Month: January 2021

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Start Small: Experts Explain How To Achieve Your Goals In 2021

Reset talks to 2 experts who explain how smaller, achievable goals are the key to success, and failure will only make you stronger and wiser.

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Consider This from NPR - Why U.S. Vaccinations Started Slow And What We Know About The New Coronavirus Variant

Initially, U.S. officials predicted that as many as 20 million Americans would be fully vaccinated before the end of 2020. And while that many vaccine doses were distributed, only a fraction of them have been administered.

The federal government has given states control over distribution plans which has led to different systems with differing levels of success. In one Florida county, Julie Glenn of member station WGCU reports on the haphazard vaccine rollout that has led elderly residents to camp out in tents to get their first shot.

As vaccinations lag behind schedule, a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus is spreading in many countries, including the U.S. The new variant isn't thought to be more deadly, and scientists believe the vaccines currently being administered will work against it. Additional good news is that masks and social distancing will still slow the spread of the new variant.

Additional reporting this episode from NPR's Allison Aubrey, who's reported on the slow start to vaccinations, and from NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff, who's reported on the new coronavirus variant. Reporting on the vaccine rollout at the state level came from Will Stone in Seattle, Nashville Public Radio's Blake Farmer, and WBUR's Martha Bebinger.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The 12 Days of Christmas

I’m sure all of you have heard the 12 Days of Christmas song. It is the holiday equivalent of 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, and no one ever sings it to completion because it’s so long. But it does raise the question, what are the 12 days of Christmas? Why are there 12? And why am I doing an episode on this in January well after Christmas is over? Learn the answers to these questions on the episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Time To Say Goodbye - Vaxx dreams; American decline vs. Chinese ambition; and 2020 favs

This week’s theme, courtesy of Tony Soprano: “Is the U.S. over?”

Both Tammy and Jay have new pieces out on our failure to curb the spread of Covid-19 in nursing homes. The country has seemed unable to tackle complex problems. Have we learned anything? What now?

0:00 – We talk about the vaccine rollout in the U.S. and our ominously poor start to distribution. Tammy hates on federalism and the States counterplan (debate joke). Plus: should health care workers have the right to refuse the vaccine?

23:45 – At the end of 2020, Beijing-based economic analyst Dan Wang offered this year-in-review newsletter full of global, historical observations of the U.S., spurring much chatter on China Twitter. 

Is Chinese society experiencing the equivalent of the U.S.’s “golden age of capitalism”? How do most Americans imagine the life of an “average” person in China—you know, like Pangzai? And is the U.S. in a “declining empire” / “rentier” stage of its history?

1:09:30 – A listener question from Swoo: What were some of your favorite reads in 2020? 

* Tammy: James Baldwin, “Stranger in the Village” (essay)

* Andy: Nancy Fraser, “Feminism, Capitalism, and the Cunning of History” (paper)

* Jay: Greg Kot, I’ll Take You There; Mark Kram, Jr., Ghosts of Manila

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 01/05

Election Day in Georgia with control of the Senate up for grabs. Republicans protest the results of the Presidential election. Pharmacist accused of vaccine destruction in court. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Short Wave - How COVID-19 Has Changed Science

2020 was a year like no other, especially for science. The pandemic has caused massive shifts in scientific research – how it's being done, what's being focused on, and who's doing it. Ed Yong of The Atlantic explains some of the ways, both good and bad, that COVID-19 has changed science.

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The NewsWorthy - High Stakes in Georgia, COVID Lockdowns & March Madness Bubble- Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

The news to know for Tuesday, January 5th, 2021!

We have updates about:

  • today's high-stakes election in Georgia: why it's so crucial and how the candidates are getting some high-profile help in the final hours of their campaigns
  • countries going into their strictest-ever lockdowns to fight against the new strain of coronavirus 
  • tech workers forming a rare union
  • plans for March Madness in a sort-of bubble
  • the new dog breed making its mark in the U.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:

GA Runoffs Today: AJC, NY Times, WSJ, AP, Elections Project

Trump/Biden Rallies: LA Times, AJC, CBS News, WaPo

CEOs Urge Peaceful Transition: WSJ, Axios, Full Letter

England New COVID Lockdown: NY Times, Reuters, BBC

New COVID Variant in NY: CNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg

Qatar-Saudi Arabia Deal: Axios, Reuters, WSJ

March Madness Happening Only in Indiana: ESPN, CBS Sports, AP, NCAA

Amazon Healthcare Attempt Failed: CNBC, Stat, WSJ

Google, Alphabet Employees Unionize: TechCrunch, WSJ, Reuters, AP

Slack Outage: The Verge, WaPo, CNBC, Slack

Biewer Terrier Recognized by AKC: AP, NY Daily News, AKC

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The Daily Signal - How Does Congress’ Electoral College Certification Process Work?

Congress is set Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote. What is the Electoral College certification process, and how does it work?


Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and 10 other Republican senators are asking for an “emergency ‘audit’ of results in battleground states where President Donald Trump disputes the outcome," according to DallasNews.com.


Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that and more.


We also cover these stories:

  • President Trump harshly criticised Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas for saying he will not object to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election during the certification process on January 6th. 
  • House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is ok with efforts in the House to dispute the results of the 2020 election, as Congress prepares to vote Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote. 
  • Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kathleen Rice D-N.Y., have asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a criminal investigation into the President after Trump spoke with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday. 



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