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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Friday, November 13th

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg warns of more genocides and more ecocides" without effective collective action at UN climate conference COP 31 in Antalya, Turkey, UN secretary general Antonio Gutierrez accuses the fossil fuel lobby of delaying climate action calling the industry's record profits "economically absurd and morally unacceptable," Microsoft's Outlook, Teams and Copilot still down as of this morning as one of the worst outages in the company's history stretches beyond 12 hours disrupting businesses and governments worldwide, US Special Envoy for Peace Jared Kushner and United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff pledge to include delegates from the EU in the next round of peace talks with Russia at meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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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Upcoming Programs

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Dreamleapers

Sat, Nov 14, 2026 - 11:00AM

Dreamleapers® with Tamar Huggins

All Mixed Up

Sat, Nov 14, 2026 - 6:00PM

Waking Up On A Sunny Morning

Animal Matters

Sun, Nov 15, 2026 - 9:00AM

Life with Horses on a Farm

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Nov 15, 2026 - 10:00PM

June Christy, Nicolas King, Kay Thompson & More!

Law and Disorder

Mon, Nov 16, 2026 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder November 16, 2026

From The Soundboard

Tue, Nov 17, 2026 - 12:00AM

Dr Leonard Jeffries

Living for the City

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 - 11:00AM

Disappearing NY/ Bad Policy Ballot ?s Pass

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 - 2:00PM

AI and the Future of Work part 2

Arts Express

Wed, Nov 18, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

City Watch

Thu, Nov 19, 2026 - 5:00PM

Matthew Cole, Author of Princes and Thieves

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News

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National November 12th, 2026 Hegseth Impeachment Vote: What Congress Did and What It Didn't Do by Jenna Flanagan National November 11th, 2026 Breaking News: Hegseth Close Call by Bob Hennelly & Isaac Ferguson Global November 9th, 2026 Clock Running on Israeli Reset by Bob Hennelly National November 5th, 2026 Trump-MAGA Tried to Revive the Confederacy and Sparked the 3rd Reconstruction Instead by Bob Hennelly National November 2nd, 2026 NJ / NY Early Vote Buoys Dems by Bob Hennelly Local October 30th, 2026 2026 NYC Voter Guide by Frenchie Davis

Meetings

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WBAI Town Hall Assembly
Open to the public, Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, October 27, 2025

Community Advisory Board-WBAI
Open to the public, Sunday, November 15, 2026, 1:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, November 2, 2026

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Sunday, October 25, 2026


2026Talks - November 13, 2026

Mike Pence declines to answer about presidential run, MA lawyers say ICE continues to violate state law, and Utah swept up in national blue wave.

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