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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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Sep 24, 2020 • 11min
Decision in Breonna Taylor Case, Largest Vaccine Trial & More Space Junk- Thursday, September 24th, 2020
The news to know for Thursday, September 24th, 2020! We're talking about: the decision in the Breonna Taylor case: one officer was indicted, but not for the charge protesters demanded another American company entering the final stage of the race to provide a COVID-19 vaccine, and this one could be different than the others California's new rule for cars why Amazon is adding a new label to some of its listings new blockbuster release dates since movie studios keep pushing them back All that and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about our guest or any of the stories mentioned. This episode is brought to you by www.Rothys.com/newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy Insiders! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Decision in Breonna Taylor Case: Louisville Courier-Journal, CBS News, NBC News, Reuters, Family Lawyer Reaction Reaction, Protests, Officers Shot: AP, CNN, NY Times, Axios, FOX News Republicans Clear Hunter Biden Inquiry: NY Times, ABC News, WSJ, Full Report RBG Lies in Repose at Supreme Court: NBC News, NY Times, WaPo, CBS News Another 'Phase 3' Vaccine Trial Begins: NBC News, Reuters, NY Times, J&J CA to Ban Gas-Burning Car Sales: WSJ, Axios, The Verge, CNN, Lending Tree, Full Executive Order Amazon Starts Labeling Sustainable Products: Cnet, The Verge, Amazon, Find Climate Pledge Friendly Products Citi to Help Close Racial Wealth Gap: CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg, Citi Disney Shakes Up Movie Release Schedules: WaPo, Variety, AP Metropolitan Opera to Stay Closed for Another Year: NY Times, AP, Metropolitan Opera Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Begins: Bonnaroo, The Tennessean, Billboard, Watch Here Thing to Know Thursday: Space Debris: The Verge, The Guardian, Business Insider, ISS, NASA, CNBC

Sep 23, 2020 • 12min
200K Deaths, China's Climate Promise & TIME 100 - Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
The news to know for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020! We'll tell you about: another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic and what's expected to happen next the deal that may help the U.S. avoid a government shutdown why Louisville, Kentucky is declaring a state of emergency NASA's plan for the next moon mission which county was named healthiest in the country TIME 100 list a unique dating app just for pets Those stories and more in about 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... This episode is brought to you by CastleGrade; listen for how to get a discount Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: U.S. Surpasses 200,000 Covid-19 Deaths: AP, Reuters, CBS News, ABC News, WSJ, Axios, Johns Hopkins Louisville Declares Emergency: Louisville Courier-Journal, WaPo, Reuters, AP One Week Until Shutdown: Politico, WaPo, WSJ Next Week's Debate Topics: NBC News, Reuters, Politico, FOX News Trump and China UN Speeches: BBC, NY Times, FOX News, White House China to go Carbon Neutral: AP, Bloomberg, The Hill, United Nations NASA Unveils Plan for 2024 Moon Mission: USA Today, BBC, CNN, NASA Healthiest Communities in the U.S.: CNN, USA Today, US News & World Report Time 100: Most Influential People: Time, USA Today, EW, ABC 'Dating' Website to Connect Pets: Fox News, NY Post, Pinder, Pet Costume Center Work Wednesday: More Companies Address Mental Health: Forbes, Fast Company, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Microsoft

Sep 22, 2020 • 11min
Ginsburg Makes History, CDC Guidance Change & First Day of Fall - Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
The news to know for Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020! We have updates about: how Justice Ginsburg is making history even after her death the frontrunner to fill the Supreme Court seat if President Trump gets his way Tropical Storm Beta after it made landfall overnight what National Voter Registration Day means how cruise lines are planning to resume sailing what company Microsoft acquired in its largest-ever gaming purchase Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.TheNewsWorthy.com under the section titled 'Episodes' to read more about any of the stories mentioned or see sources below... This episode is brought to you by www.Rothys.com/newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: RBG to Lie in State: AP, NBC News, USA Today, SCOTUS, House Speaker Trump to Announce SCOTUS Pick This Week: AP, Reuters, Axios, Bloomberg Cities Dubbed "Anarchist Jurisdictions": USA Today, NBC News, FOX News, WSJ, WaPo, Justice Department, Mayors' Response How COVID-19 is Spread Confusion: AP, WaPo, WSJ, Axios, NY Times Tropical Storm Beta: The Weather Channel, Reuters, NBC News, NHC Voter Registration Day: Learn more, Register to Vote Cruise Industry Guidelines for Return: USA Today, CNN, AP, CLIA Microsoft to Buy Video Game Maker ZeniMax: AP, The Verge, Cnet, Microsoft New Emoji Approved to Help Express 2020: The Verge, CNN, Unicode First Day of Fall: WaPo, USA Today, BBC

