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Congress confirms Biden win after mob storms Capitol
7 ene 202111 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AAiuauDzaSnyyFtEs2abIWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how Congress confirmed Joe Biden’s win after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and disrupted the count. Analyses from <a href="https://apple.news/ABDeJybUkRkesn3qx-4iGbQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/Aob8lb7HwR4uW-cSZP3Zazg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> look at actions by the president and his supporters that led up to the violence.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4zTiWXYsRxGXM0lAcVtLxA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/AFGZcmUQkTeOi0In-qfNmNA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> report on international reactions to the violence and the message it sent to the rest of the world about the state of American democracy.</p> <p>After Democratic candidates won both runoff races in Georgia, the <a href="https://apple.news/AJZ4OgQi8SGCHDpqtUa2l5Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down how the 50-50 split in the Senate will work. Russell Berman writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/A37dwsB0GTPOE3P5hjpH68Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> about how the victories will benefit Biden during his time in office. And <a href="https://apple.news/Ak-lf4mTsTv2SuS3hFVS9Yw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> explains the challenges Biden faces.</p>
Warnock wins in Georgia, Democratic Senate control in sight
6 ene 202112 min<p>Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections. Victory in the other race would give his party control of Congress. The <a href="https://apple.news/AfDK6khz0TjCnsCi_vZDJyA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has more.</p> <p>As Congress gathers to confirm President-elect Biden’s electoral victory, which some Republicans will challenge, a <a href="https://apple.news/A1YH5wvPnTYWmtsczFcG9IQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">guide to what to expect today</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A6nzA38HsRmSeCd8qUwJjmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports that prosecutors won’t seek charges against the police officers involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake last summer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.</p> <p>When a California hospital’s vaccine freezer broke, medical workers raced against the clock to make sure the shots didn’t go to waste. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZgSVu_tESI6AzB3RXCoJDw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> has the story.</p>
What Georgia’s elections mean for its political future
5 ene 20218 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AMAZOeGqzRCq0bN5kOZEWfQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports that the runoffs in Georgia are shaping up as a first salvo in a 2022 rematch between Stacey Abrams and current Republican governor Brian Kemp.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARr3l-uMISaK6LiiPACy52Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fortune</a> says the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act contains one of the most impactful pieces of legislation ever passed by Congress to fight corruption and tax evaders.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/AmZ0XtgZKQgKpXYDcnKhkgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, Robyn Wright breaks down the challenges President-elect Biden will face when trying to renew diplomacy with Iran.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AmE2tr3L1SRmnCClsDkqYeA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> talks with <em>Jeopardy!</em> executive producer Mike Richards about airing Alex Trebek’s final episodes this week.</p>
Trump caught on tape pressuring Georgia election official
4 ene 202111 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ahnl7g-KDTP2e3CE712Pj5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has obtained a recording of President Trump pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the presidential election results in the state. And <a href="https://apple.news/A0SoL4xG3SFKIF5Ay8hVMyA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">it reports</a> on 12 Republican senators planning to object to confirming the results of the presidential election. The <a href="https://apple.news/ADlMwjhqnSAOrv7fJJa5Usg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> lays out what Democrats would have to do to flip the two Senate seats in the Georgia runoff elections.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AVsSN1XapQBa3LyrWwZbWjw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has stories of vaccine distribution issues in states around the country. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfQo7sJJgTgKr0oaMcVEeew?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> says the slow vaccine rollout is emblematic of the many problems the United States has experienced during the pandemic.</p> <p>According to reporting from the <a href="https://apple.news/AnbrL8FyfQmKHXpgNz-pVIw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, flight attendants trying to enforce mask-wearing rules during the pandemic have been cursed at, called names, berated, and taunted by passengers. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Av87bt5LjSsWnMtpcl25P9g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reveals that passengers and airline workers with COVID-19 symptoms aren’t always kept off of flights.</p> <p>For <a href="https://apple.news/A7IKrApd-ShK-OFYVa7j5vw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Grub Street</a>, Rachel Handler investigates the bucatini pasta shortage of 2020.</p>
It wasn’t all bad: A look back at good news from 2020
