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House Democrats take up new aid package opposed by Republicans. University of CA to keep fall classes on-line. High school principal visits all 600 seniors. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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After a series of government missteps, people in Britain—and, increasingly, outside it—are lambasting the covid-19 response. That has great reputational costs. In a story suited to a television drama, a Filipino network popular with the people but critical of the president has been forced off the air. And our columnist finds surprising modern resonance in a 1950s Argentinian novel.
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R is one of the most important numbers of the pandemic. But what is it? And how is it estimated? We return to the topic of testing and ask again whether the governments numbers add up. As the government encourages those who can?t work at home to return to their workplaces - we?re relying on social distancing to continue to slow the spread of the virus. But where does the rule that people should stay 2 metres apart come from? And is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?
The news to know for Wednesday, May 13th, 2020!
What to know from top health officials who testified under oath about America’s plan to reopen.
And the first major announcement from a major university system. We’ll tell you about the new plan for the fall.
Plus, we’re talking about today’s deadline to get your payment from the government faster, which tech company will offer the work-from-home option forever, and when you’ll get to stream a pop-culture phenomenon from home, for the first time.
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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Fauci’s New Warnings: Axios, Stat, CBS News, WSJ
Case Count, Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
Thousands Sick on the Job: AP, NY Times
Pregnant Women Virus Research: LA Times, Business Insider, UKOSS
Dems Unveil New Relief Bill: Axios, WSJ, AP
IRS Payments Direct Deposit Deadline: USA Today, NPR, CNN
Nebraska Primary Results: CBS News, Business Insider
Biden Staying Home: AP, FOX News
Facebook’s Settlement with Moderators: The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget
Twitter Work From Home ‘Forever’: BuzzFeed, USA Today, NBC News
CSU Online this Fall: LA Times, NY Times
Hamilton Coming to Disney+: Variety, NPR
Work Wednesday: Blocking “Reply All” Email Storms: USA Today, Engadget, The Verge, Microsoft
The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.
Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt, House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\
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Phenomenal Woman is one of Maya Angelou’s most popular poems.
Angelou is a legendary figure whose career of course included writing but also singing, dancing, acting, directing, teaching, activism and campaigning. She held more than 50 honorary degrees before she died.
On the Gist, lengthening your femur.
In the interview, Azi Paybarah, writer of the New York Today column for the New York Times, speaks with Mike about New York State and City leadership, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s progressive missteps, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s taking control of the messaging.
In the spiel, Fauci’s warning as he goes before the Senate.
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