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The news to know for Monday, September 17th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about the historic rainfall and impact from what is now Tropical Depression Florence as well as an accusation against the Supreme Court nominee.

Plus: a private trip to space, the new software update from Apple and the Emmy Awards.

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 (click episodes) or see below: 

 

 

Sources: 

Florence Update: CBS News, CNN, AP, AccuWeather

 

Typhoon in Southeast Asia: BBC, NYT

 

Kavanaugh Accused: The Washington Post, USA Today, FOX News

 

Manafort Plea Deal: AP, NBC News

 

'Presidential Alert' Test: Digital Trends, TechCrunch

 

Space Tourist: Space.com, Tech Insider, WSJ

 

Longest U.S. Flight: CNN, USA Today

 

New iOS12 Available: CNET

 

Emmy Awards: The Atlantic, Variety, LA Times, Mashable

 

Weekend Box Office: Rotten Tomatoes, Variety

 

 

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As Washington reels from an accusation of sexual misconduct levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who has absolutely denied the allegation, those who have known him are speaking up in his defense. Rachel del Guidice scored an exclusive interview with one of 65 women who knew Kavanaugh in high school and signed a letter vouching for his character. Plus: a new study suggests that teens raised with religion have better lives.

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Today’s show features an interview with Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt on his new book, "Every Man a King: A Short, Colorful History of American Populists." Stirewalt says Americans sometimes forget past flirtations with populist politicians and President Donald Trump is certainly not the first. Find out how he thinks Democrats will respond in 2020.We also speak with economist Walter Williams about the proper role of government and perils of socialism. Williams is a popular Daily Signal columnist who delivered the first in a series of Heritage Foundation speeches on free markets.Hear some of our favorite letters from you. Don’t forget, your letter could be featured next week; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.And this week’s good news story is an incredible tale of an adopted NFL coach who discovered his biological father is someone who once recruited him to play college football.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show!

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IBM and Hacera launch a crypto “yellow pages.”

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R3’s CordaCon event draws big crowds as rumors swirl about the company’s cash crunch.

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GAW Miners founder Josh Garza has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to a wire fraud charge.

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CoinDesk’s Rachel Rose O’Leary joins host Marc Hochstein to discuss recent developments on ethereum’s road to becoming scalable.

Recorded September 14, 2018 in New York, NY.

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All the news to know for Friday, September 14th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about Hurricane Florence, the VW Beetle and Amazon's CEO gives back.

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. 

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

 

 

 

Sources: 

 

Hurricane Florence: CNN, AP, USA Today

 

Puerto Rico Death Toll: The Washington Post, The Hill, FOX News

 

NY Primaries: NYT, Vox

 

GM Recall: Reuters, WSJ

  

Bye, Bye VW Bug: USA Today, AutoBlog

  

Bezos Gives Back: CNBC, TechCrunch, Twitter, The Guardian

 

Netflix + IMAX?: THR

 

Fake Reviews: Fortune, TripAdvisor

  

Oldest Handmade Art: National Geographic, NYT

 

 

FOAM’s decentralized world map is now live.

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BitGo just launched its own regulated custodian for crypto assets.

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10 years after Lehman: Bitcoin and wall street are closer than ever.

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CoinDesk’s Christine Kim joins host Bailey Reutzel to discuss ethereum's next major upgrade, Constantinople.

Recorded September 13, 2018 in New York, NY.

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All the news to know for Thursday, September 13th, 2018! 

Today, we're talking about Hurricane Florence, an FDA warning to the makers of e-cigarettes and the highlights from Apple's big iPhone reveal...

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. 

 Then, hang out after the news for the bonus "Thing To Know Thursday" expert interview.

This week we're talking with the founder of the Horse Radio Network, Glenn Hebert. He's sharing what it takes to evacuate horses in the Southeast because of Hurricane Florence as well as the storm's impact on "the Olympics" of horse events, the World Equestrian Games. It's a huge event happening right now in North Carolina, and people from around the world came in town for it. Now, they may be in the path of the storm.

For more info and links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes (or see sources below).

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Sources: 

 

Hurricane Florence: The Weather Channel, AP, The Washington Post, TechCrunch

 

Primary Season: The Hill

 

CBS Fires '60 Min' Exec: CBS News, NYT, WSJ

 

FDA Warns E-Cig Makers: NYT, WSJ

 

Apple Reveal: TechCrunch, CNET, TIME, WSJ

 

JPMorgan Chase “AdvancingCities”: CNBC

 

NASA Sponsorships?: NYT

 

White Castle Meatless Burger: CNBC

 

 

 

A bitcoin mining company called Bitewei is being hailed as a new rival to Bitmain.

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Yet another stablecoin has been unveiled, this time from blockchain startup Carbon.

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The CEO of OKCoin has been released from police custody after speaking with investigators regarding alleged bitcoin futures manipulation.

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CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen joins host Stan Higgins to discuss the launch of new crypto wallet Jaxx.

Recorded September 12, 2018 in New York, NY.

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All the news to know for Wednesday, September 12th, 2018!

Today, we're talking Hurricane Florence, a proposal from the EPA and Apple's reveal of new iPhones.

Plus:Tesla's key fob security and Amazon's Christmas trees.

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. 

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

 

 

Sources:

 

Apple Event: TechCrunch, The Verge, CNBC, Watch Live, NYT

 

Hurricane Florence: The Weather Channel, AP, CNN, NYT

 

Trump on Hurricane Maria: Bloomberg

 

EPA Proposal: NBC News, NYT

 

Criticizing China: Reuters, NYT

 

Tesla Key Fob: Digital Trends, WIRED

 

Facebook Meme Reader: Mashable, Facebook

 

Amazon Christmas Trees: AP, TechCrunch

 

Best Colleges: U.S. News & World Report