President Donald Trump war against the media has intensified during his second term with a constant stream of insults of reporters, news outlets, restrictions on access and lawsuits against certain news agencies. Within a week of taking office in January President Trump accused the press, also known as the 5th pillar of our Democracy, of being 'the enemy of the people.' A byproduct of the fighting between the White House and traditional media has driven Americans to alternate ways of following the

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter.Audio described shows and events included: Retrograde - Saturday 3 May, 7.30pm, Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Chicago - Saturday 10 May, 2.30pm, touch tour 1.30pm,

America must confront a new problem in our trade war with China: where to source our rare earth minerals. Just last week Beijing retaliated against the President's tariffs by suspending the export of these minerals to the United States. Fox Business correspondent Gerri Willis speaks with President and CIO of Equinox Partners, Sean Fieler, about what these minerals are, how China has been bulding their rare earth minerals infrastructure for decades, and the need for federal action on mining and

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President Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week after Powell signaled he’s in no rush to cut interest rates. Now, the President is saying, “Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough.”FOX Business correspondent Lydia Hu speaks with Payne Capital Management President Ryan Payne about the tension over interest rates, market volatility, and the feasibility of the President “firing” Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

A partnership between Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter and Guide Dogs UK is helping to make a magical experience more accessible for Harry Potter fans.Joining Paulina Kuchorew to share her experience of visiting the studios with her guide dog Mabel is Luci Franks. Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a

The Trump Administration is facing multiple legal challenges in their efforts to deport illegal migrants in our country. A large focus is being put on the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected member of the MS-13 gang, that a judge has ordered brought back to the United States. In another legal challenge, federal Judge James Boasberg announced he has cause to hold members of the administration in criminal contempt for defying his order to return planes full of suspected illegal gang

The deportation of El Salvadoran man living in Maryland, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, has garnered a lot of attention from both parties and the American public. Garcia has been accused of being a member of the international gang MS-13 by immigration courts but the Trump Administration still describes his deportation as an administrative mistake and has no intentions of facilitating his return. Democrats are up in arms about the deportation citing a lack of due process but Republicans are praising the move

Although the weather seems to be a bit up and down at the moment with some great days of sunshine but some rainy days too, now is the time of year when we get into hay fever season.  So for this week’s check in with Glasgow based Pharmacist Elizabeth Roddick it is all about hay fever and how best to treat it. Elizabeth began by explaining to RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey exactly what hay fever is and the main symptoms to look out for too. Then to the importance of treating the symptoms of hay

Just weeks before the summer concert season kicks off, President Trump recently signed an executive order to combat ticket scalping in the live entertainment industry.Despite efforts from several past presidents and lawmakers to address this issue, ticket scalping continues to be a significant problem. Further, the soaring costs of some tickets have been a major headache for music, theater, and sports fans. Dan Wall, the Executive Vice President of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at Live

Eligible American taxpayers who did not claim the 'Recovery Rebate Credit' on their 2021 tax returns can receive up to a $1,400 stimulus check per individual on the return. The IRS announced in December they would be issuing the stimulus checks after finding out that so many eligible taxpayers did not claim it. Also, there are some new tax laws and deductions that could get filers more in their return. FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks with Lisa Greene-Lewis, certified public accountant and TurboTax

Yeshiva University, in New York City, has the NCAA’s only all-Jewish basketball team which has been celebrated in the past few years for having record- breaking seasons including a 50-game win streak that ended in 2020. When the Hamas terror attacks of October 7th happened, with six students from Israel playing, the team struggled with the decision to continue their season or cancel it, while some players wanted to return to Israel and fight alongside the IDF. The story of the team's struggle is

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