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In Conversation: David Wallace-Wells makes the case for climate reparations
29 gen 202222 min<p>Developing countries are bearing the brunt of the worst effects of our changing climate, despite contributing the least to carbon emissions. <a href="https://apple.news/Ayr8hHyw1RqGY3Ei9OeQdDA"><em>New York</em></a> magazine’s David Wallace-Wells makes the case that wealthy nations should front the cost of cleaning up the environment — and that we should think of this as a form of climate reparations. Wallace-Wells spoke with Apple News Today host Shumita Basu about this idea.</p>
How Russia’s military moves could raise your energy bill
28 gen 202210 min<p>It’s five years since then-president Donald Trump issued a ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries. A <a href="https://apple.news/AMQnzKITuT2y6aKV4d7kUCw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">HuffPost</a> investigation finds lives forever changed in America and around the world.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AWe5QGzTiRruPUbM37FucMA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> examines how a decision by Putin to invade Ukraine could affect American fuel and energy prices. The <a href="https://apple.news/A6AUZ3wOmR_W3xyPiOvKsQw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores how Europe’s reliance on Russian energy raises the question of whether the Kremlin might try to use its resources as a weapon against the West.</p> <p>When an iceberg bigger than Delaware broke off the Antarctic Peninsula in 2017 and drifted toward Argentina, melting as it went, the environmental consequences were devastating. <a href="https://apple.news/AbwhgdZ-pQwido-2Z1oivFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> explains why.</p> <p>A new generation of circus performers is using TikTok to redefine their field and reach new audiences. <a href="https://apple.news/AKYlNZuQoTCSB6lTzn1gKKA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Input</a> has the story.</p>
How Biden’s Supreme Court pick could make history
27 gen 20229 min<p>President Biden has promised to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. <a href="https://apple.news/A4yfnplGST-KVVOFmMnYSEQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks at the leading contenders.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApcPHMY-hTRGIowGrZW9IVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Axios</a> breaks down why so many American mayors are getting into cryptocurrency.</p> <p>People applying to become U.S. citizens are facing long waits, in some cases because key paperwork is locked underground in limestone caves. The <a href="https://apple.news/AKl05EZjRRSKFSa7zsV3HFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains.</p> <p>Elite-level wheelchair-tennis players tend to play to a surprisingly older age than their nondisabled counterparts. <a href="https://apple.news/ASKCCZ9QpSPW8TimLUEUQUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">538</a> crunches the numbers to work out why.</p>
How inflation wipes out your pay raise
26 gen 202211 min<p>With prices rising faster than wages right now, even many people who’ve gotten raises lately are struggling to pay for basic needs. The <a href="https://apple.news/AS_Q9ctLlQai8mPt2xAn_qg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells some of their stories.</p> <p>One of Vladimir Putin’s biggest enemies tells <a href="https://apple.news/A_E2nt2WAQ8ixDw3dYpUFsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> that the U.S. and allies are missing important things as they deal with the Russia–Ukraine crisis.</p> <p>A journalist told the president of Mexico she feared for her life. Then she was killed. The <a href="https://apple.news/AdH9eAow_RiatTmqVbcXiSg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> explains why covering the news there has become so dangerous.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AY3j_KhgzSjCHuzjC0KQ4Vw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have been denied entry into baseball’s Hall of Fame. The <a href="https://apple.news/AeT0x5QMnQ3m0Tw1RF7d42Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer</a> calls the decision an awkward stalemate in the attempt to wrestle with the era of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.</p> <p>In the <a href="https://apple.news/A8p98PI6BSrOyGUIZOOPeqA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Players’ Tribune</a>, Allen Iverson reads his tribute to fellow NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who died two years ago today in a helicopter crash.</p>
Why high meat prices might not just be a pandemic thing
