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A judge orders Wisconsin to open up. A pandemic whistleblolwer testifies. How one infected person can be a super spreader. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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“Her parents’ financial success is dependent on her abdomen.” This week, Jessica moves to L.A., records a video and meets a boy. The celebrity cameos escalate. Digressions include overalls, werewolves and Judy Garland. This episode unfortunately contains detailed descriptions of disordered eating.
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After three elections and 16 months, the unity government between sworn rivals Binyamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz gets to work tonight. Can it withstand the coming political storms? Frenetic research into the coronavirus is upending some long-established ways of disseminating science, perhaps for good. And we examine the merits of outlawing an awkward job interview question.
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Editor's note: After publication, the swearing in of Israel's new government was postponed until Sunday.
There was a time when you couldn't go too long watching television without seeing a commercial for Rice-A-Roni. Many featured images of San Francisco, and ended with a catchy jingle — "Rice-A-Roni. The San Francisco Treat!"
Bay Curious listener Kent Barnes has wondered if that advertising slogan is true. Was Rice-A-Roni actually created here in the Bay Area?
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Original story produced by Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson of The Kitchen Sisters. Adapted for Bay Curious by Asal Ehsanipour. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Asal Ehsanipour, Rob Speight. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Bianca Hernandez, Ethan Lindsey, Michelle Wiley and Vinnee Tong.
All around the world, scientific research has been put on hold to concentrate resources on one thing: a vaccine for COVID-19. The usual red tape that slows down these experiments has been removed. And at a lab in Baltimore, researchers are working around the clock to recruit trial participants, prepare vaccine doses, and study results.
Guest: Dr. Kirsten Lyke, lead investigator on COVID-19 vaccine trials at the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.
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Paris Marx is joined by Lizzie O’Shea to discuss how learning about history can empower us to imagine more radical futures, how COVID-19 could create the opportunity to demand a better world, and how the praise for essential workers could help us rethink our ideas about work and the economy.
Lizzie O’Shea is the author of “Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us about Digital Technology.” She is also the founder and chair of Digital Rights Watch. She recently wrote about how there is no such thing as unskilled labor for The Baffler. Follow Lizzie on Twitter as @Lizzie_OShea.
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Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.
In which we are reminded that the modern global communication network still relies on unwiedly physical cables running along the sea-floor, tempting Russian spies and itchy whales, and Ken enjoys the word "gutta-percha." Certificate #34332.
All around the world, scientific research has been put on hold to concentrate resources on one thing: a vaccine for COVID-19. The usual red tape that slows down these experiments has been removed. And at a lab in Baltimore, researchers are working around the clock to recruit trial participants, prepare vaccine doses, and study results.
Guest: Dr. Kirsten Lyke, lead investigator on COVID-19 vaccine trials at the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.
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The news to know for Thursday, May 14th, 2020!
We’re talking about President Trump’s push to get kids back to school and the reason a top public health expert says not to rush it.
Also, prices at the grocery store are going up. We’ll tell you why, and by how much.
Plus, take part in a COVID-19 genetic study, create your avatar on Facebook, and go to some of America’s most popular parks as they start to reopen.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview about our mental health during a pandemic. Licensed therapist and well-known YouTuber Kati Morton shares her take on the current crisis and how to deal with it.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about our guest or any of the stories mentioned.
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Sources:
Americans Leave Home Again: NY Times, Cuebiq
Trump Presses Schools to Reopen: AP, Reuters, Politico, CDC
Kids COVID-related Illness: CNBC, CBS News, Axios
Wisconsin Stay-at-Home Order Overturned: NPR, CNN, NY Times, Twitter
China Hacking COVID-19 Research: USA Today, NBC News, Newsweek
Fed Chair Urges More Relief: NY Times, Axios, WSJ, CNBC
Groceries are Getting More Expensive: CNBC, CNN, USA Today, Labor Dept.
23andMe Genetics Research: Stat, MIT Tech Review, 23andMe, Ancestry
Amazon Requests Price Gouging Law: The Verge, TechCrunch, Amazon
Facebook Customizable Avatars: The Verge, Engadget, Facebook
Universal Orlando Limited Reopening: AP, FOX Business, Universal
Yellowstone and Grand Canyon to Partially Reopen: CNN, USA Today
Mental Health During a Pandemic: Washington Post, STAT News, Axios, YouTube: Kati Morton
