Author: Erica Mandy

The news to know for Friday, August 14th, 2020! 

We’re covering:

• a surprise agreement in the Middle East: how President Trump played a role and what it could mean for future peace talks
• the Justice Department's new allegations against Yale University
• how sexual assault complaints on college campuses may be treated differently now
• a new task force for UFOs
• why Fortnite is fighting with Apple and Google
• how to watch a movie in theaters for only 15 cents

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

UAE and Israel Deal: AP, NY Times, NBC News, Reuters, Axios

New COVID-19 Cases Falling: Johns Hopkins, Axios, WSJ

Health Experts Warn of Worst-Ever Fall: The Hill, Politico, Web MD

Yale Accused of Discrimination: CNN, AP, WSJ, Reuters

New Title IX Rules Go into Effect: AP, Forbes, CNN

Heat Records Expected in the West: NBC News, WaPo, AP

Pentagon Task Force to Investigate UFOs: CNN, The Hill

Apple Drops Fortnite from App Store: AP, Reuters, The Verge, Epic Games

Google Play Drops Fortnite Too: The Verge, TechCrunch, WSJ

Big Tech’s New Voting Features: Axios, Google, The Verge

AMC to Offer 15-Cent Tickets on Reopening Day: AP, CNN, ABC News, Variety, AMC

Feel Good Friday - #Cards4Kindess: NBC San Diego, 11 Alive, Instagram

The news to know for Thursday, August 13th, 2020!

What to know today about:

• what happened in the first 24 hours since Biden announced his historic VP pick: their public debut, record fundraising numbers, and the president's pushback
• where relief talks stand now
• why it looks like the college football season will be split in two
• how smartphones will work to detect earthquakes
• a first for both Broadway and Netflix

All that and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Biden, Harris Hold First Joint Campaign Event: AP, NBC News, Reuters, USA Today, Axios

Trump Next Campaign Swing: Reuters, USA Today, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Relief Talks Latest: Axios, AP, Reuters, WaPo

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths: Johns Hopkins, WaPo, AJC

Trump Releases New School Guidelines: Reuters, CNN, White House

Big 12, ACC, SEC Keep Fall Sports: AP, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated

Lung Cancer Death Rates Fall: WaPo, Stat, NIH

Sumner Redstone Dies: NY Times, WSJ, WaPo, Variety, CNBC

Android’s Earthquake Detection Network: The Verge, Reuters, Google, Engadget

Microsoft’s New Foldable Phone: USA Today, The Verge, Engadget, AP, Microsoft

‘Diana’ Musical to Netflix: WSJ, Deadline, BBC

Thing to Know Thursday: Greenhouse Gases: EPA, NASA, National Geographic, Live Science

The news to know for Wednesday, August 12th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

• Joe Biden's VP pick: why it's historic, where she stands on the issues, and the reaction from the Trump campaign.
• what happened at a Georgia school that reopened recently
• what a new study shows about the effectiveness of different types of masks
• some of the most popular college football teams not playing this fall
• another big tech leader who just became a billionaire
• how $5 could get you a lot more than a rental at the world's last Blockbuster store

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Biden Picks Running Mate: AP, WaPo, WSJ, Axios, Politico, FOX News, NAACP

Big 10 and Pac 12 Postpone Fall Sports: ESPN, Sports Illustrated, NBC News, NY Times

Georgia, Florida Death Toll Records: Johns Hopkins, WaPo, Axios, AP, AJC

Different Masks Tested: WaPo, ABC News, SF Chronicle, Full Study

Russia Announces COVID-19 Vaccine: CBS News, AP, Reuters, Axios

Moderna Announces U.S. Vaccine Deal: WSJ, CNN, CNBC, Axios

Phoenix Heat Records: Arizona Republic, KSAZ, NWS

Apple CEO Becomes a Billionaire: CNN, The Verge, Boomberg

Walmart Tests Same-Day Delivery: Engadget, The Verge, CNBC

Hamilton’s Popularity on Disney+: Variety, Forbes, FOX Business

Blockbuster Sleepover on Airbnb: CNN, Engadget, USA Today, Mashable, Airbnb

Work Wednesday: CEOs to Hire 100k Low-Income New Yorkers: CBS News, ABC News, Press Release

The news to know for Tuesday, August 11th, 2020!

