by Mark Jarman
CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 01/20
Inauguration Day as Joe Biden gets set to take the oath. President Trump bids farewell. Capitol locked down under unprecedented security. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Costly disbelief: covid-19 ravages Brazil again
Desperate scenes in the city of Manaus may foretell a dire wave throughout the country. A misguided sense of “herd immunity” has worsened matters, as has the president’s persistent scepticism. We examine history to see how lasers progressed from practical impossibility to utter ubiquity—and the scientific frontiers they are still illuminating. And how clams are protecting lives in Poland. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
The Best One Yet - “Every kiss begins with Jared’s” — Signet Jewelers’ Benchmark Brand. Goldman’s humble-brag. Impossible’s big hire.
The world’s biggest diamond seller tells us everything we need to know about jewelry on Earth right now. Big Bank Goldman Sachs just made a major humble-brag. And Impossible Foods’ new hire is why we’re thinking of a new business line for them: Carbon-Neutrality-as-a-Service.
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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - What It Will Take to Remake America Great
A new presidential administration begins today. In pivotal moments like this, it’s hard to know what to say. But eight years ago, Richard Blanco was called upon to say something anyway - in front of a million people at Barack Obama’s second inauguration. And eight years later, he has some thoughts about the crossroads we’re at now.
Guest: Richard Blanco, author of How to Love a Country and the Inaugural Poet for Barack Obama’s 2012 Inauguration.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
The vaccine rollout continues: how long will it take before we see the benefits, and what benefits will we see? Figures suggest the UK?s economy performed worse than almost anywhere else in the world during the pandemic. But are the numbers misleading us? Alarming claims have been circulating about the number of suicides during lockdown. We look at the facts. Plus, will UK fishing quotas increase two thirds in the wake of Brexit? We trawl through the data.
Short Wave - The Social Side of Stuttering
President-elect Joe Biden has spoken publicly about his childhood stutter. An estimated 1% of the world's adults stutter, yet the condition — which likely has a genetic component — remains misunderstood. NPR Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong speaks with speech pathologist Naomi Rodgers about her research on adolescent stuttering and why the medical model of stuttering is problematic.
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NBN Book of the Day - André Gregory, “This Is Not My Memoir” (FSG, 2020)
André Gregory's not-memoir This Is Not My Memoir (FSG, 2020) is a fascinating trip through theatre history as seen through the eyes of one of its greatest directors. The André we encounter in this book will be familiar to fans of his theatre work or of his celebrated performance in My Dinner with André: curious, ebullient, searching, passionate, funny, and inspiring. This book also includes reflections on André's collaborations and friendships with some of theatre's greatest artists, including Jerzy Grotowski, Wallace Shawn, and Helene Weigel. This book belongs on a shelf next to great autobiographies of the theatre like Harold Clurman's The Fervent Years and Tennessee Williams' Memoirs.
Andy Boyd is a playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of the playwriting MFA at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Arizona School for the Arts.
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The NewsWorthy - Biden Becomes President, Trump’s Final Pardons & Trending Baby Names- Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, January 20th, 2021!
We'll tell you about:
- a historic presidential transition: all the Inauguration Day festivities to welcome President-elect Biden into the White House
- how President Trump is spending his final hours in office
- new changes coming to the SAT
- a referee set to make history at the Super Bowl
- a new trend in baby names for a reason
Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!
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Inauguration Day: AP, CBS News, CNN, NY Times, Bloomberg, Biden Inaugural
Troops Removed from Inauguration Duty: Reuters, NY Times, WaPo
McConnell: Trump Provoked Riot: Politico, AP, WSJ, NPR
U.S. Accuses China of Genocide: NY Times, Axios, USA Today, NBC News, Pompeo Statement
Trump Issuing Bannon Pardon: NY Times, CNN, The Hill, White House
Trump’s Farewell Address: Axios, Politico, ABC News, White House
SAT Changes Coming: WaPo, CBS News, NBC News, College Board
More Positive Baby Names Trending: NY Times, TODAY
First Female Super Bowl Ref: USA Today, ESPN, NBC Sports, NFL
200 Million+ Netflix Users: WSJ, Variety, AP
World’s Largest Creature Discovered?: Forbes, CNN, Cretaceous Research
Work Wednesday: Workers Paid to Get Vaccine: Reuters, Forbes, WSJ, Dollar General, Aldi, Instacart
What A Day - Hello, Goodbiden
Trump leaves office today after four years of hellish incompetence. We reflect on the challenges President Biden and Vice-President Harris will inherit as they takeover.
The Senate trial for Trump’s impeachment still looms, as do Cabinet confirmations. Plus, Biden plans to send Congress a major immigration bill today, which is expected to include a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants living in the US without legal status.
And in headlines: the SAT’s will no longer have optional essays or subject tests, corporations pause donations to GOP lawmakers who voted not to certify the election, and North Carolina Senator Richard Burr won’t be charged with insider trading.