Sep 21, 2020 • 11min
RIP RBG, Tropical Storm Beta & 'Schitt's Creek' Sweep- Monday, September 21st, 2020
The news to know for Monday, September 21st, 2020! What to know about: the legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the debate about what should happen to her seat on the Supreme Court bench another tropical storm brewing in the gulf, putting 10 million Americans on watch TikTok getting the green light from President Trump why things got messy with Playstation preorders how the sitcom Schitt's Creek swept the Emmy's 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 www.Rothys.com/newsworthy Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy: AP, WSJ, NY Times, WaPo, NPR, Supreme Court Mourners Pay Tribute to RBG: CBS News, ABC News, People Replacing RBG Debate: NY Times, Axios, Politico, AP, McConnell Statement U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll: NY Times, WSJ, CNN, Johns Hopkins CDC Testing Advice Reversal: NY Times, CNN, WSJ, CNBC, CDC Tropical Storm Beta: The Weather Channel, CNN, WaPo, AP, NHC Trump to Address UN from White House: Politico, Reuters, CBS News, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, UN, Pompeo Statement UN International Day of Peace: United Nations, Get Involved TikTok Deal Gets Green Light: Bloomberg, NY Times, NPR, CNN WeChat Ban Blocked: CNN, WSJ, CNBC Playstation Preorder Chaos: FOX Business, The Verge, Engadget, Playstation, Xbox U.S. Open Winner: CBS Sports, ESPN, Golf Magazine Emmy Award Winners: NY Times, Variety, People, Emmy's Monday Monday: How the Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping: NY Times, WaPo, NPR

Sep 19, 2020 • 13min
Special Edition: Coronavirus Changing Movies & TV
Today we're getting a look behind-the-scenes of Hollywood as the entertainment industry tries to adapt to the pandemic. You'll hear about the impact to movies and TV (both on and off screen). First we're talking about movies, the box office, and whether movie theaters will survive this, and then we'll discuss TV production, from what it's like to work on-set to how TV scripts are changing. This episode is brought to you by www.SteadyMD.com/newsworthy Be sure to tune-in again each weekday (M-F) for our regular episodes to get quick, unbiased news roundups in 10 minutes!

Sep 18, 2020 • 11min
In-Person Early Voting, TikTok Deal Update & Space Reality Show- Friday, September 18th, 2020
The news to know for Friday, September 18th, 2020! What to know about: early voting as some states open up polling places today warnings from the FBI director about election interference an update about a possible TikTok ban The Emmy Awards happening this weekend a reality show that will take someone to space Those stories and more in less than 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 www.SteadyMD.com/newsworthy. Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Early In-Person Voting Begins: USA Today, Vote.Org, Chicago Tribune, CNN Check Mail-in Voting Rules: USA.gov Check Your Voter Registration FBI Director on Election Interference: NY Times, WSJ, Axios, The Hill, FBI, Trump Tweet Woman Accuses Trump of Assault: The Guardian, NY Times, WaPo, Reuters Tik Tok-Oracle Deal Update: NPR, Yahoo! Finance, CNBC Rosh Hashanah: WaPo, NY Times Facebook Will Stop Recommending Health Groups: Engadget, The Verge, CNBC, Facebook Space Reality Show Coming: The Verge, TechCrunch, Deadline, CNN Primetime Emmy Awards: AP, CNBC, Time, Emmys Feel Good Friday- 11-year-old Donates 22,000 Diapers: ABC News, Good News Network

Sep 17, 2020 • 11min
Hundreds Rescued, Vaccine Playbook & Big Ten Reversal- Thursday, September 17th, 2020
The news to know for Thursday, September 17th, 2020! We're talking about: historic flooding across the gulf coast and where the storm, once known as Hurricane Sally, is headed next the U.S. government's new playbook for handing out a COVID-19 vaccine the Big Ten changing course and getting back to football this fall after all Twitter's updates ahead of Election Day Ray-Ban's plans for smart glasses All that and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about our guest or any of the stories mentioned. This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh.com/80newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy Insiders! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Sally Makes Landfall: Reuters, NY Times, AP, CNN, NHC U.S. Vaccine Plan: NBC News, FOX News, NY Times, CDC Fed to Keep Interest Rates Low: WSJ, AP, Reuters, WaPo Big Ten Football is Back: ESPN, CBS Sports, NY Times, AP Big 10 Boeing 737 Max Report: WSJ, NY Times, NPR, Full Report Twitter's New Election Rules: Twitter, CNN, Vox, Politico Facebook Partnering with Ray Ban: TechCrunch, NBC News, The Verge 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame Candidates: AP, CBS Sports, NFL Thing to Know Thursday: Emergency Use Authorization: FDA, CNN, WSJ

