The Daily Dive

Tragedy strikes again as two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio have claimed the lives of at least 29 people and injured dozens of others, and it all happened within 24 hours of each other.  In Ohio, one of the victims was the shooter’s sister and in El Paso, we have a manifesto posted online that spoke of a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”  That case is now being treated as do...

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The A$AP Rocky trial is underway in Sweden and the rapper testified about an altercation he had with two men in Stockholm.  A$AP claims that he feared for his safety when two young men were following him and fought with his bodyguard.  One of the issues is whether a bottle was used to beat up one of the men.  Christina Anderson is in Sweden covering the trial, she joins us for what happened and th...

Night 2 of the Democratic debates and the front-runner Joe Biden was taking hits from all around on healthcare, immigration, and criminal justice reform.  He handled himself better than last time, but did not get out unscathed.  Sen. Kamala Harris also took a lot of heat from other candidates and was put on defense many times throughout.  Sen. Cory Booker might have won the most improved candidate...

The first night of the second round of Democratic debates focused highly on the divide between the moderates and progressives… are candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren too far to the left and promising too much to win against Donald Trump.  The conversation spread into many of the top issues for Democrats… healthcare, immigration, and the economy.  Julia Manchester, campaign reporte...

Another mass shooting has happened in the country, this time in northern California at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.  19- year old Santino William Legan opened fire at the festival killing 3 and injuring at least 12 others. Police were on the scene quickly exchanging fire with the gunman and killed him.  It was all over in about a minute.  Barry Holtzclaw, managing editor at the Gilroy Dispatch join...

First off today an interesting conversation with Vivienne Ming, a theoretical neuroscientist, AI expert, and professional mad scientist about using technology to augment human sight, hearing, memory, and emotions.  In particular, she wants to use tech to turn her son who is diagnosed with autism into a cyborg of sorts with superpowers.  Giving him the ability to read and recognize emotions in othe...

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Executions to resume.  The Department of Justice has announced that it will resume capital punishment for the first time in nearly two decades.  Unlike many states that were having issues with a 3-drug protocol, federal authorities will use a single drug, pentobarbital.  Five death row inmates have scheduled executions starting at the end of this year.  Jaqueline Thomsen, reporter at The Hill, joi...

Mueller Day came and went and it wasn’t the big spectacle that Democrats had hoped for and President Trump had feared.  In back to back sessions, Special Counsel Robert Mueller declined to answer questions, appeared confused with certain lines of questioning, and really didn’t seem to move the needle of public opinion.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for how the Mueller te...

One of Britain’s most famous and controversial politicians, Boris Johnson, has become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.  His first big task will be to make good on his Brexit promise to lead the country out of European Union. Annabelle Timsit, reporter at Quartz and who is based in London, joins us for all the reaction to the new prime minister. Next, Sammy, the one-winged bald eagle h...

Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans filled the streets to protest and demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello.  In a scandal called “RickyLeaks,” over 800 pages of online chats we released where Rossello and others in his inner circle made sexist and homophobic comments and even mocked victims of Hurricane Maria.  Ursula Perano, reporter for Axios, joins us for the political crisis...

The release of an audio recording has shed new light on the seizure of a British tanker on the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.  Another escalation in tensions on this critical waterway where one-fifth of the global oil exports pass through as Iran continues to struggle with sanction that are crippling their economy.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters joins us for this,...

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President Trump informed reporters on Thursday that the USS Boxer, operating in the Strait of Hormuz, shot down an Iranian drone after it had approached and closed within a threatening range.  Tension has been unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz, which provides passage for about one fifth of the world’s oil every day. In recent weeks it had been suspected that Iran seized a tanker from the UAE and a...

The saga of El Chapo, the notorious drug kingpin and leader of the Sinaloa cartel, is over for now.  He was just sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.  Over his 30-year criminal career, he smuggled more than $12 billion worth of drugs and caused the deaths of dozens of people.  Lisa G. reporter for NBC News Radio Network, joins us for where El Chapo will be going, the Alcatraz of the Rockies....

Today is the 5th anniversary of the death of Eric Garner and yesterday we found out that the Justice Department will not bring federal charges against Daniel Pantaleo , the New York City police officer who put Garner in a chokehold that later led to his death. Carl Takei, senior staff attorney at the ALCU, joins us to discuss why no charges were filed and if there is any other disciplinary action...

Let’s see them Aliens!  You probably noticed an influx of alien memes and jokes on your social media over the weekend… Well that’s because over 1 million people have signed on to a joke Facebook event to storm Area 51 and see what’s inside.  Michael Brice-Saddler, reporter for the Washington Post, joins us for how this all got started and how the Air Force plans to respond if people actually show...

Anxiety in immigrant communities is high as long-threatened ICE raids are getting underway.  ICE is targeting some 2,000 immigrants with deportation orders in 10 major cities but the extent of the operation is yet to be seen.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for this, in-fighting between Democrats, and Mueller testimony being delayed a week. Next, millennials are turning aw...

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President Trump has decided to drop the effort to get a citizenship question on the 2020 Census and will instead issue an executive order requiring all federal agencies to submit information on citizenship data to the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The president is insisting that he is not backing down and will still find out how many citizens and non-citizens are in the country.  Nicole Narea, imm...