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The NewsWorthy - Peaceful Transfer of Power?, Pac-12 Reversal & Flying Ring Camera- Friday, September 25th, 2020
The news to know for Friday, September 25th, 2020!
What to know about:
- what lawmakers from both parties are promising to do after Election Day, win or lose, and why President Trump won't make the same promise
- protests that are still heated around the country as activists demand justice for Breonna Taylor
- another controversial video involving a police officer
- more college football returning earlier than expected
- the companies teaming up to take on Apple and Google
- Amazon's newly-unveiled products, like a flying ring camera
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
FBI: No Evidence of Voter Fraud: NBC News, Axios, NY Times
Lawmakers Promise Orderly Election: AP, Axios, Reuters, WSJ
Ginsburg to Lie in State: USA Today, NY Times, History
Seattle Officer On Leave: Seattle Times, CBS News, NBC News, Seattle OPA
Justice for Breonna Protests Continue: Louisville Courier-Journal, AP, WSJ, Reuters, WaPo
DHS Proposes Limiting Student Visas: WSJ, Vox, Forbes, DHS
Pac-12 to Restart Season in November: ESPN, AP, CBS Sports, NY Times
Virus Tests Available to United Passengers: United, CNN, USA Today, CBS News
Advocacy Group Takes on Apple and Google: NY Times, WSJ, WaPo, Coalition for App Fairness, Apple Website
Amazon Debuts New Hardware: Axios, Engadget, CNN, CNBC
Global Day Of Climate Action: Fridays for Future, How to Get Involved
Feel Good Friday- Community Helps Rebuild 72-Year-Old Woman’s House: CNN, CBS News, Facebook
The Goods from the Woods - “The Corona Diaries #87” with Richard Eden
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 87. Sitting in with us again today is our hilarious next door neighbor, Daniel Magden! Follow him on Twitter @MagdenDaniel and check out his podcast "Reefer Sadness". Also, joining us for this episode via phone from Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada is the grand poobah of the Yukon Comedy Fest and the Brain Freeze Podcast Network, Richard Eden! Music at the end is "Big River" by Johnny Cash.
The Daily Signal - He’s a Friend of Supreme Court Prospect Amy Coney Barrett. Here’s What He Has to Say.
Professor Carter Snead is one of the world's leading experts on public bioethics at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a colleague of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, one of President Donald Trump's finalists to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Snead joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about Barrett, her legal career, media attacks, and more.
We also cover these stories:
- Riots break out in Louisville, Kentucky, after a grand jury announces three felony charges of wanton endangerment against a former police detective in the Breonna Taylor case.
- President Trump declines to directly answer loaded questions about what he will do if he loses reelection.
- President Trump pays his respects to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as her body lies in repose just outside the doors of the Supreme Court.
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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Episode 272: Pull Requests Are Welcome
"Sorry I missed your comment of many months ago. I no longer build software; I now make furniture out of wood." Life is lived in stages.
Most people are working remotely these days, but offices may return, and even if they don't, these skills could come in handy. Teamwork, persuasion, communication, and leadership, just a few of the things you can learn in this Technion course.
Big thanks to TwilioQuest, which has gotten Ben, the worst coder in the world, practicing his Javascript skills again.
What gives you that special feeling: a nice, sharp recursive function or a deep, winding ternary statement? Paul and Sara debate the finer points of feeling smugly satisfied with your own code.
Opening Arguments - OA424: No Charges for Breonna’s Killer
The law worked... how it's designed to work. Andrew gives us the breakdown on what happened, and what didn't happen.
After that, Andrew has the deepest of dives on Amy Coney Barrett, the odds-on favorite to be the next fundamentalist Justice on the Supreme Court.
Links: Your homework for next episode What If Trump Refuses to Concede?, Hankison indictment, Kentucky Penal Code § 508.060, 431.073 Certain felony convictions may be vacated, Coney Barrett cult People of Praise, Catholic Judges in Capital Cases, Transcript: JFK's Speech on His Religion, Kanter v. Barr Addition Coney Barrett stuff: US Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. AutoZone, Inc., 860 F.3d 564, EEOC v. AutoZone, Incorporated – CourtListener.com, Schmidt v. Foster, 891 F.3d 302.
The Gist - Democracy’s Nightmare Scenario
On the Gist, Kelly Loeffler and Atilla the Hun.
In the interview, Jonathan V. Last, editor of The Bulwark, talks with Mike about his recent piece which forecasts that after the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, America is moving one step closer to another political crisis. Last walks through some of the nightmare scenarios, particularly on the probability that a conservative justice is appointed, confirmed, and subsequently rules on the November election. Last explains that although he remains optimistic with regards to the legitimacy of the SCOTUS, he is ultimately losing faith that some voters care not for a system of governance that is capable of functioning competently.
In the spiel, remaining outraged as Trump repeats himself.
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Quiet Words That Remain
Marking the passing of a constitutional titan, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Columbia Law professor and former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gillian Metzger. And a special remembrance from Justice Ginsburg’s law school classmates Flora Schnall and Judge Carol Brosnahan.
Podcast production by Sara Burningham.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Policy to Foster an Inclusive Pandemic Recovery
The pandemic has left millions of Americans poorer. How can the economic recovery best benefit those most harmed economically? Michael Tanner contributed an essay to Cato's new Pandemics and Policy.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Should We Take The Cops Out Of Most 911 Calls?
Amid nationwide calls for racial justice and alternatives to policing, more cities are looking to shift non-emergency calls to crisis intervention teams.
Reset takes a look at one community-based public safety system that’s seen success in Eugene, Ore., and how other cities are exploring the model.