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**The Daily Dive**

Start your day with The Daily Dive. News without the noise, told straight. Explore the most interesting news of the day. Connect with the writers, analysts and reporters that know the real story. Hosted by Oscar Ramirez in Los Angeles, this 20 minute podcast will be ready for you when you wake up. (Posted by 6 AM EST)

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WEEKEND EDITION- Al-Qaeda Leader Killed, Monkeypox National Health Emergency, Myth of Lazy Millennial Aug 06, 2022

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

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U.S. Declares Monkeypox Outbreak National Health Emergency Aug 05, 2022

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The U.S. has officially declared the monkeypox outbreak a national health emergency. This is in addition to various states already declaring their own emergencies. The designation frees up funds to ramp up vaccination efforts, testing, education, and outreach. In the meantime, many monkeypox patients feel there is a lack of guidance and have been reporting excruciating pain. Dominique Mosbergen, medical science reporter at the WSJ, joins us for what to know.

Next, researchers at Yale University have used a new system they created called OrganEx to restore cells in some organs of pigs that had just died. When blood is no longer pumping through organs the cells begin to die, but with this system, it restored circulation and even repaired some of the damaged cells. Evan Bush, science reporter at NBC News, joins us for this breakthrough and the ethical questions raised about how medicine defines death.

Finally, Polio is back in the U.S. after being eliminated in 1979. There was a recent case in an unvaccinated 20-year-old in Rockland County, New York. What makes this case interesting is that it came from a vaccine derived strain, meaning that it mutated from an oral vaccine that had small amounts of the live virus. Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg, joins us for this latest case and how it affects the global eradication efforts.

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Will Bringing Down Inflation Cause a Big Spike in Unemployment? Aug 04, 2022

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As the Fed tries to combat inflation by raising interest rates and cooling down the economy, it risks moving us into a recession and causing a big spike in unemployment. Now, there is a fight brewing about how big the jump could be or if it will be more of a soft landing like the Fed wants. As it stands now, there has been a small drop in job openings, but there are still roughly two jobs open for each unemployed worker. Courtenay Brown, economics reporter at Axios, joins us for the inflation vs. jobs fight.

Next, when it comes to student debt, the fastest-growing demographic of borrowers are those aged sixty-two and older. Of the forty-five million Americans who have student debt, one in five are over fifty and we have seen their student loan balances increase over 500%. One example of how bad it can get… a woman took out a $29,000 federal loan in 1983, she is now 91 and owes more than $329,000. Eleni Schirmer, organizer with the Debt Collective and contributor to The New Yorker, joins us for how more Americans are aging into their debt.

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Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Killed by Drone Strike in Afghanistan Aug 03, 2022

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President Biden made the announcement Monday that Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed by a drone strike in Afghanistan. The CIA zeroed in on his location by carefully studying the movements of him and his family until Biden authorized a “precise tailored airstrike” with two Hellfire R9X missiles hitting Zawahiri in the balcony of his safe house in Kabul. Idrees Ali, foreign policy correspondent at Reuters, joins us how the strike happened and the impact it has made on the terrorist network.

Next, a popular side hustle selling Dum Dum lollipops on Amazon is costing the candy company who makes them millions and it’s also violating Amazon’s policy. People are engaging in drop-shipping and pocketing the profits by looking for products with lower prices than on Amazon, then posting those items on the website, waiting for someone to place an order, and finally purchasing the product from the other retailer and shipping it directly to the customer. A lot of these methods are also driven by tutorials on YouTube and TikTok. Spencer Soper, reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for how it all works.

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How Gen Z Helped Disprove the Myth of the Lazy Millennial Aug 02, 2022

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Shortly after millennials hit their teens and started getting jobs, their employment numbers plummeted fueling the myth of the lazy millennial. But now, after looking at the data, it seems like it might not be that they didn’t want jobs, rather they were entering the workforce after two recessions and competing with laid-off, more experienced workers. Andrew Van Dam, Department of Data columnist at The Washington Post, joins us for what to know.

Next, the nonprofit agency that operates the transplant system is called the United Network for Organ Sharing and according to a recent review, the technology used to match donated organs to patients is in need of a full overhaul. It has been plagued by aged out software, periodic system failures, and an over-reliance of manually inputting data. Lenny Bernstein, health and medicine reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for more.

