Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The Rams Move to LA, Obama's Unfinished Business, POWERBALL!
After two decades without a pro football team in LA the Rams are coming back. Will Angelenos embrace them? And will a $2 billion stadium be good for Inglewood? And POWERBALL, $1.5 billion...got a ticket?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenAfter two decades without a pro football team in LA, the Rams are coming back. Will Angelenos embrace them? Will a $2 billion stadium be good for Inglewood? Also, there was a Spanish-language version of the Republican response to the president's State of the Union speech, but it was different from the English language version on immigration reform. This week, Press Play is talking about the President's unfinished business. Today, Syria. And finally … POWERBALL, $1.5 billion … got a ticket?
In this episode
5 storiesPro Football Is Returning to LA
After two decades without a pro football team in LA, the Rams are coming back. And we might even get a bonus team in the deal. The Rams left LA in 1995. Yesterday, the NFL owners voted to let them move back – into a new $2 billion stadium to be built in Inglewood. AND they gave the Chargers a year to decide if they want in on that deal, too.
Read the story10 minA New NFL Stadium in Inglewood
Rams owner Stan Kroenke plans to build a stadium that could cost more than $2 billion in Inglewood. It wouldn't be ready for at least three more years. Will it be a good deal for Inglewood and Southern Californians?
Read the story7 minThe GOP's Spanish Response to the State of the Union
In the Republican response to the President's State of the Union speech, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley shared her personal story of being the child of immigrants. There was also a Spanish language version given by Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart with almost the same personal bio – down to the wording – as Haley's.
Read the story9 minThe President's Unfinished Business: Syria
All this week on the show we're discussing the President's unfinished business as he begins his last year in office. And Syria is certainly that. The war has dragged on there for nearly five years and shows no signs of ending soon.
Read the story11 minPOWERBALL!
The drawing is tonight at 8. We bet a lot of you are excited. And that probably includes a good number of people who've never played the lottery before. Good luck – your odds of winning are one in 292 million. Even if you haven't bought a ticket, you have to have heard that the Powerball jackpot is up to a whopping, record-breaking $1.5 billion.
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