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Erica Mandy
The day's news made fast, fair and fun – in 10 minutes. Erica Mandy is like a trusted friend who always 'gets' both sides. She's a veteran journalist who was tired of talking heads, alarmist headlines and monotone voices, so she created something different. The NewsWorthy is packed with politics, tech, business and entertainment from a variety of sources -- brought together in one, convenient place (and with a fun twist). Join the thousands of people already listening each weekday!
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Feb 2, 2021 • 13min
Dueling Relief Proposals, Silver Market Frenzy & Groundhog Day- Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021! We have updates about: the latest efforts to pass another coronavirus relief bill; two options are on the table now what one congresswoman said that has some lawmakers from both parties condemning her views whether silver could be the new GameStop what's next for that East Coast storm how you could win a ticket to space and help children with cancer at the same time Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. This episode is brought to you by BlueNile.com and Noom.com/newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Relief Bill Talks: WaPo, NBC News, Axios, Reuters, GOP Proposal, White House Proposal U.S. COVID-19 Progress: NY Times, CNN, AP Rep. Taylor Greene Controversy: The Hill, NY Times, ABC News Reddit Traders Target Silver: USA Today, WSJ, BBC Winter Storm Update: Accuweather, AP, CBS News, NWS Groundhog Day: AP, People, Watch Livestream Dustin Diamond Dies: USA Today, Variety, Fox News Ticket to Space Raffle: The Verge, NBC News, NY Times, SpaceX

Feb 1, 2021 • 13min
Monster Snowstorm, Myanmar Coup & Major NFL Trade- Monday, February 1st, 2021
The news to know for Monday, February 1st, 2021! What to know about: a snowstorm impacting tens of millions of Americans today how former President Trump is changing plans for his impeachment trial the effectiveness of a newer COVID-19 vaccine famous music festivals called off again one of the biggest trades in NFL history how Americans and companies are celebrating Black History Month Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. This episode is brought to you by Noom.com/newsworthy and BlueNile.com Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Another Major Snowstorm: CBS News, NBC News, CNN Trump New Impeachment Lawyers: AP, CBS News, Reuters, ABC News Proud Boys Indicted: NY Times, AP, NPR, DOJ FBI Pipe Bomb Investigation: WaPo, NBC News, FBI Russia Mass Protests: AP, WSJ, Politico, Blinken Tweet Myanmar Leader Detained: Reuters, AP, NY Times, Blinken Tweet J&J Vaccine Data: AP, WaPo, CBS News, J&J BBB: Don't Post Vaccination Cards: BBB, CBS Boston, Newsweek Coachella, Stagecoach Canceled: LA Times, The Verge, CBS News, Riverside County NFL QB Trades: ESPN, FOX News, CBS Sports, NFL Unique Pro Bowl Game: USA Today, ESPN, Boston Globe Black History Month: NY Times, Smithsonian, History, NAACP Companies Celebrating Black History: Yelp, Apple, Peloton, Under Armour Money Monday - High-End Liquor Sales Booming: Axios, WSJ, JAMA

Jan 30, 2021 • 18min
Special Edition: Vaccine Skeptics & Persuasion Strategies
Today we're talking about Americans' attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccines, and the strategy and efforts to convince more people to roll-up their sleeves. This includes one of the largest public education campaigns in U.S. history. Be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in ~10 minutes! Today's episode is brought to you by BlueNile.com and Ritual.com/newsworthy Get ad-free episodes by becoming an insider: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider

Jan 29, 2021 • 13min
Market Frenzy Restrictions, Open Enrollment 2.0 & GM's Electric Promise- Friday, January 29th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, January 29th, 2021! What to know about: how popular platforms restricted an ongoing stock market frenzy and why some are facing overwhelming backlash concerns over a new COVID-19 strain in the U.S. another chance to sign up for health insurance a major automaker making a big promise why today's date is extra special how those Bernie Sanders mittens are turning into more than memes Those stories and more in around 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. Today's episode is brought to you by BlueNile.com and Ritual.com/newsworthy Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Get paid to share The NewsWorthy through the end of the month! Sign up here: https://refer.fm/newsworthy Sources: Brokerages Block Certain Stock Purchases: WSJ, AP, The Verge, NPR Congress Hearings on Market Frenzy: The Verge, Reuters, Axios, The Hill Capitol Police Security Request: Reuters, NBC News, FOX News GA Food Plant Accident: AJC, CBS News, NBC News, Novavax Vaccine Data: NPR, NY Times, USA Today, Novavax South African Strain Found SC: AP, CNBC, WSJ Healthcare Marketplace Reopens: WaPo, Reuters, NY Times, White House G.M. to Phase Out Gas Vehicles: NY Times, CBS News, WaPo, Statista, GM Actress Cicely Tyson Dies: AP, WaPo, Hollywood Reporter National Museum of African American Music Opens: NMAAM, Forbes, WSJ String of Palindrome Dates: Houston Chronicle, Nashville Tennessean, Farmers Almanac Feel Good Friday- Bernie Mittens Memes Help Charity: AP, CBS News, Campaign Website