We have updates about:

• new research showing a surge of new COVID-19 cases in American kids, even before most schools reopen
• Chicago dealing with looting and violence after another police shooting and what role social media is playing in it
• a rare but powerful storm that hit the midwestern U.S.
• how a court case could change Uber and Lyft
• a meteor shower that peaks tonight: how to see the best of it

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Children Coronavirus Infections: Time, GMA, CNN, WaPo, AAP, CDC

Trump on Reopening Schools: The Hill, Business Insider

Trump May Give RNC Speech at Gettysburg: Reuters, AP, Axios, Trump Tweet

Some DNC Speakers Announced: USA Today, WaPo, CNN, DNC

Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Cabinet Resigns: Reuters, Axios, CNN, AP, United Nations

Chicago Shooting & Unrest: Chicago Tribune, NBC News, AP, WSJ

Rare Midwest Storms: AP. The Weather Channel, CNN

Uber, Lyft must Classify Drivers as Employees: Reuters, Axios, NPR, The Verge

McDonald’s Sues Former CEO: NYT, NBC News, Axios

MLB Postpones Another Series: ABC News, AP, ESPN

WNBA No Positive Tests: AP, Reuters, WNBA

Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks: USA Today, CNN, WaPo 

The news to know for Monday, August 10th, 2020!

What to know about:

• President Trump's four new executive orders to address economic relief
• the countries trying to target the next presidential election and why
• violent protests in Beirut that started just days after last week's explosion
• recalled onions making people sick
• Amazon thinking about entering malls
• college football players demanding the return of fall sports
• big celebrities diving into dangerous waters for "Shark Week"

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Trump Virus Aid Executive Orders: AP, WSJ, USA Today, Axios, CNBC, CNN

U.S. Tops 5 Million COVID Cases: Johns Hopkins, WSJ, NBC News, FOX News

New York Status Keeps Improving: Axios, NY Gov

Countries Target U.S. Election: NY Times, Reuters, AP, DNI Statement

Mass Protests in Lebanon: CNN, NBC News, Reuters, AP

Lebanon Aid Summit: Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC

Sophisticated Border Tunnel Found: AP, FOX News, Reuters

Powerful North Carolina Earthquake: Charlotte Observer, CNN, AP

MAC Cancels Fall Sports: ESPN, AP, WSJ

#WeWantToPlay Viral Hashtag: CBS Sports, ESPN, Sports Illustrated

Onion Recall Expands: CBS News, CNN, FOX Business

Amazon May Build Mall Fulfillment Centers: WSJ, Mashable, The Verge

Shark Week Begins: CNN, Fast Company, CNN, Discovery

New Dirty Dancing Movie: USA Today, Deadline, The Guardian

Grocery Prices Keep Increasing: CNN, WaPo, Business Insider, BEA

Clorox Wipes Shortage: CBS News, Reuters, ABC News

Today's "Special Edition Saturday" is all about the popular, and now controversial, video app: TikTok.

As the president plans a ban on the Chinese-owned app because of national security concerns, we're asking two different mobile security experts if TikTok is truly a threat.

Then, be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in 10 minutes! 

 

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The news to know for Friday, August 7th, 2020! 

We’re covering:

• President Trump's formal action that could effectively ban WeChat and TikTok
• what could save them both
• why the New York attorney general is gunning for the NRA
• how the influential gun-rights organization is fighting back
• how many NFL players are opting out this season
• why hundreds of thousands of people are getting together in South Dakota
• the iconic movie from the '90s getting a reboot

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Trump Bans ByteDance Business: NBC News, The Verge, WaPo, USA Today

U.S. Lifts Global Travel Advisory: CNN, AP, Reuters, USA Today

How the U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Compares: NPR, Newsweek, CNN, Johns Hopkins

WHO Chief on “Vaccine Nationalism”: NBC News, Al Jazeera, Reuters

NY AG Aims to Dissolve NRA: NY Times, NBC News, FOX News, Reuters, AP

NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook: NY Times, CNN, Axios, WaPo

66 Players Opt Out of NFL Season: AP, ESPN, CBS Sports

Sturgis Rally Begins: CNN, NY Times, WaPo, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Twitter Labels Government Accounts: Engadget, BBC USA Today, Twitter

'E! News' Canceled: CNN, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Instagram

'A League of Their Own' Reboot: Variety, Bustle

‘Mulan’ Skips Theaters: Vox, WSJ

Feel Good Friday - 96-Year Old Graduates: Reuters, NY Times, People

The news to know for Thursday, August 6th, 2020!

