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Possible HIV Vaccine Could Be Available by 2021 Dec 03, 2019

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There is good news and high optimism that there could be an HIV vaccine as soon as 2021. Three experimental HIV vaccines are in the final stages of testing and it is promising that these trials have made it this far. The trials are focusing on different demographics in different parts of the world. Tim Fitzsimons, reporter for NBC News, joins us for why scientists are more hopeful for a vaccine than any other time since 1984.

Next, Congress is gearing up for a chaotic December. House and Senate members are currently scheduled to leave town by December 13, but are planning to stay until late December to finish legislative work and get ready for the next phase of impeachment. Lawmakers have until Dec. 20 to pass spending bills in order to avoid another shutdown and the House wants to vote on impeachment before Christmas. Jordain Carney, Senate reporter at The Hill, joins us for more.

Finally, McDonald’s is getting into the chicken sandwich wars with its latest offering. It is a fried chicken filet topped with butter and pickles, a deluxe version has tomatoes, lettuce, and mayo. Just in the testing phase, it is only available in Houston, Texas and Knoxville, Tennessee. Kate Taylor, correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for McDonald’s big play in the effort to compete in the new battlegrounds for fast food, chicken and breakfast.

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Vote on House Impeachment Report and Other Witnesses to Nimitz UFO Encounter Dec 02, 2019

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The House Intelligence Committee has a set a Tuesday vote to approve the release of their report on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. After the release of the report, the investigations is handed off to the Judiciary Committee to write articles of impeachment. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for what’s next in the impeachment inquiry and Joe Biden’s 8-day “No Malarkey” bus tour in Iowa.

Next, it is one of the most compelling UFO cases in modern history: the Nimitz UFO Encounters. And while we already know about how the Nimitz encountered a Tic Tac shaped aerial vehicle, we are hearing from other witnesses to the event. These witness accounts say that shortly after the encounter, there was a rush to turn over all the data concerning the UFO sighting and that two men quickly departed with all the relevant data to the event. Tim McMillan, contributor to Popular Mechanics, joins us for what he learned from the other Nimitz witnesses.

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WEEKEND EDITION- Holiday Shopping Apps and Drug Kingpin El Mencho Dec 01, 2019

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This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

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WEEKEND EDITION- Thanksgiving Food Power Rankings and How Google Determines What You See Nov 30, 2019

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Generational Divide in Holiday Shopping Nov 29, 2019

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Black Friday is here and it’s time to talk more about shopping. Are you an ecoshopper, an online convert, or a retro doorbuster? Sales are now starting before Thanksgiving, we have Small Business Saturday, and it extends all the way to Cyber Monday and shopping patterns are diverging by age. Ray Smith, reporter for the WSJ, joins us to talk about the generational divide in holiday shopping.

Next, as the holidays are approaching, you have to be wary of scammers. One scam in particular that ramps up at the end of the year are gift card scams. People are posing as grandchildren, government officials, and tech-support agents and ask for payments through store gift cards. Gifts cards are the choice of scammers because purchases can be made immediately and anonymously. Julie Jargon, family and tech columnist at the WSJ, joins us with a story of how one family learned the hard way.

Finally, as we buy more products online and want them delivered faster and faster, we have to take a look at those people fulfilling those orders. A recent report from The Atlantic and the Center for Investigative Reporting shows that ruthless quotas at Amazon’s fulfillment centers are injuring workers at a rate of 9.6 serious injuries per 100 full time workers in 2018. The industry average is just 4. My producer Victor Wright joins us for more.

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Thanksgiving Food Power Rankings and Black Friday Apps Nov 28, 2019

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Thanksgiving is here and we are all about the food and shopping! To start us off today we will give you the official Thanksgiving food power rankings. We will speak to Lucas Kwan Peterson, food columnist at the LA Times for his take on where all your favorite Thanksgiving foods rank. A little preview of what you are in for… Turkey ranks dead last in his list, pumpkin pie doesn’t fare much better, and cranberries might just be the most controversial food item.

Next, some people will start shopping tonight after dinner, some start on Black Friday, others are waiting until Cyber Monday. Whatever the case may be, we have a list of some very helpful apps and websites that will make your shopping experience run a lot smoother. For those looking for deals online, Slickdeals can help with alerts when something you’ve been looking for goes on sale, and for those looking for doorbuster deals, Flipp is the app for you. Marc Saltzman, tech columnist for USA Today, joins us for all the apps you need before you start shopping.

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McGahn Must Testify and Dresden Museum Heist Nov 27, 2019

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Not too many things happening with the impeachment inquiry this week as lawmakers are taking a break for Thanksgiving, but one development that occurred was a federal judge ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify under subpoena in the ongoing House impeachment inquiry. The Justice Department which is representing McGahn has said it will appeal. Alayna Treene, White House reporter at Axios, joins us for what it all means.

Next, a comprehensive new study is showing that mortality rates for U.S. adults ranging from ages 25-64 continue to increase, bringing down the general population’s life expectancy for at least three years in a row. The culprits killing more people are drug overdoses, diseases linked to obesity, and suicides. Jorge Ortiz, reporter for USA Today, joins us for more.

Finally, there was a daring jewelry heist that happened at a museum in the German City of Dresden on Monday. German media has called the theft the biggest one there since the Second World War. In order to pull it off, the thieves set fire to a nearby electrical distribution point which caused complete darkness at the museum. My producer Victor Wright joins us for how they got away with it.

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Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher to Remain a Navy SEAL Nov 26, 2019

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President Trump has ordered the Pentagon not to remove Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher from the Navy SEALs. Gallagher was at the center of a high-profile war crimes case where he was convicted of posing for photographs with the body of a teenage ISIS captive. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer also resigned over the issue because he reportedly proposed a private compromise with the White House that would have let Gallagher retire despite the outcome of an upcoming peer-review process. Wesley Morgan, military affairs reporter for Politico, joins us for all the details.

Next, we will tell you about El Mencho, the most powerful drug kingpin you’ve never heard of. Now that El Chapo is behind bars for good, authorities have turned their attention to the leader of the CJNG cartel which has 5,000 members spread across every continent except Antarctica. Reports say the cartel uses ruthless tactics including acid baths, decapitations, and even cannibalism. Beth Warren, investigative reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal, joins us for more on drug kingpin, El Mencho.

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New Polls Show Independents Are Souring on the Impeachment Inquiry Nov 25, 2019

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Yet again… add one more to the list. Billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that he is also running for President. Bloomberg will have an uphill battle to the nomination, but will throw millions of dollars into his campaign and not accept any donations. Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for this update and also a number of polls showing that Independents are starting to sour on the impeachment inquiry.

Next, every minute there are about 3.8 million queries typed into Google. And while the company says that it does not use any human curation to arrange results on a page, Google has interfered with search results with to a far greater degree with algorithm tweaks, blacklists, and thousands of low-paid contractors to access the quality of search results. There are a lot more factors that go into what information gets displayed when you use Google than you might think. Kirsten Grind, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how Google decides on what you see.

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WEEKEND EDITION- Alabama Teens Catch Predator, Unicorn Puppy, Carbon-Negative Vodka Nov 24, 2019

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This is a compilation of some of the most compelling stories of the week.

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