🗞️10 Things You Need to Know - 12/19/2023

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🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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10 Things to Know with The Ten News 1. 🚆 A High-speed Passenger Rail Project 2. 🐂 Bull Blocks Morning Commute 3. 🌪️ Tornadoes Tear Through Tennessee - here's how to help 4. 💫 The Geminids Meteor Shower 5. 🇺🇦 Ukraine Update 6. 🐟 Giant Goldfish Takeover Great Lakes 7. 🐊 An Absolutely Extraordinary Alligator 8. 🇮🇱 Israel-Hamas Update 9. 🍔 McDonald's Introduces CosMc's 10. 🎅 300 Skiing Santa's Hit the Slopes

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0:00.0	Now, Pam?
0:02.6	Nope.
0:03.6	Okay, uh, how about now?
0:05.2	Still no.
0:06.2	Come on, when do I get to go on the adventure you got me for the secret friend holiday gift exchange?
0:11.2	That's on Thursday.
0:12.8	It's only Tuesday, and we've got some headlines to break down.
0:16.3	I'm Pamela Kirkland.
0:17.8	And I'm Ryan Willard.
0:18.8	It's Tuesday, December 19th.
0:20.8	This is 10 things you need to know.
0:26.7	This week's word of the week is transportation. And we've got a lot to talk about from high speed
0:36.2	rails to skiing Santas.
0:38.3	Let's get going.
0:39.3	Last week, President Biden announced 8.2 billion in new funding to support 10 major passenger rail projects across the country, which would include the first world-class high-speed rail in United States history.
0:53.3	Some of the projects include building a new high-speed rail system between California and Nevada,
0:59.0	upgrading rail corridors in Virginia, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia, and more.
1:05.0	Not only would this project ease travel for passengers across the country, but it would create
1:09.0	tens of thousands of union jobs and open economic opportunities for communities.
1:13.6	High-speed railways would be a great solution for quick, eco-friendly travel.
1:21.6	But what about potential delays and suspensions for repairs or if you have to wait for a bull to cross the tracks.
1:30.1	Morning commuters in New Jersey experienced a 45-minute delay for trains going from Newark
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