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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Thursday, August 27th

Palestinian ambassador to the UN Ryad Mansour says Israel has taken an irreversible step towards full-scale annexation of Palestinian territory, Israel is allegedly withholding the remains of 799 Palestinians, at least 168 people dead following a glacier collapse yesterday near the Nepal-China border, new lawsuits from over 20 Democratically controlled states challenge the Trump administrations efforts to more tightly control who gets to submit a ballot through the mail, Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement to resolve claims that Facebook and Instagram harmed children.

From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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City Watch

Thu, Aug 27, 2026 - 5:00PM

Nickel and

City Watch

Thu, Aug 27, 2026 - 5:00PM

The 25th Anniversary of "Nickel and Dimed"

The Harlem Connection

Fri, Aug 28, 2026 - 10:00PM

THC Will Rock You!

Back of the Book

Sat, Aug 29, 2026 - 5:00AM

Stay Up Late or Get Up Early and Give Us a Listen

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Aug 29, 2026 - 6:00AM

As I Please for August!

Animal Matters

Sun, Aug 30, 2026 - 9:00AM

The Future of Veterinary Care

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Aug 30, 2026 - 10:00PM

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Sep 2, 2026 - 2:00PM

Memory part 2

Arts Express

Wed, Sep 2, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 - 6:00AM

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

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Global August 24th, 2026 West Bank Under Siege Plus Inside Trump's Deadly Deportation Machine by Jenna Flanagan and Jesse Lent Local August 22nd, 2026 Will Mt. Sinai Short Shrift The Poor? by Jenna Flanagan National August 19th, 2026 Nukes In Harm's Way Plus Ice Kills & Tortures by Jenna Flannagn, Jesse Lent and Bob Hennelly National August 14th, 2026 Trump Breaks the US Military as NJ Kids Say No to Palantir by Bob Hennelly National August 11th, 2026 Midterm Mass Mobilization Plus NYC Fires Haitian TPS Holders by Bob Hennelly National August 7th, 2026 Trump Presses Racist Deportation Push As Poll Numbers Collapse by Bob Hennelly

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2026 Talks - August 27, 2026

A surge in ICE arrests sets a Trump-era record, states are again challenging an attempt to restrict mail-in voting, and Navarro fires back at Canada over tariff criticism.

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