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As Israel's war with Hamas has intensified, mob violence between Arabs and Jews within the country has made a tricky situation even more difficult. Is the rising price of everything from airline tickets to used cars in America a transitory phenomenon or a sign of overheating? And is pineapple and ham on pizza an inspired combination—or a culinary war crime?
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The Serum Institute of India was supposed to supply vaccines not just to India, but to the entire Global South. Now, with cases surging, there aren’t nearly enough vaccines for India’s population, not to mention the many countries that are relying on it. How did such a successful institution come up so short? And what are the costs of that failure?
Guest: Samanth Subramanian, senior reporter at Quartz
Host
Lizzie O’Leary
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The news to know for Friday, May 14th, 2021!
What to know about a turning point in the pandemic in the U.S.: what the CDC says now about wearing masks
Also, it's being called the worst-known ransomware attack to ever hit an American police department: what information was leaked online and who was behind it
Plus, what a new study found about pre-teens using social media, why NBA legend Kobe Bryant will be honored this weekend, and an inspiring golf star who's making history
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:
CDC Mask Guidance Update: Reuters, CNBC, NY Times, Fox News, CDC
Mideast Violence Increases: BBC, WaPo, NY Times, WSJ
'Havana Syndrome' Update: NY Times, Politico, Business Insider
DC Police Cyberattack: AP, NBC News, Fox News, WaPo
Colonial Pipeline Paid Hackers: Bloomberg, WSJ, NY Times, The Hill, Reuters
Children Using Social Apps Study: The Verge, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Thorn
Amazon Hiring 75K Workers w/ Higher Pay: WSJ, Fox Business, AP
McDonald’s 10% Wage Increase: AP, CNBC, NY Times
Michael Jordan to Present Kobe Bryant at HOF: ESPN, NBC Sports, CNN
List of Inductees & How to Watch: Hall of Fame, ESPN
Medina Spirit Allowed to Run in Preakness: AP, CNN, CNBC, CBS Sports, NBC Sports
‘Friends’ Reunion Release Date: Variety, Billboard, CNN, Warner Media
Feel Good Friday: Golfer With Down Syndrome Makes History: CBS News, Today, Golfweek, I Got This Foundation
Doron Taussig invites us to question the American Dream. Did you earn what you have? Did everyone else? The American Dream is built on the idea that Americans end up, in our working lives, roughly where we deserve to be based on our efforts and abilities—in other words, the United States is supposed to be a meritocracy. When Americans think and talk about our lives, we grapple with this idea, asking how a person got to where he or she is, and whether they earned it.
In What We Mean by the American Dream: Stories We Tell about Meritocracy (Cornell UP, 2021), Taussig tries to find out how we answer that question. Weaving together interviews with Americans from many walks of life—as well as stories told in American media about prominent figures from politics, sports, and business—What We Mean by the American Dream investigates how Americans think about whether an individual deserves an opportunity, job, termination, paycheck, or fortune. Taussig's frank assessment of the state of the American workforce and its dreams allows him to truly and meaningfully ask the question that underpins so many of our political debates and personal frustrations, did you earn it? By doing so, he sheds new light on what we mean by—and how we can deliver on—the American Dream of today.
Stephen Pimpare is director of the Public Service & Nonprofit Leadership program and Faculty Fellow at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire.
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The Center for Disease Control announced revised mask guidelines yesterday, stating that people who are fully vaccinated can safely go maskless and stop social distancing most of the time, even if they are indoors. One hope is that the guidance will cut down on vaccine hesitancy; The Biden administration is effectively telling Americans that you can get vaccinated and do a lot more, or you can keep on wearing a mask and do less.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is in hot water, with NBC announcing this week it cancelled its 2022 broadcast of the Golden Globes as a way of holding the show accountable for its lack of diversity and problematic pay-to-play model. We discuss the history of the HFPA, how it became so powerful, and how it responded to criticism.
And in headlines: the death toll in Gaza rises above 100, doctors in Japan urge the country to cancel the Summer Olympics, and Russia launches a movie space race. Plus, FANTI's Tre'vell Anderson fills in for Akilah Hughes.
Show Notes:
Kaiser Health News: "Latinos Are the Most Eager to Get Vaccinated, Survey Shows — But Face Obstacles" – https://bit.ly/3uLWxZ8
NYT: "They Haven’t Gotten a Covid Vaccine Yet. But They Aren’t ‘Hesitant’ Either." – https://nyti.ms/3eL6qkk
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Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode 141. We have THREE incredible guests today. First up Sam and Rivers are chatting with the newest member of the Disgraceland crew: comedian Patrick Devine! Patrick just moved to L.A. from Nashville and is hilarious. Give him a follow on Instagram @PatrickDevineComedy. Then, Rivers scoots down the road to Eagle Rock, CA for a porch pod with two of our favorite folks: Brandie Posey and Anna Valenzuela! You can follow Brandie on all forms of social media @Brandazzle. You can follow Anna on all forms of social media @AnnaVisFun. Strike Week is next week! HUGE guests coming up for that. For more information about the strike at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, AL, check out our friends at The Valley Labor Report. They can be found here.
"Religious Liberty in Crisis: Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty" is the provocative title of a new book by former U.S. Solicitor General Ken Starr.
Starr joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain why he thinks religious liberty is in crisis and what the biggest threats posed to religious liberty are.
He also explains why it’s important for every American to know his or her First Amendment rights to free exercise of religion and how the faithful can resist the encroachment of secularism.
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