Month: August 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Election Interference Report, Wall Street Record & New Girl Scout Cookie- Wednesday, August 19th, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, August 19th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

  • a change of plans for the USPS and why lawmakers say its leader needs to explain himself
  • a DNC recap as Democrats officially nominate Joe Biden for president
  • key takeaways from a new report on election interference
  • a new record on Wall Street 
  • Microsoft's new competition in its bid for TikTok
  • what could soon be your new favorite Girl Scout cookie

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Postal Service Suspends Cuts: AP, WaPo, Axios, CNN

Coronavirus Outbreaks: Johns Hopkins, Reuters, WaPo, CNBC

Latest College Changes: AP, CNN, Poynter, Inside HigherEd

Senate Report on Russia Investigation: WaPo, Axios, NBC News, NY Times, WSJ, Full Report

DNC Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Preview: Politico, CNN, WSJ, WaPo, ABC News, CBS News

Trump RNC Speech Preview: WaPo, USA Today, FOX News

S&P 500 Closes at Record High: CNBC, WSJ, WaPo, AP

Oracle in Talks to buy TikTok: CNBC, The Guardian, Reuters, WSJ

Asteroid Makes Close Pass by Earth: Space.com, CBS News, Cnet

New Toast-Yay Girl Scout Cookie: USA Today, CNN, Forbes, Girl Scouts

Work Wednesday: Amazon to Add Thousands of Corporate/Tech Jobs: TechCrunch, CNBC, Amazon

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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - The NBA and Zero COVID cases (with Steve Kerr)

There’s one place in the country with zero COVID-19 cases. Andy chats with Golden State Warriors head coach and social justice advocate Steve Kerr about the NBA and the pandemic: from the suspension of the season in March to creating a COVID-free bubble in Orlando. Plus, how Steve’s incredible life story connects him to the tradition of outspoken athletes like Mohammed Ali and Bill Walton, and yes, there may be some basketball talk with Andy and Zach.


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The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #70” with Kevin Anderson & Daniel Magden

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 #70.  Our VERY SPECIAL guests today are Kevin Anderson and Daniel Magden. Follow them on all forms of social media @KBAndersonYo and @MagdenDaniel respectively. Music at the end is "No Cops" by our friend Jonny Moze!

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The Daily Signal - This Mom Created an Education Pod, and You Can Too

For many families, home has become both office and school during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents across America are facing the challenge this fall of managing a full-time job with their child's education. Memories of a chaotic spring have driven moms and dads to find creative solutions.


Education pods are one way families can ensure their children still get a good education during the pandemic. Jenny Clark, founder of Love Your School and Cottage School Life, joins the podcast to explain how she created a pod in her community and how you can do the same. 


Check out Jenny Clark's website here: Love Your School.


We also cover these stories:

  • The state of California suffers from electrical blackouts for the first time in 19 years. 
  • The Senate Intelligence Committee releases the fifth and final volume of the report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
  • President Trump pardons women’s rights icon Susan B. Anthony.


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Philosophers In Space - Listener Qs 15

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Money Girl - 648 – 8 Essential Rules for Surviving Financial Hardship

If you're struggling with a financial crisis, follow these eight rules to manage money wisely, stretch your resources, and bounce back as quickly as possible. Acting as quickly as possible will help you understand solutions, limit the damage, and feel more hopeful about your future.

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This Machine Kills - 3. Exploitation Über Alles

Cold open: You come at the king, you best not miss. Main show: We're locked and loaded with stacks of earnings reports. We've got Uber's finances in our sites. We take aim at the economic underpinning of this lobbyist with an app. It's time for some Uber theory, baby. Hosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl).
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The Gist - Moving to the Middle

On the Gist, political television.

In the interview, Slate’s Will Saletan is here to discuss the first night of the Democratic National Convention. He and Mike unpack how the party is positioning itself as the party of normalcy while still acknowledging the ways progressives like Bernie Sanders pushed the party forward. They look at how conservatives might flip any of the democrats talking points on them, and the coronavirus of it all.

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Consider This from NPR - Can College And COVID Co-Exist?

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomed students back to campus, only to cancel all in-person classes a week later. Can any college campus really open while the virus is still so widespread?

NPR's Elissa Nadworny reports on what it looks like to try, from The University Of Georgia.

And NPR's Sequoia Carrillo reports on how U.S. military academies are making it work.

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