trump where there was none  The FBI also put the heat on McFarland to give up information it could use to incriminate Flynn or Trump.In an interview, with Radio America's Greg Corombos, McFarland says the FBI set a perjury trap for Flynn and she knows what one looks like because they tried to set one for her too."They were trying to blackmail Gen. Flynn. They were trying to blackmail me to either admit guilt to crimes we did not commit or to implicate others.  In my case, it was to implicate Flynn or to implicate President Trump in crimes I didn't think they had committed," said McFarland.She says the FBI tried to nab her in a perjury trap.  And how does a perjury trap work?"They control all your files, all your text messages, phone logs, emails. They have them. You don't have them. They have them and they let you see a little bit here and a little bit there and then they quiz you on it."If you make any kind of mistake, you get the wrong date, you say, 'I think that was Tuesday night' and it was really Wednesday morning, then they can jump and say, 'Well, you should have known that. We think you're lying. Therefore, you're committing perjury," said McFarland.Listen to the full podcast to hear the two reasons the FBI and intelligence community wanted Flynn out of the White House, what crimes the FBI wanted McFarland and others to point them too, and what needs to happen to make sure these sorts of tactics don't happen again.

Five weeks ago, Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer for Joe Biden, accused the likely Democratic presidential nominee of a 1993 sexual assault.  Despite the emergence of information that seems to provide some corroboration for the charge, no Biden surrogate had not been asked about the matter until this week.  Biden still has not been asked.This approach from the media looks a lot different than the feeding frenzy that took place in September 2018, when the media went rifling through Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's past after Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of assaulting her in the early 1980's. Even with Ford unable to name the location or the year of her alleged assault and none of the supposed witnesses backing up her story, the media waged a relentless effort to find a pattern of such conduct by Kavanaugh - even giving credence to assertions that he was a gang rapist.So what are we learning about the media and some politicians who seem to have very different standards for such accusations, depending upon the circumstances?  And what is the responsible way for the media to approach any story like this?We get answers from Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino, co-author of the #1 bestseller "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Court."

Many different models of coronavirus infections and deaths are constantly in the news, and one promiment voice in the debate says the speed with which the models change gives us a very good look at the flaws in climate modeling and the "extreme" solutions being offered by advocates of the Green New Deal and other proposals.Christopher C. Horner served on President Trump's landing team at the Environmental Protection Agency during the presidential transition in late 2016 and early 2017.  Hormer also spent 20 years at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and is now an attorney and board member at Government Accountability and Oversight.Horner says models have two areas ripe for intentional or unintentional manipulation - the assumptions built into the models and the quality of the data fed into them."If you want carbon dioxide to be a control knob, then you build that into your model.  That's an assumption.  And you can have other assumptions about the impact of clouds as you believe it to be or sun."Even the UN says, 'Well, we don't quite know the sun's impact on climate.'  So, maybe come back to me when you do.  That seems like a big one," said Horner.Horner says the rapidly fluctuating coronavirus infection and death projections even while consistently assuming social distancing and other mitigation efforts shows climate models are anything but predictive for decades or centuries from now.In this podcast interview with Radio America's Greg Corombos, Horner explains how the coronavirus response is a red flag for those considering dramatic economic action on the climate but he also explains how the two issues are different in very significant ways - and that climate models even admit their sweeping proposals wouldn't accomplish anything.

On Thursday, the Department of Labor reported more than 4.4 million jobs lost in the past week.  Over the past five weeks, 26.4 million people have filed first-time jobless claims.  What are the short-term and long-term economic impacts of this hemorrhaging of jobs, productivity, and revenue?  How much has the Paycheck Protection Program helped? And how aggressively can our economy re-engage when we're already hearing some schools may not be opening in the fall and the Centers for Disease Control believes the coronavirus could be worse in the coming winter than it is now?Brian Wesbury is chief economist at First Trust Advisors in Wheaton, Illinois, and formerly served as chief economist for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress.  He walks us through these difficult questions, explains the indicators for and against a rise in inflation, and sizes up the recent volatility in the oil markets.Don't miss this critical conversation on the state of our economy.

Earlier this week, CNN and NBC News both reported that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un was in grave condition and possibly even brain dead.  That reporting was soon denied by China and South Korea and the world largely accepted that this was a false alarm.China and North Korea expert Gordon G. Chang is not so sure.  In a conversation with Radio America's Greg Corombos, Chang says Kim's absence at major events last week raises serious red flags and explains why it might take awhile before North Korea would ever confirm Kim's death or incapacitation.China's veracity is clearly under a lot of scrutiny these days, but most foreign policy experts see no reason to doubt the South Korean denials of Kim's dire health.  Chang disagrees and tells us why South Korea's aggressive public relations efforts actually raise more doubts in his mind.Chang and Corombos then discuss what succession looks like in North Korea, how the U.S. would approach a change at the head of a nuclear nation and more.  They also discuss ways China is seeking to exploit the worldwide concerns over the coronavirus.

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled that criminal jury verdicts must be unanimous to result in convictions, a decision addressing laws in Oregon and Louisiana that allowed convictions even with two jurors voting to acquit."Wherever we might look to determine what the term 'trial by an impartial jury trial' meant at the time of the Sixth Amendment’s adoption—whether it’s the common law, state practices in the founding era, or opinions and treatises written soon afterward—the answer is unmistakable," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in an opinion. "A jury must reach a unanimous verdict in order to convict."So how did Louisiana and Oregon wind up with laws not requiring unanimous verdicts for convictions and why did three justices rule in favor of the existing laws?We ask Andrew C. McCarthy, former chief assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. We also discuss the push to release prisoners in many parts of the country to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and the inexplicable surprise by some local officials when the freed inmates commit more crimes.