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Deadly Wildfires, TikTok Rejects Microsoft & Guitar Sales Boom- Monday, September 14th, 2020

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Monday, September 14th, 2020!

What to know about:

  • the wildfires out west: how they're causing some of the worst air quality in the world and when another hurricane is expected to hit this week
  • new developments in the battle for TikTok: which company is out of the running and what happens next
  • sports pros taking a stand for social justice
  • Jeopardy! debuting with some changes
  • the musical hobby making a comeback

Those stories and more in just 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:

Western Wildfires Update: Fresno Bee, AP, Reuters, WaPo

Trump Visiting CA Today: LA Times, SF Gate, NY Times

Tropical Storm Sally: Weather Channel, USA Today, Reuters, AP

Record Increase in COVID-19 Cases: Reuters, CNBC, Johns Hopkins

Pfizer Vaccine Timeline: CBS News, FOX Business, Bloomberg

AstraZeneca Resumes Vaccine Trials: NBC News, WaPo, Axios, AstraZeneca

TikTok Rejects Microsoft Bid: AP, NY Times, CNBC, WSJ, Microsoft

U.S. Open Winners: NBC Sports, Bleacher Report, SI, AP, CBS Sports

NFL Week One: ESPN, AP, NY Times, Reuters, USA Today

Walmart Testing Drone Delivery: USA Today, CNBC, Fast Company, Walmart

New Season of Jeopardy!: USA Today, Fox News, AP, Jeopardy!

Monday Monday: Guitar Sales Hit Record High: NY Times, Guitar World, 2017 WaPo Article

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, September 14th.

0:01.9

What to know today about the wildfires in the west

0:04.2

and how they're causing some of the worst air quality in the world

0:07.0

and when another hurricane is expected to hit this week.

0:10.4

Also new developments in the battle for Tik-Tok, which company is out of the running and what happens next.

0:15.3

Plus sports pros take a stand for social justice. Jeopardy debuts with some changes and the musical hobby making a comeback.

0:23.0

Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy.

0:26.0

All the days news in less than 10 minutes.

0:29.0

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:31.0

I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

0:36.7

We start today with the dangerous weather impacting millions of people across the country.

0:43.6

Almost 100 fires are still burning through 12 states out west, while another hurricane is expected

0:48.4

to hit the southeast as soon as tomorrow.

0:50.9

So first, the wildfire is happening now.

0:53.0

So far, at least 35 people in California, Oregon, and Washington have died.

0:57.6

And unfortunately, that death toll is expected to go up, as search and rescue crews reach more

1:01.8

areas where people might not have had time to evacuate.

1:04.8

Also Reuters reports thousands of homes have been destroyed since early August and the flames are still

1:09.6

threatening tens of thousands more. And it's not just the flames that are a concern.

1:14.0

The smoke is causing some of the worst air quality on the planet.

1:17.4

Smoke is impacting cities like Seattle, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, so millions of people

1:21.6

are being told to stay indoors.

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