How does the coronavirus spread? Does wearing a face mask actually help? And why is the virus getting so much media coverage? This episode, we answer your coronavirus-related questions with the help of NPR global health and development reporter Pien Huang.
Follow Pien on Twitter @Pien_Huang and host Maddie Sofia @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org. Also, we're looking for a summer intern! Apply here.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NPR Privacy Policy
The NewsWorthy - Trump Celebrates, New Travel Rules & Oscars Preview – Friday, February 7th, 2020
The news to know for Friday, February 7th, 2020!
What to know today about President Trump's victory lap, tonight's Democratic debate, and new rules for some international travel...
Plus: a Google Maps update, Instagram's new 'unfollow' tools, and an Oscars preview.
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 or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
This episode is brought to you by Magic Spoon. Go to http://magicspoon.com/newsworthy and use promo code 'newsworthy' for free shipping.
And by the Celeb News Ride Home podcast.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a review at Podchaser.com/newsworthy (by Feb 9th, 2020) for a chance to win a prize package.
Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more here: www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider
Sources:
Trump Celebrates Acquittal: The Hill, ABC News, AP, NYT, NYT, Washington Post
Dem Debate Tonight: TIME, The Hill
DNC Calls for Results Review: NBC News, CNN, NYT
Chinese Doctor Warned of Coronavirus: AP, The Guardian
2.24 to Honor Kobe Bryant: Yahoo Sports, E! News
Last-Minute NBA Trades: Sports Illustrated, NBA.com, USA Today
New Yorkers & Global Entry: USA Today, WSJ
Gov’t Gives First OK to Driverless Van: The Verge, Business Insider, Axios
Google Maps Update: CNBC, Cnet, The Verge
Instagram Unfollow Tools: Engadget, TechCrunch
Oscars Preview: Oscars.com, Hollywood Reporter
Feel Good Friday - Prisoners Learn Coding: WTXL, TheLastMile.org
The Daily Signal - This Law Would Empower Union Bosses and Hurt Workers
A bill in the House of Representatives would make sweeping changes to American labor laws and give union bosses an enormous amount of power. Rachel Greszler, a research fellow in economics, the budget, and entitlements at The Heritage Foundation, joined The Daily Signal to talk about the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which--among other things would violate workers' privacy and severely restrict contract work.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Opening Arguments - OA358: Can Trump Block New Yorkers From Global Entry? (No.)
Today's episode takes place in the aftermath of the Trump impeachment sham. We take a minute to heap praise on Sen. Mitt Romney, who had the courage of his convictions, before delving into the obvious fact that this president is now empowered to seek revenge on his enemies, starting with the State of New York. Can he really prevent New Yorkers from using Global Entry?
Before that, we have to cover the latest in faux outrage, in which America's Dumbest Congressman (TM), Matt Gaetz, teams up with Charlie Kirk (and others) to ... insist that Speaker Nancy Pelosi had no right to rip up her copy of Trump's State of the Union address. Can that possibly be the law? (No.)
Then, it's time to settle in for a nice, long deep dive into New York's Green Light Law, and how that led a Trump lackey to try and retaliate by asserting that New Yorkers will no longer be eligible for the Global Entry program at airports. Is it really possible that Trump's Department of Homeland Security will carry out this threat? Do we have a legal recourse? Listen and find out!
After all that, it's time for a brand-new #T3BE on the preservation of objections for appeal. Can Thomas continue his winning streak? Would you do any better? If so, just share out this episode on social media using the hashtag #T3BE and we'll pick a winner!
Appearances
None! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com.
Show Notes & Links
- The operative law that Speaker Pelosi definitely didn't violate -- but President Trump has -- is 18 U.S.C. § 2071.
- You can read all about New York SB1747B (the "Green Light Law") as well as check out the fact sheet issued by the DMV.
- We break down the nonsense threat letter written by "Acting Director" of DHS, Chad Wolf.
- Legal references! Check out 8 U.S.C. § 1365b; 74 FR 59932; 77 FR 5690; and the final rule, 8 C.F.R. 235.12.
- Finally, in the political aftermath, we mentioned the pending bipartisan bill, House Res. HR 3675.
- Check out the latest blog post from Marcy Wheeler, which sets out her take on Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and sets out the embedded legal documents.
-Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law
-Follow us on Twitter: @Openargs
-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openargs/, and don’t forget the OA Facebook Community!
-For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed! @oawiki
-And finally, remember that you can email us at openarguments@gmail.com!
The Gist - Iowa Was Lost in Translation
On the Gist, we went through hell.
In the interview, Mike talks with linguist Dennis Baron about his new What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She. The two analyze the history of English language pronouns and debate whether or not language is meant for communicating "correctly" or simply for communicating.
In the spiel, translating the Iowa results.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pod Save America - “Get it together.”
Iowa is still too close to call as the candidates try to break through in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney votes to convict as Trump is acquitted, and the President’s State of the Union should be a wake up call for Democrats. Then Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg talks to Dan about his post-Iowa strategy.
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - President Trump’s Been Acquitted. Now What?
American University professor and historian Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted every presidential contest since 1984. In 2016, he predicted Donald Trump would become president, and that he’d be impeached. One day after Trump’s acquittal by the senate on two impeachment charges, we reached out to Lichtman to find out what he thinks comes next for this presidency, the country and the 2020 elections
Science In Action - Coronavirus, prospects for treatment?
Doctors in the US have treated a coronavirus patient with a drug developed for Ebola. That drug had never been tested on people so its use here seems an extreme move. We look at why this kind of drug developed for one virus might work on another. It’s all down to the genetic material at the centre of the virus. That raises safety concerns as human cells contain similar material.
East Africa is experiencing a plague of locusts and bizarrely it’s linked to the Australian wildfires. A weather pattern across the Indian Ocean, made more extreme by climate change, links the rains in Africa with the heatwave in Australia.
New features of The Northern Lights have been discovered thanks to an analysis of photos on Facebook by physicists in Finland. Amateur sky watchers pictures reveal previously unnoticed forms in the light display.
And we look at the search for properties of sub atomic particles, why a small device might be better than the enormous ones used so far.
(Image: Scientists are at work as they try to find an effective treatment against the new SARS-like coronavirus, Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Julian Siddle
Cato Daily Podcast - Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan to Criminalize Some Online Election Lies
Elizabeth Warren would seek to make certain online election‐related speech subject to criminal and civil penalties. What speech could bring those penalties? Matthew Feeney explains.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment
That’s the way Meltem Demirors described Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard’s remarks at Stanford yesterday. For the first time, the Fed has said that it is actively researching and experimenting around digital currencies and distributed ledger technologies. This is a change in tone from a Fed that, when asked previously, has more or less dismissed digital currencies.
On this episode, @nlw looks at Brainard’s speech, along with: the latest from Japanese lawmakers proposing a digital currency to counteract the influence of a forthcoming Chinese digital yuan; a Bank for International Settlements digital currency working group with 6 major central banks; and the potential implications of CBDCs on bitcoin.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.