Month: April 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Road Map to Reopen, Second-Biggest Risk Factor? & Lady Gaga’s ‘One World’- Friday, April 17th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, April 17th, 2020! 

What to know today about President Trump’s three-phase road map to reopen the economy, and the key things states will be looking for to start the process.

Also, we'll explain a new study about what might make even younger people more at-risk for severe COVID-19.

Plus, how Instagram is supporting small businesses, Lady Gaga’s live-streamed event, and how a $1,200 donation goal turned into $16 million.

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. 

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Sources:

White House Reopening Guidelines: ABC News, FOX News

Widespread Testing: NBC News

CDC Contact Tracing: NY Times

Latest Unemployment Numbers: CNBC, AP

Small Businesses Program Out of Money: WSJ, NY Times, CBS News

Case Count & Death Toll: Johns Hopkins, WSJ

Risk Factors: LA Times, Newsweek USA Today, W.H.O. Oxford Academic

Patients Responding to Remdesivir: STAT, Forbes, Reuters

Earth's Heat Rising: NBC News, NOAA

West Coast Megadrought: AP, LA Times

Facebook Coronavirus Misinformation Alerts: Axios, ABC News, NBC News, Press Release

Instacart Prescription Delivery: TechCrunch, Engadget

Instagram New Features for Small Businesses: CNBC, The Verge, Press Release

Harry and Meghan Delivering Meals in LA: CNN, ET

Pink Making Soup for Local Food Bank: ABC News, Instagram

SNL Star Pays Rent for 160 NYC Residents: NY Daily News, UPI, Instagram

One World Together at Home: Variety, E! Online

Feel Good Friday- WWII Vet Raises Money for Healthcare Workers- Time, Fox News, CBS News

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The Gist - Listening to Quarantunes

On the Gist, Trump’s most recent briefing.

In the interview, journalist Adam Cohen is here to discuss his new book Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America. He and Mike talk about the ways the court has changed, Nixon and the poor, and how corporations factor into it all.

In the spiel, coronavirus parody songs.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 04/16

White House set to reveal guidelines for reopening the economy. Nurses suspended for refusing to work without protection. Small businesses at the back of a long line. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Bay Curious - Did We Put the ‘Bay’ In Bay Windows?

There are so many bay windows in San Francisco, Oakland, and other cities around the Bay Area it would be easy to assume they were invented here. But were they? Listener Ayran Michaels wants to know: Why are they so prominent here?

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The NewsWorthy - Relaxing Restrictions, Low-Cost Ventilators & New iPhone (+ Talking Treatments & Testing) – Thursday, April 16th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, April 16th, 2020!

What to know today about President Trump’s expected announcement involving plans to reopen some states.

Also, a new report about China’s government explains how just six days could have made a difference in this pandemic.

Plus, we’re talking about a new planet, a new iPhone and a new role for Lyft drivers...

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview about COVID-19 treatments and testing with a doctor on the frontlines of the fight.

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Sources:

Trump Guidelines for Reopening: CNN, CNBC

CDC Director Guidance: Reuters, GMA

More Testing Needed: NYT, WSJ, WaPo

COVID-19 Cases/Death Toll: Johns Hopkins

Face Coverings Exec. Orders: Maryland Gov, New York Gov

WHO Reacts to Funding Cuts: Axios, Bloomberg, Reuters

Leaders Condemn Cuts: AMA

Pompeo Defends Trump: Fox News

China Warning Delay: AP

Warren Endorses Biden & VP Considerations: AP, WaPo, NBC News

New Planet Discovered: TechCrunch, Engagdet, CNN

FDA Approves Low-Cost Ventilator: University of Minnesota, TechCrunch

Lyft Essential Deliveries: TechCrunch, Fast Company, Press Release

Apple Unveils new iPhone: The Verge, AP

Apple Maps Tracks Social Distancing: CNBC, Press Release, Website, TechCrunch

Gates Foundation Grants: Business Insider, Gates Foundation

Harry and Meghan Donation: NBC News, Fox News

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The Gist - The Real Safety of Shelter-in-Place

On the Gist, Trump’s most recent briefing.

In the interview, John Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times is here to discuss data visualization and the COVID-19 outbreak. He and Mike talk about the useful ways to analyze data, why countries are often too large to be helpful samples, and what the data says about the future.

In the spiel, South Dakota’s Gov. Noem failure to prevent an outbreak at a pork plant in her state.

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