Thursday, February 13th, 2020
Spike in Virus Cases, Mysterious Radio Signals & Free Netflix Movie
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Story Summaries
All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want perusing the latest happenings...
AG Barr to Testify:
Democrats on a House committee say U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr will testify on March 31st due to concerns about how the Justice Department may be influenced by President Trump. The announcement comes after the DOJ stepped in to change the sentencing recommendation for President Trump's longtime friend, Roger Stone, prompting four prosecutors to quit the case.
Read more: The Hill, CNN, Politico
NH Turnout & Deval Patrick Out:
Another Democrat dropped out of the race for president. Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick ended his campaign yesterday. He had received less than one percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary. New numbers show record turnout for that primary, though keep in mind, the voting-age population also went up.Deval Patrick Out: NPR, Politico
NH Turnout: ABC News, NYT
Coronavirus Latest:
The number of deaths in the Chinese province where the outbreak started more than doubled within a day, and the number of cases there went up, too. Meanwhile, the world's largest smartphone conference in Barcelona just got cancelled due to travel concerns for companies. Also, Under Armour saw its stock drop due to expected losses from impacted Chinese factories.
Latest Updates: AP, NYT, CNN
Tech Show Cancelled: The Verge, Bloomberg, Business Insider
Under Armour Stocks Fall: Forbes, CNBC
Mysterious Space Signal:
A mysterious object in space is confusing scientists as they discover 'fast radio bursts' coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years away. Researchers thought the occasional signal was random, but now, a new study shows they're coming in regular intervals. Experts say it's likely not aliens. It could be an object orbiting a black hole, but they're still studying it.
Read more: USA Today, CBS News
First Electric Fire Truck:
The Los Angeles fire department is making history. It just got the first ever electric hybrid fire engine. The department says it'll help cut down on noise and harmful diesel emissions.
Read more: LA Times, Engadget
Emoji Kitchen:
Google is offering a new feature called 'Emoji Kitchen.' It lets users combine two emoji to create one. For example, you can add glasses to a smiley emoji. This only works for emoji and apps supported by Google.
Read more: TechCrunch, The Verge
Netflix Free Movie:
Netflix hopes to recruit new subscribers by making one movie available for free to non-members. The movie is To All the Boys I've Loved Before, which came out in 2018. That said, the sequel was just released this week on Netflix for paid subscribers.
Read more: Deadline, The Verge
Apollo 13 Back in Theaters:
The movie Apollo 13 is making a comeback this April. The 90s movie will return to theaters for a few days in honor of the mission's 50th anniversary and the movie's 25th anniversary.
Read more: Engadget, Space.com
Thing to Know Thursday:
Dating Trends & Tech for Valentine’s Day
Guests:
Damona Hoffman
Damona Hoffman is a dating coach & media personality who starred in A+E Networks' TV series #BlackLove and A Question of Love. She’s a contributor for The Washington Post, CNN Headline News (HLN), Match.com, BET.com, and more. Previously, Damona held creative executive positions at CBS, Paramount, and NBC Universal.
She also hosts and produces the weekly podcast, Dates & Mates with Damona Hoffman.