Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance welcomed by party faithful. Lawmakers plan a series of hearings next week over Trump's assassination attempt. And President Joe Biden has COVID, amid mounting questions over his reelection bid.
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Omnibus - Fermi Problems (Entry 462.MK0819)
In which the last universal physicist demonstrates to his students that ballpark estimates in math can be as powerful as precision, and John isn't sure if Romanians can count tomatoes. Certificate #46480.
Bay Curious - Roses Are Red, Glitter is Plastic
While strolling through the beautiful Morcom Rose Garden, Bay Curious listener Julia Fogelson noticed something peculiar. All over the garden are signs banning a very specific item: glitter. So, what's with all the "NO GLITTER" signs? This week, reporter Christopher Beale takes us to the garden to figure out what sparked the sparkle ban.
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Curious City - What’s Up With All The Fake Lakes?
Cook County has a lot of artificial lakes. Many of them were once large pits left behind by major construction projects. Now, they serve as habitats for wildlife and recreation for residents.
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Alabama
- Congressman Strong to be on Committee investigating Trump rally shooting
- Former DHS agent says he's ready to battle for Trump any day of the week
- APLS policies on books now officially part of state administrative code
- Drag Queen story hour organizers claim threats, but no reports to police
- JeffCo Sheriff's part of "Books not Bullets" program for youth
National
- DNC says virtual voting for candidate won't happen until after Aug. 1st
- Joe Biden says in interview a medical problem could take him out of race
- Joe Biden promptly announces he has tested positive for Covid
- Peter Navarro leaves federal prison flies into WI to speak at RNC on same day
- Lawsuit filed in CA regarding new law stripping parental rights out of schools
- New AP polll shows 2/3rds of Dems want Joe Biden to withdraw from race
- Speaker Mike Johnson calls for USSS director to resign after shooting
- Trump's VP pic - Senator JD Vance delivers speech at RNC
NBN Book of the Day - Seth A. Berkowitz, “Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)
Health inequity is one of the defining problems of our time. But current efforts to address the problem focus on mitigating the harms of injustice rather than confronting injustice itself. In Equal Care: Health Equity, Social Democracy, and the Egalitarian State (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024), Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, offers an innovative vision for the future of health equity by examining the social mechanisms that link injustice to poor health. He also presents practical policies designed to create a system of social relations that ensures equal care for everyone.
As Berkowitz illustrates, the project of social democracy works to improve health by bringing relationships of equality to the sites of human cooperation: in civil society, in political processes, and in economic activities. This book synthesizes three elements necessary for such a project—normative justification, mechanistic knowledge, and technical proficiency—into a practical vision of how to create health equity. Drawing from the fields of medicine, social epidemiology, sociology, economics, political science, philosophy, and more, Berkowitz makes clear that health inequity is social failure embodied, and the only true cures are political.
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Everything Everywhere Daily - A History of Textiles, Fabrics, and Cloth
I would say that there is a very good chance that almost everyone listening to the sound of my voice right now is wearing something made of cloth.
Cloth, textiles, and fabrics go back a very long way, but despite their ancient origins, not every culture had them.
Yet, where they existed, they were often some of the most valuable commodities, and they were, in some fashion, used by everyone from rich to poor.
Learn more about cloth, textiles, and fabrics, their origin, and how they’ve changed throughout history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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What A Day - Three Weeks After The Debate, More Dems Call For Biden To Step Down
Wednesday was jam-packed with new developments on and around the Democratic campaign trail. The White House announced that President Biden tested positive for COVID. Biden also appeared to give himself room to exit the presidential race, saying in an interview with BET News he’d reconsider running if “some medical condition” emerged. However, Biden remained defiant and said he had no plans to drop out. California Congressman Adam Schiff became the most high-profile Democrat to publicly call on Biden to exit the race, telling The Los Angeles Times he has “serious concerns” over whether Biden can beat former President Trump in November. And the Democratic National Committee announced it plans to move forward with a virtual roll call vote to officially nominate Biden ahead of the convention, despite calls to drop it amid the ongoing debate within the party over the president’s candidacy. Politics reporter Todd Zwillich breaks down what it all means.
And in headlines: Special Counsel Jack Smith appealed the dismissal of Trump’s classified documents case, investigators looking into the assassination attempt against Trump at a rally this weekend reportedly told lawmakers that Secret Service spotted the gunman on a nearby roof roughly 20 minutes before shots were fired, and ‘Shogun’ and ‘The Bear’ lead this year’s Emmy nominations.
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The NewsWorthy - Vance Takes the Stage, Preventing Cancers & FX Dominates Emmys- Thursday, July 18, 2024
The news to know for Thursday, July 18, 2024!
We're telling you about the first major speech from JD Vance since becoming one of the most powerful figures in the Republican party.
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The Best One Yet - 🐘 “ConservaTech” — Silicon Valley’s right pivot. Supreme’s Ferrari strategy. JPM’s ex-Con hiring.
The most influential VC firm, a16z, is turning to Trump… so we’ll explain “AlgoRepublicans.”
Streetwear icon Supreme was just sold at a shockingly low price… because they didn’t follow Ferrari’s coolness recipe.
And JP Morgan Chase hires 5k ex-criminals every year… and it’s a key to fighting crime.
Plus, it’s officially “Hot Hydrangea Summer” after record blooming… so we found a lesson in flowers for business.
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