What to know today about:

• the aftermath of the Beirut explosion and the international effort to help the city
• how the world is looking back on the Hiroshima bombing 75 years later
• new controversy and confusion surrounding mail-in voting
• which state is the first to roll out Apple and Google's contact tracing technology
• Instagram's version of Tiktok

All that and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Beirut Explosion Investigation: AP, ABC News, WSJ, CBS News

75 Years Since Hiroshima: WaPo, USA Today, NY Times, AP

New Chicago Schools Reopening Plan: Chicago Tribune, CNN, Reuters, WSJ

High School Sports Status: CBS Sports, NFHS 

UConn Cancels Football: AP, ESPN, NY Times, Axios, UConn

COVID-19 Outbreaks: Johns Hopkins, NBC News, CBS News

Trump/RNC Sue Nevada: CNN, CBS News, AP, The Hill

Trump Encourages Florida Mail-in Voting: AP, NBC News, CBS News, Trump Tweet

Virginia Rolls out Pandemic App: AP, Engadget, Reuters, Axios

Instagram Reels Launches: The Verge, NYT, WSJ, Instagram

Samsung Unveils New Phones: Reuters, Engadget, AP

PGA Championship Begins: CBS Sports, ESPN, CNN

Thing to Know Thursday: Antibodies: Dictionary.com, Science Alert, Live Science, CDC

The news to know for Wednesday, August 5th, 2020!

We'll tell you about:

• a deadly explosion in the Middle East
• new promising COVID-19 research
• which sports leagues seem to be doing better than others & why
• a big change to the 2020 Census count
• what now rivals Apple's AirDrop
• who is offering a flight to nowhere

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Deadly Beirut Explosion: AP, CBS News, Reuters, NBC News, How to Help

Isaias Damage, Deaths: AP, USA Today, ABC News, Axios, CBS News, National Hurricane Center

U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll: Johns Hopkins

Another Vaccine Shows Promising Results: CNN, CNBC, Stat

Convalescent Plasma Study: WSJ, WaPo

US Census Schedule Cut: AP, NBC News, ABC News, NY Times, Fill Out Census

Millennials, Younger Now U.S. Majority: CNN, AP, Brookings

Android Version of Airdrop: Engadget, CNBC, Google

NHL Success: NBC Sports, ESPN, CNN, CBS Sports, DraftKings, NYMag

Taiwan’s Flight to Nowhere: CNN, Travel + Leisure, STAT News

Work Wednesday: Virtual Internships: Reuters

The news to know for Tuesday, August 4th, 2020!

We have updates about:

• Hurricane Isaias: where it made landfall and where it's expected to go next
• President Trump's TikTok ultimatum: meet one condition or be banned in the U.S.
• Boeing's new plan to get troubled jets back in the air
• the pro sports league Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson just purchased
• what you can now buy from the failed Fyre Festival

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

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Sources:

Latest on Hurricane Isaias: AP, USA Today, CBS News, Axios

Teachers Protest Reopenings: Reuters, Al Jazeera, NPR, NJ.com, NY Times

COVID-19 Status, Lockdown Debate: Johns Hopkins, WaPo, Reuters, CNBC

Trump Fraud Investigation: NY Times, Reuters, AP

Trump on TikTok Sale: CNN, NY Times, Reuters, WSJ

Boeing 737 Max Jets Next Steps: Bloomberg, WSJ, NY Times

Google Unveils 5G Phones: Reuters, The Verge, Business Insider, Axios

XFL Sold: CNN, Axios, AP, CBS Sports

Fyre Festival Merch Auction: CNN, The Verge, AP, Auction

Trivia Tuesday: National Geographic, Visit Scotland