Coronavirus Milestones, Historic Votes & BET Awards- Monday, June 29th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, June 29th, 2020!
What to know today about:
- COVID-19 cases worldwide
- Russia reportedly plotting to hurt Americans
- two historic votes (one of which will lead to a state changing its flag)
- Facebook's newest policy
- Boeing's Max jet getting back in the air
- Yeezy going to Gap
... and more in less than 10 minutes!
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Sources:
Global Coronavirus Milestones:: WSJ, AP, Axios, Johns Hopkins
Masks Encouraged: NBC News, WaPo, WSJ
"Window is Closing" to Get Virus Under Control: CNN, Axios, Politico
Russia Offers Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops: AP, NY Times, FOX News, Reuters, Trump Tweet
Trump Shares "White Power" Video: ABC News, Reuters, NBC News, CNN, Biden Response
Mississippi Flag Vote: WaPo, Reuters, WSJ
DC 51st State Vote: The Week, NPR, USA Today, WaPo, Bowser Tweet
Facebook Labeling Rule-Breaking Posts: AP, Engadget, NPR, Facebook
Major Brands Join Facebook Ad Boycott: CNN, Mashable, USA Today, FOX Business, WSJ
Boeing to Begin Max Test Flights: WSJ, Reuters, NY Times
Kanye West Brings Yeezy to Gap: AP, NY Times, Forbes, Gap
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, June 29th. |
| 0:01.9 | What to know today about COVID-19 cases worldwide |
| 0:04.7 | and what a new report says about Russia's plot |
| 0:06.8 | to hurt Americans. |
| 0:08.1 | Also, we'll explain two historic votes |
| 0:10.2 | and why one will lead to a state changing its flag. |
| 0:13.0 | Plus Facebook's newest policy, |
| 0:14.8 | Boeing's Max Jet is back in the air, |
| 0:17.0 | and Yizi goes to the gap. |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:22.8 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:27.8 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:28.8 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:30.4 | You ready? |
| 0:31.4 | Let's do this. Let's do this. |
| 0:33.0 | Well, we start today with two more grim coronavirus milestones the world did not want to hit. |
| 0:42.0 | First, at least 10 million people around the globe |
| 0:44.0 | have tested positive for COVID-19. |
| 0:46.0 | And second, half a million people have died from it. |
| 0:49.0 | By both metrics, the United States is the worst off, |
| 0:51.5 | with far more COVID-19 cases and deaths reported than in any other country. |
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