Global News Podcast Trump launches crime crackdown in Memphis
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Sep 16, 2025 
This discussion features Will Chalk, a unique reporter covering the World Stone Skimming Championships; Mimi Swaby, a global affairs journalist focusing on US-Venezuela tensions; and Yugita Limaye, who reports on the critical child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan. They highlight Trump's controversial crime crackdown in Memphis, local resistance, and the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan. Additionally, there's drama in stone skimming as allegations of cheating shock the championship, intertwining sports with ethics.
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Federal Crime Taskforces Deployed
- The Trump administration is using federal taskforces and National Guard deployments to assert control over violent crime in Democratic-led cities.
- Deployments include FBI and ICE personnel and aim to 'saturate' hotspots with federal law enforcement.
Local Pushback In Memphis
- Memphis officials report significant crime reductions in the first eight months of the year despite federal claims of being 'overrun'.
- Mayor Paul Young and local representatives oppose the federal deployment and prefer prevention and poverty programs.
US Strikes Escalate With Venezuela
- The US carried out at-sea strikes on boats alleged to be Venezuelan drug traffickers, escalating tensions with Caracas.
- Venezuela denies evidence and calls the strikes political and possibly illegal under international law.