Month: December 2019

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Marching orders: impeachment around the world

America’s impeachment battle falls along unhelpfully partisan lines—but the process has other shortcomings. We take some lessons from how the rest of the world does it. Cuba has long run an official two-currency economy; now, the once-banned American dollar is establishing itself as a third. And another take on American partisanship: our analysis shows intriguing divides in the country’s music tastes. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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The Best One Yet - Oprah’s 9-city Weight Watchers tour — Boeing’s worst year ever — Alexa’s profit pivot

Weight Watchers tried to turn itself around the last couple years by adding Oprah to the board, but now she’s headlining a 9-city WW wellness tour. Now that Boeing has officially suspended production of its controversial 737 Max planes, we break down its worst year, by the numbers. Getting Alexa everywhere was Part 1 of Amazon’s voice activation plans — Part 2 is making money off your Alexa use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Slate Presents: Lockdown

If you have any school-aged children in your life, you know that lockdown and active shooter drills have become a routine part of their school experience. These drills now take place in 95 percent of American schools.

What you’re about to hear is a collaboration between Slate and The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in the United States. It’s an audio project featuring firsthand accounts from kids of all ages about what it’s like to go through these drills. We hear a lot about school shootings, but we’re only starting to have a larger conversation about how they affect even those kids who may never go through one. 

You can hear more from the students at slate.com/lockdown.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Slate Presents: Lockdown

If you have any school-aged children in your life, you know that lockdown and active shooter drills have become a routine part of their school experience. These drills now take place in 95 percent of American schools.

What you’re about to hear is a collaboration between Slate and The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in the United States. It’s an audio project featuring firsthand accounts from kids of all ages about what it’s like to go through these drills. We hear a lot about school shootings, but we’re only starting to have a larger conversation about how they affect even those kids who may never go through one. 

You can hear more from the students at slate.com/lockdown.

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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – Are Active Shooter Drills Traumatizing Kids?

Preparing for an active shooter is becoming a disturbingly normal part of the school experience. And while companies are developing new methods for how to keep students and teachers safe, it’s unclear if they’re becoming more effective. 

Guest: Tali Woodward, deputy editor at The Trace. 

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt and Mara Silvers.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Are Active Shooter Drills Traumatizing Kids?

Preparing for an active shooter is becoming a disturbingly normal part of the school experience. And while companies are developing new methods for how to keep students and teachers safe, it’s unclear if they’re becoming more effective. 

Guest: Tali Woodward, deputy editor at The Trace. 

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt and Mara Silvers.

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Short Wave - And The Winner Is…Science!

Camille Schrier, a 24-year-old pharmacy student, competed in the Miss Virginia pageant over the summer with a "talent" that caught our attention. It put her love of science center stage. On today's episode, we tell you how she won her state crown. This Thursday, Camille may have a chance to show off that talent again under a much bigger spotlight, Miss America 2020. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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What A Day - Impeachment Vote And New Findings From The Tulsa Massacre

  • Today House Democrats are expected to formally vote to impeach Donald Trump. He now joins Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton on the Mt. Rushmore of impeached presidents. 
  • Two mass graves have been found in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which are believed to hold the remains of African-American victims of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. We discuss this heinous act of racial violence with a WaPo reporter who’s covered it extensively, DeNeen Brown. 
  • And in headlines: DeRulo’s cat lump, 100 billion Mormon dollars, and the debate gets a date.

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The NewsWorthy - Historic Impeachment Vote, Boy Scout Setback & Instagram’s Layout – Wednesday, December 18th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, December 18th, 2019!

What to know about the day President Trump could become the third U.S. president to be formally impeached...

Also: we're talking about a new type of cigarette, the newest Instagram feature and how our dishwashing habits have changed.

Plus: why the number of C-suite jobs is growing...

Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

Today's episode is brought to you by www.NativeDeodorant.com (use code 'newsworthy' at checkout) and the Meditation Minis Podcast.

And thanks to our NewsWorthy Insiders! You can support the show and get some swag by becoming an Insider here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider 

 

 

Sources:

Historic Impeachment Vote (& Letter): NYT, The Hill, NBC News, CBS News

Top Diplomat Stepping Down: NYT, NBC News

Federal Spending Bill: Washington Post, CBS News, CNN, USA Today

Low Nicotine Cigarettes: CNBC, AP

Boy Scout Setback: AP 

NFL Records Set: ESPN, CBS Sports

Google vs Ex-Employees: Business Insider, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Engadget

E-Scooter Subscriptions: The Verge, Engadget

SO, IT SEEMS THEY’RE ALL STILL IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PHASE TO SEE WHAT

Instagram Layout: The Verge

Dishwashing Changes: CNN, Fortune-

Work Wednesday - C-Suite Jobs: LinkedIn