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Three million US coronavirus cases -- and growing. Presidential pressure to get back to school. Unflattering details from a book by President Trump's niece. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
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Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #51. Our special guest today is comedian Narado Moore! Follow him on all forms of social media @Rod4Short. Music at the end is "Country Pie" by Bob Dylan.
Yes, there is an -ology for that. Dr. Robert Proctor is a Stanford professor of the History of Science and co-edited the book “Agnotology: The Making & Unmaking of Ignorance,” having coined the word 30 years ago. We chat about everything from the true evils of tobacco marketing, to the sugar lobby, to racial injustice, horse vision, the psychology of the Flat Earther movement, which countries have the highest rates of climate denial, empathy, how to navigate difficult conversations and why it's critical to dismantle the systems of willful ignorance, starting locally.
Dr. Robert Proctor’s book, Agnotology
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Local activists never expected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to go bust. Now they’re asking each other: How did that victory happen? And can it be replicated?
Guest: Lyndsey Gilpin, founder and editor-in-chief of Southerly.
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Local activists never expected the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to go bust. Now they’re asking each other: How did that victory happen? And can it be replicated?
Guest: Lyndsey Gilpin, founder and editor-in-chief of Southerly.
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The news to know for Wednesday, July 8th, 2020!
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Trump Pressures Governors to Reopen Schools: FOX News, AP, CNN, CDC, NEA Response
Fauci New Warnings: Axios, CNN, The Hill, Facebook
Trump Officially Begins Withdrawal from WHO: WSJ, NBC News, AP, Reuters
COVID-19 Cases: Reuters, Johns Hopkins
Brazil’s President Catches COVID-19: AP, CBS News, WaPo, Reuters
Trump to Meet with Mexican President: AP, Politico, WSJ, NY Times, NPR
Mary Trump Memoir Highlights: NY Times, NBC News, FOX News, WaPo
U.S. Considers Banning TikTok: FOX News, CNBC, USA Today, WaPo
Instagram Rolls Out Pinned Comments: The Verge, Cnet, Instagram
Walmart New Membership Program: Vox (Recode), Reuters, CBS News
Major League Soccer Returns: NY Times, ESPN, AP
The Trump administration officially started the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. “Operation Warp Speed,” the government’s program to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine development, signed its largest deal so far, allocating $1.6 billion to the pharmaceutical company Novavax. Plus, an update on testing issues in hotspots across the country.
Brazilian President and prominent virus skeptic Jair Bolsanaro has Covid-19. In Israel, the health minister stepped down because officials weren’t heeding her advice.
And in headlines: the Movement For Black Lives proposes legislation to transform the criminal justice system, Russia and China discourage marmot hunting, and Mike Pompeo wants the teens to get off TikTok.