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Today is Tuesday, January 11th, what you know about ongoing security talks between the US and Russia. And how many at home covid, test. Insurance companies must cover each month for each American, starting this weekend, also up, first of, its kind surgery, Hope a pig's heart will save human's life, plus the new college football. Champs, what happened on the NFL so-called Black Monday, and why you may really want to keep the change the next time you get quarter. a. Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy thee, all the day's news in around ten minutes, not fair fun, and on the go America Mandy thanks so much for being here you're ready, let's do this. Ah. This. Week diplomats from all over the world are working to convince Russia not to invade, and American ally American and Russian officials kicked things off by talking for nearly eight hours yesterday. But not much got accomplished in those talks since both sides reportedly stuck to their demand. The American side, the US once Russia, to prove it does not intend to invade Ukraine. Episode have denied having any big take over plans, but U.S. officials are not convinced, so they're demanding Russia move its troops away from the Ukrainian border, among other thing. Meanwhile, Russia's top demand is a guarantee that the NATO alliance will not expand any further east, but NATO continues to say it has an open door policy and leaders are calling that non starter for now. There will be two more high profile talks on this topic later in the week. The top U.S. officials say they're not confident any of these meetings will end up with breakthrough infected are concerned Russia maybe using the talks as reason to invade Ukraine once their demands are reject it. So there's backup plan. The US and European allies are preparing toss economic sanctions meant to deter rush hour from invading Ukraine to be continues. It turns out twenty one was one of the hottest years in American history, and you report from the government agency Know Us says it was the forced hottest year in the United States, only twenty twelve, twenty sixteen and two. Seven teams were warmer last year, the warmth was fueled by a record hot summer December, also ranked as the warmest on record dating back and eighteen ninety five. Overall, every state in the continental U. S. recorded above average temperature. You. Offer saw theories as severe weather events last year, No A says twenty one brought the second highest number of extreme disasters in history, remember Portland, Oregon, that with an extreme. Heat wave, with temperatures reaching a hundred and sixteen degrees off wildfire, slipped across the West Texas reported deadly ice storm, the Midwest or tornadoes, for the first time in December. For hurricanes caused extensive damage and more. No, I counted twenty events that each costs more than a billion dollars altogether, they caused one hundred and forty five billion dollars in damages. If you have private insurance, you'll soon be able to get 8 at home. Covid-19 test every month for free. That's part of a new policy. The White House unveiled yesterday. it. says, insurance companies will have to start covering the cost this week and I'll really be free for customers. As long as each test. Does not cost more than twelve dollars That means you won't even to pay and coinsurance or co-payment. Some insurance companies are setting up deal with certain pharmacies. So people be able to get the test without paying upfront with others. You'll likely have to pay for it, then submit claim to get your money back and we should note the new policy only applies to private insurance. So not Medicare Medicaid does already cover some at home test. This whole thing is on top of new website that they expected to come out soon, where my friends be able to request free at home test, be mailed to them, officials will send 500 million of them with no upfront cost starting this month. Then. The CDC has been sharing more info lately about how kids are holding up when it to covid-19. More are ending up. in the hospital now, specifically the CDC says these days. And average of eight hundred and thirty children are getting admitted into hospitals with covered nineteen every day and that is the highest rate since the start of the pandemic, but kids. Under eighteen, make up less than five for. That of all new Delhi hospital admissions for covered nineteen so that's lower than any other age groups so. Of. Course school administrators are considering all of this as they decide whether to keep their campuses open or whether to enforce any new rules, the closure tracker Bergio report it's more K. Through twelve schools decided to stop in person learning because of covered nineteen last week than any other week so far this school year. The number one impacted by the third largest school district in the country, Chicago Public School. Student there have been out of class the last four days because of negotiations between city and school district leaders and the teachers union all about felt protocol. That they've now made deal and kids in Chicago are set to return to class tomorrow. Thousands of other schools have also real fit this week. More. News is coming us at first, let's take a quick break to think our sponsor if you follow us on Instagram, then you may already know my family got covert the week. After Christmas it came from my son's childcare, thankfully we are all better now, but it caused me to deal with some extra worry and mom guilt, one thing that helped is. The mama's and. I've. 