Press Play with Madeleine Brand
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s confirmation to be US ambassador to India: What’s taking so long?
Mayor Eric Garcetti debuted the city’s Indigenous LAnd Initiative today in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It includes a formal apology from the City of LA and plans to rename city landmarks.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenMayor Eric Garcetti debuted the city’s Indigenous LAnd Initiative today in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It includes a formal apology from the City of LA and plans to rename city landmarks. Meanwhile, there’s still no timeline for Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to India.
Drugmaker Merck asked the FDA today for emergency-use authorization for a pill to treat COVID-19. Early trials show that the medication could cut coronavirus-related deaths and hospitalizations by half. Right now, a five-day, 40-pill treatment costs $700 per patient.
Press Play also checks out “Tlaxihuiqui,” an album by seven prisoners from the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. The songs are a collection of personal stories, each detailing themes of regret, forgiveness, and faith.
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5 storiesIs Mayor Eric Garcetti a lame duck in LA as he awaits Senate confirmation to be India ambassador?
There’s still no timeline for Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to India.
Read the story10 minTexas’ abortion law is on again, off again. What’s the current court ruling?
Abortion rights advocates nationwide cheered when a federal judge blocked Texas’ strict abortion law last week. But that celebration was short-lived.
Read the story11 minMerck’s COVID pill treatment costs $700 per patient and is 50% effective. What could it mean for vax uptake?
Early trials show that the medication, which people are supposed to take at the onset of symptoms, could cut coronavirus-related deaths and hospitalizations by half.
Read the story8 minMaking a music album inside a prison: ‘Tlaxihuiqui’ blends indigenous sounds, blues, hip-hop
"It's a complicated record. It's a heavy record. There are moments of joy and levity in it, of course, but you're dealing with some pretty big themes of incarceration and of the idea of forgiveness, the idea of sort of paying for your crimes," says musician and author Micheal Patrick F. Smith.
Read the story13 minCan LA Dodgers beat SF Giants and make it to the World Series?
The LA Dodgers are continuing their battle today against the San Francisco Giants for a spot in this year’s World Series — a showdown that some are calling the most exciting match-up this postseason.
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