Month: March 2020

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Slaves to the Sun: Solar Activity and Mass Excitability

We all know weather can affect a person's mood, but just how far does it go? Could the activity of the sun be driving widespread human conflicts throughout history? That's the theory Alexander Tchijevsky stumbled across when he found wars across the planet seem to coincide with solar cycles — meaning we may be little more than slaves to the sun.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Coming two terms with it: Putin’s power grab

A resetting of the clock on the Russian leader’s tenure will almost certainly pass into law. That sets up a standoff with a public swiftly losing faith in him. The incentives around sick days are all wrong; a change in attitudes could keep everyone safer. And why it is that, for many contestants on “The Price is Right”, the price is wrong. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer


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What Next - What Next | Daily News and Analysis – WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?

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Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option. 


With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?

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What Next - What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future – What If They Close All the Schools?

Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option. 


With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?

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The Best One Yet - ☁️ “Midnight Blue Thursday (worst day since ‘87)” — The stimulus keg. LabCorp’s Baby Yoda moment. Direct-to-Consumer drama.

The worst day for markets since 1987’s Black Monday. We’re looking at why the stimulus keg from the government didn’t save stocks. Virus-testing company Lab Corp is now facing the moment it’s been waiting for (but it’s stock is still down). And Direct-to-Consumer startups and stocks have been having a different kind of moment, so we’re looking at Casper/Brandless/Harry’s/Outdoor Voice’s CAC problem (“customer acquisition cost”). 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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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?

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Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district and moved all classes online. But for many schools, remote learning at this scale simply isn’t an option. 


With new cases appearing around the country, how will schools respond? And what happens when you send millions of students home for weeks on end?

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The NewsWorthy - America Shuts Down, Virtual Campaigning & Thrift Store Surprise- Friday, March 13th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, March 13th, 2020! 

We're talking about the latest updates for the new coronavirus as people cancel plans around the world. Yet, there’s some surprising data about jobs. We’re also talking about the first one-on-one Democratic debate happening this weekend.

Plus: new planets discovered, wacky dream homes, and a couple of much-needed reasons to “feel good” this Friday.

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.

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Sources:

Coronavirus Event Cancellations: USA Today, CBS Sports, Buzzfeed, ABC News, CNN

Coronavirus Cases/Testing/Vaccine Progress: CDC, WaPo, IBT, WSJ, BBC, CNBC, 

Economy, Travel & Emergency Aid Politico, AP, NYT, Boston Globe, CNN, The Guardian

U.S. Iraq Airstrike: AP, CNN

Chelsea Manning Jail Release: CBS News, NPR

2020 Dems on Coronavirus: USA Today, Yahoo, NYTimes

Debate Sunday: USA Today, TIME, Politico

Jobless Benefits Claims: ABC News, CNBC

New Planets Beyond Neptune: Space.com, USA Today

Editing Tweets: The Verge, TechCrunch

Airbnb Home-Building Contest: USA Today, MarketWatch, AirBnb

Dali Found at Thrift Store: CNN, People

Feel Good Friday – Animals' New Lives: The Hill, People

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Short Wave - Coronavirus Latest: Testing Challenges And Protecting At-Risk Elderly

There's a lot going on with the coronavirus. To keep you up to speed, we'll be doing more regular updates on the latest about the pandemic. Today, NPR science correspondents Jon Hamilton and Nell Greenfieldboyce discuss challenges in testing for the virus and how COVID-19 affects the elderly.

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