25 gen 20229 min<p>What’s the deal with high meat prices? Is there more to them than just the pandemic supply-chain crunch? <a href="https://apple.news/AbpRrZAEeQw-66oXEVsZrBg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> examines the Biden administration’s argument that the meatpacking industry is partly to blame.</p> <p>Political and legal fights over mask mandates are heating up across the country. The Wall Street Journal looks at the latest developments from <a href="https://apple.news/Ag9dki_WtRCK3dOP5v8KBEg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AtCZ_yOQiSkuQCkjoZjnIYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Virginia</a>.</p> <p>Not long ago, earthquakes were unusual in Texas, which now sees hundreds of magnitude-2.5 quakes and above every year. <a href="https://apple.news/Ay_mABPYaSZ-qq2yGlgdkcw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why seismologists blame the oil and gas industry.</p> <p>Calling all skygazers: NASA is calling for volunteers to help it monitor cloud coverage in our changing climate — and all you need is your smartphone. The <a href="https://apple.news/AKOdK_f7iQTKyJXUlB-ihWg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the details.</p>
Why federal funds for hungry kids aren’t reaching them
24 gen 202210 min<p>A pandemic program to help low-income kids in America get enough to eat is struggling. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGccNM2IsRg-WeZEm5s_62g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AwQBgeqmHT1KNSJ0ZbVVWQQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> looks at the options Biden is weighing for responding to a Russian invasion of Ukraine, including potentially moving U.S. troops to nearby countries.</p> <p>As electric cars grow in popularity, <a href="https://apple.news/A1mA4ghXxTZOj4qNS-6RlLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Inside Climate News</a> shows how researchers are working to get better at recycling dead batteries.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AZBJKa8KgQsKcYid3-D4jqQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Input Magazine</a> explores how some influencers who feature animals on their social-media accounts have started cloning the creatures, in part to keep followers engaged.</p> <p>Filing taxes will be rough this year. The <a href="https://apple.news/AJv7mY7ufRVa1anNJPBAFsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why, and how to deal with it.</p>
In Conversation: Nikole Hannah-Jones on the 1619 Project and reframing U.S. history
22 gen 202225 min<p>Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for <em>The New York Times Magazine</em> and the creator of the 1619 Project. The project reframes American history around an important date that isn’t mentioned in many history books: 1619, the beginning of American slavery. Hannah-Jones has expanded on the idea and turned it into a book called <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-1619-project/id1556566008"><em>The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story</em></a>. Hannah-Jones spoke with <em>Apple News Today </em>host Shumita Basu about the project.</p>
Why the “Havana syndrome” mystery still isn’t solved
21 gen 202211 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AzpZdPP3qR5emyEE98Kivww?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has details of a new CIA report that says it is unlikely that a “worldwide campaign” by a foreign power is behind the condition known as Havana syndrome. The <a href="https://apple.news/ABHiiisYgT7eYUWKrSZaiiQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> has been covering this story for a long time.</p> <p>An extensive investigation by the <a href="https://apple.news/AbdkrO9MbQJy4cPZbg4MR8g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> finds that more than 1,700 U.S. congressmen enslaved Black people.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AQWIstWjGT0eneq_tH41cMw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains why many low-income nations have COVID-vaccination rates of below 10%, while many wealthy countries have passed 80%.</p> <p>The hit soundtrack of Disney’s ‘Encanto’ is creating a whole new audience for Colombian music. <a href="https://apple.news/AgD1yr8zQSe6H_xUYl9vRTA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Billboard</a> speaks to singer Mauro Castillo.</p>
How Biden could respond if Putin invades Ukraine
20 gen 20228 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AWMJW7EElSpWLj6sJGBHbzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on Biden saying he thinks Vladimir Putin may “move in” on Ukraine, as well as <a href="https://apple.news/AZ2PZiZ-oQ02uJmudYQtHlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">potential actions</a> the U.S. and allies might take against Russia if that happens.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AhBvBbGOLRVeqfgXI6PLzDg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> looks at how Democrats’ failure to pass sweeping new election legislation is a reminder of the limits of the very slim majority the party has in Congress.</p> <p>California was supposed to clear cannabis convictions. Tens of thousands of people are still languishing. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9_YHH9LWQeKwffBIYg_y_w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> investigated.</p> <p>Supply-chain issues are making a new type of Girl Scout cookie hard to find. But one determined <a href="https://apple.news/AgFXu2tweSwGRx5q1spkpog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reporter managed to get a taste.</p>
How well has Biden handled the pandemic? Experts weigh in.
