Barrett on Landmark Rulings, Top Athletes Test Positive & Moon Agreement- Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 14 October 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, October 14th, 2020!
We'll tell you about:
- what the latest Supreme Court nominee has said in hearings so far about hot-button issues
- how the FBI says Michigan's governor wasn't the only target in a kidnapping plot
- two top athletes testing positive for COVID-19
- new rules for future moon missions
- Apple's lineup of 5G smartphones
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.
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Sources:
SCOTUS Nominee Faces Questioning: AP, WaPo, CNN, Reuters, WSJ, NYT on Superprecedent
FBI: Another Governor Kidnapping Discussed: WaPo, AP, Detroit Free Press, Reuters
COVID-19 Antibody Trial Paused: AP, Reuters, NBC News
Census Count Paused: NY Times, WaPo, Reuters, Axios, Census.gov
iPhone 12 Reveal: CNN, The Verge, AP, Apple
NASA's New Moonshot Rules: AP, Axios, Reuters, NASA
NFL to Expand Testing: AP, NFL
Dustin Johnson Tests Positive: CBS Sports, ESPN
Cristiano Ronaldo Tests Positive: ESPN, AP
Billboard Music Awards: Billboard, ET, Hollywood Reporter
Work Wednesday: Women Leaving the Workforce: The 19th, NY Times, Business Insider, Labor Dept.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, October 14th. The latest Supreme Court nominee faces day two of questioning. |
| 0:05.2 | We'll update you on what she said so far about hot button issues. |
| 0:08.6 | And remember that plot to kidnap Michigan's governor? Apparently she wasn't the only target considered. |
| 0:14.0 | Plus the two top athletes who tested positive for COVID-19, new rules for future Moon missions, |
| 0:19.7 | and details about Apple's lineup of 5G smartphones. |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome, Welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:27.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:29.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:32.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:34.8 | You ready? |
| 0:35.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:37.0 | Judge Amy Coney Barrett is in for another day of grilling from senators today, |
| 0:44.0 | but don't expect her to weigh in too much on any past cases. |
| 0:47.0 | Already during the first day of questioning, |
| 0:49.0 | lawmakers brought up certain controversial issues like Obamacare and gay marriage. |
| 0:53.2 | But Judge Barrett said she won't be giving a thumbs up or down on any of the court's past |
| 0:57.3 | precedents or on future cases, and she's likely to stick to that policy today. |
| 1:01.9 | It's similar to how some other Supreme Court |
| 1:03.4 | nominees have handled these hearings as well. Still there were some questions |
| 1:06.9 | Judge Barrett did answer yesterday. For example, on the landmark abortion |
| 1:10.5 | rights case, Roe v. Wade. Again, Barrett would not say whether she thought the case was rightly or wrongly decided, |
| 1:16.0 | but she did say the case should not be considered a super precedent. |
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