Biden Scales Back, Covid Test Recall & 'Squid Game' Soars - Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 6 October 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, October 6th, 2021!
What to know about negotiations happening on Capitol Hill over a multi-trillion-dollar proposal: what the president is asking top Democrats to reconsider.
Also, a heads up about some at-home COVID-19 tests that are being recalled.
Plus, a type of brain implant that could improve severe depression, Snapchat's new tool to get young people involved in politics, and how the ultra-popular Netflix series "Squid Game" could make history.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, October 6th. |
| 0:01.8 | What to know about negotiations happening right now on Capitol Hill |
| 0:04.6 | over a massive multi-trillion dollar proposal, |
| 0:07.0 | with the president is asking top Democrats to reconsider. |
| 0:10.4 | Also, it heads up about some at-home COVID-19 tests |
| 0:13.2 | that are being recalled. |
| 0:14.9 | Plus, a type of brain implant that could improve severe depression. |
| 0:18.6 | Snapchat's new tool to get young people involved in politics |
| 0:22.0 | and how the ultra-popular Netflix series Squid Game could make history. |
| 0:26.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:30.4 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.4 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:37.9 | You ready? |
| 0:38.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:43.5 | Top Democrats on Capitol Hill are going to have to start |
| 0:46.0 | scaling back their big spending plans. |
| 0:48.3 | For a while now, they've been talking about a three-and-a-half trillion dollar |
| 0:51.3 | proposal that would go towards social programs, |
| 0:53.4 | like health care, child care, climate change, and more. |
| 0:56.3 | Well, now President Biden is telling Democrats |
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