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We closed down the country because we didn’t have enough COVID-19 tests. Now that testing capacity is improving, there’s another problem: figuring out what all this new data means, and who’s reporting accurate figures.
Guest: Robinson Meyer, staff writer at the Atlantic, and part of the team working on the COVID Tracking Project.
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The news to know for Tuesday, May 19th, 2020!
What to know today about a promising new vaccine. We’ll break down the possible timeline for it, and why some health experts are excited.
And President Trump is taking an unproven drug to prevent COVID-19.
Plus, Amazon could be eyeing the discount fashion industry, Michael Jordan’s sneakers break a record, and graduates are being offered a sweet deal today.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
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Promising Vaccine Results: NBC News, Stat, WaPo, Forbes, Moderna
Trump Taking Hydroxychloroquine: ABC News, WSJ, AP, WH Physician Letter, FDA
W.H.O. Annual Meeting: WSJ, Reuters, Axios, NY Times
Comparing COVID-19 to Flu: Newsweek, JAMA
Case Count, Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
Celebs Mental Health Message: USA Today, Vanity Fair
Instagram’s New Wellness Tool: ABC News, Engadget, Instagram
Disney Exec Joins Tik Tok: CNN, Engadget, AP
Uber Laying Off More Employees: Engadget, WSJ
JC Penney Closing 30 Percent of Stores: USA Today, CNN
Amazon/JC Penney Talks: FOX Business, WWD
NFL Reopening Training Facilities: AP, ESPN
Bull Riding to Return with Fans: Yahoo Sports, Reuters, PBR
Lebron James to Produce Adam Sandler Movie: Bleacher Report, Variety
MJ Air Jordans Auction: CNN, Reuters, Sotheby’s
Krispy Kreme Giving Free Donuts to Grads: Thrillist, Krispy Kreme
How did Bernie Madoff pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? Diana Henriques, journalist and author of the bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, reveals that Madoff had an unusual gift for someone orchestrating fraud.
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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify this morning about the economic crisis and response. We preview the hearing.
A biotech company called Moderna reported preliminary results from a phase one trial of their coronavirus vaccine. So far, the results are positive—but the vaccine still has a lot more testing to go. Plus, California starts its program to give out economic relief to people who are undocumented.
And in headlines: embattled politicians scuffle inside Hong Kong’s legislature, Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” hates breath, and South Korean pro soccer team gets cheered on by sex dolls.
A mother of 2, Desi McAdam understands the needs of a parent. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science, and loves to roller skate – and may have participated in roller derby a time or 2. Fast forward several years, she and her co-founder were meeting to figure out how to create a co-working space with childcare. In attempting to do this, they came up with the idea for Nanno – an on-demand platform for connecting parents to vetted, quality sitters…. when & where they need them.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville recently announced a new way it will help students: covering tuition costs for the fall 2020 semester for all incoming full-time undergraduate students enrolled in its on-campus programs.
Father Dave Pivonka, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville, joins the podcast to talk about how and why Franciscan University chose to do this during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus he discusses what he thinks of Generation Z, and how to keep hope in these times.
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Today's episode features an interview with one of our favorite recurring guests, Andrew Seidel, who returns to warn us of new regulations pursuant to the CARES Act that are permitting churches to take PPP money. Yes, that means your tax dollars are literally paying the salaries of ministers, priests, imams, and the like.
We also discuss what just happened in Wisconsin, where the Supreme Court invalidated Gov. Evers's stay-at-home order. Is it bad? Listen and find out! (Yes.)
After that, it's time for the answer to #T3BE about when & where double jeopardy attaches.
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