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Daybreak

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The world moves fast. Daybreak keeps you up-to-date. Enjoy everything you need to know to stay informed — on campus and off — in this digestible, efficient podcast. Daybreak is produced by Maya Mukherjee '27, Twyla Colburn '27, Sheryl Xue '28 under the 149th Managing Board of The Daily Princetonian. The theme music was composed and performed by Ed Horan, and the cover art is by Mark Dodici.

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An ICE update and support for an international journalist — Sunday, July 26 26.07.2020

We take a look at the ICE policy that could potentially keep a large portion of Princeton's international, first-year students out of the U.S., as well as a Washington Post ad that saw over 400 Princetonians throw their support behind Maria Ressa '86, as she faces cyber libel charges in the Philipines. Finally, we look at a recent feature from the 'Prince': How the Eating Clubs Went Coed, an insig...

Reopening restrictions and responses to a professor's Op-Ed — Sunday, July 19 19.07.2020

Introducing Daybreak, a reimagined version of The News, our daily news briefing. With episodes every weekday morning during the school year and Sundays year-round, we'll give you everything you need to know to keep up with the 24-hour news cycle. In this first episode, we take a look at what Princeton's campus with be like in the fall and get the details on Prof. Josh Katz's controversial column.

Monday, May 11 11.05.2020

In this year's final episode of The News, Boris Johnson announces a plan to reopen the U.K., Georgia's AG Chris Carr requests a Department of Justice investigation into the handling of the Ahmaud Arbery killing, and the U.S. plans to subsidize farmers experiencing overproduction.

Friday, May 8 08.05.2020

The Justice Department drops charges against Michael Flynn, charges are pressed for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and the Trump Administration announces the results of a mass deportation order from the CDC.

Thursday, May 7 07.05.2020

The U.S. Department of Education updates Title IX policies, Israeli researchers move closer to an effective antibody test, and President Trump vetoes a power-limiting bill.

Wednesday, May 6 06.05.2020

Trump announces that the U.S. coronavirus task force will be replaced in the coming weeks, the U.S. and U.K. decry international hackers attempting to steal medical information, and advocacy groups file a suit on behalf of children of undocumented immigrants.

Tuesday, May 5 05.05.2020

Princeton announces that the Fall 2020 semester will begin in September, either online or in person; six nations pledge billions to combat COVID-19, and another Russian healthcare professional falls from a building.

Monday, May 4 04.05.2020

The FDA approves a COVID-19 relief drug and ISIS attacks an Iraqi city. Italy will begin easing lockdowns today.

Friday, May 1 01.05.2020

Protestors in Michigan storm the State House, farmworker advocacy centers sue Washington, and legislators disagree on an upcoming COVID-19 relief funding.

Thursday, April 30 30.04.2020

A drug is shown to shorten recovery time for COVID-19 patients, agencies warn that up to 130 million people in east Africa may starve due to a second wave of locusts, and the U.S. state department acts to extend weapons embargoes on Iran.

Wednesday, April 29 29.04.2020

Brazil's Supreme Court rules that President Bolsonaro can be investigated, 40 are killed in a truck bomb explosion in Syria, and Andrew Yang sues the New York State Board of Elections.

Tuesday, April 28 28.04.2020

Reports show high rates of COVID-19 in deportees, detainees, and incarcerated people, the U.S. Supreme Court rejects a gun control case, and Princeton announces its valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2020.

Monday, April 27 27.04.2020

U.S. doctors weigh in on testing and social distancing, the Small Business Administration places limits on how much money banks can lend in the latest round of PPP stimulus, protests arise in Israel, and a Yemeni separatist group declares self-rule.

Friday, April 24 24.04.2020

EU leaders disagree on economic relief policies, and the Trump administration releases plans to give aid to Greenland and to revitalize the American nuclear industry.

Thursday, April 23 23.04.2020

Iran launches a military satellite, Princeton announces it will forgo its CARES Act funding, and Presdient Trump changes his opinion on Georgia's reopening.

Wednesday, April 22 22.04.2020

The U.S. Senate passes a $480 billion COVID-19 relief bill, Missouri files a lawsuit against the Chinese Communist Party for the spread of the virus, and American warships sail into contested waters.

Tuesday, April 21 21.04.2020

The U.S. Supreme Court overturns a own decades-old precedent, Israel's PM Netanyahu comes to an agreement with rival Benny Gantz, and the University cancels all non-remote summer programs.

Monday, April 20 20.04.2020

Germany begins reopening, non-essential U.S.-owned factories in Mexico remain open, and states have different approaches to reopening.

Friday, April 17 17.04.2020

Protesters turn out to decry social distancing policies across the U.S., Brazil’s President Bolsonaro fired his health minister, and 140 recovered COVID-19 patients in South Korea tested positive for the virus.

Thursday, April 16 16.04.2020

President Trump threatens to force Congress to adjourn, researchers chronicle the neurological effects of COVID-19, and the University postpones on-campus commencement for the class of 2020.

Wednesday, April 15 15.04.2020

President Trump halts funding to the WHO, Congress delays its return in accordance with social distancing protocol, and results from a recent Wisconsin election show democratic support.

Tuesday, April 14 14.04.2020

France and Italy extend their national lockdowns, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments via teleconference, and a second wave of locusts threatens food security in east Africa.

Monday, April 13 13.04.2020

Pope Francis calls for unity, OPEC cuts oil production to combat falling prices, and the doubling rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the U.S. fall.

Friday, April 10 10.04.2020

The EU agrees on a half-trillion-euro COVID-19 support measure, Indian pharmaceutical companies ramp up production of hydroxychloroquine, despite inconclusive science, and six thousand migrants have been turned away from the US during the pandemic.

Thursday, April 9 09.04.2020

Senator Bernie Sanders drops out of the Democratic primary, a Saudi-led coalition calls for a ceasefire in Yemen, citing coronavirus, and the EU's science research council's president resigns.

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