Shumita (Shamita) Basu
speaker
365 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 22 Jan
Shumita (Shamita) Basu’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Ashokji was a critic of Saudi Arabia's government and disappeared in 2018 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Saudi officials later admitted to killing him, but maintained the crown prince wasn't involved.
A panel of judges has blocked Texas's gerrymandered congressional map that was approved by state Republicans earlier this year.
The map, which was redrawn to give the GOP up to five additional Republican seats in the U.S.
House, was created at President Trump's request.
The federal judges say the maps were an illegal race-based gerrymander.
The Texas Tribune reports this is a major blow to Republicans as it appears they may not have a legal path to implement the maps before the 2026 election, which was the entire reason for the mid-decade redrawing.
Because voting rights cases don't follow the typical legal appeals process, the Supreme Court is Texas's only recourse.
Texas's attorney general said he will appeal the decision.
And finally, scientists say some raccoons have become so comfortable living alongside humans that they've begun to evolve early signs of domestication, like shorter snouts.
Scientific American reports the study's authors say most people think about domestication the wrong way, as something that humans initiate by capturing wild animals.
But they say their research suggests it actually begins much sooner when animals start to become comfortable around humans and pass those non-reactive traits to their offspring.
The scientists note there is some additional research they would like to conduct, with one of them saying they would like to, quote, "...see if our trash pandas in our backyard are really friendlier than those out on the countryside."
You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.
And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.
Esquire spent several days at a privately owned ICE facility in Eloy, Arizona.
What they discovered among detainees and families was a mix of resignation, willingness to fight, and most importantly, confusion over which bad option to choose.
If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story.
I'll be back with the news tomorrow.
Apple News Today · Shutdown forces airports into unprecedented flight reductions · 6 Nov 2025
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