Month: December 2021

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The NewsWorthy - J&J Vaccine Limited, TikTok Threats & Driverless Delivery- Friday, December 17th, 2021

The news to know for Friday, December 17th, 2021!

We'll explain a new warning about one of the Covid-19 vaccines.

And a decision by the FDA could stir up the abortion debate even more.

Also, three American heroes got well-deserved recognition this week.

Plus, why some schools canceled classes today, where Uber Eats is going driverless, and how a neighborhood walk is making a big difference in a lot of lives. 

Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes for sources and to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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What A Day - WAD We Covered In 2021

The year is coming to a close, so we look back at the stories we thought were the biggest and most memorable of 2021. 


We talk about the historic visibility of trans and nonbinary people, the brouhaha over critical race theory, the divisive anti-vaccine movement, and the effort to unionize workers across the country.


Show Notes:


This is our last What A Day of 2021. We’ll be back with new episodes on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022.


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The Daily Signal - Is There Still Hope for a Free Cuba?

Cuba's communist regime has done almost everything in its power to put an end to pro-democracy protests there. Now, the movement for freedom is fighting to stay alive even as many of its leaders and others have been imprisoned. 


Last month, Cubans again tried to gather and protest the regime, but the government met the effort with intimidation and force. The protest ultimately resulted in “about 80 new people that were detained and remained detained,” says John Suarez, executive director of the Center for a Free Cuba. 


The pro-democracy movement in Cuba gained new momentum in July, when thousands of Cubans took to the streets during several days of unplanned protests. Cuba’s communist government is still detaining over 700 of those involved in the protests. 


The Cuban government's motive is that "they want control,” says Suarez, who joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to describe the situation and what hope remains for a free Cuba. 


We also cover these stories: 

  • President Biden signs a measure, passed by Congress, to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion.
  • YouTube cancels conservative talk show host and comedian Steven Crowder for the rest of the year.
  • Kim Kardashian discusses cancel culture with former New York Times writer Bari Weiss on the podcast "Honestly." 


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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - TBD | The Carbon Capture Fantasy

Using experimental technology to pull gigatons of carbon out of the air and bury it deep beneath the Earth sounds like a bad sci-fi plot point. If things don’t change soon, it also might be one of our only options.


Guest: Clive Thompson, journalist and author of Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World


Host: Lizzie O’Leary

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Opening Arguments - OA552: Will Joe Manchin Save Democracy? No, Really! … Stop Laughing…

Today's show breaks down President Biden's pivot from passing the Build Back Better Act to passing the Joe Manchin-cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act, S. 2747. What's in the bill? Is it Manchin'ed? Listen and find out!

In the "B" segment, Andrew points and laughs at insurrection John C. Eastman's doomed attempt to prevent Verizon from turning over his phone records to the 1/6 Commission.. It's funny because they're all dumb.

Finally, we have a very brief update on the Activision lawsuit you won't want to miss.

Links

  1. Here's a link to a Washington Post article that contains additional links showing how you can help victims of the Quad State tornadoes.
  2. Here's the text of S. 2747.
  3. Eastman's lawsuit is hilariously bad, and don't forget to check out the case he thinks helps him (it doesn't), Yellin v. US, 374 US 109 (1963).
  4. Finally, we explain what that denial of DFEH's motion to intervene in the Activision lawsuit really means.

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The Stack Overflow Podcast - Bringing AI to the edge, from the comfort of your living room

Bill gives an  overview of edge computing and why it matters.

His team wants to enable developers by democratizing access to AI. OpenVINO is an open-source toolkit for high-performing AI inference.

DevCloud lets developers prototype, test, and run their workloads for free on Intel hardware and software. For more on OpenVINO, check out this example we shared that increases image resolution. 

Of course, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention another way Intel is bringing its technology to developers: joining Collectives™ on Stack Overflow.

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NPR's Book of the Day - Danielle Evans and Brit Bennett on the lies we tell ourselves

Today, two takes on stories we tell to make ourselves feel better and the consequences of believing them. First, author Danielle Evans' short story collection, The Office of Historical Corrections. The title story is about a fictional agency that fact checks in real time but, as she told former NPR host Noel King, it's less powerful than you might think. Then, the story of a Black woman's decision to pass as white and the decades-long fallout of that choice, in The Vanishing Half. Author Brit Bennett told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that the point of the story isn't to moralize.
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Short Wave - The James Webb Space Telescope Is About To Launch

Soon the highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will blast off into space, hurtling almost a million miles away from Earth, where it will orbit the Sun. Decades in the making, scientists hope its mission will last a decade and provide insights into all kinds of things, including the early formation of galaxies just after the Big Bang.

Curious about the extraterrestrial facets of our universe? Email the show your questions at shortwave@npr.org. We might be able to beg Nell to find answers and come back on the show.

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It Could Happen Here - Cascadia Forest Defense: Good News Update!

Sam comes on the show again to discuss a recent legal victory in the fight for preserving the Breitenbush watershed.

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Lost Debate - Ep 13 | Julian Assange, Stop WOKE Act, Religion Declining, Libertarian Liz

Ravi and Cory delve into:

[1:44] Wikileaks founder facing extradition to the US

[10:42] Ron DeSantis proposed CRT legislation

[18:20] An Arizona mother accused of child neglect

[25:46] Declining religious affiliation within the US

[30:48] There's a new rap musical based on President William Henry Harrison.

[32:44] Plus an interview with jounralist Liz Wolfe on the latest dispute between Elon Musk and Elizabeth Warren


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