NowThis Brief

By NowThis

From the NowThis newsroom, the NowThis Brief delivers a smart take on the day’s top stories and issues that matter most to you. Each weekday morning, get briefed on the top 5 things going on in your w... more

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The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.

NowThis Brief episodes:

March 05, 2021 3/5/21: COVID-19 Relief Debate Begins
COVID-19 Relief Debate Begins; Detention Centers to be Converted to Rapid Processing Sites; Pope Francis Visits Iraq; Apes Get Vaccinated; Banksy At It Again
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5min
March 04, 2021 3/4/21: House Skips Session After Threat of Attack
House Scraps Thursday Session; Biden Blasts States for Reopening; Cuomo Speaks Out Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations; Dr. Ronny Jackson Faces Scathing Report; Calls for Legislation Change Over KKK Flag
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7min
March 03, 2021 3/3/21: Texas Ends Mask Mandate and Tells Businesses to Reopen
Texas Scraps Mask Mandate; FBI Investigating 2,000 Domestic Terror Cases; Global Emissions Levels Return to Pre-COVID-19 Levels; Kidnapped Students in Nigeria Returned; Dr. Seuss Books Pulled
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5min
March 02, 2021 3/2/21: CDC Warns Americans About Erasing Pandemic Progress
Experts Warn Americans Not to Let Virus Progress Go to Waste; Dept. of Homeland Security Working to Reunite Families; NY Attorney General to Launch Investigation of Governor Cuomo; Chicago Hunger Strike on Environmental Racism; NYC Size Iceberg Breaks Off
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6min
March 01, 2021 3/1/21: Illinois Ends Cash Bail
Illinois has become the first state in the US to abolish cash bail for release from jail. It was part of a larger criminal justice reform bill signed into law by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
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4min
February 26, 2021 2/26/21: President Biden Visits TX After Winter Storm
Biden in Texas; FDA to Meet on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine; House Passes Equality Act; Lady Gaga’s Dogs Stolen in Armed Robbery; Viral UberEats Driver Pays It Forward
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5min
February 25, 2021 2/25/21: Judge Deals Blow to Biden’s Immigration Plan
TX Judge Blocks Deportation Moratorium; USPS Shakeup; Moderna Modifies Vaccine to Combat Variant; More Americans Identify as LGBTQ+; LAPD Posthumously Reinstates Black Officer
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6min
February 24, 2021 2/24/21: Capitol Security Officials Testify
Top Official Didn’t Receive FBI Warning Before Riot; Vaccine Shipments to Increase; Ahmaud Arbery’s Mother Files Lawsuit; Tiger Woods Injured in Car Crash; 160 Confederate Symbols Removed Last Year
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6min
February 23, 2021 2/23/21: US Tops 500k COVID-19 Deaths
Half a Million COVID-19 Deaths in the US; Merrick Garland’s Senate Confirmation Hearing; SCOTUS Denies Trump’s Appeal to Shield Tax Returns; Elijah McClain Report Released; Cancer Survivor Joins Civilian Space Team
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7min
February 22, 2021 2/22/21: Scientists Discover COVID-19 Variants In The US.
American researchers released a report that found 7 COVID-19 variants carrying the same mutation within the United States. As health officials keep an eye on those as well as variants from abroad, NowThis speaks with the scientist who made the discovery.
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5min

FAQs about NowThis Brief:

How many episodes does NowThis Brief have?

The podcast currently has 164 episodes available.