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Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

Friday, September 4th

Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 workers alive from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after floods devastated the region killing 300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing in Nepal and Tibet, new report from Reuters finds US strike Tuesday on Kuhestak, Iran that ripped through a wedding celebration killing five people including a 6-year-old boy and injuring at least 67 others most likely resulted from a direct hit by a US munition, Palestinian girl injured by Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza, iconic feminist and journalist Gloria Steinem dead at the age of 92.

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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Upcoming Programs

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The Harlem Connection

Fri, Sep 4, 2026 - 10:00PM

The Harlem Connection to Occupational Therapy

Back of the Book

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 - 5:00AM

The 40th Anniversary Program of Back of the Book!

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 - 6:00AM

Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?

Animal Matters

Sun, Sep 6, 2026 - 9:00AM

Rethinking What We Feed Our Pets

Special

Sun, Sep 6, 2026 - 2:00PM

This Aint No Disco This IS CBGB Club Opens & Beyond

Everything Old is New Again

Sun, Sep 6, 2026 - 10:00PM

Michael Feinstein, Hannah Gill, Tanya Moberly & More

Law and Disorder

Mon, Sep 7, 2026 - 11:00AM

Law and Disorder September 7, 2026

Arts Express

Wed, Sep 9, 2026 - 9:00PM

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Everything Old is New Again - Again!

Sat, Sep 12, 2026 - 6:00AM

Michael Feinstein, Hannah Gill, Tanya Moberly & More

Special

Sun, Sep 13, 2026 - 2:00PM

This Aint No Disco This IS CBGB #4: To Us It Was Oz

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National August 29th, 2026 Defend The Vote DC Rally Live Coverage by Bob Hennelly, Rebecca Myles, Paul DeRienzo, Carrie McDaid, Darius Osborne 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

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WBAI Local Station Board
Open to the public, Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Sunday, December 14, 2025

WBAI Town Hall Assembly
Open to the public, Saturday, September 12, 2026, 6:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, October 27, 2025

WBAI Outreach and Fundraising Task Force
Open to the public, Monday, September 14, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Monday, August 31, 2026

WBAI Finance Committee
Open to the public, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 7:00 PM ET at Teleconference
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026


2026Talks - September 4, 2026

Vance touts the GOP as a common-sense party – despite the common view, the Energy Secretary downplays doubts of the Venezuela oil deal, and FL bars undocumented immigrants from attending public universities.

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