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A British team is leading the race for the one innovation that could, in time, halt the coronavirus crisis. But once a vaccine is approved, who would get it, where, and how fast? An Ethiopian musician’s murder has inflamed the ethnic tensions that threaten the country’s transition to democracy. And a rollicking tale of sloppy spycraft in Fiji.
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In which a Victorian food faddist persuades America and Europe to chew each bite of onion over seven hundred times, and John discovers what Woodrow Wilson would look like if he were an embezzler. Certificate #32596.
At the end of May, California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, had zero reported cases of COVID-19. Now, the facility has more than 1,300. Guards are falling ill. Some inmates are refusing tests, making it difficult to track the severity of the outbreak. One federal judge says the only way to save lives at this point is for the governor to approve a widespread release of inmates.
Guest: Megan Cassidy, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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The news to know for Tuesday, July 7th, 2020!
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U.S. Breaks More COVID-19 Records: WSJ, USA Today, Johns Hopkins
California Shuts Down More Bars: LA Times, Reuters, Vox
NYC Reopening: NY Times, WSJ, FOX News
Universities Announce Fall Plans: WaPo, CNN, CNBC
Impact on Foreign Students: Reuters, WSJ, Axios, ICE
PPP Loan Recipients: AP, Reuters, WSJ, Bloomberg, Politico, Treasury Data
Amy Cooper Charged: AP, Reuters, Axios, Manhattan DA
SCOTUS Rules Against Faithless Electors: NBC News, WSJ, WaPo
SCOTUS Robocall Ruling: NPR, CNET, WaPo
Uber Buys Postmates: AP, NY Times, The Verge, Reuters, Uber,
Online Grocery Shopping Hits Record Sales: TechCrunch, Full Survey
Blackout Day 2020: CNN, USA Today, #Blackout Day2020
Colin Kaepernick ESPN Series: Hollywood Reporter, ESPN, CNN, ESPN Films
Ringo Starr Charity Birthday Fundraiser: Rolling Stone, NY Daily News, Ringo Starr
Back in the day a great stand-up comedy set on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” meant instant success, but so much has changed since then. Greg Fitzsimmons, stand-up comedian and host of the long-running comedy podcast “Fitzdog Radio”, explains that despite the increased competition comedy is still a meritocracy for those willing to work for it.
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Emergency unemployment benefits included in the CARES Act are set to expire at the end of the month. With that deadline looming, and the health crisis raging, we look at what the next potential aid package might include.
Some colleges and universities have announced their back-to-Zoom plans for classes in the fall. The faculty at Georgia Tech are currently pushing back against a plan to resume in-person classes, while Harvard will make all classes remote while charging full-price for tuition, and hosting some freshmen on campus.
And in headlines: the Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down during review, Uber eats Postmates, and Amy Cooper could be charged in New York.
Netflix’s recommendation algorithm is supposed to find you TV and movies that you’ll like — and that will keep you paying for Netflix. But is Netflix really showing you stuff you want to watch, or just stuff that Netflix made?
Hosts: Peter Kafka & Rani Molla
This podcast is a production of Recode by Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network. This episode was produced by Zach Mack, Bridget Armstrong. Our editor is Charlie Herman. Gautam Srikishan engineered and scored this episode. Nishat Kurwa is the Executive Producer.
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