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October 21 The Astronomical Cost of Invasive Species | Jacob Burg
Did you know that invasive species are said to have cost the U.S. economy more than $1 trillion over the past 60 years?
In this episode Epoch Times reporter Jacob Burg explains to host Benjamin Trenerry how that cost estimate is built, and how insects, plants, and animals already inside the country are reshaping farms, forests, and wild places. Jacob walks through biocontrol, including the cases where the cure becomes its own problem, why the New World screwworm is back decades after it was eradicated, and how the Asian citrus psyllid has torn through Florida oranges.
The conversation also takes in Burmese pythons in the Everglades, the origins of an estimated 6 million feral hogs across at least 35 states, and the different approaches hunters and scientists bring to that problem.
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39 min
October 19 Does AI Detection Software Work? We Tested 3 Popular Tools.
Despite high track records for accuracy, these tools shouldn’t replace human judgment, attorneys and tech insiders say.
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7 min
October 16 Healthcare Decoded: Getting Better Care Inside a Broken System | Matthew Little
Have you ever wondered how to navigate the U.S. healthcare system—and actually get better treatment? This episode is for you.
We look at "Healthcare Decoded," a new Epoch Times documentary on the problems patients face inside that system, and the practical steps they can take to get the care they need.
Epoch Times senior health editor Matt Little explains to host Benjamin Trenerry why one-size-fits-all protocols fail a body too complex to standardize, how financial incentives are thinning the ranks of primary care doctors, and how those same incentives can drive overtreatment in a system that already costs more, per person, than almost anywhere else in the world.
This conversation covers how patients can get the most from their next medical appointment: how to prepare for a visit, when to question a test or prescription, and how to push for appropriate care.
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40 min
October 15 She Thought She Found Love. She Was Trapped in a $500,000 Scam.
‘He was everything a woman wants: very generous, very kind, always being there for you,’ Nahid Momenian told The Epoch Times.
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7 min
October 14 Later School Starts: Are Screens to Blame? | Aaron Gifford
Later school start times are spreading across the United States, driven by a new reading of adolescent sleep biology.
In this episode, host Benjamin Trenerry talks to Epoch Times journalist Aaron Gifford about what researchers say about teen body clock shifts and the impact on bedtime.
They also discuss how California, Florida, and individual districts have handled later starts, and what a later bell does to grades, buses, sports, and family mornings.
The role of using devices in the evening is in the mix, including whether they cause bedtime delays or just make a late night even later. Finally, they look at the effect of bell-to-bell phone bans in schools.
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29 min
October 12 This Gun Collector Was Jailed on Weapons Charges. The President Granted His Plea for Freedom.
A White House spokesperson says President Trump granted the pardon because to do otherwise would be to deny an honorable veteran his constitutional rights.
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6 min
October 09 Our Reporter Joined Police on an Underground Gambling Den Bust in California | Beige Luciano-Adams
Underground casinos—also known as “slap houses” or casitas — are spreading across Southern California faster than law enforcement can shut them down. Hidden in homes, storefronts, and industrial sheds, they are built around imported games and used as hubs for drugs, guns, prostitution, and other street crime.
Epoch Times reporter Beige Luciano-Adams rode along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on a casino raid in El Monte. She describes what the rooms look and sound like when they are operating, how the machines reach the black market, and how cheap and easy these operations are to copy and reopen after a bust.
Host Benjamin Trenerry talks with Luciano-Adams about that raid, the “whac-a-mole” problem facing local police, why charges often fail to stick, and what it takes for a larger case—such as Orange County’s Operation Gangsta’s Paradise—to make a dent.
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22 min
October 08 South American Nations Embrace Free Markets, but Can It Hold?
Much of South America is experiencing stronger growth. The question is whether the benefits come quickly enough to outrun politics.
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7 min
October 07 The Fastest-Growing Tick Illness You’re Not Hearing About | Darlene Sanchez
Lyme disease from tick bites still gets headlines. But a tick bite can also leave people allergic to red meat, dairy, gelatin and other mammal-derived ingredients. It's called alpha-gal syndrome—and cases are climbing.
In this episode of Epoch Reports, Benjamin Trenerry talks with Epoch Times journalist Darlene Sanchez about why diagnoses are rising, why the condition is so easy to miss, and what daily life looks like for the people who have it. The reporting runs from Columbia, Kentucky—where ticks are part of life—to Capitol Hill, including Rep. Morgan Griffith’s own diagnosis and his work on food labeling and the Kay Hagan Tick Act.
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23 min
October 05 The Island President Standing Up to Beijing
Surangel Whipps Jr. describes Palau—which was under U.S. administration for half a century—as a geopolitical ‘bullseye’ due to its strategic location.
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7 min

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