Spotlight StoriesThursday, 07.25.2019

Mueller's Rebuttal

Thursday, 07.25.2019

Mueller's Rebuttal

After signing a ban on vaccine passports, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is now at a loss for what to do about the state’s COVID spike. During the pandemic, the combined stock value of seven Silicon Valley companies grew 70% to more than $10 trillion. Plus, imagine this: social workers responding to 911 mental health calls instead of police. It’s happening in New York City.

Friday, 07.23.2021

Roll [Up Your Sleeves] Tide!

President Biden thanks Fox News for changing their tune on vaccinations. Tennessee removes the bust of a KKK grand wizard from its State Capitol. And one MLB team gets a much-needed makeover.

Friday, 07.23.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 23rd

Republicans are doubling, tripling, even quadrupling down on the revisionist history of January 6th. In China, streets have turned to rivers, subways to swamps, and regular people into first responders. And in California, frat boy gaming culture is finally getting its day in court.

Thursday, 07.22.2021

A “Loving” Crowd of Insurrectionists?

Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida won't impose a mask mandate for children because kids "need to breathe." WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki responds, "If I were a parent in Florida, that would be greatly concerning to me." Watch these moments and a whole lot more on Recount Wire.

Thursday, 07.22.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 22nd

The Western U.S. is facing a devastating fire season. American life expectancy is dropping amid COVID. President Biden is appointing an unprecedented number of Black women to lifetime seats on federal appeals courts. And Google searches are revealing Americans are a bit rusty when it comes to dating.

Wednesday, 07.21.2021

Hot Vax Summer … If You Remember How To Date

Drug overdoses killed a record 93,331 people in the U.S. in 2020 — more than gun violence and motor vehicles combined. It’s not heroin driving the steep rise in deaths, but a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent: fentanyl.

Wednesday, 07.21.2021

The Deadly Fentanyl Surge

Gayle King asks Jeff Bezos the question we're all thinking: Is this a game of 'Whose is Bigger?' Plus, the first-ever all-female crew broadcasts a Major League Baseball game. Watch these moments and more on Recount Wire.

Wednesday, 07.21.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 21st

Jeff Bezos launched into space and landed back on Earth … all within a whopping 11 minutes. And if you are an Amazon customer or employee, he’d like to thank you for funding his joyride.

Tuesday, 07.20.2021

Same-Day Delivery: Bezos' 11-Minute Spaceflight

Recount Wire has it all: a titanic fight over vaccine misinformation and an Olympic fight over bikinis. Plus, a Megan Thee Stallion reference of the House floor? What are you waiting for?

Tuesday, 07.20.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 20th

For the first time since January, COVID cases are trending up in all 50 states. But the U.S. isn’t alone. As COVID infections surge in Japan, the Summer Olympics have become a polarizing topic. Exhibit A: Toyota just pulled all of its Olympic-themed ads from Japanese TV.

Monday, 07.19.2021

Pandemic of the Unvaccinated

"It was my second shooting, so I was kind of prepared." An 8-year old girl describes the shooting at Nationals Park in D.C. this weekend. Watch this moment and more on Recount Wire.

Monday, 07.19.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 19th

From the streets of Los Angeles to the dugouts of New York, COVID-19 and its variants are paying unwelcome visits to cities across the country. Meanwhile, another health crisis is playing out online — and President Biden says the spread of COVID misinformation is literally “killing people.” (He’s looking at you, Facebook.)

Friday, 07.16.2021

COVID-19 Setbacks: From LA Streets to NY Dugouts

Multibillionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are officially in a race to launch the space tourism industry. But with tickets anywhere from $200K to $55 million, there are only a select few earthlings who can afford it.

Friday, 07.16.2021

Billionaire Space Race: Should We Care?

A wild stat: 1 in 5 new COVID cases occurred in Florida *alone* over the last week. A smartphone race: Chinese mobile company eclipses Apple in the global market. A funny moment: Olivia Rodrigo explains to Dr. Fauci the concept of "Man Crush Monday."

Friday, 07.16.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 16th

The first round of Child Tax Credit payments hits the bank accounts of more than 35 million families. In more alarming news: The Amazon rainforest has now become a *source* of carbon dioxide, 2020 was the year for attempted government censorship, and Amazon attempts to dodge a federal liability lawsuit.

Thursday, 07.15.2021

Elections Have Consequences (Like Reducing Child Poverty)

Tennessee's former top vaccine official reveals she was sent a dog muzzle in the mail before getting fired. The U.S. surgeon general slams tech companies for spreading misinformation. And the first known Orthodox Jewish player is drafted into the MLB.

Thursday, 07.15.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 15th

Top Democrats have a $3.5 trillion budget deal … with themselves … for now. Sen. Schumer introduces legislation to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. Norwegian Cruise Line sues the state of Florida for banning vaccine passports. And just like that, Russia’s cybercrime kings have disappeared.

Wednesday, 07.14.2021

Where Oh Where Did The Ransomware Gang Go?

Stanford Economics Professor and remote work expert Nicholas Bloom takes a look at the data and breaks down the future of where we work — it's not at home and it's not in the office, but rather somewhere in the middle.

Wednesday, 07.14.2021

Remote Work is Here To Stay ... Kinda

Richard Branson responds to criticism about billionaires going to space. The Subway CEO responds to a lawsuit alleging there’s no tuna in Subway’s tuna sandwich. And a Texas lawmaker goes on Fox News … to criticize Fox News.

Wednesday, 07.14.2021

Top 5 Clips of July 14th

Everything’s bigger in Texas — including showdowns in the state legislature, apparently. Tennessee fired its top immunization official, and now she’s sounding the alarm on the state’s politicization of the vaccine. Plus, a vandalized mural in England reveals the worst (and best) of British sports culture.

Tuesday, 07.13.2021

Texas Voting Rights Battle Goes National

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