The NewsWorthy Record Unemployment, Biden's New Promises & Star-Studded Holidays - Friday, April 10th, 2020
The news to know for Friday, April 10th, 2020!
What to know today about another round of record unemployment, and how the Fed and Congress are hoping to help now.
Also, even as the death toll continues to rise, there is more encouraging progress and lower death toll projections.
Plus: Biden's new promises in the presidential race, the NBA returns with a game from recess, and a 16-year-old making a difference for rural hospitals.
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 or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
Unemployment Numbers: NYT, Washington Post, WSJ
Fed $2.3T in New Loans: NPR, CBS News
Dems Block Senate Relief Bill: AP, Politico
Americans Missing Rent Payments: CNN, WSJ
COVID-19 Cases & Deaths: Johns Hopkins
NY and CA Hospitalizations: NYT, NBC News
Social Distancing Cuts Death Toll: Axios, CNN
European Cases & UK PM Recovering: AP, Washington Post, Politico
Biden on Health & College Debt- Reuters
Cruise No-Sail Order: NBC News, Bloomberg, ABC News, USA Today
Drop in Air Travel: CNN, The Hill
Broadway Extends Shutdown: Entertainment Weekly, Billboard
AMC on Brink of Bankruptcy: Variety, Fox Business
HORSE Competition: CBS Sports, ESPN
Passover Online Benefit: Playbill, USA Today, Saturday Night Seder
Start-Studded Virtual Easter: People, TMZ, Lakewood Church, LA Times, AP News, YouTube
Feel Good Friday - Teen Pilot Delivers Medical Supplies- AP, Bloomberg