Disaster Response, Twitter Hack & Single Shoe Sales (+ NBA Bubble Life)- Thursday, July 16th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, July 16th, 2020!
What to know today about another COVID-19 record in the U.S. and how the response efforts compare to other disasters.
Also, an unprecedented and high-profile Twitter hack: what happened and who was hit.
Plus, an update on Kanye's 2020 bid, the largest sports crowd in months, and where you can now buy one shoe at a time.
All that and more in just 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview. Our guest talks about how professional basketball players are adapting to life on lockdown in the NBA bubble.
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Sources:
U.S. COVID-19 Case Record: Johns Hopkins, CBS News, AP, LA Times
Stores Add Mask Mandates: NYT, CNBC, WaPo, Walmart
Navarro Trashes Fauci: USA Today, Reuters, WSJ
Dr. Fauci Response: Reuters, NY Times, The Atlantic, Axios
Overdose Deaths Increase: AP, WSJ, Axios, WaPo, CDC, Find Treatment
High Profile Twitter Hacks: CNN, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNBC, NY Times, Twitter
Kanye on Okla Presidential Ballot: AP, FOX News, TMZ
Fans Attend NASCAR Race: AP, USA Today, NASCAR
CBS and NAACP Partnership: CNN, Variety, USA Today
Aluminum Can Shortage: USA Today, Fox News, Twitter
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, July 16th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about another COVID record in the U.S. |
| 0:04.8 | and how the response efforts compared to other disasters |
| 0:07.8 | and an unprecedented and high profile Twitter hack |
| 0:10.8 | who was hit and what happened. |
| 0:12.4 | Plus an update on Kagnay's 2020 bid. Twitter Hack, who was hit and what happened. |
| 0:12.6 | Plus an update on Kagnay's 2020 bid, |
| 0:15.1 | the largest sports crowd in months, |
| 0:16.8 | and where you can now buy one shoe at a time. |
| 0:19.7 | Then hang out after the news |
| 0:20.7 | for thing to note Thursday's bonus interview |
| 0:22.4 | about how |
| 0:22.7 | pro basketball players are adapting to life on lockdown in the NBA bubble. |
| 0:29.2 | Welcome welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:36.0 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:44.4 | A lot of the U.S. is now in disaster mode, with leaders responding to the surge of COVID-19 cases |
| 0:49.2 | much like they would the aftermath of a hurricane. |
| 0:52.1 | It comes as the U.S. once again broke the record for the most new COVID-19 cases within 24 hours. |
| 0:57.0 | In Florida, for example, emergency management officials are setting up testing sites, delivering supplies, and sending personnel to hard-hit areas around the state. |
| 1:06.0 | The head of Florida's Emergency Management Agency |
| 1:08.0 | says his department is now running the largest operation in state history, |
| 1:12.0 | but it's been complicated by misinformation. |
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