Capitol Riot Probe, 'Heartbeat' Abortion Ban & EU Open for Travel?- Thursday, May 20th, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 20 May 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, May 20th, 2021!
We're talking about the latest contentious debate in Congress over a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol riot. We'll tell you the arguments for and against it.
Also, why there's new outrage over a law enforcement video released two years after a deadly arrest.
Plus, new calls to cancel the Olympics, where travel restrictions could be lifted soon, and America's most popular pick-up truck goes electric.
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
House Approves Riot Commission: WSJ, AP, Reuters, Axios, NY Times
LA Controversial Bodycam Footage Released: AP, CBS News, Reuters, Axios
Texas Bans Most Abortions: Texas Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, NPR, Reuters, WSJ
"Zombie Fires" in Canada, AK: Axios, NY Times, CNN, Wired, Journal Nature
EU to Reopen to Vaccinated Travelers: Bloomberg, WaPo, USA Today, WSJ, European Commission, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs
Ford's Electric Pickup Truck: The Verge, TechCrunch, NPR, YouTube
Kia's First All-Electric Vehicle with AR Windshield: USA Today, TechCrunch, Autoblog
Crypto Market Plunges: WSJ, CNBC, Business Insider, AP
Roku Originals Launches with Quibi Content: TechCrunch, Variety, Deadline, Roku
Thing to Know Thursday: Calls to Cancel the Olympics: NPR, Reuters, AP, BBC
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, May 20th. |
| 0:01.9 | What to know about the latest contentious debate in Congress? |
| 0:04.8 | Should a 9-11-style commission investigate the Capitol riot? |
| 0:08.2 | We'll tell you the arguments for and against it. |
| 0:10.5 | Also, why there's new outrage over police video released two years after the deadly arrest. |
| 0:15.7 | Plus, new calls to cancel the Olympics. |
| 0:18.2 | Ready for a European vacation? |
| 0:20.0 | Travel restrictions could be lifted soon. |
| 0:22.3 | An America's most popular pickup truck goes electric. |
| 0:25.6 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:29.6 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:34.5 | I'm Air Commandy. |
| 0:35.6 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:37.1 | You ready? |
| 0:38.0 | Let's do this. |
| 0:42.8 | But once again, emotions are running high on Capitol Hill as Democrats and Republicans |
| 0:46.9 | are split on another high-profile issue. |
| 0:49.4 | This time, it's whether to investigate the January 6th Capitol invasion. |
| 0:53.3 | Congress has been thinking about creating a bipartisan independent commission |
| 0:56.8 | to investigate the deadly riot, |
| 0:58.6 | similar to what was created to look into the 9-11 terror attacks. |
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