19 gen 202211 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AE4SZfADDSGCkfWA_Exn40Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> speaks to medical experts for a report card on how President Biden has managed the pandemic in the last year.</p> <p>New York’s attorney general says there’s evidence Donald Trump and his company falsely valued assets. The <a href="https://apple.news/A-HAexrICQhaQXDLT7MbJkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> breaks down the latest court filing.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AeRFYrp0LRTeD4Q6vFJ9r9Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Recode</a>’s Rebecca Heilweil explains the fight between airlines and wireless carriers about the rollout of expanded 5G technology that could speed up smartphone downloads.</p> <p>America’s fertility rate sank during the pandemic. Meanwhile, many Nordic countries had a baby boom. <a href="https://apple.news/A8lUvdTOwTdynNF2hIL0llQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks into what’s going on.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AytulIOWAQo-zd-Dtcyi48A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> speaks to researchers who say a child’s baby teeth are a potential gold mine of information about their physical and mental development.</p>
How cryptocurrency became a big political issue
18 gen 20229 min<p>Cryptocurrency is becoming a bona fide issue in American politics, influencing candidates and their campaigns. <a href="https://apple.news/ACVAW8O0FSlaYNiGxryfSXg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> has the story.</p> <p>Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis in 1944? <a href="https://apple.news/A4qBMNAOzTb2sqXTZs9myAw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on an extensive investigation that has revealed a surprising new suspect.</p> <p>New surveys detailed in the <a href="https://apple.news/AyzaQa-OBQ0i8JwGhr9AdRA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> show how COVID made it hard for scientists to do their jobs, particularly women.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ANsBjKuP0ROu01kEpqDF91A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how “Baby Shark” became the first YouTube video to pass 10 billion views.</p>
On MLK Day, new urgency over voting rights
17 gen 202210 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Axq6kD6JfRnyN3HhM4F_e3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at how setbacks on voting rights fit among the many challenges President Biden is facing as he seeks to advance his agenda.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AH1ieLGIxRRSUumVFptzMQg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> reports on the ways young women’s health, education, and independence are suffering as the pandemic erases decades of progress in developing nations.</p> <p>Tonga is recovering after it was hit by a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami over the weekend. <a href="https://apple.news/AR0xTWs_QSZ6FwkONerEseA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has the latest on the aftermath. <a href="https://apple.news/AOHR9qZLaS_Sipla-LfaKRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at the science behind the blast.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AOwElP_BwTDK9C40RzO6crg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> crunches the numbers to show how TikTok’s top stars are earning more money than CEOs of some of the world’s biggest companies.</p>
In Conversation: How one journalist helped her dad die
15 gen 202228 min<p>If you’re suffering from a terminal illness and have only a few months to live, should you be allowed to choose how and when to end your life? Ten states in the country allow patients to do just that — a practice referred to as medical aid in dying — under highly regulated laws. In April 2020, <a href="https://apple.news/AWSuCVwB2R7etDK9z9DDBVQ"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> journalist Esmé Deprez’s father became the second person to end his life under the Maine Death with Dignity Act. Deprez speaks with <em>Apple News Today </em>host Duarte Geraldino about that experience and <a href="https://apple.news/AUV-eGUsTRPSPI20M8Yfofg">a California case</a> making its way through the courts now that could expand the scope of the law.</p>
Inside Afghanistan’s hunger crisis
14 gen 20229 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AYhpquHl_RF6SHPm8mizLQA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> reports from Afghanistan, where more than 20 million people are on the brink of famine.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Acmf70gTLTr2tYpeeVSbo1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> explains how recent deadly home fires in New York City and Philadelphia underscore the systemic racism in urban planning.</p> <p>Sales of vinyl records overtook those of CDs last year, a sign of the changing attitudes of music fans. <a href="https://apple.news/A4jfmKVOkTuqaxmLiDEcEFA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Quartz</a> looks into what’s going on.</p> <p>A U.S. court ruled that gruyère-style cheeses made in America can be called gruyère. Swiss and French cheesemakers plan to keep fighting in court. <a href="https://apple.news/A7ioAqA3DRNCYVuZ2CZ7EEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Food & Wine</a> has the story.</p>
Why so many U.S. grocery shelves are empty
