West coast states to launch healthcare alliance amid concern of CDC’s independence
California is teaming up with Oregon and Washington to create their own vaccine recommendations, according to a press release from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. The governors of the three states said the move was to, “ensure residents remain protected by science, not politics,” referencing recent actions undertaken by the Center for Disease Control and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which have received criticism from the scientific and medical community. Today on AirTalk, we ask listeners what they think about this move by the West Coast states. Do you think this will help ensure proper vaccine rollouts? Or, will this only add to the confusion about what is safe and healthy? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com. Joining the discussion is Dr. Timothy Brewer, epidemiologist and professor of medicine at UCLA’s School of Public Health.
Google survives being broken up, but will have to share some data with rival companies
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government’s attempt to break up the company and impose other restraints. The 226-page decision made by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., will likely ripple across the technological landscape at a time when the industry is being reshaped by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence — including conversational “answer engines” as companies like ChatGPT and Perplexity try to upend Google’s long-held position as the internet’s main gateway. The innovations and competition being unleashed by AI also reshaped the judge’s approach to the remedies in the nearly five-year-old antitrust case brought by the U.S. Justice Department during President Donald Trump’s first administration and carried onward by President Joe Biden’s administration. Today on AirTalk, Bloomberg antitrust reporter Leah Nylen joins the program to explain the decision.
With files from the Associated Press
Parenting in the high-tech smartphone age? There's a book for that.
It goes without saying that parents have it tough these days. Not only do they have to deal with all of the traditional headaches that come with child-rearing, but they also have to contend with the challenges posed by life in the smartphone era. And as the smartphone era continues to evolve, so to do rules for navigating parenting. A new book aims to simplify this quagmire of parenting by condensing research and evidence into a list of easy-to-implement rules. Today on AirTalk, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and author of the book 10 Rules For Raising Kids In A High-Tech World, Jean Twenge, joins the program to share her findings.
Israeli soldiers report fatigue as the country pushes forward in its longest war to date
Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings on Tuesday as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. Its ramp up also comes as reports of fatigue and burnout plague the Israeli army, who is embattled in the longest war to date for the country. Some reservists are refusing to serve again, accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prolonging the war for political purposes instead of reaching a hostage deal with Hamas. Netanyahu has said that the war will continue until all the hostages are returned and Hamas surrenders. Joining us for the conversation is Anat Peled, reporter based in Tel Aviv covering Israel and the Palestinian Territories for the Wall Street Journal and Ben Ginsburg, communications director at NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish partnership organization based in LA. How are you navigating the conflict at this moment? Are you lessening your news consumption? Discussing with friends and family? Call us at 866-893-5722 or email us at atcomments@laist.com.
With files from the Associated Press.
Listeners share their favorite school fundraiser memories
Oddly enough, most of us have been there — walking up the driveway to a stranger's house, a box of chocolate bars or cookie dough or wrapping paper in tow, trying our luck hawking goods for a bit of scratch. But critically: the cash being earned wouldn't go into our pockets, but those of a school, place of worship, or other group we were a part of. Fundraisers are a critical stream of revenue for many nonprofit organizations and causes, but while they typically don’t let you keep the money you earned, you do get to keep the memories. So today on AirTalk, we want to hear from you about your favorite fundraiser memories. Maybe you bonded for life with your fellow scouts while peddling cookies outside a grocery store. Or maybe you almost blew off your thumb while working at a fireworks booth.Whatever your story, we want to hear about it! Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com.
