Attributing Australia's bush fires, a major study says man-made climate change was a big driver – making the fires at least 30% worse than they would have been if natural processes were the only factors.
We look at preparations for coronavirus in Africa. Although cases there are currently lower than in much of the rest of the world a major training initiative is taking place to spread awareness amongst medics across the continent.
We ask why Horseshoe bats in particular carry coronaviruses, and find a novel idea for distributing vaccines in places without refrigeration.
(Image: Australian bushfires. Credit: Getty images/AFP)
It's an odd defense for an authoritarian regime like Cuba, but Bernie Sanders presented the country's literacy programs to rebut details of the regime's harsh treatment of Cubans. Ian Vasquez comments.
It was another good day for global crypto, as South Korea votes to formally integrate the industry into the existing financial system, opening the market to new players and potentially improving services for crypto companies.
In New York state, meanwhile, a recently renovated power plant is taking advantage of low cost energy with 7000 bitcoin miners. This is part of a larger trend of US-based mining in 2020.
In a very different part of the industry, a new partnership between ConsenSys, EY and Microsoft suggests the intranet era of enterprise blockchain might be coming to a close.
Finally, the new governor of the Bank of England says be prepared to lose money if you buy bitcoin.
Cruise ship coronavirus scare off California. Bernie Sanders vows post primary unity. Chuck Schumer criticized for challenging Supreme Court justices. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Our journalists explore the variance in both policy and preparedness among different countries and regions that are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks—or that soon will. American graduates are saddled with crippling student debts; we examine the systemic problems behind the crisis. And a look at Scotland’s landmark period-products bill. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
Question asker David Shayer has a lot of opinions... about billboards. He says the worst are electronic billboards that flash changing images at night. But in addition to an opinion, David has a question: "Why is Highway 101 plastered with billboards while Highway 280 doesn't have any billboards?" In this episode, reporter Christopher Egusa takes a roadtrip to find out more.
Reported by Christopher Egusa. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Asal Ehsanipour, Katie McMurran and Rob Speight. Additional support from Julie Caine, Paul Lancour, Kyana Moghadam, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez and Ethan Lindsey Patricia Yollin.
This one doesn't end the way you'd expect. Inspired by the Netflix documentary series "Night On Earth," we learn everything we can about a mouse and scorpion who do battle on the regular — from two scientists who study them: Ashlee Rowe at the University of Oklahoma and Lauren Esposito at the California Academy of Sciences.
If you have Netflix, you can watch the critters clash about 18 minutes into the episode 'Moonlit Plains' here.
Read more about Lauren's work with scorpions here, and Ashlee's work with grasshopper mice here. And you can learn more about grasshopper mouse vocalizations from Northern Arizona University's Bret Pasch here.
What to know today about the race for president: who's left, who's leading, and President Trump's reaction to it all. Also, we're talking about the new guidelines surrounding the coronavirus...
Plus: editing DNA, Twitter's new disappearing tweets, and the James Bond movie is now delayed.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about Super Tuesday results, what happens next in the election, and a few of the key terms to know in this race.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned in this episode or see the sources below.
Another abortion case is before the Supreme Court. The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday on a case, June Medical Services v. Russo, involving a Louisiana law requiring that doctors who perform abortions at clinics must have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey breaks down the case with Louisiana Attorney General Jeffrey Landry and Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill, who argued it.
We also cover these stories:
Lawmakers in the House and Senate reached a bipartisan deal to fund coronavirus countermeasures on Wednesday according to The New York Times.
In a 5-4 ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided that “state governments can prosecute illegal aliens of identity theft, including aliens who use false Social Security numbers to unlawfully gain employment,” per the The Daily Caller.
Kim Kardashian was at the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Trump with four women, including Alice Johnson, who had their prison sentences commuted thanks to President Trump’s criminal justice reform.
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On the Gist, Bernie and Biden.
In the interview, Lizzie O’Leary is the host of What Next: TBD at Slate, but has had her fair share of time working in TV news. During those years, she experienced so many instances of the gross expectations and double standards for women in the industry. In the wake of Chris Matthews’ departure, she’s here to discuss her working in TV, and the ways the men in power have treated her.