24 dic 202011 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AkT-XLs7PTXvkjTxdvTjvCg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> has collected the best good news stories of this year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ADDwQXOZEROmDTT6MWeMC0w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> profiles Peter Tsai, the inventor of the filter in N95 masks, who came out of retirement during the pandemic because he saw an urgent need for these masks.</p> <p>WNBA champion Maya Moore took time away from basketball to advocate for Jonathon Irons, a man wrongfully convicted of crime, to be released from prison. <a href="https://apple.news/Axny8PpNNS2u8fiS8T9XNig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> has the story of Moore’s successful efforts and how the two fell in love.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9AWenb5xQESWMaHotbiGMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> highlights seven wins for the environment in 2020.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADqsW0eYBQ7uyT5CTiQ-sIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Salon</a> explains a pandemic-era trend called Verzuz – a kind of DJ battle that happens over live video stream.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AlqgqYn3aQ3ab7RW4iMad7w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> shares some of their favorite front-pages from kids newspapers that popped up across the country this year.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Amp9DWelXR7e5j13fOlFhgg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the breakthrough science that made the coronavirus vaccines possible.</p>
Trump slams stimulus bill, grants clemency to 20 people
23 dic 20207 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-hiL-Tv1RTqS4wgpDQ2vwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with White House insiders about President Trump’s surprise message last night that the spending and pandemic relief bills are not good enough.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-hiL-Tv1RTqS4wgpDQ2vwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with White House insiders about President Trump’s surprise message last night that the spending and pandemic relief bills are not good enough.</p> <p>Trump announced a slew of pardons and commutations last night. <a href="https://apple.news/AnZU5GYDgTwuoctW0Zh2sjA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks down who’s on the list.</p>
Inside the 5,593-page bill: pandemic relief, plus surprises
22 dic 202010 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Az6obT4c4QROQg-6VPz3DWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down the surprising details in the 5,593-page spending bill just passed by Congress.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Jelani Cobb writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AFJ8gPC4yTUe6IuH5bOSOFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about the roots of vaccine hesitancy among Black Americans.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/A2KQNVNqWQpWdN8ENm98fSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Ed Yong breaks down the scientific successes and setbacks of the COVID era.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AADZa3K3UQWSiO-_LhCvghQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at the many forms the Christmas tree has taken at different points in history.</p>
Congress strikes a stimulus deal. Here’s what’s in it.
21 dic 202010 min<p>Congress has struck a deal for a new pandemic stimulus package. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeqwnPh03TYmdVK0_oEtKIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on what is inside.</p> <p>Answers to key questions about COVID-19 vaccines, from <a href="https://apple.news/AEV_7rtUGT3WGgmiRTat6Bw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/Aj0CmhguwT_eOQfrRU2gLhA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a>. And <a href="https://apple.news/AAWYGWRtrT2yT50FVMQAWrQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> explains the latest news out of the United Kingdom about a new strain of the virus.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A1_jPC2GhRkWpXa71S2XWIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> highlights the growing homelessness crisis in the United States during the pandemic.</p> <p>Tonight, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in the night sky than at any time since the year 1226. <a href="https://apple.news/Alb9jfH8RRe2YTUjtuJrgHQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has tips on how to see them as they form a rare “Christmas star.”</p>
The Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis
18 dic 20209 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AFGrx0xw-S7-W8clOdMzqDQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on the billionaire Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Members of the family appeared in front of a congressional committee. And Patrick Radden Keefe writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/A-Y51mNfJQWmXnILqYmSdJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about how the Sacklers have used their fortune to, so far, avoid criminal culpability for their role in the opioid crisis.</p> <p>As lawmakers near a potential coronavirus relief package, the <a href="https://apple.news/AsYIXfiotQCqVA2B3lPjgJA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down what might be in a final deal.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AEHlxFxKrRz6Gn7GuFTdcDg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the hack of the U.S. government. New information shows it is deeper and more sophisticated than initially thought.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ao5fZPe0fRzme6Dw0YsDiGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Popular Science</a> explains what Dippin’ Dots can tell us about the COVID-19 vaccine.</p>
What does it mean to distribute a vaccine equitably?
