Month: March 2018

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The NewsWorthy - “Fake Memos”, Tinder v. Bumble & Powerball Jackpot – Monday, March 19th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Monday, March 19th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about what President Trump calls 'fake memos' and why Facebook is under fire again. 

Plus: glow-in-the-dark cancer cells, 3D printed homes and the dating apps taking it to court.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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The Gist - The Year Groove Went Mainstream

On The Gist, “meddling” is too weak a word to describe what Russia did during in the U.S. election.

In the interview, Chris Molanphy walks us through the No. 1 hits of 1969, the year flower power and psychedelic pop went fully mainstream. Chris is the host of Slate’s Hit Parade. 

In the Spiel, our Congress members represent way too many constituents—700,000 on average—to stay in touch with their needs.

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Factchecking Trump on Trade

Whenever Donald Trump talks about trade he brings up one statistic again and again, the US trade balance. This is the relationship between the goods and services the US imports from other countries and what it exports ? if America buys more from a country than that country buys from America there?s a deficit, and Trump claims America has a trade deficit with almost every country in the world.

Is he right?

We unpick whether President Trump is quoting the correct numbers on trade, hear how trade figures can vary widely between countries and ask if it?s the right approach to focus trade deal negotiations on reducing the US deficit.

(Photo: President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with leaders of the steel industry at the White House, Washington, DC. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The NewsWorthy - Bridge Collapse, Cigarette Changes & St. Patrick’s Day – Friday, March 16th, 2018

All the news you need to know for Friday, March 16th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about a tragic bridge collapse in Miami and the new sanctions imposed on some Russians.

Plus: the FDA's plan for less nicotine in cigarettes, Lyft's monthly subscription model and St. Paddy's Day this weekend.

All that and much more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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The Gist - Hot or Not: Presidents’ Edition

On The Gist, the Trump administration walks back a line about U.S. trade with Canada.

And which American president was the studliest? Kate and J.D. Dobson are out with a book that considers Ulysses S. Grant’s quiet charisma, Franklin Pierce’s youthful charm, and the distinguished eyebrows of a certain Warren G. Harding. The Dobsons are the authors of Hottest Heads of State, Volume 1: The American Presidents.

In the Spiel, the world’s greatest toy store goes down. 

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