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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Monday, June 8th

the latest on the US and Israel's war on Iran as Israel and Iran trade attacks, President Trump storms out of Meet The Press interview

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Housing Notebook

Mon, Jun 8, 2026 - 8:00PM

Bronx RGB Hearing -- Live Report

From The Soundboard

Tue, Jun 9, 2026 - 12:00AM

Dexter Wansel

Cat Radio Cafe

Tue, Jun 9, 2026 - 9:00PM

STAGE LEFT 2nd Annual Play Festival

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Wed, Jun 10, 2026 - 2:00PM

The Experimental Mindset - The Heritage We All Share

What's Happening

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 - 8:00PM

STOP THE ATTACK ON CUBA, RESIST CHALLENGES TO VOTING

Arts Express

Wed, Jun 10, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

City Watch

Thu, Jun 11, 2026 - 5:00PM

NYS Senator Gustavo Rivera

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Jun 13, 2026 - 6:00AM

Jazz Takes On Broadway and all that jazz...

Animal Matters

Sun, Jun 14, 2026 - 9:00AM

Protecting Your Pets This Summer

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Thu, Jun 18, 2026 - 5:00PM

Gaming the June 23 Primary Races

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Local June 6th, 2026 Advocates: Spend Rikers’ $1/2 Million-Per-Person Annual Cost on Communities by Sal Tuszynski Local June 4th, 2026 Will NYCHA Survive The Mamdani Era? by Jillian Jonas National June 3rd, 2026 Mayor Baraka Resets Police Presence at Delaney Hall by Bob Hennelly Local June 2nd, 2026 Nj Primary-What’s At Stake? by Frenchie Davis National June 2nd, 2026 Iran Flares As Does Newark by Bob Hennelly National May 29th, 2026 Delaney Hall Update: Families Say Strikers Face Retribution by Bob Hennelly

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2026Talks - June 8, 2026

Trump continues to make accusations of vote fraud. A former 60 Minutes anchor warns of political bias at the show and residents of Springfield, Ohio, defend Haitian immigrants.

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