17 dic 20209 min<p>California has made a commitment to distributing coronavirus vaccines equitably. <a href="https://apple.news/AT9rLMBQ9QUamnDBkppECpw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports that some groups argue this means taking historical injustices into consideration. And the <a href="https://apple.news/ABe-3GsBVSQSIK4qw3PR5MA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> covers the debate over whether prisoners should be included in early distribution.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADRYCvzXhQSuIiYqIgApVmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> delivers good news: Some coronavirus vaccine vials hold extra doses that could expand the supply by as much as 40%.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AP_GreCYqR8C9TZz2rLeEUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> and the New York Times Magazine take a deep dive into how Russia stands to benefit from a warming planet.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AMR0cfUoxQbWrzCzze8qCxw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> is out with a piece about an uptick in Christmas tree purchases that seems to have caught the industry off guard.</p>
The fate of the Senate comes down to Georgia
16 dic 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/Ao9Cp6bHeSiSpbfUcelv7uw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on why President-elect Biden is campaigning for Democrats in Georgia’s runoff election. And <a href="https://apple.news/AX_QqaU1qR9WwKDbsHk_mBA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> also reveals that President Trump is using the Georgia race to fundraise for his own PAC.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AxBgdTuRKS_qg7s5FN-E_tQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> dives into a recent report that found significant evidence that China may be forcing members of ethnic minority groups, including Uighurs, to pick cotton on a scale far greater than previously thought.</p> <p>The jihadi group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for kidnapping more than 300 schoolboys in Nigeria. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9a2mOK7MThqLVbPQnSqdVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AnXJi7zJcRyiCQuzdbQ7baw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> says there are major delays to package deliveries, and warns that with the backlog only set to worsen, it’s past time to finish up online holiday shopping.</p>
Electoral College confirms Biden’s win as he calls for unity
15 dic 20209 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AliXG3_B4QzKt-lNOH71HJQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on how some Republicans have started to acknowledge Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. It also covers <a href="https://apple.news/AAazZ3kigRL6A89u4Vy_pow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bill Barr’s departure as attorney general</a>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ArOuR5eXyQ2mKH-bqHTwq5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> says it could take two to five years for countries in the developing world to vaccinate a large percentage of their populations.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ArMqfaSGXQGSjJQueUyu9KQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vice</a> reporter Aaron Gordon breaks down America’s public transportation crisis.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Akobyzv4xRUqcfXhXSeZFag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> puts into perspective the 300,000 American lives lost to COVID-19.</p>
When is my turn? Is it safe? Vaccine questions answered.
14 dic 20209 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5beCdyCYQzeuf5ZHSmt_Dg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> provides us with answers to some common questions about the leading coronavirus vaccines.</p> <p>Today, the 538 members of the Electoral College meet to cast their votes for president of the United States. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ae_e8C8YZSdyG4tpRNvs8QA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down how the process works and introduces us to some of this year’s electors.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARhYEktulQTCJOorjHoE2oQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> says President Trump’s strategy to undermine the election results is being taken up by other Republicans.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ARmaJFYD_RCyrZMzU6k1q3w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team moving to drop its controversial nickname.</p>
How new state laws could transform future elections
11 dic 20208 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AQ2-SRcdDTPa4yw7ULTyM6g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Hill</a> reports that many state legislatures are considering changes to election rules — in some cases ones that would make voting less accessible.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXkvLeA91ReyjX1m2Ct6rkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> looks at the latest federal execution, part of a series of death-penalty moves in the last days of the Trump administration.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4KSzZYc5R5ivdxmJMd1Glg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> reports that China has promised its vaccines to many developing nations, and says some experts argue the goal may be to expand Chinese global influence.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ADQ52Hv3BSgGxMgU4SKX44A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> highlights letters children have sent to the Postal Service’s Operation Santa program asking for help during a difficult year.</p>
The years of work that made COVID-19 vaccines possible
10 dic 202010 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AufSDLqcEQhisQctoOLCJ3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> breaks down the science and research behind the leading coronavirus vaccines.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AWedGFEVvTEOd9PNo1cSz1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico Magazine</a> explains how Oklahoma became the state with the largest medical marijuana market in the United States.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AiaGCdeWFRDK1TMMPPqSKSg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how the pandemic has slowed video-game production.</p> <p>Hanukkah begins tonight. A historian of American Jewish life writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/ASb-drKg6S9ehDNYBbH2VRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> about how the holiday came to be an annual celebration at the White House.</p>
Why there’s no new pandemic stimulus? A fight over lawsuits.
