We're telling you about a brutal heatwave that brought severe storms to the east and wildfire concerns to the west.
Also, a new report details more concerns with one city's police department. Now, the federal government is calling for an overhaul.
Plus, one airline says it's figured out the tricks to prevent jet lag, your Reddit feed might be filled with pictures of just one person, and how much money do you need to be able to call yourself rich?
Between 1963 and 1964, The Beatles blew up to become one of the most internationally renowned bands in history. Though images of the screaming fans and the four musicians' swooping haircuts are part of pop culture, a new book shows that time period through Paul McCartney's perspective. 1964: Eyes of the Storm features photographs the guitarist took through many of those international performances. As McCartney tells NPR's Steve Inskeep, the band's first visit to the U.S. came amidst a period of charged political change.
The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States Armed Forces. It is given to individuals who have displayed exceptional acts of valor in the face of enemy forces.
It has been awarded 3535 times since its inception in 1861.
Of all the recipients of the Medal of Honor, only twice has it been awarded to a father and a son. In both cases, they are families that you have probably heard of.
Learn more about the father and sons who have been awarded the Medal of Honor and their stories on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to Mike’s 2020 interview with Miami Mayor Frances Suarez, who announced this week that he will run for the Republican nomination for President. Then we replay Mike’s Wednesday Spiel about the HATCH Act, in which he read a poem and now wants to analyze it.
In the middle of the first world war, a group of artists, poets, and philosophers created an artistic and intellectual movement in response to the war.
While the movement itself didn’t last very long, its legacy of it laid the foundation for modern art in the 20th century, and can still be seen in modern art today.
Learn more about Dadaism, what it was, and its legacy on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories.
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We’re doing a deep dive into the federal charges against former President Donald Trump. We’re discussing it from a lot of different angles: National security, legal, political, and how it’s being covered across various media outlets.
On the "CBS News Weekend Roundup", host Allison Keyes has details from CBS's Jeff Pegues about a scathing Department of Justice report on the Minneapolis Police Department after the murder of George Floyd. We'll hear about the guilty verdict against a truck driver for the killings of 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. In the "Kaleidoscope with Allison Keyes" segment, a discussion about the meaning of the two-year-old federal holiday Juneteenth, when enslaved people in Texas learned in 1865 that they were free, years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
11 Jewish worshipers were killed and several others were wounded in the attack carried out with an ar-15 rifle and handguns. Officials in Minneapolis tell us that they have already made some changes within the police department since George Floyd's murder.
