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Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.

There are two new laws hitting the books that will close loopholes that allow fraudsters to steal children’s identities. Kids are attractive targets for scammers to open credit cards or take out loans because they have clean credit reports. In many cases family members are the ones responsible for opening up these credit cards. Leticia Miranda, reporter for Buzzfeed News, joins us for details on the new law and a story about a dad who opened a credit card in his son’s name to buy a ring for his new wife. Next, a gene editing tool known as CRISPR has been used to repair a gene mutation in dogs with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The results of the study were very exciting because of the future potential to treat the same illness in humans.  Amy Dockser Marcus, reporter for the WSJ, joins us to talk about the study and if CRISPR could be ready for humans next. Finally, the question has been around for some time now.  Which is worse for you? Alcohol or Marijuana? Weed or Whiskey? Erin Brodwin, senior science and tech reporter for Business Insider, looked into all the research and recent studies on the effects of each of these substances on your body and will let us know who the winner is.

There is a big food fight in Missouri over the use of the M-word, MEAT.  A new law aimed at clearing up shopper confusion just went into effect that bans calling plant-based and clean meat alternatives “meat.” Zlati Meyer, reporter for USA Today joins to talk about the new law, who pushed for the law, and why the makers of Tofurky are fighting back. Next, President Trump attacked Google earlier in the week saying that search results for Trump News only brought up 'fake news' and national left wing media, suppressing conservative outlets.  Google responded and said they don’t bias their results toward any political ideology. But how does Google organize their search results? For that we turned to Jefferson Graham host of the Talking Tech Podcast to find out why everyone’s search results are different. Finally, we might be close to losing another American icon. Insiders are saying that Sears may be close to the end.  With closing stores and a CEO that many are saying has been dismantling the company for years, Sears has become the Weekend at Bernie’s of department stores. Erica Pandy, global e-commerce reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about the fall of Sears.

There is a shocking new trend happening as the opioid crisis continues to spread all over the country. Pet owners are abusing their own animals to get drugs and its causing changes in the way vets prescribe and administer painkillers to animals. Beth Warren, reporter for the Louisville Courier Journal, joins us to talk about new warnings from the DEA and FDA, and the story of a woman who cut her dog with razors looking for tramadol. Next, California has passed a bill that will no longer require people arrested for crimes to post bail to be released from jail, while awaiting their day in court. According to Governor Jerry Brown, California has reformed its bail system so that rich and poor alike are treated fairly. Melody Gutierrez, reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, joins us to talk about when this new law will take effect and how it will all work. Finally, summer is over and autumn is here! Starbucks has released the pumpkin spice latte a week early this year marking the unofficial start to the fall season. The pumpkin drink has been around now for 15 years! Kaitlin Menza, reporter for Mic, joins us talk about the return of the PSL and also how much money it has made for Starbucks.

Another shooting and another person suffering from mental illness. We have learned that David Katz, responsible for killing two and injuring nine at a Madden eSports tournament in Jacksonville had twice been hospitalized for mental illness and prescribed anti-psychotic and antidepressant medications. We will speak to Eli Blumenthal, reporter for USA Today about the shooting and the rise of eSports, the money involved and the training gamers go through. Next, President Trump announced that he reached an agreement with Mexico to rewrite portions of NAFTA. He also wants to rename it the US Mexico Free Trade agreement. Sabrina Rodriguez, a fellow covering trade at Politico, joins us to talk about the next steps, getting Canada on board and getting Congress to approve. Finally, have you noticed how many drink options there are when you go to the store? As companies are fighting for market share and giving consumers what they want, you are getting new hybrid concoctions like cold brew coffee made with lemonade. Jennifer Maloney, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for all the new drink options and how fizzy seltzer is upending coffee and beer.

The country has lost a war hero, statesman, and patriot who lived his life in service to his country. Senator John McCain, has died at the age of 81 after a year long battle with brain cancer. He will lie in state at the US Capitol, becoming just the 31st person receive the honor.  Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us to talk about John McCain’s love of country, his political legacy, and how the party changes now that he has passed.  Next, fake news has had its moment and now it’s time for Fake News 2.0.  Industrial- scale creators of fake news are becoming increasingly savvy in their efforts to avoid being caught by new web detection tools and defensive AI. Sara Fischer, media reporter for Axios, joins us to talk about how the tactics that bad actors are using have changed and new technologies that they are taking advantage of. Finally, one company is trying to turn deepfake technology into a new business model. Deepfakes are a new image-manipulation technology where artificial intelligence learns to mimic based on the data given to it, whether it be photos or videos.  In this case, a porn company is letting its subscribers put themselves into adult videos with deepfake tech. Matt Binder, reporter for Mashable, joins us to talk about whether this new business model it about to take off.

