The Daily Dive

Uber and Lyft will continue operations in California. An appeals court has allowed the ride-hailing companies to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors while an appeal works its way through the court. Uber and Lyft are hoping that a proposition on the November ballot will make them exempt to AB5. Faiz Siddiqui, tech reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for more. Next, as k...

The Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this week released its final report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and it detailed significant contacts between the Trump campaign and people with ties to Russian intelligence. Former campaign manager Paul Manafort was especially singled out as a “grave counterintelligence threat.” Olivia Beavers, Congressional reporter at The Hill, joins us...

Some good coronavirus news today as scientists are seeing that the body does show signs of lasting immunity to COVID-19, even in those that only had mild symptoms. We still don’t know how long immunity will last, that will have to be looked at in real time, but recent studies show that antibodies, B-cells and T-cells are all doing their jobs. Katherine Wu, science reporter at the NY Times, joins u...

The FDA has approved a new and inexpensive saliva test for COVID-19 that was developed by Yale University and funded in part by the NBA and the NBA Players Association. So far, the test has yielded similar results to other diagnostic tests and also avoids a key step that has caused shortages in chemical reagents in other tests. Ed Silverman, @Pharmalot columnist and senior writer at STAT News, joi...

The Democratic National Convention gets started today in a way that we have not seen yet... completely virtual. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, various speeches will be given throughout the four day event, but none will be in front of an audience. Democrats hope that the virtual convention will still be able to energize voters to turn out in the fall. Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital edit...

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President Trump on Thursday announced a major foreign policy achievement, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to establish a “full normalization of relations” and Israel will also suspend its annexation plans in the West Bank. This makes the UAE the third Arab country that has active diplomatic ties with Israel. Dave Lawler, world editor at Axios, joins us for what this big announcemen...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has announced that they have approved the first vaccine for COVID-19. He said that the vaccine, dubbed Sputnik-V, “works quite effectively” and it has even been given to his daughter. However, many health experts are skeptical because it has not gone through late stage clinical trials, Tina Hesman Saey, senior writer at Science News, joins us for what we know abou...

Joe Biden has picked Sen. Kamala Harris to be his running mate. She is the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket and potentially the first woman vice president if they win in November. Harris was seen as a safe choice as she has a national profile and experience with elected office, but it will remain to be seen if her experience as a prosecutor would be a benefit...

The United States Postal Service is dealing with a backlog of letters and packages and are facing a crisis that could delay the results of the election in November. A number of cost cutting policies have been put in place by the new postmaster general, there are fewer mail trucks on the road, and postal workers are not able to work overtime. The Postal Service is seeking billions in aid from Congr...

The United States now has over 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and President Trump continues to field criticism for his response to the pandemic. In an effort to further the conversation on economic relief for unemployed Americans, the president has signed 4 executive orders that would delay payroll tax deductions, extend unemployment benefits at $400, have officials consider a halt to evict...

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A new study looking at the movements of Americans during the pandemic shutdown orders shows that rich Americans stayed put while poor Americans increased their movements, presumably because they were essential workers and could not work from home. Matt Simon, science journalist at Wired, joins us for how your income could be a predictor of how well you can social distance. Next, Major League Baseb...

There is a rush to look for more survivors in Beirut as anger continues rise over a massive explosion that looks to be a result of negligence. The huge amounts of ammonium nitrate that exploded were improperly stored in a warehouse for over six years. Half of the city is destroyed and thousands have been left homeless. Missy Ryan, national security reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for wha...

Americans are not happy with the way things are going in the country. According to Gallup, U.S. satisfaction is at 13%, the lowest it has been in nine years. The national mood has soured greatly because of the effect of the pandemic on the country and the mood drop mostly occurred among Republicans. Jeff Jones, senior editor at Gallup joins us for how Americans are currently feeling. Next, states...

Microsoft has said that it will move forward with plans to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok after a wild weekend in which President Trump said he might want to ban the social media app in the U.S. No price has been decided yet, but this would be a big move for Microsoft into the social media world and also help with some data and privacy issues that TikTok has had. Georgia Wells, reporter at the...

Lots of political news this month as the modified conventions will take place and Joe Biden will announce who his pick will be for his running mate. Biden has already committed to picking a woman as his vice president, but there has been increased pressure to pick a woman of color. Ginger Gibson, Deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for who is on the shortlist. Next, the summer o...

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There is new evidence that COVID-19 can have lingering effects on your heart. A German study is showing that MRIs of people who have recovered from the coronavirus still had visual signs that the virus had an impact months after recovering. Patients showed signs of ongoing inflammation of the heart muscle. Erika Edwards, health and medical reporter at NBC News, joins us for how COVID-19 can linger...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the Trump administration have reached an agreement for federal officers to leave the front lines of the federal courthouse in Portland in hopes to de-escalate protests that have been going on for two months. State troopers and local police will move in to protect the area. Nick Miroff, DHS reporter at the Washington Post, joins us for the phased withdrawal of federal off...

Baseball has been having a rough go as they began their 60 game season amid the pandemic. MLB has paused the 2020 season for the Miami Marlins after an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff. One big issue for them is the misalignment between the playing schedule, testing schedule, and protocols for what happens in between. Louise Radnofsky, sports reporter at the WSJ, joins us for more. Nex...

What does it take to keep a movie studio open during the pandemic? A lot of work and a lot of coronavirus tests. Pinewood Atlanta Studios will be spending $1.5 million on tests each month once it is operating at full capacity. They are also using an app to track worker’s symptoms between tests, and a badge system that doesn’t let you open any doors on the lot unless you have a negative test. Sarah...