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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Friday, July 17th

US and Iran continue to trade strikes, ICE will continue to conduct traffic stops despite temporarily suspending the tactic earlier this week, the ex-wife of Johan Sebastin Durn Guerrero fatally shot by ICE agent David Brouillette in Biddeford, Maine on July 11 says he told her to lie to authorities about his past, the President lashes out at two TV networks in prime time address over alleged election interference in the 2020 election, dense smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to cloud the air across the US.

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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Back of the Book

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 - 5:00AM

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

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 - 6:00AM

"if it's rhythm that you feel"-New York in Song-Pt 2

All Mixed Up

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 - 6:00PM

Pop Mix~The Masterblend

Animal Matters

Sun, Jul 19, 2026 - 9:00AM

Our Wild Familiars: How Animals Are Adapting to Cities

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Jul 19, 2026 - 10:00PM

A Round-Up of 2026 Album & Single Releases - so far

Law and Disorder

Mon, Jul 20, 2026 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder July 20, 2026

Naturalistic Support

Wed, Jul 22, 2026 - 2:00PM

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Arts Express

Wed, Jul 22, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

City Watch

Thu, Jul 23, 2026 - 5:00PM

Ricochet: Guns, Greed and the American Way of Violence

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Jul 25, 2026 - 6:00AM

A Round-Up of 2026 Album & Single Releases - so far

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National July 13th, 2026 ICE Kills Again-Endangered Species Act on Trump Hit List by Jenna Flanagan & Jesse Lent Global July 13th, 2026 More War & Trump's OMB Anti-Science Ploy by Bob Hennelly Local July 11th, 2026 Too Tall to Fall? Why Unions Matter Plus NJ Underwater? by Frenchie Davis & Bob Hennelly Local July 8th, 2026 USCG Blocks Clearwater's Turn In Sail4th 250 by Bob Hennelly Local July 4th, 2026 Deadly Heat Wave Tests an Abused FDNY EMS by Jenna Flanagan & Bob Hennelly Local June 30th, 2026 Heat Wave-Delta Union Drive-UAW 9A Twin Win by Arne Arnesen & Bob Hennelly

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WBAI Outreach and Fundraising Task Force
Open to the public, Monday, August 3, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
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2026Talks - July 17, 2026

A Republican Senator slams a House GOP effort to sneak voter ID into a budget bill, North Carolina makes it easier to reject ballots, and an independent probe starts into a Houston ICE shooting.

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