Month: December 2021

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The NewsWorthy - Severe Storms Again, Fed Tackles Inflation & Cream Cheese Shortage – Thursday, December 16th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, December 16th, 2021!

What to know about even more severe weather that brought tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurricane-force winds to several states.

Also, how America's central bank is planning to tackle inflation in the new year.

And what's changing because of the latest wave of Covid-19- from colleges to sporting events. 

Plus, a positive trend among American teenagers, what could be the biggest music deal for a solo artist, and how you can get paid for not making cheesecake.

All that and more in around 10 minutes...

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Empire of Pain’ explores the family behind Purdue Pharma

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the most recent public institution to announce that they are taking the Sackler name off of seven of their spaces due to their involvement with the opioid crisis. Author Patrick Radden Keefe wrote a book profiling the Sackler family called Empire of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty that was one of the biggest of the year. It profiles the family that founded Purdue Pharma and their promotion of the drug Oxycontin.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/15

Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows held in Contempt of Congress. President Biden travels to Kentucky to survey tornado damage. Deadline day for holiday shipping. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Moon Rocks

From 1969 through 1972 six Apollo missions landed on the moon and returned a total of 840 pounds of moon rocks to the Earth. Geologists were able to study them and learned an enormous amount about the composition and formation of the moon. However, those same rocks have been the center of several controversies and mysteries ever since they came back to Earth. Learn more about moon rocks and where they are now on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Omicron Spreading Fast, California Deluge & Holiday Shipping Deadline – Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

The news to know for Wednesday, December 15th, 2021!

We're detailing new evidence that found the omicron variant of Covid-19 is different from any other version of the virus.

Also, text messages from former President Trump's inner circle that went out during the Capitol riot.

Plus, deadlines to know about both healthcare and holiday shipping, a cyberattack that could impact a lot of Americans' paychecks, and which popular movies got honored for standing the test of time.

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes! 

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Wish You Were Here’ … Stranded with me in the Galapagos Islands

Have you ever wanted to get stranded on a beautiful island? Maybe at the end of a vacation when you think you never want to leave. Well, that's what happens to the protagonist in Jodi Picoult's new novel, Wish You Were Here. It's a little less glamorous than what you might be picturing. It's March of 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic traps Diana O'Toole in the Galapagos Islands with very little wifi or cell service. Picoult told NPR's Scott Simon that this extreme isolation forced her main character to reevaluate how she really wanted to live her life.
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Criminal” – Fiona Apple

Rob explores the radical and blunt nature of Fiona Apple. Nearly 25 years after “Criminal” made a jaded 18-year-old into an alt-rock superstar, Harvilla looks at the songstress’s outspoken antics, her views on exploitation, that infamous Spin article, and more. 

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Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Katie Baker

Producer: Justin Sayles

Associate Producer: Lani Renaldo

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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: 12/14

Tornado victims cope with devastating loss as the death toll rises. Pursuing contempt charges against Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. CBS News Correspondents Steve Kathan and Jim Krasula have today's World News Roundup.

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