Sep 16, 2020 • 11min
Slow-Moving Sally, Breonna Taylor Settlement & Apple's Reveal - Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
The news to know for Wednesday, September 16th, 2020! We'll tell you about: how Hurricane Sally is moving and which cities are expected to be most impacted a new plan for a COVID-19 relief bill what one city and police department are promising in a settlement with Breonna Taylor's family Apple's newly-unveiled products and subscription options why celebrities are boycotting social media for 24 hours where the 2020 World Series will be played Those stories and more in just 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... This episode is brought to you by www.FunctionofBeauty.com/newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Hurricane Sally Update: AP, WaPo, CNN, Weather Channel, NHC, Red Cross Donations Western Wildfires, Smoke Latest: AP, WSJ, WaPo, NPR, LA Times, Cal Fire, Angeles National Forest Sen. Harris Tours Wildfire Damage: SF Chronicle, AP, CNN, FOX News Breonna Taylor Family Settlement: AJC, Louisville Courier Journal, NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, WSJ American Young People Virus Death Toll: CNBC, AP, WaPo, Johns Hopkins, CDC Coronavirus Aid Package Latest: Reuters, AP, USA Today, WaPo Apple Event Roundup: Reuters, Axios, AP, Apple Celebrities Facebook Boycott: CNN, The Verge, Variety, NY Times, Instagram, Stop Hate for Profit World Series Location Announced: The Athletic, AP, Dallas Morning News ACM Awards: ACM, Rolling Stone, CNN Work Wednesday: Airbnb, Resorts Promote Remote Working: Axios, The Guardian, Airbnb

Sep 15, 2020 • 11min
Hurricane Sally, Life on Venus? & Hip Hop Auction- Tuesday, September 15th, 2020
The news to know for Tuesday, September 15th, 2020! We have updates about: the path of Hurricane Sally as it moves toward the gulf coast how wildfires are now impacting the race for president a unique signing ceremony at the White House new evidence young children can spread COVID-19 astronomers finding signs of life on Venus Walmart launching a new subscription service a first-of-its-kind auction featuring items from rap legends Those stories and more in just 10 minutes! Head to www.TheNewsWorthy.com under the section titled 'Episodes' to read more about any of the stories mentioned or see sources below... This episode is brought to you by HelloFresh.com/80newsworthy Thanks to The NewsWorthy INSIDERS for your support! Become one here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Hurricane Sally Intensifies: AP, NBC News, CBS News, ABC News, Axios, NOAA, NHC Trump, Biden Clash on Climate Change: AP, Reuters, WSJ, LA Times, Politico, White House Western Wildfires Latest: WSJ, SFGate. LA Times, NY Times, Air Quality Index CDC: Kids Can Spread COVID-19: NBC News, Forbes, Axios, CDC Dems Investigate Trump Admin Interfering with CDC: Politico, WaPo, The Hill, CNBC, CBS News Israel, UAE to Sign Deal Today: AP, The Hill, BBC, Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera UN General Assembly Begins: United Nations, Agenda Signs of Life on Venus: NBC News, CBS News, Reuters, NASA, Full Study Surfer Sets New World Record: The Atlantic, CNN, Guinness World Records, Watch the Record-Breaker Walmart+ Launches: AP, NBC News, TechRadar, Walmart Amazon Hiring 100k New Workers: AP, WSJ, Amazon Sotheby's Hip Hop Auction: Mashable, CNN, Sotheby's

Sep 14, 2020 • 11min
Deadly Wildfires, TikTok Rejects Microsoft & Guitar Sales Boom- Monday, September 14th, 2020
The news to know for Monday, September 14th, 2020! What to know about: the wildfires out west: how they're causing some of the worst air quality in the world and when another hurricane is expected to hit this week new developments in the battle for TikTok: which company is out of the running and what happens next sports pros taking a stand for social justice Jeopardy! debuting with some changes the musical hobby making a comeback 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 HelloFresh.com/80newsworthy Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider Sources: Western Wildfires Update: Fresno Bee, AP, Reuters, WaPo Trump Visiting CA Today: LA Times, SF Gate, NY Times, Tropical Storm Sally: Weather Channel, USA Today, Reuters, AP Record Increase in COVID-19 Cases: Reuters, CNBC, Johns Hopkins Pfizer Vaccine Timeline: CBS News, FOX Business, Bloomberg AstraZeneca Resumes Vaccine Trials: NBC News, WaPo, Axios, AstraZeneca TikTok Rejects Microsoft Bid: AP, NY Times, CNBC, WSJ, Microsoft U.S. Open Winners: NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, SI, AP, CBS Sports NFL Week One: ESPN, AP, NY Times, Reuters, USA Today Walmart Testing Drone Delivery: USA Today, CNBC, Fast Company, Walmart New Season of Jeopardy!: USA Today, Fox News, AP, Jeopardy! Monday Monday: Guitar Sales Hit Record High: NY Times, Guitar World, 2017 WaPo Article


