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September 29, 2020The evolution of fake news
Foreign and domestic actors are no longer using bots and fake accounts to influence the 2020 election. Now, bad actors are trying to trick journalists intro amplifying fake storylines.
Plus, life after Roe vs. Wade.
And, NASA is launching a new toilet to the International Space Station.
Guests: Axios' Sara Fischer and Margaret Talev
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Election influence operations target journalists
11 min
September 28, 2020The campaigns prep for the debate
The first presidential debate of the election is this Tuesday night. President Donald Trump has been preparing to veer attention towards the recent nomination of Amy Coney Barrett and away from the pandemic. Joe Biden will try to emphasize the administration's handling of the pandemic and the death toll of 200,000.
Plus, a New York Times investigation found President Donald Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.
And, the coronavirus vaccine isn't being tested on children.
Guests: Axios' Alayna Treene, Dan Primack and Caitlin Owens.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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How Trump, Biden plan to score at Tuesday's debate
NYT: Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017
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September 25, 2020Biden's path to a landslide win
Polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden closing in or beating President Trump in a number of swing and red states. That's making Democratic strategists talk about a new election night possibility - Joe Biden winning in a landslide.
Plus, Republicans and Democrats are both lawyering up ahead of November.
And, the surprising payoff of playing in the NBA bubble.
Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Hans Nichols and Kendall Baker.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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The blowout scenario
The apocalypse scenario
Less travel is causing the NBA to see better basketball
In photos: Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court
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September 24, 2020The space race goes private
Private companies are becoming more and more invested in entering the space race. That means smaller missions - with more freedom in what they can study and explore - could completely change our understanding of the universe.
Plus, democrats are changing up their voting strategy.
And, Johnson & Johnson has reached another vaccine trial milestone.
Guests: Axios' Miriam Kramer, Alexi McCammond, and Caitlin Owens
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Planetary science in the private space age
Democrats' mail voting pivot
Johnson & Johnson begins large phase 3 trial of a coronavirus vaccine
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September 23, 2020Wall Street’s election night fears
Lots of people are preparing for an election night like no other this November, including Wall Street.
Plus, a turning point for corporate sustainability pledges?
And, the devastating COVID-19 milestone of 200,000 American deaths.
Guests: Axios' Dion Rabouin, Ben Geman and Sam Baker
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Wall Street fears meltdown over election and Supreme Court
Making sense of new corporate pledges
U.S. reaches 200,000 coronavirus deaths
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September 22, 2020Washington's stimulus failure
We're halfway through September which means members of Congress are shifting their focus towards their own re-election campaigns, and now a Supreme Court Justice pick. After months of back and forth on a new stimulus bill, it's now even less likely one will pass before the election.
Plus, some not-bad news about our economic recovery.
And, on the road with the Biden campaign.
Guests: Axios' Alayna Treene, Felix Salmon and Hans Nichols.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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The price of Washington's stimulus failure
Wall Street: Recession is over
How the Biden campaign protects the candidate's health on the campaign trail
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September 21, 2020What’s next for the Supreme Court
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg set off a flurry of activity in Washington, DC this weekend, from the hundreds of people who gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to mourn to politicians, including President Trump, mobilizing over the fight for her replacement.
As we remember Justice Ginsburg legacy, we look at what's next for the court and how both sides of the aisle are thinking about the nomination process for the next Supreme Court Justice.
Plus, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legal legacy.
And, how the 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy awards were held during the pandemic.
Guests: Axios' Mike Allen, Sam Baker and Sara Fischer.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Democrats' Armageddon option
Inside Biden's Supreme Court strategy
11 min
September 18, 2020Our relationship with wildfires
Nearly 3.5 million acres of land have burned in California, making this the largest wildfire season recorded in the state’s history - and it’s only September. Fires are still raging up the entire west coast, air quality remains unhealthy, and entire forests have been decimated.
Our relationship with forests and fire is changing and will play a big role in how forests evolve.
Plus, how colleges are reopening without a surge in infections.
And, with the start of the Jewish New Year, synagogue High Holy Day services are going virtual.
Guests: Axios' Bryan Walsh, Alison Snyder, and Erica Pandey and Benjy Renton, senior at Middlebury College.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Wildfires in the West are fueling changes in forests
Fighting fire with fire
The colleges that are getting reopening right
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September 17, 2020The race to the vaccine finish line
Development for a coronavirus vaccine is progressing at unprecedented speed, which is a good thing in the middle of a global pandemic. But translating a successful clinical product into real-world results will take a lot more work and time.
Plus, the privacy risks to our kids' online schooling.
And, safety, the suburbs and the election.
Guests: Axios' Sam Baker, Ashley Gold, and Margaret Talev
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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The risks of moving too fast on a coronavirus vaccine
Online learning's toll on kids' privacy
SurveyMonkey poll: Suburbs and the safety wedge
Exclusive: MTV to pay for ballot registration requests
11 min
September 16, 2020A historic peace agreement
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington yesterday to commemorate new peace accords with UAE and Bahrain - the first Arab states in a quarter century to normalize relations with Israel.
The peace accords between the Unite Arab Emirates and Israel could have major impacts on the future of the region, including possible compromises on Palestine and annexation of the West Bank.
Plus, what the civil disorder following the Black Lives Matter protests cost the insurance industry.
And, tips to ease Zoom fatigue.
Guests: Axios' Jennifer Kingson, Eric Pandey and contributor Barak Ravid.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alex Sugiura and Naomi Shavin. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Israel signs normalization deals with UAE and Bahrain at White House ceremony
How to Zoom better
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