COVID-19 Fourth Wave?, Travel Turning Point & Siri Voice Change- Friday, April 2nd, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 2 April 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, April 2nd, 2021!
What to know about:
- an uptick in COVID-19 cases: why a potential fourth wave would look different than the past
- the state of the American economy
- what a police supervisor said in court about Derek Chauvin's use of force the day George Floyd died
- guidance from the CDC ahead of this Easter weekend
- what's changing about Siri's voice
- which new movie just broke a record for the pandemic
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
COVID-19 Cases Increase: Axios, ABC News, WSJ, Johns Hopkins
Jobless Claims Rise: CNBC, AP, FOX Business
Food Banks Busy: AP, NY Times, WSJ
Chauvin's Supervisor, Paramedics Testify: NBC News, CNN, WaPo
France Lockdown Begins: NPR, Bloomberg, BBC
Travel Up, United Airlines Hiring Pilots: NY Times, CNBC, The Street, TSA
CDC Easter Sunday Guidance: Fox News, WSJ, CDC
UNC Head Coach Retires: AP, Fox Sports, UNC, NBA, NCAA
Apple's Siri Changes: TechCrunch, CNBC, The Verge
Best Pandemic Movie Opening: CNBC, Deadline, Variety, Regal Theaters
Feel Good Friday: Group Saves French Family from Fire: BBC, ABC News, Change Petition
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, April 2nd. |
| 0:01.7 | What to know about an uptick in COVID-19 cases, |
| 0:04.2 | but why any potential fourth wave |
| 0:05.9 | would look much different than the past. |
| 0:07.8 | And we're taking a look at new numbers |
| 0:09.4 | about the state of the U.S. economy. |
| 0:11.5 | Also, what Derek Chauvin's supervisor |
| 0:13.5 | said on the stand about his use of force |
| 0:15.4 | the day George Floyd died. |
| 0:17.1 | Plus, we'll tell you the guidance |
| 0:18.4 | from the CDC ahead of this Easter weekend. |
| 0:20.8 | What's changing about series voice |
| 0:23.2 | and which new movie just broke a record for the pandemic? |
| 0:27.2 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:30.2 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.2 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.2 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.2 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:37.2 | You ready? |
| 0:38.2 | Let's do this. |
| 0:43.2 | It's possible the U.S. |
| 0:44.2 | could be on the cusp of another COVID-19 surge. |
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