Finally, as the group of people who have not had Covid continues to shrink, many ideas begin to swirl about how they have avoided it for so long. For some it could be a healthy immune system, masking, or just luck, but could genetics also be at play? Katherine Wu, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us for how scientists are looking into whether some are just naturally resistant to the virus.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Heads to Asia With No Mention of Visiting Taiwan Aug 01, 2022

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This week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is visiting 4 Asian countries to discuss trade, Covid-19, climate change and security. Missing notably from her itinerary is whether Pelosi and her delegation would visit Taiwan in what would be the first visit from an American official since 1997. China has warned of consequences if Pelosi does touch down there because China claims them as their territory. Julia Manchester, national political reporter at The Hill, joins us for what to know about this, Republicans increasingly courting Latino voters, and Biden testing positive again for Covid-19.

Next, the deadliest road in America is US-19, a stretch of highway in Pasco County, Florida. The road has three lanes on both sides with extra turn lanes and a speed limit of 45-55 mph making it more like a freeway. The road was definitely not built with pedestrians in mind as crosswalks are few and far between causing people to often cross where they can to access the businesses and restaurants along the way. Roads like this are called “stroads” meant to be quick thoroughfares through multiple cities, but also share characteristics with smaller streets, places for people to live, shop, and eat and this combination can be deadly for those on foot. Marin Cogan, senior correspondent at Vox, joins us for more.

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WEEKEND EDITION- Two More HIV Patients Beat Virus, Chicken Nugget Wars, Beyond Meat’s Pepperoni Problems Jul 31, 2022

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

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WEEKEND EDITION- GDP Shrinks Again Prompting Recession Fears, We Were Wrong About Great Resignation, How to Spot Shrinkflation Jul 30, 2022

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

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Economy Shrinks for Second Quarter, Raising Recession Fears Jul 29, 2022

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The U.S. economy shrunk for a second quarter putting us on a path closer to a recession. GDP fell at a rate of 0.9% after a 1.6% decline in the first quarter. Most of the dip was driven by slower consumer spending and drops in business and residential investment. Reade Pickert, economy reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for how we will still need official news from the National Bureau of Economic Research to determine if the recession is here.

Next, as interest rates are rising, companies are calling workers back to the office, and home prices expected to fall, Zoomtowns that drew in remote workers during the pandemic are showing that the housing market is cooling fast. Boise, Idaho in particular is emblematic of this with its housing market currently overvalued by 69%. Nicole Friedman, U.S. housing reporter at the WSJ, joins us for what to know as more houses are sitting on the market longer.

Finally, the new battleground for fast-food restaurants is chicken nuggets. KFC will be testing new nuggets that could replace their popcorn chicken and Boston Market has rolled out their first nuggets that are roasted and not fried. The industry is looking to boost profits by targeting younger Gen Z customers who love their chicky nuggies. Jennifer Kingson, chief correspondent at Axios, joins us for the nugget wars.

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Two HIV Patients Appear to Have Beaten the Virus Jul 28, 2022

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Two HIV patients have joined a very small group of patients who seem to have beaten the virus. A 66-year-old man who received a transplant of stem cells with a genetic mutation that blocks HIV has no virus in his body and a woman in her 70s that was treated with retroviral drugs and immune boosting therapies is “functionally cured.” Researchers are hoping that these cases will provide clues to a possible cure in the future. Betsy McKay, senior writer at the WSJ, joins us for what to know.

Next, let’s talk about all those pandemic impulse buys you may be regretting. It was a time when everyone had a lot of time on their hands and some extra money, so people bought Peloton bikes, roller skates, bread makers, even new homes or pets, but now that things have returned a little more to normal those things have hit the back burner. Emily Stewart, senior correspondent at Vox, joins us for pandemic buyer’s remorse.

Finally, high inflation costs have sent businesses searching for new sources of revenue and greener way to deal with waste and it’s leading to some interesting new products. Think compost made from crabs, vodka distilled from dairy waste, and soap made from bacon grease. Harriet Torry, reporter at the WSJ, joins us for how customers are reating to inflation’s funky byproducts.

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