Month: November 2020

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In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt - The Next Three Stages of COVID-19 (with Ashish Jha)

Andy calls up Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, to discuss what to expect during the next three stages of the pandemic. Ashish also describes going through what he calls "among the most surreal experiences of my life" – testifying in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about hydroxychloroquine. Plus, Ashish’s projections for 2021 including which holiday we will be able to celebrate with friends and family — and an invitation too!

 

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What A Day - Pardon Me, Mr. President

New York City is opening up elementary schools next week after city officials faced heavy criticism for appearing to prioritize economic activities like restaurant dining over the well-being of children. Across the country, public school closures have led to a spike in private school matriculation, since private institutions have a better chance of staying open. 

Trump still hasn’t conceded yet, but he has ramped up predictable lame-duck behavior like pushing through a battery of new rules and policy changes. Some policies might not pass legal muster or will be easy for the Biden administration to reverse, but others will have a lasting impact. 

And in headlines: Biden announces the first all-female senior White House communications team, Iran’s foremost nuclear scientist assassinated, and the Utah monolith is gone in a cloud of dirt.

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"Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20"

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The NewsWorthy - Trump Campaign Setbacks, Severe Fall Storm & Cyber Monday- Monday, November 30th, 2020

The news to know for Monday, November 30th, 2020!

What to know about:

  • how the latest election challenges are or are not holding up
  • specific steps the nation's top doctors want you to take if you traveled or gathered for Thanksgiving
  • where millions of Americans are bracing for severe or snowy weather
  • sports teams having to make some significant, last-minute changes
  • a record-breaking Netflix series inspiring a new hobby
  • Cyber Monday

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:

PA Supreme Court Dismisses Pro-Trump Lawsuit: WaPo, NBC News, NPR

WI Recount Affirms Biden Victory: WaPo, AP, Axios, NBC News

Biden-Harris First Daily Briefing: WSJ, Axios, CNN

Biden Fractures Foot: Delaware News Journal, AP, NBC News, Axios

Birx Suggests Holiday-Goers Get Tested: CBS News, WaPo, The Hill

Fauci Expects “Surge Upon a Surge”: AP, NPR, CNBC, Politico, Axios

COVID-19 Restrictions Worldwide: Bloomberg, AP, CBS News, Reuters

Restrictions in Your State: USA Today

NYC to Reopen Some Schools: AP, NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, City of New York

Afghanistan Suicide Bombings: AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera

East Coast Severe Weather: CNN, WaPo, Weather Channel

Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends: WSJ, Weather Channel, Tampa Bay Times

First Female Power 5 Football Player: ESPN, CBS Sports, NY Times, AP, Axios

Broncos Scramble to Find Fill-in QB: ESPN, Axios, NBC Sports, Denver Post

More NFL Teams Face COVID-19 Fines: AP, NBC News, ABC News

Spotify Launches Stories: Engadget, Gizmodo, TmarTn

‘The Croods’ Box Office Success: AP, Variety, CNBC, FOX Business

‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Sets Netflix Record: Deadline, Variety, TechCrunch, Netflix

Chess Sales Soaring: NY Times, NBC News, FOX Business

Monday Monday - Black Friday Breaks Records, Cyber Monday Next: USA Today, AP, Reuters, WSJ

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The Daily Signal - Pastor and Rabbi Work to End Persecution of Christians in Africa

Radical Muslims are persecuting thousands of Christians in the West African nation of Nigeria. Much of the Western world knows little about the hardships these Christians face, but the Rev. Johnnie Moore and Rabbi Abraham Cooper hope to change that.

 

Moore and Cooper, two globally recognized human rights advocates, co-authored the new book “The Next Jihad: Stop the Christian Genocide in Africa.” The rabbi and the reverend join the show to explain what is happening to Christians in Nigeria and why they chose to come together to shed light on a situation the media is largely not covering. 


Plus, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a family who was once homeless themselves, but is now giving back to those in need. 


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Consider This from NPR - BONUS: The Badder, The Better

Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda blew up in 2014 off of his song "Hot N****" and the instantly viral Shmoney Dance. But just months after his breakout hit, Bobby and about a dozen of his friends were arrested and slapped with conspiracy charges in connection with a murder and several other shootings.