Jan 28, 2021 • 13min
Domestic Terror Threat, Ambitious Climate Plan & Netflix's Biggest Show- Thursday, January 28th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, January 28th, 2021! We're talking about: a rare national terrorism warning: what the government now says is the biggest threat to Americans how climate change could be, for the first time, a key priority in every level of the federal government new advice from the World Health Organization about who should skip getting the COVID-19 vaccine for now leaders in Washington weighing in on the Wall Street power shift the Apple update that could keep you from getting hacked what's now considered Netflix's biggest show All that and more in around 10 minutes... Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned. Today's episode is brought to you by Ritual.com/newsworthy and BlueNile.com Support the show and get ad-free episodes here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get paid to share The NewsWorthy through the end of the month! Sign up here: https://refer.fm/newsworthy Sources: Domestic Terror Threat Heightened: ABC News, AP, WSJ, NY Times, DHS Climate Crisis Executive Actions: AP, Politico, WSJ, FOX News, White House Watchdog: HHS Misused Emergency Funds: NY Times, CNBC, WaPo, ABC News, IG Report U.S. Buys 200M More Vaccine Doses: CBS News, AP, Politico, WaPo, CDC Shortages Warnings: NY Times, The Hill, NPR WHO: Pregnant Women Should Skip Vaccines: WSJ, Reuters, LA Times, WHO Ongoing Market Volatility: SEC, CNET, Bloomberg, WSJ, CNN Apple Urging People to Update iPhones ASAP: AP, TechCrunch, USA Today, Apple Cloris Leachman Dies: USA Today, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Mel Brooks Tweet 'Bridgerton' is Netflix's Biggest Show: The Verge, Deadline, Netflix Sundance Film Festival Begins: LA Times, Rolling Stone, Engadget, Cnet, Sundance FF Thing to Know Thursday: Holocaust Remembrance: AP, NY Times, CBS News, NBC News Survey Finds Lack of Holocaust Knowledge: Time, NBC News, Full Survey

Jan 27, 2021 • 13min
Capitol Police Apology, Push to Reopen Schools & GameStop Skyrockets - Wednesday, January 27th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, January 27th, 2021! We'll tell you about: the first testimony from the acting Capitol Police chief about what happened in the days leading up to the Capitol riot how small-time investors are having a big impact on the stock market the CDC's latest case for bringing kids back in the classroom an internet outage that affected millions of Americans the first fully-private crew taking a vacation to space Those stories and more in about 10 minutes! 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 Ritual.com/newsworthy and BlueNile.com Get ad-free episodes and support the show by becoming an INSIDER: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get paid to share The NewsWorthy through the end of the month! Sign up here: https://refer.fm/newsworthy Sources: Capitol Police Leader Testifies: NPR, Politico, NY Times Most Republicans Reject Impeachment Trial: WSJ, WaPo, AP, FOX News Record Number of Executive Actions: NY Post, The Economist Biden Addresses Racial Inequality: NY Times, WaPo, NBC News, White House Biden-Putin Call: AP, USA Today, Politico, White House CDC Urges Return to Classroom: WSJ, NY Times, WaPo, CDC, JAMA East Coast Internet Outages: AP, Reuters, WSJ Reddit Sparks Wall Street Trend: Axios, Vox, CNN, CNBC No One Elected to Baseball HOF: ESPN, USA Today, MLB, Fox News First Space Tourists Introduced: AP, The Verge, Scientific American Work Wednesday: Pharmacy Jobs Spike: Axios, CNBC, WSJ

