Month: April 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Record Unemployment, Biden’s New Promises & Star-Studded Holidays – Friday, April 10th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, April 10th, 2020! 

What to know today about another round of record unemployment, and how the Fed and Congress are hoping to help now.

Also, even as the death toll continues to rise, there is more encouraging progress and lower death toll projections.

Plus: Biden’s new promises in the presidential race, the NBA returns with a game from recess, and a 16-year-old making a difference for rural hospitals.

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:

Unemployment Numbers: NYT, Washington Post, WSJ

Fed $2.3T in New Loans: NPR, CBS News

Dems Block Senate Relief Bill: AP, Politico

Americans Missing Rent Payments: CNN, WSJ

COVID-19 Cases & Deaths: Johns Hopkins

NY and CA Hospitalizations: NYT, NBC News

Social Distancing Cuts Death Toll: Axios, CNN

European Cases & UK PM Recovering: AP, Washington Post, Politico

Biden on Health & College Debt- Reuters

Cruise No-Sail Order: NBC News, Bloomberg, ABC News, USA Today

Drop in Air Travel: CNN, The Hill

Broadway Extends Shutdown: Entertainment Weekly, Billboard

AMC on Brink of Bankruptcy: Variety, Fox Business

HORSE Competition: CBS Sports, ESPN

UFC Fight Update: AP, NYT

Passover Online Benefit: Playbill, USA Today, Saturday Night Seder

Start-Studded Virtual Easter: People, TMZ, Lakewood Church, LA Times, AP News, YouTube

Feel Good Friday - Teen Pilot Delivers Medical Supplies- AP, Bloomberg

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Short Wave - The “7 Day COVID-19 Crash”

Some patients with COVID-19 are experiencing a crash after about a week of showing symptoms of the disease. The cause?

Well, as NPR's Geoff Brumfiel explains, doctors are starting to think it might not be the virus.

For more reporting on the coronavirus and other science topics, follow Maddie and Geoff on Twitter. They're @maddie_sofia and @gbrumfiel.

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What A Day - Viruses Are Taking Our Jobs

Another 6.6 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, meaning that more than 16 million jobs have been lost in the last three weeks. That puts more pressure on Congress to sort out more economic relief. The White House is reportedly going to announce a coronavirus-economic task force to look into when the economy can be re-opened. 

Then, we're joined by comedian and writer Jamie Loftus for headlines: new jack Bob Dylan tops the Billboard charts for the first time, Biden makes concessions to the left, and Maryland engineers turn breast pumps to ventilators.

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The Daily Signal - Mental Health, Loneliness, and What People Can Do About It During COVID-19

Ellice Park is a small business owner in Columbus, Ohio who runs a practice called Counseling Care Circle where she gives professional therapy and wellness coaching services. She joins The Daily Signal Podcast today to talk about how people can respond to mental health challenges in the time of COVID-19. 


We also cover these stories:

  • The Labor Department announced on Thursday that over 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week - only a slight decline from the 6.8 million claims filed the last full week of March. 
  • Senate Democrats have blocked Republicans $250 billion measure for the Paycheck Protection Program. 
  • Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told CNBC host Jim Cramer during a phone interview on Thursday per the Hill that he thinks US businesses could reopen in the month of May. 

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Opening Arguments - OA376: Texas, Wisconsin & Washington (feat. Andrew Seidel)

Today's episode updates you on litigation in three states: in Texas, where the 5th Circuit blocked the lower court injunction, allowing the anti-abortion executive order to go into place; in Wisconsin, where the Supreme Court literally killed people; and in Washington, where publicity-seeking idiots have some liberals convinced Fox News is about to file for bankruptcy.

We begin in Texas, with an Andrew Was Wrong -- and also, a hidden message of solidarity from the dissent in In re Greg Abbott as to how abortion clinics can stay open despite Executive Order GA-08. You won't want to miss it!

Then, we have on Wisconsin citizen Andrew Seidel to break down the Supreme Court's decision forcing people to the polls during an epidemic. Bonus: you can count the number of relevant citations in the majority opinion (0).

After that, it's time to check out the Complaint in WASHLITE v. Fox News, which will probably get us sued by litigation-happy buffoons. As you can imagine, we are NOT KIND to this wadded-up diaper full of nonsense.

Then, you know it's time for a brand-new #T3BE where Thomas and Andrew S. tackle a civ pro question framed around a car accident. Want to play along? Just share out this episode on social media with #T3BE and we'll pick a winner....

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We just did an amazing SIO crossover with an Australian lawyer on the Cardinal Pell decision, and don't forget you can also participate in the Transformers coloring book challenge! And, if you missed it, don’t forget to listen to the audio from March’s LIVE Q&A and Andrew’s Lecture, “We’re All Gonna Die!” and the accompanying slides! PHEW!

Appearances

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Show Notes & Links

  1. Here is the Supreme Court's opinion in connection with the Wisconsin election.
  2. Here's the headquarters of WASHLITE - 1826 Berry Street NE, Olympia, Washington, and here are the articles on Arthur West (Seattle Times) and Liz Hallock (Yakima Herald).
  3. The binding decision in the Washington courts is Fidelity Mortgage Corporation v. Seattle Times Co., 131 Wn. App. 462 (2005).

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The Gist - Coronavirus Conspiracy

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On the Gist, hydroxychloroquine isn’t like snake oil.

In the interview, Mike talks with Slate's National Correspondent, Will Saletan about what Donald Trump needs to win in the upcoming elections. Saletan's humble prediction in the time of Covid-19 is that the president would need to persuade the American public that his incompetence and the outbreak are unrelated. They also discuss why the president's approval ratings have increased even in the face of the crisis.

In the spiel, spreading corona ignorance.

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Consider This from NPR - Antibody Tests Coming “Very Soon”; Is The Coronavirus Seasonal?

Antibody tests that could help determine who has had the virus are being developed Dr. Anthony Fauci said. There's hope those people will have some measure of immunity.

The CDC issued return-to-work guidelines for critical workers who had contact with someone who had a confirmed or even suspected case of COVID-19.

Scientists are trying to figure out whether changing seasons will affect the spread of the coronavirus.

Plus, how public health experts create models to help us predict where the outbreak is headed.

Wuhan resident Piso Nseke's conversation with Mary Louise Kelly about his first day outside after almost three months of lockdown.

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Pod Save America - “Biden v. Trump v. Coronavirus.”

The general election between Joe Biden and Donald Trump begins as Bernie Sanders suspends his campaign, COVID-19 trutherism gets worse as Trump media tries to spin the death toll, and Democrats look for a way to make voting safe and easy despite opposition from Trump and his allies. Alex Wagner, the host of Crooked Media’s new podcast Six Feet Apart, joins to break down the news, and Stacey Abrams talks to Dan about protecting the right to vote, the coronavirus response, and 2020 veepstakes.


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