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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on federal charges against Donald Trump for election interference in 2020; what has changed since then and what has not. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

The U.S. Surgeon General is ringing the alarm bell on parents' mental health. 48% of parents say most days their stress is completely overwhelming, nearly double what childless adults reported. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

Of all the states in the country, Texas is the leader when it comes to wind and solar renewable energy. What lessons can we learn by looking to Texas? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

The Pendleton Act of 1883 established a non-partisan civil service. President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll upend the law, firing non-partisan employees and replacing them with loyalists. We'll look at how the U.S. came to have a civil service in the first place. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

Millions of people now own smartphones where, with just a tap, you can erase people from pictures -- and even add AI generated content that never existed. What does this mean for our shared reality? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

Geoffrey Hinton is one of the world’s biggest minds in artificial intelligence. He won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics. Where does he think AI is headed? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the causes and consequences of the U.S.’s decade-long war with ISIS and its impact on American democracy. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

Judith Boivin thought she was helping the FBI go after drug traffickers. But in reality she had fallen victim to an elaborate plot to rob her of her retirement savings. She is not alone. How elaborate new scams are trapping well-meaning Americans. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

A Louisiana resident has died from bird flu. Just as during the COVID outbreak, there's a lot of misinformation circulating about H5N1. We'll get a clear assessment on bird flu, how it's changing, and efforts to control it. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

More than 900 billion webpages are preserved on The Wayback Machine, a history of humanity online. Now, copyright lawsuits could wipe it out. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint