Category: 2-DailyNews

The news to know for Friday, February 28th, 2020! 

What to know today about the latest impact from the coronavirus disease, from Wall Street to schools, and we're talking about this weekend's important primary...

Plus: the biggest explosion in the universe, who is taking on Amazon Prime, and explaining Leap Day.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Coronavirus Latest: NYT, NBC News, WSJ, AP, CNBC

South Carolina Primary: AP, NPR, The Hill, Washington Post, CBS News

Winter Storm Heads East: Weather Channel, ABC News

Biggest Explosion in Universe: Space.com, CNN

Walmart+ vs. Amazon Prime?: Recode,

DoorDash Files for IPO: TechCrunch, WSJ, CNBC

Krispy Kreme Delivery: USA Today, Fox News

LinkedIn Story Feature: Forbes, The Verge

Leap Day: USA Today

Feel Good Friday - Good News Network

 

In 1989, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, traveled to the Soviet Union. What she saw and heard during her time there influenced her, as she discusses in today's podcast.

We also cover these stories:

• The Trump administration releases new details about its coronavirus response plan.
• Japan will close schools for a month, due to coronavirus concerns.
• Vice President Mike Pence criticizes socialism in a speech.

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Last Friday on Ethereum’s core developer call, the devs agreed to push forward a controversial anti-ASICs consensus algorithm switch known as ProgPoW. 

The broader Ethereum community was not pleased, and has spent the last week debating both ProgPoW itself as well as the way decisions in the community get made. 

In this 101-guide to the controversy, @nlw breaks down:

• What is ProgPoW
• The history of the debate
• Arguments for and against
• Who falls on what side and why 
• The implications of ProgPoW for DeFi

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The first US case of coronavirus not directly linked to travel. Deadly brewery shooting in Milwaukee. Lori Laughlin's new legal maneuver. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Violence in the country’s capital is the worst in decades. The unrest pits the ruling party’s Hindu-nationalist agenda against citizens proud of India’s secular history. Both technology and society are outpacing the laws on free speech; we examine the battle lines. And we turn a data set outlining Europe’s economic history into sound. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

The news to know for Thursday, February 27th, 2020!

What to know today about the coronavirus disease in America, a positive sign for the economy, and the tennis legend retiring...

Plus: which big retailer has big plans for health care, Earth's new mini-moon, and 'Bachelor' for seniors.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about the new military service called the Space Force. Our guest is talking about the real threats in space and clearing up misconceptions.

 Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned in this episode or see the sources below.

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Sources:

Coronavirus: Pence Takes Over, Community Spread: NPR, The Hill, WSJ, Wired, NYT, CNN

Shooting at Molson Coors: AP, USA Today, CBS News

US Homes Sales Surge: CNBC, Reuters, AP

Maria Sharapova Retires: Vanity Fair, ESPN, CBS Sports

Walmart Health Clinics: Bloomberg, Axios

Facebook Bans Coronavirus Ads: Business Insider, Mashable, Reuters

Earth’s Mini-Moon: Cnet, Forbes

Bachelor Senior: The Wrap, CNN

 

Amity Shales is the author of a new book, “Great Society: A New History.” On today's Daily Signal Podcast, she breaks down why the 60's were so radical, and how the policies were perhaps even worse for America than the New Deal was.

We also cover these stories:

• The Justice Department is adding a new subdepartment to combat those who became citizens despite a background that should have disqualified them.
• New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals gave President Donald Trump an immigration victory in a blow to sanctuary cities, ruling Wednesday that money can be denied to states that fail to work with federal immigration officials. 
• Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is asking Congress to allocate $8.5 billion of emergency funds to fight the coronavirus.

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Bitcoin is having a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day. Many are using the dump - which from a timing perspective aligns with a broader market selloff among Coronavirus fears - as a way to diminish the “bitcoin as a safe haven” narrative. 

In this episode, @nlw revisits that narrative and argues that it is uncomfortably bunched up with the uncorrelated asset narrative, or, as Chamath Palihapitiya calls it “schmuck insurance.”

This episode also covers:

• Central bank digital currency (CBDC) news: Canada says it doesn’t see the need right now but that could change if private cryptos get more traction, while China’s work on a digital yuan is paused due to Coronavirus shutdowns. 
• The six year anniversary of Mt. Gox’s lost 750,000 BTC coming to light. 

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In the pantheon of crypto hacks, “SIM jacking” is one of the worst. The hack, which is less a hack and more social engineering, is basically a form of identity theft, with the attacker swapping a victim's sim card remotely, usually with the help of your cell phone carrier, and then breaking into their email, crypto, bank accounts, basically all the stuff you definitely don’t want someone to break into. It's audacious but it’s also preventable with a little awareness. And the consequences can be dire, it’s also netted attackers tens of millions in loot over the past few years.

In this episode of CoinDesk Explains, CoinDesk Editors Adam B. Levine and John Biggs explain the attack, what it could mean for you, how it works, and what you can do to prevent it in a way that even your grandpa could understand.

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Fellow Democrats beat up on Bernie Sanders in SC debate. Americans warned to prepare for coronavirus. A plea deal in a toddler's fall from a cruise ship. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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