Fresh after the latest two-trillion-dollar stimulus package, we got news of the red wedding week for American workers â 3.3M filed for unemployment last week. E-scooter legend Lime already pulled out of 99% of the cities it scoots around in, but a new fundraise could drop its valuation by 80%. And youâd think Target is living its best life right now, but a surprise report reveals that its profit puppies are getting no love.
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The United States failed to roll out widespread testing in the early days of the pandemic. Now it faces critical shortages of supplies as it scrambles to track the disease around the country.
Until testing is available at scale, Americans wonât be able to return to their normal lives. So: what will it take to solve the countryâs testing shortage?
Weâre breaking down the latest numbers to help highlight the impact of the new coronavirus: from how the U.S. is leading in a way we donât want to which area is now considered the newest âhot spot.â
Plus, a few other things going on, including a first for the new Space Force, a new job for the Duchess of Sussex, and a heartwarming change of heart.
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.Â
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
President Trump has compared the coronavirus to the seasonal flu. NPR reporter Pien Huang speaks to host Maddie Sofia about why the coronavirus appears deadlier and more transmissible â and why it poses such a risk to our healthcare system.
The United States now has the most known COVID-19 cases in the world. We discuss the areas that have been hit hardest and how theyâre handling the outbreakÂ
Epidemiologist and host of âAmerica Dissectedâ Dr. Abdul El-Sayed answers more of your most pressing COVID-19 questions.
And in headlines: the US indicts Maduro, a half-billion dollar legal win for Maryland HBCUs, and Meghan Markleâs first post-Royal gig.
Private philanthropy is one of the most powerful tools in times of crisis. Peter Lipsett, vice president of Donors Trust, joins the podcast to explain why big government programs and bailouts often have unintended negative consequences. Â
Lipsett explains how we can help our communities economically during the coronavirus and challenges Americans to think about crisis situations with the future in mind.
It is up to the American people to maintain a free and prosperous nation for our children and our grandchildren. Handing over excessive power to the government now can have long-term negative effects. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript.
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Coronavirus deaths hit 1,000 in U.S. as global death toll passes 20,000.
The House is set to vote on the CARES Act Friday, per House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whoâs also already looking at another new bill to tackle it.
Unemployment claims surge to 3.3 million as coronavirus devastates economy.Â
Today's episode breaks down the three main provisions of the just-passed CARES Act in terms of (1) additional unemployment benefits, (2) tax relief in the form of advance $1,200 "rebate" checks to taxpayers, and (3) the $500 billion "slush fund" for corporate giveaways. While there's more in this 880-page monstrosity, we break down the key parts for you!
We begin, however, with some good news about the impending retirement of Ohio Rep., Trump-supporting lunatic, and soon-to-be-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Does this violate the Ineligibility Clause of the Constitution? YOU BETCHA. Is it #ClearAsKushner? YEP! And this time, does it matter? YES IT DOES!
After that it's time for a full breakdown of the main components of the CARES Act, including how much money you'll be getting and when, what the costs are, and what the provisions are that can come into play to prevent all of this from winding up in Jared Kushner's pocket. You won't want to miss it!
After all that, it's time for a quick segment on IRS Form W-7, which allows you to pay your taxes if you're a nonresident alien.
Ben is now the full time IT department for his two sons, one of whom is in kindergarten and one in first grade. The children have transitioned from public school to Zoom, Google Classroom, Konstella, FaceTime, and five million other services.Â
Paul's neighbors in his apartment building are digging old laptops out of storage and leaving them in front of his door. They bleach them first, so that they are 100% disinfected. Then Paul slaps on a little Ubuntu/Lubuntu and those old machines are suddenly zippy netbooks that help adults and kids work and study from home.Â
Sara reveals she has an amazing "resting interested face" - a skill that makes her the most popular person at any live talk in front of an audience.Â
That box of old cables finally came in handy! We shout out our lifeboat badge winners, as we near the major milestone of 1000 lifeboats. Keep them coming.
In the interview, Mike talks with Kate Greene, crew writer and second-in-command of the first HI-SEAS simulated mission to Mars. They discuss Greeneâs experience during her four months living in the dome, how micro-stimuli can be overcome, and why astronauts love Tabasco hot sauce. Her essay collection, Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars, will be published by St. Martinâs Press in July.
In the spiel, itâs not if your community has a coronavirus outbreak, itâs when.
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Weekly unemployment claims soared last week to nearly 3.3 million and Congress works to finalize a coronavirus relief package. Plus Anthony Fauci talks about the state of testing for Covid-19 in the US, and NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports on why more testing is critical. Also, a grocer in Maine reflects on the boredom and anxiety of working through the pandemic.
