CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 02/22

The US nears half a million COVID deaths. New evidence vaccines are cutting hospitalizations. Some United planes grounded after engine failure. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Base Units of Measurement

Every day we are constantly using measurements. We have ways of measuring distance, temperature, time, light, pressure, energy….everything. Yet, why do we measure everything the way we do? Why is a second, a second, and why is a meter, a meter? Learn more about why our units of measurement are the way they are on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The Intelligence from The Economist - Contrary to popular opinion: Mexico’s president

Andrés Manuel López Obrador roared into office with a grand “fourth transformation” agenda. Even after two years of policy failures and power-grabbing, he remains wildly popular. An eye-catching new report implores economists to take biodiversity into account—and puts some sobering limits on growth. And a chat through the state of the art in conversational computers.

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You're Wrong About - The O.J. Simpson Trial: The DeLorean Detour

To tell the story of the "dream team" we must begin by going back to the future. This week we learn why O.J. Simpson fired the man who defended John DeLorean and why a briefcase of cocaine isn’t always a smoking gun. Digressions include Bob’s Big Boy, Margaret Thatcher and the Fonz. 

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The Best One Yet - “1 drink to rule them all” – Boston Beer’s pure-play seltzer. Theragun’s marketing kill. Walmart don’t care.

While nearly every other beer stock has fallen in the last year, Boston Beer shares nearly tripled… so we jumped in SnacksStyle. Theragun just added Kevin Durant, Karlie Kloss, and 100 other celeb investors because it wants to kill its marketing budget. And Walmart got punished for upping its minimum wage — but Walmart don’t care. $SAM $STZ $WMT Got a SnackFact? Tweet it @RobinhoodSnacks @JackKramer @NickOfNewYork Want a shoutout on the pod? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/KhUAo31xmkSdeynD9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Will Andrew Cuomo Say Sorry?

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has attracted national praise for his buck-stops-here leadership throughout the pandemic. But he's made some major missteps in his coronavirus response - the lack of transparency around COVID-related deaths in nursing homes is only the latest example. And his efforts to evade scrutiny have drawn fire from critics and constituents. 


Guest: Jimmy Vielkind, reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering New York politics and government.


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Strict Scrutiny - Wilding Out

Melissa, Kate, and Leah recap opinions, preview the first week of arguments in the February sitting, and discuss the perils of Zoom filters and group texts.

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Start the Week - Family struggles – from Greek tragedy to The Troubles

Kerri ní Dochartaigh was born in Derry-Londonderry at the height of the Troubles, to a Catholic mother and Protestant father. In Thin Places she traces a life affected by poverty, loss and violence, and the invisible border that runs through it. But she tells Kirsty Wark how the natural world has helped heal the traumas of childhood.

For the writer Sally Bayley it was Shakespeare that brought her solace and ignited her imagination. Growing up in a working class household with no father figures Bayley roamed through his plays looking for companions and escape from her oppressive home. In No Boys Play Here: A Story of Shakespeare & My Family’s Missing Men she explores the crisis of male homelessness and mental illness.

The award-winning actress Lisa Dwan has a deep affiliation with the works of Samuel Beckett. But in her latest performance she reaches back to the ancient Greek tragedians reimagined by another acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín. In Pale Sister she recounts Sophocles’ tragedy of Antigone from the viewpoint of her sister, Ismene.

Producer: Katy Hickman

Start the Week - Family struggles – from Greek tragedy to The Troubles

Kerri ní Dochartaigh was born in Derry-Londonderry at the height of the Troubles, to a Catholic mother and Protestant father. In Thin Places she traces a life affected by poverty, loss and violence, and the invisible border that runs through it. But she tells Kirsty Wark how the natural world has helped heal the traumas of childhood.

For the writer Sally Bayley it was Shakespeare that brought her solace and ignited her imagination. Growing up in a working class household with no father figures Bayley roamed through his plays looking for companions and escape from her oppressive home. In No Boys Play Here: A Story of Shakespeare & My Family’s Missing Men she explores the crisis of male homelessness and mental illness.

The award-winning actress Lisa Dwan has a deep affiliation with the works of Samuel Beckett. But in her latest performance she reaches back to the ancient Greek tragedians reimagined by another acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín. In Pale Sister she recounts Sophocles’ tragedy of Antigone from the viewpoint of her sister, Ismene.

Producer: Katy Hickman

The NewsWorthy - 500K American Deaths, Plane Engine Explodes & Grand Slam Champs- Monday, February 22nd, 2021

The news to know for Monday, February 22nd, 2021!

What to know about:

  • a COVID-19 milestone that will likely have President Biden speaking to the nation tonight
  • the latest timeline and debate surrounding more economic relief
  • an update from Texas: what could get worse and where there's been a lot of progress
  • an engine exploding mid-flight
  • what major companies are pledging to do by 2025
  • a teacher who broke a world record

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

U.S. to Hit 500K COVID Deaths: AP, NY Times, Politico, Axios, Johns Hopkins

Winter Storm Aftermath: CNN, AP, NBC News, Weather Channel, PowerOutage.US 

Mid-Air Plane Engine Fire: Denver Post, AP, USA Today, Reuters, FOX Business

Relief Bill Next Steps: Politico, WaPo, CNN, FOX News, KC Star

Some Vaccines Effective After One Dose: WSJ, NBC News, Reuters

Kroger Closing Stores Over Hazard Pay: WaPo, Business Insider, Fox Business

Silicon Valley Diversity Pledge: MarketWatch, KGO, SF Chronicle

Australian Open Winners: AP, ESPN, WSJ, NY Times

Youngest Woman to Row Solo Across an Ocean: BBC, USA Today, ABC News, Jasmine Harrison

Money Monday: More Credit Report Errors Reported: NY Times, CFPB Dispute Templates