13 gen 202210 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AAFXhwGLrSKu_ywSr5uL3hw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why so many Americans are finding empty shelves when they go to grocery stores.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Aq3vFHF_sRKuJ4ISgQoAoCQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on how money is pouring into secretary-of-state races in swing states. The winners will oversee rules and certification of future elections. And an <a href="https://apple.news/AACd339h1ThaD4I58eIwsqg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> analysis shows that many Republican candidates running to oversee state elections are supporters of Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the election he lost.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AFkbcY-zbRACQn0rNk5w5LA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story of a kidnapping negotiator who faced his biggest test: saving his own wife from bandits.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AArIMJEIvQaiM8iIth15Qqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the growing popularity of tool libraries, lending hubs that allow people to take home tools and appliances then return them.</p>
“Wild Things" episode 1: What Went Wrong?
12 gen 202241 min<p>Apple News Today is bringing you a special episode — the first installment of Wild Things, a new podcast series from Apple TV+.</p> <p>Over the course of nearly half a century, Siegfried & Roy performed 30,000 shows for 50 million people and generated well over $1 billion in ticket sales. Although the German-born illusionists and pop culture icons were mega-famous, much about their private lives, eccentric public personae, and tragic final show remained shrouded in mystery…until now. Emmy®-winning filmmaker and journalist Steven Leckart, in his very first podcast, takes you behind the velvet curtain to reveal shocking moments, surprising details, and hidden truths about two men who were lionized by millions of fans, lampooned by the media, criticized by animal welfare advocates, and endlessly scrutinized by the public.</p>
The one change that could cut school shootings in half
12 gen 20229 min<p>School shootings hit a record high last year, fueled by children with access to guns. The <a href="https://apple.news/AgevDFH9DT52usuJlhX4WsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>The government is warning us to expect a frustrating tax season. <a href="https://apple.news/A-R69MkctQ0GDAiM_qMJx4Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains why, and how to deal with it.</p> <p>The reasons ‘Jeopardy’ players are racking up impressive win streaks lately might not be the ones you think. The <a href="https://apple.news/AV5PwMXVNTVeojEknfKSIgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer</a> looks into possible explanations.</p> <p>Want a spoon that’ll make your food taste better? The <a href="https://apple.news/AEuSAYEzLQli6xLlZ4thPuA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on some interesting new technologies that are in the works.</p>
What happens when everyone calls out sick at the same time
11 gen 202210 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AXfzC9wuGTH-h54EV5Oj3Eg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explains how the Omicron surge is hitting hospitals, which are already struggling to deal with cases from previous COVID waves. A big problem is there aren’t enough doctors and nurses. <a href="https://apple.news/At6Mvr8AcTtetWT0eBRr6CQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> looks at how millions of American workers calling out sick during is hurting the U.S. economy.</p> <p>President Biden is making a voting-rights speech in Georgia today. <a href="https://apple.news/AG_65Ifn9SnCjo1qNIlRJeg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> explores what activists want to hear.</p> <p>He was held at Guantanamo Bay and never charged with a crime. He’s now finding life after detention is its own kind of prison. The <a href="https://apple.news/AE-sfyX8pT2ioDEje9CVDLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> tells his story.</p> <p>Coach Kirby Smart steered Georgia to the college-football national championship by finally beating long-time rival Alabama, led by his own mentor. <a href="https://apple.news/AUEt621IySryGC6MEQ261MA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> looks at how it happened.</p>
The unexpected impact of banning Trump from social media
10 gen 20228 min<p>One year after Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube banned Donald Trump, the <a href="https://apple.news/A4p4FaPXwTT62IGbbS8AA3g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how he and they have benefited from his removal.</p> <p>Tennis star Novak Djokovic won his fight to stay in Australia to defend his Australian Open title, despite not being vaccinated against COVID. <a href="https://apple.news/A5kI-NKiRRwGEZW2x5QXUrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has the story.</p> <p>Fifteen people died at the Rikers Island jail complex last year. <a href="https://apple.news/AVN4yZmBnTaq-c_3oWuEwxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> tells their stories.</p> <p>After 76 years, an American World War II soldier’s letter was finally delivered. <a href="https://apple.news/AZwZhYHvrQO6HS72Gz_BvPA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> brings us his widow’s reaction.</p>
In Conversation: Feeling burned out? Here’s how to rethink work.