9 dic 20208 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A3wlxzG0UQXOhtq2gBNGp2g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains a key sticking point in coronavirus stimulus negotiations: liability shields.</p> <p>After conducting a nationwide survey of health officials, <a href="https://apple.news/ApjTu5uCjRvqwXlaqudHAvg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on the various COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans in place across the United States.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AFzOueqRJQYaD2GcnR0canQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS Sports</a> has the story of a racial controversy that stopped a major professional soccer match.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Av0mTb4FOTB2LAxPhksz0fg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how the pandemic has led to more empathetic performance reviews.</p>
Trump is trying to undo the election. Is this a coup?
8 dic 202010 min<p>A new <a href="https://apple.news/A8Pb4mkSiRbqWxl86XPITKA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> report reveals the president’s calls to Pennsylvania’s house speaker asking for help reversing his loss. In a column for the <a href="https://apple.news/AO7dHtVQRS1Wcd24otxkwJA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Zeynep Tufekci breaks down why Trump’s efforts to overturn the presidential election should not be ignored, even though they don’t fit the formal definition of coup.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjZhlLojcSfWB4K3_23LkCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on Lloyd Austin, Biden’s pick to be the first Black defense secretary.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AmMjzLCfYS0ahVJpwVH3HdA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a> dives into a counterintuitive argument about vaccine distribution: Move social butterflies to the front of the line.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjnVkplf7QnKvobKRuNCjLg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story of why some people are saying the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico must be rescued and restored.</p> <p> </p> <p>According to <a href="https://apple.news/AZFY42X2tSEa3pBFnS7yemQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a>, medical school applications have risen 18 percent over the last year, in what some admissions officers have named the “Fauci effect.”</p>
How the wealthy could get a COVID-19 vaccine first
7 dic 202010 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A597mc_wQRdK_WoHfJXuvtg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> reports that hospitals across the U.S. have passed their breaking point. And <a href="https://apple.news/AIQoW-odnTFeSHogUyIjovg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> and Kaiser Health News shed light on what happens at a rural hospital when just one doctor gets COVID-19.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AblW8-hT5QL269K4BbaikkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> reveals how privileged Americans might cut the line for a COVID-19 vaccine.</p> <p>Last week, WarnerMedia announced that all of its movies next year will be released on its streaming service, HBO Max, at the same time as in theaters. <a href="https://apple.news/AKfOFmHHYRUqQ7TyueDvs_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> explains how the film industry is reacting. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AjPPOdijNRemWfwjlGBkEBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> breaks down what this means for the future of movie theaters.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A_V4e3cYMQDeZJLU4vXtj6A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story of the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2, which just completed a mission that may provide answers about how life began on Earth.</p>
How conspiracy theories put election workers in danger
4 dic 202010 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Av2_NrIp0SduQLP7QxD4L3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the threats being directed at election officials across the country. And <a href="https://apple.news/ASRgjCQRyS2W0yS-VnFLEgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> covers a recent speech by top Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling calling on the president and his allies to stop repeating false claims that undermine the electoral process.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APpWBWP6vTaep3Cv26OD4ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains President-elect Biden’s plans to combat the resurgent drug epidemic.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Anne McCloy, a news anchor at CBS-6 Albany in New York, has helped thousands of people get unemployment benefits. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkRAQ5MUGQGiPwJkZMHHOLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9vo11AxARtOnEI5pxXAo5g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> reports that the South Korean legislature passed an amendment exempting K-pop star Jin from military service, just in time for his 28th birthday.</p>
Can Trump pardon himself? What about his kids?