WEEKEND EDITION - Budtenders and Meat Vending Machines

WEEKEND EDITION- Trump's Bad Week and Mollie Tibbetts Autopsy

After searching for University of Iowa student, Mollie Tibbetts for more than a month, her body was found earlier this week and Cristhian Rivera, who is not in the country legally has been charged with her death. Gary Barrett, reporter for WHO Radio in Iowa will join us for more details in the case and how home surveillance footage was the break in the case that led investigators to her murderer. Next, how valuable do you think your personal data is on the black market? Hackers are always trying to steal things like medical records, credit card numbers, and social security numbers, but you might be surprised how little some of it is worth despite how damaging it might be for you. Megan Leonhardt, Senior Money Writer at CNBC Make It, joins us for more on the black market worth of your personal data. Finally, let’s say its midnight, and you want a steak, a really good steak and everything is closed, what do you do? Well thanks to Applestone Meat Co., you can go to one of their 24/7 Meat vending machines. You can get anything from beef, to pork, to lamb, and sausages. Kate Krader, food editor at Bloomberg News, joins us for more on why you might soon be buying your steaks from a vending machine.

President Trump has now weighed in on both his former lawyer and former campaign chairman becoming convicted felons and he has praise for one and jabs for the other. The President continues to say good things about Paul Manafort, but have nothing but contempt for Michael Cohen. Lauren Meier, news editor for Axios, joins us for all the fallout and why Michael Cohen is willing to spill more secrets. Next, we all know how expensive health insurance can be. Health plans are so expensive that Americans are being priced out and ditching insurance. And now they are turning to a patchwork of alternatives to help them get by. John Tozzi, healthcare reporter for Bloomberg News is following the healthcare stories of a dozen families for a year and will join us to talk about two alternatives that are growing in popularity. Finally, it is a punctuation that might be getting overused in recent times and it is also causing a lot of anxiety. It is the exclamation point. People are using it too frequently in texts and emails and it makes people feel weird. On the other hand, when people don’t use one, it makes the recipient feel like the sender is mad. Katie Bindley, personal tech reporter for the WSJ, joins us to talk about why the exclamation point is making people freak out.

Huge news impacting the Trump administration and the Mueller investigation as two of the President’s men went down in a single day.  First, Ginger Gibson, political reporter for Reuters, joins us for the news that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty on 8 of 18 charges of fraud and what the bigger picture is for the Mueller investigation. Next, President Trump’s longtime personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, has plead guilty to 8 counts of tax and bank fraud, and also campaign finance violations. Daniel Lippman, reporter for Politico joins us for more, including the news that Cohen said that at the direction of Trump, he arranged to make hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. Finally, another update in the case against the Golden State Killer.  We now know where he will be tried in court, Sacramento. The district attorneys from the 6 counties in CA where Joseph James DeAngelo committed his crimes agreed to coordinate and prosecute him in California’s capitol. Sam Stanton, reporter for the Sacramento Bee joins us for the latest including 13 new charges laid out against the Golden State Killer.

School is back in session and while better test scores may be at the top of the list for many administrators, security is also key.  With the latest instances of violence in schools, no one wants to be next, so schools are mining students social media posts for signs of trouble.  Tom Simonite, Senior writer at Wired, joins us to talk about the companies that are diving into students socials in an effort to keep kids safe. Next, it’s finally come to this… doctors may soon be prescribing playtime.  A new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending more playtime for kids as a way to build everyday life skills that they will need as adults. Melissa Healy, Health reporter at the LA Times, joins us to discuss the latest advice from doctors on how to raise a successful kid, and it all starts with playtime. Finally, as talks of trade wars and tariffs dominate the news, you might be surprised to find out what one of America’s hottest exports is.  Because of a high supply and regulations regarding the industry, American sperm is in high demand. So is Danish sperm. Soo Youn, journalist and contributor to the Guardian, joins us to breakdown the laws and why America is so popular.

The President is once again railing against the NY Times for the news that White House counsel Don McGahn is cooperating extensively with Robert Mueller’s investigation. McGahn’s testimony is particularly important because he was involved in many of the events being investigated and is setting up the mind-set of the President during his decisions.  Ginger Gibson, Political reporter for Reuters joins us for this and more on the security clearance revolt around John Brennan. Next, school is back in session, but some kids are still getting an extra day off.  One of Colorado’s largest school districts is switching over to a 4-day school week. Officials say that it is a cost cutting measure and the district can save upwards of $1 million. Nicole Brady, Anchor and reporter for Denver 7 joins us to talk about what the new school week looks like and if more districts in the country might be turning to this new schedule. Finally, as more states are legalizing marijuana for both medicinal and recreational uses, a new job industry is blooming. Ohio, set to open its doors to medical marijuana sales later this year are already looking for budtender, bud trimmers, cannabis chefs, and master growers.  Randy Tucker, reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer, joins us for how much you can make in these jobs and the type of credentials you might need.  

Welcome to the Daily Dive: WEEKEND EDITION. This is a compilation of the best stories of the week.