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Monday, January 4 2016

  • Today's Takeaways: Middle Eastern Tensions, 2016's Top Risks, Everest's Artist-in-Residence January 4, 2016

    The Takeaway looks at the tension behind the Saudi Arabia-Iran diplomatic fallout, examines the year's top geopolitical risks, and speaks to Mount Everest's artist-in-residence.&nbsp; (episode)

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    • The Sunni-Shiite Tension Behind the Iran-Saudi Arabia Fallout January 4, 2016

      Fueled by Sunni-Shiite tensions, the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia has created a splintering of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and throughout the Middle East.&nbsp;

    • The Top Risks of 2016 January 4, 2016

      From ISIS to the&nbsp;refugee crisis, The Takeaway&nbsp;looks ahead to what experts have deemed to be the most pressing and urgent geopolitical risks of the new year.&nbsp;

    • An Armed Takeover in Oregon January 4, 2016

      A Nevada-based militia group led by Ammon Bundy has occupied a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon to protest the Bureau of Land Management.

    • Retro Report: A Decades-Long Search for A Perfect Diet January 4, 2016

      We've tried nearly everything: no carbs, no fats, juices.&nbsp;But Retro Report finds that we&rsquo;re only about halfway to finding out everything we need to know about diets.&nbsp;

    • Can the Euro Survive? January 4, 2016

      The past posed a number of issues for the Euro, raising questions of its long-term viability.&nbsp;

    • Meet Mount Everest's Artist-in-Residence January 4, 2016

      Derek Eland will try to capture the essence of Mount Everest when he becomes artist-in-residence there later this year.&nbsp;

    • Asian Markets Falter January 4, 2016

      A bad start to 2016 for the Asian markets could be a sign of things to come for the region.&nbsp;