3 dic 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AlwcCqnr9TVONbcTv3rno6w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> answers key questions about President Trump’s pardon powers.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>In an op-ed for the <a href="https://apple.news/AxF0T9FjDT72NxafyvF1Qaw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, former Maryland representative John Delaney argues that the government should pay individuals $1,500 to get vaccinated. But Arthur Caplan, a bioethicist at NYU School of Medicine, tells NBC’s <a href="https://apple.news/A79Xb3utHSAeHiHegZd1Y3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Today Show</a> that paying for vaccinations is a bad idea.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AFo2EvTsSSf2KrFEpEJwOXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> looks at the long-lasting impact of the term “superpredator” on American criminal policy and politics.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>According to the <a href="https://apple.news/AlHrKxeKBRLiv0yYM0O3uPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, scented candles have been getting some unusually harsh reviews during the pandemic.</p>
Which countries have responded to COVID-19 best — and worst?
2 dic 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AyeZeVGguSpq5_aVXuXpTVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a> reports on Attorney General William Barr, who said on Tuesday that the Department of Justice found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. <a href="https://apple.news/Awfm9x-H9QlaunzM8gxRWpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has a story about an alleged bribery-for-pardon scheme being investigated by the DOJ.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXWWjtRqnSSukLg0gpmDbbA%20?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg News</a> ranks countries based on the success of each nation’s response to the pandemic.</p> <p>Lisa Miller writes about how the pandemic is affecting kids’ mental health for the Cut at <a href="https://apple.news/ArUwBikWeRBm319v3d4URaQ%20?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a>.</p> <p>An artificial-intelligence tool has solved a scientific mystery that had eluded researchers for more than 50 years. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2R762pmKQm-u_eRyAQnmZg%20?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Ae72OWyLNTperEERr9HLuNw%20?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox News</a> reports on the growing number of American cities offering financial incentives for people to relocate there.</p>
Who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first? It’s complicated.
1 dic 20208 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AFbJNxMbVS8OuDDKR9Y8xwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> reports that Vice President Pence told U.S. governors a COVID-19 vaccine is just weeks away from distribution. <a href="https://apple.news/A4ygomYBLRjOKfAjPer8Aow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Stat</a> explains how decisions are being made about who will receive a vaccine first.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AvgA3q6mbTvq9r4J05LKhsg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> breaks down the federal relief programs that are set to expire at the end of the year.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AW4g67v6mQUCZz0IAmoObHw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Grist</a> reports that after signing the Great American Outdoors Act, the Trump administration has now changed some of the rules, which critics argue undermines the spirit of the legislation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ArtsDbUA6QxafpdEQCFC3EQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> points to studies that show a neural link between gratitude and giving.</p>
Why athletes have more access to COVID-19 tests than nurses
30 nov 20208 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ATYs_QYUyT9usd_IilVAZyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> breaks down the new coronavirus-related restrictions taking effect today in Los Angeles County. And the <a href="https://apple.news/Adw6ly4cBQmyPemHtZuouxQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reports on local residents’ reactions to the new order.</p> <p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/Ahhbr2aeRQLKGFbOxg37hiQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, Kent Babb writes about the very different levels of access to COVID-19 testing experienced by health-care workers and athletes.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AjmYHLwI3TKC0s2Gzxphyvw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> says false claims of voter fraud by the president and Republican allies could backfire for GOP candidates in the Georgia Senate runoffs.</p> <p>President-elect Biden and his family will be joined by a cat in the White House next year. The <a href="https://apple.news/AwYtaObk5Rme-h1ovGzA-ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story.</p>
