Month: November 2020

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The NewsWorthy - Trump’s Latest Pardon, High Court Blocks Restrictions & Native American Heritage Day- Friday, November 27th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, November 27th, 2020!

What to know about:

  • President Trump's latest pardon: who he let off the hook and who calls it an abuse of power
  • new rules at hospitals around the country as the number of COVID-19 patients breaks records
  • which coronavirus rules the Supreme Court says aren't allowed because they violate religious rights
  • why one of the biggest stars in the NFL is sidelined
  • the pros and cons of two major book publishers joining forces
  • the U.S. celebrating Native American Heritage Day

Those stories and more in around 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:

Trump Pardons Michael Flynn: NPR, AP, FOX News, Trump Tweet, Pelosi Statement, Nadler Statement

U.S. Sets COVID-19 Records: WaPo, CNN, Becker’s ASC Review, Johns Hopkins, COVID Tracking

SCOTUS Blocks NY Restrictions: AP, Axios, NBC News, Full Ruling

Standardized Testing Pushed Back: Axios, Reuters, WaPo, NCES

Native American Heritage Day: Native Hope, Newsweek, NIH, Philadelphia Inquirer

Black Friday/Small Business Saturday: CNN, The Verge, USA Today, Engadget, AP

Penguin Random House Buys Simon & Schuster: NY Times, WSJ, Deadline, WaPo

Ravens QB Tests Positive for COVID-19: NFL, NBC Sports, CBS Sports

Alabama Head Coach Gets COVID-19: ESPN, NY Times, AP

Winner of National Dog Show: NBC Sports, USA Today, CNN, PEOPLE

Feel Good Friday: U.S. Rhodes Scholars Chosen: AP, Forbes, Philadelphia Inquirer, Rhodes House

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Opening Arguments - OA442: Lindsey Graham Is A Criminal

Happy Thanksgiving! Just like the criminals of the Trump era, Opening Arguments never stops. Just as we went to record, Trump pardoned Flynn via Tweet. Andrew gives us his thoughts on that. Then we cover a couple more things Andrew was right about that should reduce your blood pressure a little! (and one thing that might raise it..)

Our main segment is about how Lindsey Graham likely broke several laws in his attempts to influence the vote counting in this election. What's more, there are several things we can do about it! Find out!

Links: 3rd Circuit letter, GSA ascertainment letter, Election results certification dates, 2020, OA325: Putin's Puppet? The Open Skies Treaty, Trump administration pulls out of Open Skies treaty with Russia, False Positive Rate for Signature Matching, 52 US Code § 10307 - Prohibited acts, 52 US Code § 10308 - Civil and criminal sanctions, 2010 Georgia Code :: TITLE 21 - ELECTIONS, 2010 Georgia Code :: TITLE 45 - PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, US Senate: About Expulsion, No Senator Has Been Expelled Since 1862

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Flat Five Bring Harmonies And Hope On New Album, ‘Another World’

Five successful Chicago musicians who love tight harmonies came together to do what they love best: sing. A few times a year, their schedules would permit them to gather, and those occasional gigs at the Hideout became legend. Fast-forward more than 5 years — work and families and COVID-19 has made scheduling tougher than ever, but The Flat Five have managed to release a second album, Another World.

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Consider This from NPR - Play It Forward: A Musical Chain Of Gratitude

What began as a Thanksgiving tradition five years ago for NPR host Ari Shapiro is now a recurring segment on All Things Considered. Play It Forward is a musical chain of gratitude.

Shapiro starts the chain with an artist he's thankful for, and then that musician chooses someone they're thankful for, and it continues onward with each artist choosing the next link in the chain.

This episode features interviews with John Mayer, Leikeli47, Indigo Girls and Kae Tempest.

Listen to all the Play It Forward interviews here.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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Science In Action - 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.

(Image: Credit: Getty Images)

Presenter: Roland Pease Producer: Julian Siddle

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Get the Lead Out

Clair Patterson was a geochemist who worked at CalTech from the 1940s through the 1990s. His work involved studying the age of rocks and the age of the Earth. His greatest discovery, however, was one that was totally by accident and ended up directly impacting the lives of every person on the planet. Learn more about the remarkable Clair Patterson and how he helped get the lead out on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: Schmuck Insurance

A reading of one of the most enduring early investor arguments for bitcoin. 

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

When NLW asked Crypto Twitter for recommendations of the best way to convince friends and family about bitcoin and crypto, one of the ideas was to review old articles that have stood the test of time. 

With that in mind, NLW today reads Chamath Palihapitiya’s May 2013 piece for Bloomberg, “Why I Invested In Bitcoin.” 

Even among prescient early pieces, this one is particularly salient.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - At his majesty, displeasure: Thailand’s anti-monarchy push

A long string of pro-democracy protests are railing more and more against the king himself—and the protesters are younger and more fearless than ever before. The arrest of Bobi Wine, Uganda’s popular singer-turned-opposition-hero, has sparked deadly violence. He won’t win January’s election, but his movement isn’t going away. And a Thanksgiving Day look at the globe-trotting history of the turkey. 

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