Lift Off: US Space Command, Vaping, ‘Planet’ Pluto

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🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Today President Trump announced the lift-off of a new part of the military: the United States Space Command. We’ll explain what it might look like, and what its role could be. Then: this summer, 22 states have reported cases of people suffering from respiratory illnesses after vaping. We’ll look into what doctors are saying, and why the e-cigarette industry is under pressure. Also on today’s show: Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro takes steps to prevent more fires in the Amazon, and NASA’s chief thinks Pluto should be considered a planet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, August 29th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day
0:07.2	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:10.2	Today we're diving into the brand new
0:12.0	United States Space Command.
0:14.1	We'll connect the dots on why this might not be
0:16.2	the space force you were looking for
0:18.0	and what this can mean for the militarization of space.
0:21.0	Then an investigation is underway
0:22.8	as more and more people are getting sick after vaping.
0:25.9	We'll give you the details.
0:27.4	And finally, we check in on the status of the fires
0:30.1	in the Amazon rainforest.
0:31.9	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:33.9	Let's skim this.
0:39.3	The most complicated story today is about space.
0:42.5	Specifically, the brand new US Space Command.
0:46.0	It's a military combatant command
0:47.5	that was stood up today at the White House.
0:49.6	In military lingo, stood up means it got launched.
0:52.4	Not that its date didn't show up.
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