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COVID’s deadliest new hotspot is close to the U.S.

COVID’s deadliest new hotspot is close to the U.S.

FromApple News Today


COVID’s deadliest new hotspot is close to the U.S.

FromApple News Today

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Length:
8 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The deadliest coronavirus hotspot is very close to the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports on South America, which has only 5 percent of the global population but accounts for a quarter of the world’s COVID-19 death toll.
New York City residents are facing something new in the mayoral primary: ranked-choice voting. Vox breaks down the arguments for and against this balloting system. And the Wall Street Journal uses bagel preferences to illustrate how it works.
Las Vegas Raider Carl Nassib is the first active NFL player to come out as gay. CNN looks at the reaction from the sports world.
A theft of more than 42,000 pounds of pistachios is just the latest in a series of nut heists in California. The Washington Post explains the trend.
Released:
Jun 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.