Author: Erica Mandy

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The news to know for Friday, October 23rd, 2020!

What to know about:

• the final face-to-face showdown between President Trump and Joe Biden and where they're taking their campaigns next
• the first medicine approved to treat COVID-19
• another Colorado wildfire forcing hundreds of people from their homes and breaking records
• popular sporting events that were just canceled
• how a famous missing painting showed up after six decades
• a unique political ad you may actually want to watch

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Sources:

Final Presidential Debate Recap: WSJ, NBC News, FOX News, Politico

Russian Hackers Target State, Local Networks: AP, NY Times, NPR

CO Wildfire Grows, Breaks Records: Denver Post, Reuters, Axios, AP, InciWeb

FDA Approves Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19: AP, Reuters, NBC News

Blood Donations Needed: USA Today, Red Cross

Drivers Sue Uber: Reuters, WaPo, Axios

NHL Events Canceled: AP, ESPN, NHL

Target Shoppers can Make Reservations: WaPo, Fortune, Target

Jacob Lawrence Painting Found After 60 Years: AP, NY Times

Black Entrepreneurs Day Saturday: CNBC, USA Today, Black Entrepreneurs Day

Feel Good Friday-  Positive Political Ad: CNN, AP, The Hill

The news to know for Thursday, October 22nd, 2020!

We're talking about:

• new evidence Russia and Iran tried to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election and the emailed threats that are fake
• tonight's presidential debate
• a controversial first from the pope
• which cities are seeing record snowfall for this time of year
• what could be a newly-discovered human organ
• why the mobile streaming service Quibi is shutting down after just six months

All that and more in just 10 minutes

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Sources:

Election Security Warnings: WaPo, Axios, NPR, USA Today, Politico

Final Presidential Debate: WSJ, NBC News, FOX News, NY Times

Senate Panel Voting on Amy Coney Barrett: CNN, HuffPost, FOX News

Trouble Reuniting Separated Families: NBC News, NY Times, Axios

Pope Backs Same-Sex Civil Unions: AP, NY Times, USA Today

Record Snow in Northern U.S.: WaPo, ABC News, Weather Channel

Scientists Discover Human Organ: CNN, Live Science, NY Times

Purdue Pharma Pleading Guilty: CNN, USA Today, AP, WaPo

Three Astronauts Return to Earth: CNN, CBS News, NASA

Quibi Shutting Down: WSJ, Engadget, Reuters, Quibi

Thing to Know Thursday: 2020 Battleground States: Politico, USA Today, WaPo, NY Times

The news to know for Wednesday, October 21st, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

• the most significant lawsuit against big tech in decades: the accusations against Google and how the company is defending itself
• the ethical questions surrounding a new type of vaccine trial: next year, scientists may infect volunteers on purpose
• more early voting records
• the world's first "super truck" 
• why a fourth of U.S. workers say they thought about quitting their jobs

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!

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

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Sources:

U.S. Government Sues Google: Bloomberg, CNN, WSJ, Axios, Google Response

300K More U.S. Deaths than Usual: Stat, WaPo, Reuters

14 States Set Hospitalization Records: CNN, CBS News, Axios

UK to Infect Healthy Volunteers: AP, WSJ, WaPo, CNN, UK Gov

NSA: Chinese Hackers Target Military: WSJ, NSA

Early Voting Numbers: WaPo, ABC News, NBC News, CNN, Vote.org

8 More NFL Players with COVID-19: Bleacher Report, Forbes, NFL, ESPN

Microsoft Windows Trouble: FOX Business, TechRadar, The Verge

GM Unveils All-Electric Hummer: CNBC, The Verge, Tech Crunch, CNN, AP

World’s Fastest Car: CNN, Fox News, Business Insider, SS North America

Work Wednesday: 1 in 4 Workers Has Considered Quitting: AP, NY Post

The news to know for Tuesday, October 20th, 2020!

We have updates about:

• COVID-19 relief talks and the latest deadline to come up with a compromise
• President Trump criticizing the nation's top infectious disease expert
• new rules for this week's presidential debate
• a recent milestone for air travel
• the warning you might start seeing on Disney+
• a dicey mission in space to capture a piece of the past

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Deadline for COVID-19 Relief Talks: AP, WSJ, WaPo, CNBC, Pelosi Aide Tweet

President Trump Criticizes Dr Fauci: AP, WaPo, Reuters, NY Times, CBS News, Trump Tweet

COVID-19 Cases, Deaths: Johns Hopkins

U.S. Charges Russian Military Hackers: NBC News, WaPo, AP, WSJ, DOJ

New Presidential Debate Rules: AP, Reuters, NBC News, Commission on Presidential Debates

TSA Hits New Pandemic Record: USA Today, WaPo, AP

AMC Offers Private Theater Rentals: The Verge, Gizmodo, CNN, AMC

Disney+ Adds Racism Warnings: Engadget, NPR, LA Times

NASA Hoping to Mine Asteroid: AP, NASA, Scientific American, Cnet, NASA Live Stream

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks: USA Today, Cnet, Space.com

The news to know for Monday, October 19th, 2020!