Life in Lockdown: Love
25 nov 20209 min<p>For <a href="https://apple.news/AeRMj6NVqRs6sMPwJdXgXVg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Vox</em></a><em>,</em> Elizabeth Segran talks to people about their dating experiences in the COVID-19 era. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AHrWAUeNkTAqDrHduR7feiQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Washington Post</em></a> offers some pandemic dating tips.</p> <p>Sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AeHFlFkwcQp6QdkAWb_Wy_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Washington Post</em></a> about the declining divorce rate during the pandemic. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AGYh6rG6KT-6TDOsKzqbt0g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Wall Street Journal</em></a> looks at some of the most common reasons couples are experiencing tension right now.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Afx_rgxp0Tuis2bAOO10omw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>The New Yorker</em></a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AOFW-STYRQ8efLg0wvGxCOA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Bustle</em></a> hear from couples who adjusted their weddings plans because of the coronavirus.</p>
Life in Lockdown: Parenting
24 nov 202010 min<p>For the <a href="https://apple.news/A-ExJQhfxQRCQwnWUDV0zqg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>, Joe Pinsker talks with Melissa Mazmanian about the unrealistic societal expectations on working parents.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ALvOjuKnGSGK3kzSLGFU8sQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on how the pandemic is specifically affecting working moms. And a <a href="https://apple.news/AhCSYlTjQQdKMk3-7Amr2Kg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> survey found that nearly two-thirds of fathers say they’ve become closer to their kids during this time, which is great for the whole family.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AwW9v0arbRky9ohiHvBhLEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down how the child-care crisis in the United States comes down to economics. The <a href="https://apple.news/AT5EME6TiTd2uZ-ZkkjHtOA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explains the limited child-care options for parents who are essential workers. And <a href="https://apple.news/AUnZfYZHMSl634ctqRfWvpA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> Magazine warns that the pandemic has devastated the U.S. child-care industry and that these losses may be difficult to come back from for years to come.</p> <p>For <a href="https://apple.news/AexSwWQOtShyuJ2rK8g5ZGg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a>, Sesame Workshop’s Rosemarie Truglio offers some advice on parenting during the pandemic.</p>
Life in Lockdown: Loneliness
23 nov 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AwWE5RxbiTki-boTWuViTaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the stories of elderly people who have died from long periods of isolation duringthe coronavirus pandemic. And former surgeon general Vivek Murthy talks with <a href="https://apple.news/AM2RVdBGCQGG7iHaxBAjIEQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> about the negative effects of loneliness and the power of human connection.</p> <p>Social scientist Kasley Killam writes for Scientific American about a recent study that found that levels of loneliness have mostly remained unchanged during the pandemic, despite increased isolation.</p> <p>Astronauts tell <a href="https://apple.news/A5OhRR7jUTNaUrTHUQKFPlg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> their strategies for coping with anxiety and loneliness during long periods of isolation. And <a href="https://apple.news/AMyXbz3n1T46LdKZfvVrrCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> spoke with Murthy about his suggestions for addressing feelings of loneliness.</p>
Why is Trump still challenging the election?
