Not Playing Games: 2020 Summer Olympics Postponed

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🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The 2020 Summer Olympics won’t be happening in summer 2020 anymore. We’ll explain how the decision to postpone the Olympics could impact more than your TV habits. Then: officials around the US are ordering the release of some inmates as a way to slow down COVID-19. Plus: we look at how the pandemic could complicate November’s general election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, March 24th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.3	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.1	they matter.
0:09.1	First, add this to your growing list of things you can no longer look forward to.
0:13.9	The 2020 Olympics have been postponed, and this change will affect a lot more than your
0:18.7	summer TV habits.
0:20.1	Then, thanks to COVID-19, voting in the 2020 election just got a lot more complicated.
0:25.7	We'll tell you about the efforts that could make it a bit easier for Americans to cast
0:29.6	ballots.
0:30.6	And finally, a hot delivery tip from one of our listeners.
0:34.0	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:35.9	Let's Schim this.
0:38.0	Okay, the COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing story, with lots of moving parts.
0:44.6	And we're going to help you sort out what exactly you need to know, starting with the three
0:48.4	big developments of the day.
0:50.3	To start, the International Olympics Committee isn't playing games.
0:53.9	At least not this summer.
0:56.1	That's what it announced today at a press conference.
1:02.6	That's more a Yoshiro, former Prime Minister of Japan and organizing committee president.
1:07.6	Seeing, after nearly seven years of preparation, they had no choice but to postpone the biggest
1:12.5	sporting event in the world because of the pandemic.
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