What to know about:

• a surge in new COVID-19 cases around the U.S.
• two devastating wildfires in Colorado, including the largest in state history
• a top White House official in Syria for negotiations
• the World Series kicking off this week
• a new Google feature that has you hum or whistle a song
• the 2021 travel outlook

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Sources:

U.S. Virus Surge: CNN, NBC News, ABC News, Politico, CDC, Johns Hopkins

UN Iran Arms Embargo Expires: Axios, AP, CNBC

Syria Hostage Negotiations: WSJ, The Hill, Reuters

Biden, Trump Campaign Events: AP, NY Times, Reuters

CO Wildfires Spreading: Denver Post, USA Today, ABC News, NBC News, FEMA, InciWeb

World Series Begins: Tampa Bay Times, ESPN, LA Times, SI, WaPo

FB: 2.2M Ads Tried to Disrupt Election: The Verge, Engadget, The Guardian

Google Can Detect Hummed Songs: USA Today, Business Insider, CNN, Google

Airbnb’s Top Destinations for 2021: USA Today, Airbnb

Monday Monday: Book Stores Launch Shop Local Campaign: NY Times, AP, CNBC, Amazon

Today we’re talking about the U.S. Supreme Court, from the potential impact of President Trump’s latest nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, to the pros/cons of what’s known as ‘packing the court’ and much more.

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The news to know for Friday, October 16th, 2020!

What to know about:

• President Trump and Joe Biden going head-to-head from 1,200 miles away: the takeaways from their competing town halls. 
• why Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris, has canceled weekend travel
• the first Ebola treatment approved
• new diversity goals at Starbucks
• Tony nominations celebrating the best of Broadway, even as theaters stay shut down

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Sources:

Trump/Biden Town Halls Recap: AP, WSJ, Reuters, CNN, CDC

Kamala Harris Suspends Travel: AP, WaPo, SF Chronicle

New COVID-19 Cases Surge: WSJ, Reuters, Johns HopkinsNY Post on Controversial Email:  NY Post, Politico, WaPo, WSJ, PolitiFact 

CA Power Outages: AP, FOX News, SF Chronicle

FDA Approves First Ebola Treatment: AP, The Hill, Fox News, FDA

Women’s March This Saturday: WaPo, The Hill, Forbes, Women’s March

YouTube QAnon Crackdown: NY Times, AP, YouTube, The Verge

Starbucks Ties Executive Pay to Diversity: WSJ, USA Today, CNN

Tony Nominations Announced: WaPo, NY Times, Variety, Deadline

Feel Good Friday- Books Donated for Hurricane Laura Victims: KSTP

The news to know for Thursday, October 15th, 2020!

We're talking about:

• what President Trump and Joe Biden are doing tonight instead of debating each other, like originally planned, and why it won't be easy for people to watch them both
• an international conflict getting uglier
• Europe taking new steps to deal with its highest COVID-19 numbers ever
• astronauts setting a new record
• how Walmart plans to avoid Black Friday crowds this year
• the cast of a popular show from the early 2000s reuniting for a good cause

All that and more in just 10 minutes

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Sources:

Biden, Trump Town Halls Tonight: NBC News, AP, FOX News, CNN

Judge Barrett Hearings Wrap Up: WaPo, The Week, Politico, CNN, WSJ, Economist Analyst

Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes: AP, Reuters, The Hill, Pompeo Tweet

Europe Highest-Ever COVID Numbers: WSJ, NPR, NY Times, Reuters

Barron Trump Tested Positive for COVID-19: AP, WaPo, Axios, White House

CDC: COVID Spreading Through Small Gatherings: CNN, The Hill, CBS News, CDC

Record-Breaking ISS Flight: Space.com, BBC, AP

No NFL Pro Bowl this Year: Bleacher Report, USA Today, CBS Sports, NFL

SEC Games Postponed: AP, USA Today, ESPN

Walmart Spreading Out Black Friday Deals: AP, NBC News, Reuters, Walmart

West Wing Reunion: CNN, AP, The Guardian

Thing to Know Thursday: Which Generations Make up the American Electorate? Pew, Brookings, Axios, The Hill

The news to know for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

• what the latest Supreme Court nominee has said in hearings so far about hot-button issues
• how the FBI says Michigan's governor wasn't the only target in a kidnapping plot
• two top athletes testing positive for COVID-19
• new rules for future moon missions
• Apple's lineup of 5G smartphones

Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!

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

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Sources:

SCOTUS Nominee Faces Questioning: AP, WaPo, CNN, Reuters, WSJ, NYT on Superprecedent

FBI: Another Governor Kidnapping Discussed: WaPo, AP, Detroit Free Press, Reuters

COVID-19 Antibody Trial Paused: AP, Reuters, NBC News

Census Count Paused: NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, Axios, Census.gov

iPhone 12 Reveal: CNN, The Verge, AP, Apple

NASA’s New Moonshot Rules: AP, Axios, Reuters, NASA

NFL to Expand Testing: AP, NFL

Dustin Johnson Tests Positive: CBS Sports, ESPN

Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive: ESPN, AP

Billboard Music Awards: Billboard, ET, Hollywood Reporter

Work Wednesday: Women Leaving the Workforce: The 19th, NY Times, Business Insider, Labor Dept.