Jan 26, 2021 • 13min
Travel Bans, Coast-to-Coast Storm & Super Bowl Ads Pulled- Tuesday, January 26th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, January 26th, 2021! We have updates about: new travel requirements in the U.S. a federal investigation into the Justice Department the winter storm impacting millions of Americans across the country which major brands won't be advertising at the Super Bowl this year and why what Twitter's new Birdwatch feature is all about the top movies of the year Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. Today's episode is brought to you by BlueNile.com and Ritual.com/newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get paid to share The NewsWorthy through the end of the month! Sign up here: https://refer.fm/newsworthy Sources: New Travel Restrictions: NPR, CBS News, AP, USA Today, White House Plan to Overturn Election Investigated: WSJ, WaPo, FOX News, NY Times, OIG Statement Impeachment Article Delivered: CNBC, NY Times, AP Italy Prime Minister to Resign: BBC, WaPo, Axios World's Ice Melting Faster than Ever: WSJ, Bloomberg, WaPo, Full Research Latest Winter Storm: USA Today, AP, NBC News, Accuweather Major Brands Sitting Out Super Bowl: AP, CNBC, NY Times, Budweiser Google Helps Vaccine Efforts: SF Chronicle, ABC News, Engadget, Google Twitter Launches Fact-Checking Feature: The Verge, NBC News, AP, Twitter, Birdwatch Disney Overhauling Jungle Cruise: SF Gate, Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter, Disney Parks AFI's Top Movies: AP, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, AFI

Jan 25, 2021 • 13min
Trump Trial Timeline, Russian Protests & Brady vs. Mahomes- Monday, January 25th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, January 25th, 2021! What to know about: the timing of the historic second impeachment trial against President Trump the Biden administration tackling the transgender military ban and a "buy American" mandate tens of thousands of protesters filling the streets in Russia, even in freezing temperatures tributes for two legends who died over the weekend another record-breaking launch from SpaceX which two teams are heading to the Super Bowl and what to expect from the big game Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. Today's episode is brought to you by Ritual.com/newsworthy and BlueNile.com Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: House to Deliver Article of Impeachment: WaPo, NY Times, USA Today, Politico Defense Secretary Confirmed: NBC News, NPR, CBS News, ABC News, AP, CNN, Defense Dept. "Buy American" Day: WSJ, The Hill, White House Mass Protests in Russia: NPR, NY Times, WSJ, Reuters, U.S. State Dept. U.S. Tops 25M COVID Cases: Axios, NPR, CNN, Johns Hopkins, UK Report, CDC Super Bowl Teams Set: NY Times, USA Today, ESPN COVID-Sniffing Dogs at Heat Games: AP, The Hill, CBS Sports Hank Aaron Dies: ESPN, CBS Sports, NY Times Larry King Passes Away: NY Times, WaPo, AP SpaceX's Rideshare Launch: CNBC, Reuters, The Verge Winning Lottery Tickets Sold: AP, ABC News, USA Today Money Monday: Super Bowl Ticket Prices: FOX News, WFLA, WJXT

Jan 23, 2021 • 17min
Special Edition: Screen Time, Our Brains & Solutions
Has your relationship with technology changed during this pandemic? If you're a parent, are your kids spending more time than ever before in front of screens? Today, we're talking about the potential effects on our brains and well-being of living in a much-more digital world. We discuss the good and bad of what both adults and children are facing now as well as actual withdrawal symptoms we might all feel later. You'll hear expert insights and advice for real-life solutions from psychiatrist and addiction expert Dr. Keith Humphreys, as well as Dr. Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician who studies the use of mobile and interactive tech among children. Be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in ~10 minutes! This episode is brought to you by MunkPack.com (use our discount code) and TenTen on BlueNile.com. Get paid to share The NewsWorthy through the end of January 2021. Sign up here: refer.fm/newsworthy Get ad-free episodes by becoming an insider: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider

Jan 22, 2021 • 13min
Biden's 'Wartime Effort', Impeachment Trial Preps & Movie Releases Delayed- Friday, January 22nd, 2021
The news to know for Friday, January 22nd, 2021! What to know about: White House plans to overhaul the pandemic response in what President Biden calls a "full-scale wartime effort" the first wave of backlash Biden faces as president: what top Republicans are saying about his executive actions one storm impacting nearly the entire nation the weekend football games that will determine who goes to the Super Bowl Apple's possible plans for a new product Those stories and more in around 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today. This episode is brought to you by MunkPack.com (Listen for the discount code) and BlueNile.com Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: President Biden Pandemic Response Plans: NY Times, Axios, NPR, White House Fauci 'Liberated' with Biden: Politico, CNBC, CBS News Republicans React to Exec. Actions: FOX News, LA Times, USA Today, Cruz Tweet Trump Impeachment Preps: CNBC, WaPo, Reuters, LA Times, Politico Seattle, Portland Violent Protests: Reuters, CNN, WSJ, Oregonian Storm Moving Across Country: ABC News, Weather Channel NFC, AFC Championship Games: NFL, CBS Sports, USA Today Judge: Amazon Can Keep Parler Offline: NPR, Politico, AP Movie Release Dates Delayed: The Verge, USA Today, MarketWatch Apple Working on VR Headset: Bloomberg, The Verge, TechCrunch Feel Good Friday- Kindergartner's Diversity Book Drive: CBS News, Fox59, Amazon Wish List


