Month: December 2020

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Speech Richard Nixon Never Gave

The Apollo 11 mission to land humans on the moon was one of the most complex things ever undertaken by humanity. They had to prepare for any and every eventuality, including the failure of the mission. To cover that eventually, President Nixon’s speechwriter wrote a speech to cover that eventuality. Learn more about the speech which Richard Nixon never had to give, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The Shakeout - The US-Mexico Border Has Been Closed Since March. Businesses Are Feeling The Consequence.

Along the Mexico border, like everywhere, businesses have seen a drop in foot traffic during the pandemic. Unlike other parts of the country, the loss of customers is partly due to an action by the Federal Government: The closure of the border to nonessential travel. On this episode of The Shakeout, we weigh the economic effects this policy has had for cities on both sides of the border.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Politicizing the Vaccine

The podcast takes up the horrendous "medical ethics" talk surrounding the distribution of the vaccine, as well as the roles of luck and gratitude in American life, a surprising reversal of fortune for AOC, and the incoming Senator whose name makes him sound like a character on "Captain Kangaroo." Give a listen.

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/18

A step closer to a second COVID-19 vaccine. Nearing a new stimulus deal. A hack of federal agencies is worse than first thought. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, December 18, 2020:

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The NewsWorthy - 2nd Vaccine’s Final Step, Russia Olympics Ban & Boseman’s Last Bow- Friday, December 18th, 2020

The news to know for Friday, December 18th, 2020!

What to know about:

  • the second vaccine likely going out to the public soon: what an FDA advisory panel said about it and what's expected to happen today
  • new information on that government cyberattack
  • Google facing yet another lawsuit
  • why you won't see Russia's flag at the next two Olympic Games
  • two highly-anticipated releases in the entertainment world today

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:

FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine: WaPo, AP, WSJ

VP Pence Getting Vaccine Today: NBC News, Axios, ABC News 

U.S. Sets New COVID-19 Records: NY Times, Johns Hopkins, COVID Tracking

Southern California has 0% ICU Capacity: LA Times, AP, NPR 

France’s Macron Gets COVID-19: WaPo, CNN, Axios, Reuters

Biden Picks Interior Secretary: WaPo, NPR, FOX News, Biden Transition, Haaland Tweet

See the Rest of Biden’s Climate Team: Biden Transition

Russia’s Olympics Ban Upheld: USA Today, NY Times, WaPo, AP

'Grave Risks' From Cyberattacks: NY Times, AP, USA Today, Politico, Bloomberg, CISA

Google’s 3rd Antitrust Lawsuit: AP, NY Times, The Verge

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Comes Out: NPR, USA Today, Netflix

'McCartney III' Released: AP, Rolling Stone, Billboard

Feel Good Friday: Friendship Bracelets for Charity: NY Times, NPR, Buy a Bracelet Here

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The Gist - Democrat Delusions

On the Gist, gale-force winds from winter storm Gail. And, today in Remembrances of Things Trump: Jim Acosta was scolded and his credentials revoked.

In the interview, Mike talks with Scottish sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter how his dogs Olive and Mabel became online celebrities. Earlier this year, Cotter began publishing short videos of his dogs featuring funny commentaries from his perspective. One is a sports-style chew toy play-by-play, and another is a work call with his pups over Zoom. These videos went majorly viral, and now he’s out with a memoir recounting the real stories of his life with his dogs. Cotter’s book is Olive, Mabel, & Me: Life and Adventures With Two Very Good Dogs.

In the spiel, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stresses that there is no plan in place for new leadership.

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Pod Save America - “Stimulus checks and balances.”

Mitch McConnell agrees to stimulus checks because he’s worried about losing Georgia, Covid relief nears the finish line, and Democrats ponder why they lost the Senate race in Maine. Then, in an excerpt of his interview on this week’s Pod Save the World, Barack Obama talks to Tommy and Ben about his tensions with the Pentagon over Afghanistan and his thoughts about the rise of right-wing nationalism.

 

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Rosetta Stone

The ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the oldest civilizations that we know of on Earth. While there is much we know about them, knowledge of their system of writing, known as hieroglyphics had become lost by the middle ages. Where there were different theories as to what the writing meant, no one was really sure how to read hieroglyphics. All of this changed in 1799 when French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte discovered a stone that unlocked the secrets of the language.

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