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Silicon Valley's contact tracing fail Sep 01, 2020

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Apple and Google today announced plans to expand their coronavirus warning software, months after an initial rollout that hasn't met expectations. Dan and Washington Post tech reporter Reed Albergotti dig into the initial hopes for this software, what happened and what could come next.

Restructuring the police Aug 31, 2020

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Reducing police brutality and improving trust between police departments and Black communities is urgent work. Dan discusses the interventions that could make a difference with Brookings Institution fellow and University of Maryland professor Rashawn Ray, who has spent more than a decade studying systemic racism and running implicit bias trainings for police departments.

CNN's Brian Stelter on the Trump-Fox News "hoax" Aug 28, 2020

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The dividing line between Fox News Channel and Donald Trump has become blurred, with each increasingly relying on the other to accomplish their goals.

Axios Re:Cap speaks with Brian Stelter, the CNN media critic and author of a new book about FNC's evolution, its internal struggles, and how hosts like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson influence national policy.

WNBA's Renee Montgomery on player efforts to enable the vote Aug 27, 2020

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Sports arenas in cities like Atlanta and Charlotte will be converted on November 3 into polling places, to reduce wait-times while enabling social distancing. It's an effort being led by More Than A Vote, a nonpartisan voting rights group formed by NBA and WNBA players like LeBron James, in the wake of George Floyd's murder.

Axios Re:Cap digs in with Renee Montgomery, a point guard for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream and co-founder of More Than A Vote. We discuss the election, last night's player strike, and why she opted out of this season to focus on issues of social justice.

Nike, Kobe Bryant, and the big business of sneaker resale Aug 26, 2020

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Nike this week is rolling out five new editions of Kobe Bryant sneakers, but few fans have gotten them at the retail price. Instead, they've been scooped up by resellers who use bots to acquire the shoes, and then charge consumers hundreds of dollars extra.

Axios Re:Cap digs into the multi-billion dollar sneaker resale market with For The Win's Mike Sykes, who argues that Bryant's legacy is being tarnished.

Ant Group IPO gives U.S. the cold shoulder Aug 25, 2020

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Chinese financial tech giant Ant Group today filed for what could become the largest initial public offering of all time, with plans to list in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Axios Re:Cap digs into why this deal is as much about geopolitics as it is about stocks, and why New York got left behind.

Trump campaign advisor Jason Miller on a second-term economy Aug 24, 2020

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The Republican National Convention kicks off this evening, with plans to lay out an economic vision different from what the Democrats presented last week.

Axios Re:Cap speaks with Jason Miller, a senior advisor to the Trump campaign, about where the economy has been, where it's at, and where Trump wants to take it in a second term.

Tax trouble for billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith Aug 21, 2020

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Robert Smith captivated America in May 2019 when he pledged to pay off student debt for Morehouse College's graduating class. It was Smith's introduction on the national stage, but he’d had decades of success in private equity that made him the wealthiest Black person in the U.S. and a philanthropic force. Now, Bloomberg News reports that he's under criminal investigation by the IRS, which could dent both his reputation and his political ambitions. Dan digs in with Bloomberg reporter Neil Weinberg.

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham on Biden's green jobs plan Aug 20, 2020

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One of the policy specifics offered up repeatedly during the Democratic National Convention has been Joe Biden's promise to create millions of renewable energy sector jobs. Dan digs into his plan with Biden campaign surrogate and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, whose state is a major player in both renewable energy and fossil fuels.

University president on reopening safely Aug 19, 2020

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This week has seen, in rapid succession, UNC Chapel Hill send students home, Notre Dame suspend in-person classes, and Michigan State University advise students to stay home. Delaware State University, a historically black university, believes it can — and must — find a way to bring its students back to campus safely. Dan discusses DSU’s plan with university president Tony Allen.

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