Month: May 2021

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The NewsWorthy - Pipeline Shuts Down, Cicadas Comeback & Derby Drug Scandal- Monday, May 10th, 2021

The news to know for Monday, May 10th, 2021!

What to know about:

  • a cyberattack that forced one of the country's largest pipelines to shut down
  • where a falling rocket part landed on Earth and why the U.S. is criticizing China for letting it happen
  • the Kentucky Derby winner failing a drug test
  • SpaceX founder Elon Musk's personal announcement on SNL
  • billions of cicadas coming out to mate, likely this week

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:

Pipeline Cyberattack: WSJ, AP, NY Times, WaPo, Reuters

CO Birthday Party Shooting: Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post, AP, CSPD

Times Square Shooting: NY Times, WSJ, CNN, Fox News

Kabul Girls School Bombing: NY Times, AP, NBC News, WSJ

China’s Rocket Debris Hit Earth: The Verge, CNN, CBS News, Fox News, CMSE, NASA

Brood X Cicadas Coming Back This Week: CNN, AP, CBS News

Kentucky Derby Winner Failed Drug Test: WSJ, AP, CNN, Churchill Downs

SpaceX Accepting Dogecoin: Reuters, CNBC, The Verge, SNL, Elon Musk, Geometric Energy Corporation

Elon Musk Reveals he has Asperger’s: Today, WaPo, WSJ, Autism Speaks 

Clubhouse on Android: Business Insider, Reuters, TechCrunch, Clubhouse

Money Monday: Higher Consumer Prices: WSJ, NY Post, PYMNTS

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What A Day - Waive Of Vaccination with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

With more and more Americans becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19, officials have signaled a willingness to revise mask wearing rules again for those who have gotten their shots. Globally, the Biden administration has finally gotten behind the idea of waiving patents on vaccines so that generic versions of the drugs can be produced abroad, especially in places that are experiencing extreme surges in coronavirus cases. To answer the most pressing questions we have about this new phase of the pandemic, we spoke with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, physician, and former health commissioner of Detroit.

And in headlines: Israel's Supreme Court delays a decision regarding planned evictions of Palestinian families, a piece of a rocket from China lands in the ocean by the Maldives, and the winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby may have been doping.


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The Daily Signal - Trump Allies Join Forces to Fight for ‘America First’ Policy Agenda

Brooke Rollins spent three years working for President Donald Trump in high-profile White House roles at the Office of American Innovation and the Domestic Policy Council. Now, she leads a new group of Trump administration alumni to defend the former president’s policy accomplishments and prepare for the future.

The mission of the America First Policy Institute is to develop and promote policies that put the American people first. “AFPI is truly the defender of the American dream, but also the American people,” Rollins tells me on “The Daily Signal Podcast.”

As president and CEO of the new organization, Rollins has assembled a team that includes former Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon, former National Economic Council chief Larry Kudlow, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and former National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe.

“I think that no matter what we do as conservatives, we know our policies are righteous and we know that they work, and we know that they truly help those who need help the most,” Rollins says.

Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a Texas teacher who was honored by her community in a special way during Teacher Appreciation Week.


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Consider This from NPR - BONUS: We Buy A Superhero

Comic book publishers like Marvel and DC sit on a treasure trove: thousands and thousands of comic book characters. Pieces of intellectual property. You know the big ones--Superman, Ironman, Captain America. They each make millions off of movies and merchandise. But for every marquee character, there are hundreds of others sitting unused.

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Unexpected Elements - Africa’s oldest burial

Analysis of the 78,0000-year-old fossil of a Kenyan boy reveals he was likely buried with care and attention, the body wrapped and laid to rest supported on a pillow. Maria Martinon-Torres, of the National Research Centre on Human Evolution in Burgos, Spain, and a team from Kenya and Germany used techniques from paleontology and forensic science to reveal his story from the fragile remains.

A promising malaria vaccine is to enter trials which could lead to it being used globally to vaccinate children. Merheen Datoo, Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, explains malaria vaccines have been in development for 100 years. Research from these helped covid vaccine development and the success of covid vaccines may now help to speed up the rollout of malaria vaccines.

Covid vaccines may also help to treat those who have symptoms of long covid – a range of immune system issues that develop sometimes months after the initial infection. Yale University immunologist Akiko Kawasaki is embarking on a research project to assess the impact. If you’d like to take part, have yet to be vaccinated, and live in Connecticut in the US, email covidrecovery@yale.edu.

And in India scientists are calling on the government to make all data on Covid more widely available. At present Indian bureaucracy means statistics on infection rates, variants and recovery are not distributed widely. Science journalist TV Padma says greater access to the data could help more scientists come together to work on solutions to India’s Covid crisis.

And, Have you taken classes to learn a new sport or musical instrument or a language? It’s hard work! Why is it that as children we effortlessly absorb new skills and we don’t as adults?

That’s what 50-something listener Gary Grief wondered about playing guitar. Do you need to play more frequently as an adult to attain the same level of expertise? Does the 10,000-hours theory still apply?

Presenter and budding tabla-player Anand Jagatia embarks on a musical journey to discover what neuroscience can tell us about muscle memory and learning. Do musicians and sportsmen share the same challenges? By understanding what’s happening in the brain, can we learn how to learn better?

With tabla-teacher Satvinder Sehmbey, neuroscientist Dr Jessica Grahn, viola-player Dr Molly Gebrian and sports scientist Prof Yannis Pitsiladis.

(Image: An artist’s interpretation of Mtoto’s burial Credit: Fernando Fueyo)

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - BREAKDOWN: CBDCs Aren’t About Money, They’re About Power

A China-focused discussion on this week’s “Long Reads Sunday.”

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On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads Sune Sorenson’s “China Is Opting Out of US-Run Financial System.” He also discusses recent pieces by Niall Ferguson and The Economist that point to a growing conversation about CBDCs that is fundamentally about power and the global system.


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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Mother’s Day

Every year, on the second Sunday in May, 96 countries around the world celebrate Mother’s Day. Dozens of other countries celebrate the same thing on different days throughout the year. Mother’s Day wasn’t always a thing, however. Its creation was due to a small number of very determined people...and of course greeting card companies. Learn more about Mother’s Day and how it became a holiday on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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the memory palace - Episode 180: Tracks

The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.

A note on notes: We’d much rather you just went into each episode of The Memory Palace cold. And just let the story take you where it well. So, we don’t suggest looking into the show notes first.

Music:

  • Rosee by Piano Novel

  • Eyes Closed and Traveling by Peter Broderick

  • Future Waves by Uther Moads

  • Go Home by h. hunt

  • Juneau from Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurrians score to Wildlike