Month: September 2020

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The NewsWorthy - RIP RBG, Tropical Storm Beta & ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Sweep- Monday, September 21st, 2020

The news to know for Monday, September 21st, 2020!

What to know about:

  • the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the debate about what should happen to her seat on the Supreme Court bench
  • another tropical storm brewing in the gulf, putting 10 million Americans on watch
  • TikTok getting the green light from President Trump
  • why things got messy with Playstation preorders
  • how the sitcom Schitt's Creek swept the Emmy's

Those stories and more in just 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:

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy: AP, WSJ, NY Times, WaPo, NPR, Supreme Court

Mourners Pay Tribute to RBG: CBS News, ABC News, People

Replacing RBG Debate: NY Times, Axios, Politico, AP, McConnell Statement

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll: NY Times, WSJ, CNN, Johns Hopkins

CDC Testing Advice Reversal: NY Times, CNN, WSJ, CNBC, CDC

Tropical Storm Beta: The Weather Channel, CNN, WaPo, AP, NHC

Trump to Address UN from White House: Politico, Reuters, CBS News, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, UN, Pompeo Statement

UN International Day of Peace: United Nations, Get Involved

TikTok Deal Gets Green Light: Bloomberg, NY Times, NPR, CNN

WeChat Ban Blocked: CNN, WSJ, CNBC

Playstation Preorder Chaos: FOX Business, The Verge, Engadget, Playstation, Xbox

U.S. Open Winner: CBS Sports, ESPN, Golf Magazine

Emmy Award Winners: NY Times, Variety, People, Emmy’s

Monday Monday: How the Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping: NY Times, WaPo, NPR

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Nijmegen: The City That Remembers

Located approximately 100km east of Rotterdam, the city of Nijmegen is a mid-sized Dutch city situated on the Waal river that few people outside of the Netherlands are familiar with. For the last several years, every single day regardless of the weather, people of Nijmegen have honored events that took place in the city 76 years ago. Learn more about the city of Nijmegen and the daily Sunset March on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Discovery of Fire

When we think of what made human beings into humans beings, one of the first things which come up is the discovery of fire. The control and use of fire is one of the earliest things which our ancestors did which separated us from other apes and began us on the path to becoming modern podcast listening humans.  Learn more about how humans came to use fire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Second Crusade Episode 2 “The Road to Defeat”

In this episode, we look at the passage of the Second Crusade through the Byzantine Empire and on into Anatolia which was a major war zone between the Byzantines and the Turks. Hopes were high for the Second Crusade, led by the two greatest Kings of Europe, Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. But a cruel fate awaited them.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: Coronavirus Changing Movies & TV

Today we’re getting a look behind-the-scenes of Hollywood as the entertainment industry tries to adapt to the pandemic. You’ll hear about the impact to movies and TV (both on and off screen).

First we’re talking about movies, the box office, and whether movie theaters will survive this, and then we’ll discuss TV production, from what it’s like to work on-set to how TV scripts are changing.

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The Gist - Special: SCOTUS After Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Emily Bazelon joins Mike for a special episode on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After discussing Ginsburg’s history as a justice and legacy on the court, they begin to unpack the future political ramifications of her death. Emily and Mike talk through the ways a nomination could quickly slip through the Senate before January, the impact a conservative court could have on issues besides abortion rights, and if Ginsburg should have stepped down under President Obama.

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The Gist - Condemn Nation

On the Gist, Trump can’t pronounce Mosni, Wisconsin.

In the interview, Mike talks with writers Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas about their foray into collaborative editing. Their new collection of short sports stories called Losers: Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard is a curated volume that explores what it means to feel defeated. Pilon, a New York Times bestselling author, and Thomas, a New Yorker staff writer examine why winning isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be, and why losing never fails to reveal life lessons to players and those on the sidelines.

In the spiel, condemning condemnation.

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