20 nov 202010 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AbSeyc3ylQNibh1QxJEE3Pw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores President Trump’s plans to overturn the results of the election by delaying and disqualifying votes in key states, while <a href="https://apple.news/Ay9KZ1BFzQ_CECMdD5OMaOw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains that the strategy is almost certain to fail. Meanwhile, Georgia finished its statewide recount, confirming Joe Biden’s victory there. <a href="https://apple.news/AjGa4eiPfRUWYvq2-Sv6alA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AntYRwu9bQX298b1A0mbp3w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a>’s Anna North explains why so many schools in the United States are closing, even as bars and restaurants are allowed to stay open.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHRQTq3YxSpizeoQNQkUg6w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a> tells the stories of three young people who died of COVID-19.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AV3Hn7rpJSb-3bCyRa7hE4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that public officials are urging people not to travel for Thanksgiving. But if you are planning to visit family, <a href="https://apple.news/A8QjjZm8tSY6M1kET2Du9qw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> has some guidance on how to think about navigating the holiday safely.</p>
As COVID-19 cases rise, U.S. leaders enact new restrictions
19 nov 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/Asj_IK1ZfTR6wa2dgomE6pQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS</a> provides an overview of some of the coronavirus-related restrictions announced by state and local leaders this week. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A8y_MJIH8SkOuo4fpaINtqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that, as escalating outbreaks threaten to overwhelm hospitals across the country, Republican governors are among those implementing stricter public-health measures.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AE1ib4B-YSdWV5vC3YKr6Kw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS Newshour</a> spoke with former national security adviser H.R. McMaster about the Trump administration’s announcement that it is to reduce U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A_VWWmLlRRTiNV3xVXH8eIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> spoke with young Afghans who have only known their country with an American military presence, and worry a withdrawal will mean the return of Taliban rule.</p> <p>Jill Lepore writes for the <a href="https://apple.news/AMv0uSJXGRIulvC5cSIb15w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> about how U.S. presidents have avoided making some of their papers and files public record — and what we might be able to expect from the current president.</p> <p>Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov was consulted with for Netflix show <em>The Queen’s Gambit</em>. He talks with <a href="https://apple.news/A9FbCk7LfRkiRu7Z7GXseLw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a> about what the show got right.</p>
Trump’s attempts to overturn the election are not working
18 nov 202010 min<p>In Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, the local board of canvassers temporarily withheld certification of the presidential election. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZycEDz9VNlijhNnaxAnq5Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Detroit Free Press</a> has the story. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A-BUmCkXYRqGB55-MS1RuOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> documents the Trump campaign’s continuing efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. </p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ARrFSFMblTCqtKiWPPodg_A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that local governments are struggling to distribute Cares Act funding to people in need, even as the December 30 deadline to use the funds approaches.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AZvfdlLjuT0yiZ_naFzgDrA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Quartz</a> highlights a significant step in San Francisco to reign in executive compensation: a ”CEO tax.”</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ah3BdI6x9SMKr-m8_2OsIGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>’s food critic collected advice from Alaska, Scandinavia, and the South Pole on how to embrace eating outdoors in the cold this winter.</p>
Who is first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine?
17 nov 202010 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/ATFNv47lxRYyfdQ8JnXGUwA">CNET</a> breaks down who is first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved. <a href="https://apple.news/AtpBUZ2JVRCmJFPTqkhTA-Q">National Geographic</a> explains the recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for who should be given priority when distributing a future vaccine. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AVyWolz6iSfKE5_qm_jP67A">Washington Post</a> reports on what global cooperation — or lack there of — could mean for the disease.</p> <p>Tens of thousands of abuse allegations have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America. The <a href="https://apple.news/A4i_l0gcpSMC4drWo8PmSlg">Wall Street Journal</a> provides some background on the history of sexual abuse within the organization, while <a href="https://apple.news/AZvgaVcf3S_SOaPjsj6y2Nw">NPR</a> has the story of one victim who was abused by a scoutmaster in the 1970s.</p> <p>James Arkin writes for <a href="https://apple.news/A66whoCwlRS-FpIdS45T8JQ">Politico</a> that the Senate runoff elections in Georgia will present an even tougher challenge for Democrats than flipping the state in the presidential race. <a href="https://apple.news/AjT7MREo4R8iYACZ7IR7HIg">Politico</a> also reports on the strategies from each party to win the elections and establish a majority in the Senate. And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tells the <a href="https://apple.news/ARTg65udaR-S97_PrpxpWVA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> that Republican efforts to invalidate legally cast ballots in the presidential elections could depress voter turnout in the upcoming special elections.</p>