8 gen 202225 min<p>How’s your relationship to your job? Does it feel healthy? Sustainable? For a lot of people, it got worse during the pandemic. One survey in 2021 found that more than a third of the men and nearly half of the women feel burned out. So what’s going wrong here? <em>Apple News Today </em>host Shumita Basu speaks with Anne Helen Petersen about her new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/out-of-office/id1542798259"><em>Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home</em></a>, coauthored with Charlie Warzel. It’s all about how we can adjust the role our jobs play in our lives and focus more time and energy on the things we care about the most.</p>
We understand Omicron better now. Here’s what to know.
7 gen 20229 min<p>We know a lot more about the Omicron COVID variant than we did. <a href="https://apple.news/AkymcaS2SRjeUL3Fi6RvrtQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the latest information on its symptoms and severity. And <a href="https://apple.news/AkTRPtBvMTvyulPx6VGLq6A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> has answers to nine big questions about it.</p> <p>CNN breaks down <a href="https://apple.news/A1Q2zXQrKSWWSgpd761YtzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">what’s happening in Kazakhstan</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/AKBOnzvGuQwyVzdLzK2Bq5w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">why it matters</a> for the rest of the world.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A_8QiE8uhTi2SQNwh9Ejqmg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on new research showing climate disasters are affecting more Americans than many thought. <a href="https://apple.news/Ak7Cj7m5KQ3W_8S7Kcf1kKg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> covers a new study showing the 10 worst climate disasters caused $170 billion in global damage last year.</p> <p>There are tons of new TV shows coming out, and you won’t have time to watch them all. <a href="https://apple.news/AW5cjcqWKSb2hHtskqxAmog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vulture</a> shares what its experts are most looking forward to.</p>
Hear why January 6 was just the beginning
6 gen 202213 min<p>One year after the Capitol attack, journalism on what happened and the enduring impact on American democracy from <a href="https://apple.news/AHS0uaYWGTXSc2U73Eoyqog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a>, the <a href="https://apple.news/AztLqqhWqQritL2t-F3vU3g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a>, the <a href="https://apple.news/AR6it3v4aRDib_0KaiDY53w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a>, <a href="https://apple.news/A1M3GZQfAQ52G3PPDl7MSSA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AqP4Za-xcRdaUvpogj1zsBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a>.</p> <p>Many people in the U.S. can’t access dentists, because they don’t have the money or the right insurance. The <a href="https://apple.news/AmyfTO4KPSLej7gpqKLx6-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> has the story of a nonprofit that’s doing something about it.</p> <p>NBA stars who test positive for COVID have to stay off the court for a period. The <a href="https://apple.news/ApnXuy91aQHCPc9HEZE8Ytg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how that’s giving golden opportunities to some minor-league players.</p>
Why Chicago’s COVID school-safety fight matters nationwide
5 gen 20228 min<p>Chicago public schools are closed today as teachers and administrators fight over whether learning should be remote. <a href="https://apple.news/Akp_eac8iTSSMEbT0JIkp_g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/Ag4YVjyRTQyezTw0-ZJq0-A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Chicago Tribune</a> report on a debate with national implications.</p> <p>Sentencing for people who stormed the Capitol a year ago has been inconsistent. <a href="https://apple.news/AwJqrxQPhQJ6usAu4JZCf2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> crunches the data to discover how judges are grappling in real time with what the consequences should be.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AUGRxF9-6TYeVOpGFeZJGJg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> asks top forecasters with skin in the game what the economy could have in store over the year ahead.</p> <p>Engaged couples are often surprised to discover that many of the best wedding hashtags are taken. The <a href="https://apple.news/AD1K2M7dJTsStaol709ux0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how some are even paying consultants for unique ideas.</p>