In this episode of NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot, hosts Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden head to Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York to meet Bobby for an exclusive in-person interview, tour his neighborhood with his crew, grab a bite at his mom's seafood joint and learn new details of the studio raid that changed Bobby's life.

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Unexpected Elements - Vaccines – the Covid confusion

While developing new treatments drug companies usually release little useful information on how the clinical trials are progressing. However with the world’s attention on potential vaccines against Covid -19, the usually dull data on the progression of each trial step is subject to huge scrutiny. It doesn’t help to clarify things says epidemiologist Nicole Basta when that data raises questions about the rigour of the trial itself. This seems to be what happened with the latest Astra Zeneca, and Oxford University trial – where the best results were reportedly due to a mistake.

The link between locust plagues and extreme weather was demonstrated once again when cyclone Gati hit Somalia – dumping 2 years worth of rain in just a few days. This creates a perfect environment for locusts to breed to plague proportions. And this will be the third time in as many years that cyclones will trigger such an effect says Keith Cressman from the UNFAO. However thanks to the previous recent locust plagues in East Africa the countries most in line for this returning locust storm are better prepared this time.

A study of tree rings from Greater Mongolia suggests the region is now drying out rapidly, the past 20 years have been drier than the past thousand says climate scientist Hans Liderholm. This points to potential desertification in coming years.

And the death of a scientific icon. The Arecibo observatory, featured in the films ‘Goldeneye’ and ‘Contact’, and responsible for the Nobel Prize winning detection of gravitational waves is facing demolition. Sitting in a crater in the jungles of Puerto Rico this 57 year old radio telescope dish has suffered severe storm damage and is in danger of collapse. Astronomer Anne Virkki, who works at the telescope and science writer Shannon Stirone explain its significance.

This year, dramatic wildfires wreaked havoc across the globe from Australia to Siberia. CrowdScience listener Melissa wants to know the extent to which climate change is a factor in blazes that appear to be increasing in both frequency and intensity.

Presenter Anand Jagatia hears how scientists use alternative worlds in computer models, to understand the role that global warming plays. After Siberia’s hottest ever year on record, he discovers the impact of increasing temperatures on boreal forests – and how they could help release huge stocks of carbon that has been stored in the soil. But is there anything we can do to prevent this happening? He visits the UK’s Peak District region, where conservationists are re-wilding a massive area with a special species of moss, which may offer a solution to an increase in infernos.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: How Bitcoin Gets to $100,000

Another look at the bitcoin valuation models that could possibly lead to a six-figure bitcoin valuation over the course of the next year.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

On this edition of The Breakdown’s Long Reads Sunday, NLW reads a recent piece by Hong Fang, CEO of OKCoin. 

In it, Fang provides a set of valuation models and scenarios that plausibly lead to bitcoin achieving a significant $100,000 value over the course of 2021.


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Your Weekly COVID Update With Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Taormina

Dr. Mia Taormina, infectious disease specialist at the DuPage Medical Group, explains the latest coronavirus science and the precautions to take to navigate the pandemic. Look for our latest interview with her in your podcast feed every Sunday.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Battle of Cannae

One of the greatest battles in Roman history was one of its greatest losses. It was a defeat that shook the city to its core and could have very well ended the Roman Republic. ...but it didn’t. The reason why it didn’t is a story of determination and the difference between tactics and strategy. Learn more about the Battle of Cannae, one of the greatest battles in ancient history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The Allusionist - 126. Survival: Custodians of the Languages

In Australia, there were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of languages. Until English arrived.

Rudi Bremer and Karina Lester talk about the destruction and revival of indigenous Australian languages.

Content note: this episode refers to violence and genocide.

Find more information about the topics in this episode at theallusionist.org/custodians, and listen to the other episodes in the Survival series: Second Home about Welsh in Patagonia; Oot in the Open, about the suppression and revival of Scots; and Bequest, about queer language in Māori; and the pair of Key episodes are about language extinction and preservation.

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