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March 13, 2017

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–On the Show:

–Julien de Wit, researcher at MIT who is leading the atmospheric study of TRAPPIST-1, joins David to discuss the discovery of seven earth-like planets and whether they might contain life

–President Trump’s new travel and refugee ban affecting six Muslim-majority countries loses a court battle, as US District Judge William Conley blocks the administration from enforcing the order against a Syrian family looking to escape their war-torn homeland by fleeing to Wisconsin

–According to a new Upshot analysis, voters who are eligible for at least $5,000 less in tax cuts under the Republican health care plan compared to Obamacare supported Donald Trump by a margin of 59% to 36%

–Health policy experts determine the Republican health care program will cost the average person enrolled an extra $1,542 in 2017, and that number is projected to go up to $2,409 by the time it’s fully implemented in 2020

–The US drone program has accelerated under President Trump, going from one strike every 5.4 days on average under Obama, to more than one per day on average under Trump

–Donald Trump now cheers the jobs reports that he referred to as “fake” and “phony” under Barack Obama; the economy added 235,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7%

–A “March for Trump” was held in Maricopa County near Phoenix, Arizona, and attendees belabored the Trump campaign themes of nativism, nationalism, and imprisoning Hillary Clinton

–The US House of Representatives introduces the “Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act” which would force workers to comply if their employees want them to undergo genetic testing for “workplace wellness” programs

–The US State Department instructs New York City’s medical examiner not to disclose the cause of death of Vitaly Churkin, the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations who died under suspicious circumstances last month

–Voicemail advises David to prepare for the upcoming revolution

–On the Bonus Show: Apple tries to stop supporting brutal Congolese mines, ‘big candy’ lobbies the Trump administration, gay veterans group nearly banned from marching in Boston parade and much more…

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