Startup star to criminal: The downfall of Elizabeth Holmes
4 gen 20229 min<p>Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty on four of 11 charges in her fraud trial. The <a href="https://apple.news/AxkwY2_ZVSNmMM3VNMweB4Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the downfall of a startup founder who claimed to revolutionize the blood-testing industry.</p> <p>Capitol Police officers were attacked and beaten by insurrectionists. The <a href="https://apple.news/AGosr8_-PSmCItI6XIpgFcg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> details how the force is trying to recover and do its job amid low morale and a wave of resignations.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/ATOYAopp3RB-KdHcPTsa5pA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journa</a>l tech columnist recommends you activate this iPhone feature before you die.</p> <p>There’s snow on the ground in parts of America. Is it safe to eat? <a href="https://apple.news/AMjWskDUxS-qKcNQCQrRkCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> checks with scientists. Short answer: Yes, but think about a few things first.</p>
Why 2022 might not be defined by the pandemic
3 gen 20229 min<p>COVID isn’t gone, but 2022 may be the first year since its arrival that isn’t defined by the pandemic. The <a href="https://apple.news/Asc0o24VrQgG3cfaYJD_WfA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at what else could define the next 12 months.</p> <p>As we near the anniversary of the Capitol attack, <a href="https://apple.news/AfEijM2FkSS2qUlo_s3QXyQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on how the January 6 committee is getting new information about what happened.</p> <p>A new law aims to end costly surprise medical bills. <a href="https://apple.news/AAOjHtb7zSby1ernATPXgPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> explains how it could affect you.</p> <p>With supply-chain issues pushing chicken prices way up, restaurants are serving up more chicken thighs, which are cheaper than breasts. The <a href="https://apple.news/AMAzuugxvS8qpWhAV9NTscQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the story.</p>
Good-news stories you may have missed in 2021
23 dic 20219 min<p>Wally Funk tried for decades to become an astronaut, at a time before NASA allowed women into orbit. This year she finally flew to space at age 82. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkQm2hFtzR1ujvPk85mpcQQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> shares her remarkable story.</p> <p>Two women broke barriers in football in 2021. <a href="https://apple.news/AWKWKxCANR0OAXdoZV0GdAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> has what you should know about Sarah Thomas, the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. And <a href="https://apple.news/A4nbB1JOQSO-GiHc0ss3IPA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> introduces Maia Chaka, the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game.</p> <p>It started with a few kids biking to school together for safety. It turned into a mass movement that touched hearts around the world, <a href="https://apple.news/ALLXA-RYvR4OUw9BTZ0eywA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports.</p> <p>Two fierce rivals were neck-and-neck for Olympic gold. <a href="https://apple.news/A2XRubsABRjG_YxrYvoYzPg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> shows what happened next: Instead of going on to a tie-breaking round, they made the surprising decision to share victory.</p> <p>Zaila Avant-garde captured the nation’s attention as the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But <a href="https://apple.news/AuiA-sHIWQ1yvKqIHKQ9Mlg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Variety</a> found there was much more to her.</p> <p>In a year with its share of dark times, goofy moments on social media helped give us all a lift. <a href="https://apple.news/Akoiw8PeVROOc3-Z7z1WZNw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> columnist Jason Gay lists some favorites.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A-5J9EXoATzOu_DyXqzLh7w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News Spotlight</a> editors put together a special collection of the best good-news stories of the year.</p>
How the pandemic is killing non-COVID patients
