Author: Erica Mandy

The news to know for Wednesday, July 17th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the final decision in the Eric Garner case, and what lawmakers are saying now about Facebook's cryptocurrency.

Plus: Elon Musk explains his newest vision for brain implants, the military has a warning about a fake facebook event, and how Game of Thrones just broke another record.

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:

No NYPD Charges in Garner Case: Washington Post, NBC News, Reuters

Big Tech Hearings: TechCrunch, WSJ, CNN, The Washington Post, NYT

Neuralink: Bloomberg, CNBC, The Verge

Rocket City World Record: TechCrunch, AL.com, RocketCenter.com

“Area 51” Fake Event: USA Today, BBC, TIME

Game of Thrones Record: Variety, Deadline, CNBC

Emmy Nominations: People (full list)

World Emoji Day: USA Today

 

 

The news to know for Tuesday, July 16th, 2019!

We're talking about a new asylum rule that could have a big impact at the border, and why Amazon employees are protesting on Prime Day.

Plus: a promising new blood test, and what reports say about the first female 007...

Those stories and many more in less than 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:

New Asylum Rule: AP, NBC News, Fox News, The Hill

Resolution Vote: Politico, The Hill, WSJ

Big Tech Hearings: TechCrunch

China Economy Slows: Fox Business, CNBC, Reuters

Amazon Protests: Cnet, TechCrunch, Business Insider

Pernell Whitaker Dies: ESPN

NBA Deal: NBA 

Alzheimer’s Blood Test: AP

Giant Jellyfish Spotted: USA Today, CBS News, CNN

Waze Toll Pricing: Business Insider, The Verge

Twitter Update: TechCrunch, Engadget

First Woman 007: E News, Daily Mail UK

The news to know for Monday, July 15th, 2019!

Today, we have an update about a hurricane that hit over the weekend, and what you need to know about President Trump's tweets about four Congresswomen.

Plus: we're talking Serena Williams, Amazon Prime Day and the indie film that is breaking records at the box office.

Those stories and more in less than 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:

Hurricane Barry: AP, Accuweather, Weather Channel, ABC News

NYC Blackout: NYT, CBS News, USA Today, ABC News

Trump’s Controversial Comments: AP, The Hill, Washington Post, FOX News

ICE Raids Update: NYT, NPR 

Facebook Fine: WSJ, CNN, Ars Technica

737 Max Flights: WSJ, CNBC, Fox Business

Wimbledon Wins: CBS Sports, CNN, ESPN, Bustle

Alzheimer’s Studies: NBC News, TIME

Prime Day: Business Insider, USA Today, CNET, Fortune

Weekend Box Office: Variety, Deadline

 

 

 

The news to know for Friday, July 12th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about what could be the first hurricane of the season, and when to expect massive ICE raids.

Plus: robotic umpires are now a thing, Amazon's big announcement, and Google takes another crack at building a social network.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

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

Today's episode is brought to you by Skillshare.

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Read More: 

Hurricane Warning: Weather Channel, AccuWeather, ABC News, AP

ICE Raids: NYT, CNN, USA Today

Citizenship Question: CBS News, Washington Post, NPR, Fox News

Dow Jones Record: ABC News, WSJ

Ford + VW: Reuters, CNBC

Amazon Retrains Workforce: WSJ, Amazon, PCMag, NYT

Robotic Umpires: ESPN, Washington Post

AI Bot Poker: The Verge, CNN, Engadget

Google Listening?: The Verge, AP 

Google’s “Shoelace”: Business Insider, TechCrunch 

 

 

The news to know for Thursday, July 11th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the U.S. storm that could turn into a hurricane by the weekend, and the fallout from top-secret emails leaked to the press.

Plus: Trump's "social media summit," Snapchat's changes, and the number one highest-paid celebrity.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about the myths, mistakes and milestones of the first human walking on the moon.

This month marks 50 years since NASA's Apollo 11 mission, so award-winning NASA historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal helps break it all down...

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Potential Hurricane: AccuWeather, Weather Channel, AP

S&P 500 Record: CNBC, Bloomberg, NYT

U.K.’s Ambassador to U.S. Resigns: CBS News, BBC, CNN

Social Media Summit: Vox, WSJ

Human Remains Discovery: Washington Post, Vox, Gizmodo

Alexa Health Advice: The Verge, CNBC, AP

Snapchat Shows: The Verge, Variety

Highest Paid Celebrities: Forbes, Fox Business  

World Cup Victory Parade: CBS News, The Washington Post, CNN

ESPY Awards: USA Today, ESPN

 

Thing To Know Thursday:

Apollo 11 History: History.com, BBC

Celebrating 50 Years: Space.com, NASA, Forbes, AP, NBC News 

 

The news to know for Wednesday, July 10th, 2019!

