$2 Trillion Rescue, Latest Panic Buy & Big Tech's Hackathon (+ NASA Astronaut's Isolation Advice) - Thursday, March 26th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, March 26th, 2020!
We have several COVID-19 updates for you such as the status of a $2 trillion stimulus package and what's in it, some unfortunate milestones in the U.S. and around the world, and the new thing Americans seem to be hoarding at the grocery store...
Plus, how Prince Charles is doing after testing positive for the virus, the celebrities pitching in millions of dollars, and how a tech competition could help us all.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking with NASA Astronaut Christina Koch, who set the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. She's sharing advice about living in isolation as many of us follow new stay-at-home protocols.
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Sources:
Coronavirus Stimulus Package: CNN, WaPo, Politico, WSJ
Wednesday Deadliest Day in the US: CNN, CNBC
New York Impacts: NY Times, AP
Florida Tracking NY Travelers: Politico, Miami Herald
California Impacts: CBS SF, Business Insider
World Death Toll: Al Jazeera, Johns Hopkins
Britain Antibody Tests: WSJ, Reuters
Prince Charles has Coronavirus: BBC, USA Today
Celebrities Donating to Coronavirus Relief: ABC News, Billboard, EW, Page Six, Variety, Axios
Tech Giants & WHO Partnership: CNBC, Business Insider
Weather Channel Tracking New Coronavirus Cases: Engadget, The Hill
Eggs are the New 'Panic Buy' Obsession: CNN, Des Moines Register
Grocery Stores to Install Plexiglass: Fox News, ABC News
Companies Thanking Health Care Workers: USA Today, CNBC, The Verge
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, March 26th. We're talking about everything from an update on that bipartisan effort to pass a massive stimulus package and what's in it. |
| 0:08.0 | To some unfortunate milestones in the US and around the world. To even the new thing Americans seem to be hoarding at the grocery store. |
| 0:16.0 | Plus how Prince Charles is doing after testing positive, the celebrities pitching in millions of |
| 0:20.4 | dollars, and how a tech competition could help us all. |
| 0:23.8 | Then hang out after the news for Think To Know Thursday's Bonus Interview, we're talking |
| 0:27.0 | with a record-setting astronaut about dealing with isolation. |
| 0:30.1 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:36.7 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:41.6 | You ready, let's do this. Thank you're ready. |
| 0:43.0 | Let's do this. |
| 0:45.0 | It got a unanimous yes. |
| 0:50.0 | All week you've been hearing about that enormous stimulus package meant to alleviate the economic fallout from the new coronavirus. |
| 0:55.6 | Well, Senators put it up to a vote with unusual speed and unanimously decided to approve the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history. |
| 1:04.0 | After all, the tweaks made in negotiations this week, the price tag grew to 2.2 trillion dollars. |
| 1:10.0 | And now that it passed the Senate, it moves on to the House. |
| 1:13.0 | Then it goes to the President for his signature. |
| 1:15.0 | And the bill will likely impact almost all Americans in some way. |
| 1:19.0 | Here's at least some of what's in it. |
| 1:21.0 | First, it still includes those individual payments |
| 1:23.2 | everyone's been talking about. Here's how those break down. Every adult who makes up to |
| 1:27.1 | $75,000 a year will get a one-time $1,200 check from the federal government. |
| 1:31.7 | People who earn a bit more than that will get a little less. |
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