22 dic 202110 min<p>A primary-care doctor told the <a href="https://apple.news/A146ECx2cTueOrmBNFAwPsw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> she’s seen more than three times as many deaths among her patients this year as in 2020. None were from COVID.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AI53D3DHUTfmVSjk4NCmNXw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> examines Joe Manchin’s concerns about the climate spending in Build Back Better. And the <a href="https://apple.news/AY7AVPlLOS-O8Ja4no-nkRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> looks at how West Virginians feel about the senator’s latest moves.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AtH-ckA4BSBuG2chAbkH4yg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Middle Seat columnist reflects on how air travel has changed in the last two decades. Mostly, it’s gotten worse.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AyPpaIG2JTpqeJ-g8pKMGEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a> reports on a new study showing lemurs have rhythm when they sing, and explains how it could help us solve a longstanding mystery about humans and music.</p>
What to know now that Omicron is dominant in the U.S.
21 dic 20218 min<p>Omicron is now the dominant variant of coronavirus in the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/AcfnT6_gmQ3-YBvG2-kAcnw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on what doctors and governments are warning us about.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/AU--g16wpRxm7nJWxIqe7Pg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> investigation finds NYU is top-ranked — in loans that alumni and parents struggle to repay.</p> <p>When it comes to confirming federal judges, President Biden is on pace with Ronald Reagan’s record. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzEPYEEdXSLaKBm_6AgMeBw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why it could get harder from here.</p> <p>Finally, a millipede that lives up to its name, and then some. <a href="https://apple.news/ADcF15FReTDGbHSq4YidVfg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at the discovery of the first millipede species with more than a thousand legs.</p>
What’s next for Biden’s agenda after Manchin’s “no”
20 dic 202111 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A3OBelPV5TWCMeUDad6s73w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> explores what Joe Manchin’s ”no” on the giant spending bill means for Biden’s economic agenda.</p> <p>Democrats in Georgia helped flip the U.S. Senate and turn the state blue. <a href="https://apple.news/AR2bNCgo_RImV_hhPtacmmA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reports on how Republican state lawmakers are trying to dilute those gains.</p> <p>The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9R9m891VS4aIExsAJhS-BA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how to decide whether to change your holiday travel plans because of COVID.</p> <p>A Pulitzer Prize–winning science reporter canceled his 40th birthday party because of the Omicron variant. He writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/Ae7ODYeQsTSmg96TaifFB3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> about how he came to the decision.</p> <p>Electric cars are expected to be a part of reducing global carbon emissions. But mining the nickel needed for their batteries can itself be very environmentally damaging. <a href="https://apple.news/ACuUHpNOeTril2PFNCxb46w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the story.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/AU1MkyKUWRX223WWsdSC2LA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Deadspin</a> writer explains why he’s outraged that the New York Giants’ Fan Appreciation Day gift was a medium-sized fountain drink.</p>
In Conversation: Did Marilyn Manson hide his abuse of women in plain sight?
18 dic 202125 min<p>In the past year, more than a dozen women have accused Marilyn Manson — whose real name is Brian Warner — of psychological or sexual abuse. Four women have filed civil lawsuits. Warner has denied all of the allegations. For <a href="https://apple.news/AMelK5ah1TeepnD5yTDU4eA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><em>Rolling Stone</em></a>, Jason Newman and Kory Grow spent nine months reporting on these claims and talked with several of the women who have come forward. They spoke with <em>Apple News Today</em> host Duarte Geraldino about their investigation.</p>