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I'm US surgeon successfully transplanted pig heart into human. Three days after the surgery, doctor say the patient is doing well. The University of Maryland Medical Center said the man desperately needed heart transplants but was told his ineligible for traditional one. Then to save his life, the Ft I gave the hospital the green light to transplant a genetically modified pig hearts and so far so good that the doctor said the next few weeks or critical. In. The past these transplants has sailed because the patient's body is quickly rejected the animal, Oregon, so why might this time be different this particular pick heart came from gene edited? Animal engineered to eliminate the sugar that causes the issue, while it's too soon to know if the heart will work long term, it's another big step in the decades long effort. Use animal organs to save human life. No from question is this should be allowed even if it's possible researchers are working now to come up with ethics and policy recommendations for future clinical trial. I go. The Bulldogs are officially national college football champions they won the title for the first time in more than four decades when they beat Alabama last night, it was a real come from behind when, to since Alabama was leading it has to. Then. Game really started heating up in the fourth quarter with just over eight minutes left in the game store, just quarterback drew forty yard touchdown at putting the Bulldogs in the. Leaves after that Georgia scored two more touchdowns and the team's defense south Alabama from scoring anymore, the Bulldog be the Crimson tide at thirty three to eighteen South Alabama won't be. Back to that champions after all. I've heard back, did that set up wild celebration by the Georgia fans who packed the stadium in Indianapolis and already parade is being planned back home in Athens, Georgia, U.S., is scheduled for this Saturday? Several NFL coaches are now out of job is well known the day after the league's regular season ends is one that coaches dread it when teams start firing coaches for nonperforming like the team won it, it even has nickname Black Monday. Well, three team fired their coaches on Black Monday this year and more pink. Could be kind of. Perhaps the biggest sack of the day, the Miami Dolphins cut head coach Brian Flores, this was surprising because the Dolphins one eight of their last nine games. If the answer for as is now expected to be top candidate's somewhere else. With. The Minnesota Vikings, they fired head coach Mike Zimmer, he was the third winningest coach in the Vikings histories but the team had record of eight and nine this season with. No playoff appearance, so he got the boot along with the general manager, also the Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Nagging, this was perhaps the least surprising move since nine he. Was under fire for most of the season, even though he was voted NFL coach of the year just three years ago, it seems this season six and eleven record was enough. For the Barista pulled the trigger and both Maggie and as general manager were fired yesterday lastly, let's talk about the New York Giants they went for and thirteen the season it's. So lot of fans agreed it was time to make some changes their general manager was left out and the fate of the Giants head coach job judge is still up in. The air bottom line we can expect to see some new faces on the sidelines this fall. In video game at Megamerger, the owner of Grand theft Auto, thought the owner of Farmville and words with friends in twelve point, seven billion dollar deal. We're. Talking about Take You and Zynga Pick, his chief executive says: "This is chance for what the industry cause cross play among other things cross play is where people can play. The same games on phone or video game consoles or PC, c so, for example, if you're on an X box, but your friend is on a PC you can. Still play the game together on your different devices. The merger march, the latest instance where large game maker buys companies with mobile and social networking expertise to help expand its lineup. The other not officially closed until media. You. Know where to start checking out your quarters, you could end up with the special one with the face of the leak poet an empty this Maya Angelou on it us mit. Started shipping them yesterday, it's part of the program called the American Woman Quarters, this makes Angelou the first black woman to ever appear on the point. For other American trailblazing women will be featured on new quarters this year. Well, like the first woman in space, Sally Ride. The other quarters will begin rolling out later this year and go through twenty five. Grab your still see George Washington on the head side of the quarter, these historic women are going to be featured on the tail. That's it for the main news today, so now it's time for tribute Tuesday when we ask different trivia question every week, but first thanks to our sponsor. When? It comes to sprucing up your wardrobe this season and looking and feeling your best stitch fix has you covered, you can say goodbye to enlist browsing, which is a waste of. Time and hello to fresh pics curated for your taste in size because you take style quiz, stitch fix caters what it recommends to you and with stitch fix freestyle you. 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You can answer the question and play along on Instagram, just find and follow us as newsworthy pod look for the trivia quiz in our Instagram stories today. After last week's to the percent movie stars, Humphrey's considered pursuing a career in what sport before being injured. The answer is no flying, yeah, he excelled so much as the high school wrestler that he thought about going pro, but he hurt his knee in high school. And as he was recovering from the injury, he decided to audition for the school production of guys and dolls, and he got the wrong after that, he decided. Wanted to be an actor still, his wrestling training did not go to waste from Tom Dunn to the mission impossible franchise, Cruz has become well known for doing his own stuff. The self proclaimed adrenaline junkie and, as and everything from scaling the world's largest building, the hanging off the side of plane at mid air. We can probably plan on seeing more of his action packed distance later this year, the highly anticipated remake of Top Gun comes to theaters in May and the seventh yes seventh mission impossible movie is slated for the fall. All right, thank you so much for listening today and for sharing the show will be back with another news roundup tomorrow until then have a great. If Jack.