The NewsWorthy - School Shooting, Hawaii ‘Laze’ & Royal Wedding – Monday, May 21st, 2018
All the news to know for Monday, May 21st, 2018!
Today, we're talking about the school shooting in Texas, the new threat in Hawaii called 'laze' and the new type of drugs meant to prevent migraines.
Plus: the Royal wedding, the Billboard Music Awards and the winner at the Box Office over the 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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