Today, we're talking about the controversy surrounding the U.S. Secretary of Labor, and what a court decided about Trump's Twitter use.

Plus: a new development in the race to space, we're explaining the new 'Uber Comfort' option, and there's another new video subscription service on its way.

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:

Acosta Controversy: WSJ, AP, Reuters, The Hill

Ross Perot Died: CNN, WSJ, AP, FOX Business

Trump’s Twitter Ruling: Washington Post, Fox News, USA Today, New York Times

DMV & Facial Recognition: Washington Post, NPR

Pentagon’s “War Cloud”: AP

Virgin Galactic Going Public: NPR, CNBC, WSJ

Uber Comfort: The Verge, Engadget, CNN

Last VW Beetle: TechCrunch, CBS News

MLB All-Star Game: CBS Sports, USA Today

Friends & HBO Max: People, CNBC

 

The news to know for Tuesday, July 9th, 2019!

We're talking about new subpoenas surrounding President Trump, the flooding that hit the nation's capital, and why you may want to look up to the sky tonight...

Plus: what to know about an upcoming Amazon strike, a new Google coding program, and a Stranger Things 3 record.

Those stories and many more in less than 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:

Trump's Financial Records: AP, NYT, Reuters, Washington Post

Jeffery Epstein Charged: Reuters, WSJ, Vox, ABC News

Primary Race 2020: The Hill, CNN, Washington Post

DC Flooding: Weather Channel, NBC News, AccuWeather

See Saturn: AccuWeather, USA Today

Coco Gauff Out: ESPN, NPR, ABC News 

World Cup Ratings: Variety, Fox Sports

Amazon Strike: Engadget, Bloomberg

IG's Anti-Bullying Efforts: The Verge, TIME, TechCrunch

Google Coding: TechCrunch, Engadget

Stranger Things 3 Record: Deadline, CNET

The news to know for Monday, July 8th, 2019!

Today, what to know about the World Cup champions and what fans were chanting in the stands when it ended.

Plus: Iran's latest threat, a second earthquake in SoCal, why Starbucks is apologizing, and a new promise from Netflix.

Those stories and more in less than 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...

Today's episode is brought to you by Noom.

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Sources:

World Cup Win: CBS Sports, ESPN, NYT

Iran Nuclear Threat: NYT, BBC, AP, Politico

Another Cali Earthquake: USA Today, Weather Channel, AP, CBS News 

Deutsche Job Cuts: Reuters, CNBC

Starbucks Apology: Yahoo Finance, FOX News, NPR, Washington Post 

Autonomous Plane: TechCrunch, Engadget

HIV Study: USA Today, CNN, Boston.com

Stevie Wonder Transplant: ABC News, CNN

Netflix Smoking: CBS News, Engadget, Mashable, Truth Initiative 

Box Office: Variety, LA Times, Forbes

The news to know for Friday, July 5th, 2019!

Today, what to know about the ongoing fight over the 2020 census, the president's Independence Day celebration, and the strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in two decades.

Plus: a new feature on FaceTime, which movie service is shutting down for now, and which singer will star in the next Little Mermaid. 

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

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

Today's episode is brought to you by Skillshare

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned or see the sources below...

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Sources:

Census Question: NYT, AP, NPR

Trump’s Celebration: WSJ, NYT, Washington Post

SoCal Earthquake: LA Times, ABC News

Jim Beam Fire: USA Today, AP

Tour De France: BBC

 World Cup: CBS Sports

Hot Dog Eating Contest: CNN

FaceTime Update: TechCrunch, The Verge

Uber Eats Dine-In: CBS News, The Verge

Facebook, IG Down: USA Today, Cnet, CNBC

MoviePass Hiatus: Variety, Deadline

Holiday Box Office: Variety, THR

Little Mermaid: Vox

The news to know for Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019!

Today, we're talking about a new government report that takes a closer look at conditions at the border, and what to expect from President Trump's Fourth of July celebration.

Plus: the World Cup final, a balloon that provides internet service, and a new Instagram feature.

Those stories and many more in less than 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:

Gov’t Watchdog Report: CBS News, FOX News, NYT

Ruling on Asylum Seekers: AP

Census Citizenship Question: CNBC, ABC News, Vox

Lawsuit for Tax Returns : NPR, AP, NYT

Salute to America: Washington Post, CBS News

World Cup: CBS Sports, ESPN

Anheuser-Busch Inbev IPO: CNBC, CNN, WSJ

Loon Balloons: TechCrunch, CNet, Reuters

Regal Cinemas Unlimited: Business Insider, Deadline

Instagram Story Sticker: The Verge 

Independence Day: History.com