Week in Review: November 14-20, 2022

Episode Format:

1. Texas Executes Tracy Beatty for 2003 Killing of his Mother (3:30)

2. Twitter Employees Quit Following "Fork in the Road" Email (11:48)

3. Elizabeth Holmes, Former CEO of Theranos, Sentenced to 11.25 Years (18:33)

4. Nancy Pelosi Steps Down as Speaker of the House (24:21)

5. Biden Administration Creates New Pathway for Discharging Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy (26:12)

6. Mariah Carey Denied "Queen of Christmas" Trademark (31:44)

Sources below

Texas Executes Tracy Beatty for 2003 Killing of his Mother

Texas Tribune: Texas executes Tracy Beatty for strangling mother to death

Newsweek: Tracy Beatty’s Final Words Before Texas Execution

AP News: Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother

Twitter Employees Quit Following "Fork in the Road" Email

NPR: Twitter employees quit in droves after Elon Musk’s ultimatum passes

Reuters: After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting

Elizabeth Holmes, Former CEO of Theranos, Sentenced to 11.25 Years

CNN Business: Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for fraud

Yahoo Finance: Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos founder, sentenced to 11.25 years in prison

Nancy Pelosi Steps Down as Speaker of the House

BBC: Nancy Pelosi stands down as leader of the US House Democrats

Insider: Nancy Pelosi announces she will step down from House Democratic leadership after 2 decades in the top post

PBS: How the speaker of the House gets picked

Biden Administration Creates New Pathway for Discharging Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy

Justice Department: At a Glance – DOJ’s new process for student loan bankruptcy discharge cases

Justice Department: DOJ and DOE announce a fairer and more accessible bankruptcy discharge process for student loan borrowers

Insider: Biden’s administration just made it easier for student-loan borrowers to get rid of their debt in court

Mariah Carey Denied "Queen of Christmas" Trademark

NPR: Mariah Carey can’t be the only ‘Queen of Christmas,’ the trademark agency rules

Variety: Mariah Carey Loses Bid to Trademark ‘Queen of Christmas’ phrase, as singer Elizabeth Chan’s Objection Prevails