East Coast Drenched, Swift Concerts Canceled & Great Barrier Reef Ruined?- Thursday, August 8, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Thursday, August 8, 2024!
We're telling you about a tropical storm coming ashore on the East Coast and hundreds of earthquakes out west.
Also, we have details about an alleged terror plot that was meant to target Taylor Swift concerts.
Plus, how long it could take to get a couple of stranded astronauts back on Earth, what new pain management options could now be offered before getting an IUD, and how classroom meditation seems to make a difference for kids.
Those stories and more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, August 8th. |
| 0:02.2 | What to know about a tropical storm now coming ashore on the East Coast |
| 0:05.7 | and hundreds of earthquakes out west. |
| 0:07.8 | Also, we have details about an alleged terror plot, stopped, |
| 0:11.5 | that was meant to target Taylor Swift concerts. |
| 0:14.0 | Plus how long it could take to get a couple of stranded astronauts back on Earth. |
| 0:18.0 | What new pain management options could now be offered before getting an IUD |
| 0:22.0 | and how classroom meditation seems to be making a big difference for kids. |
| 0:27.0 | Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:32.2 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:34.4 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:36.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:39.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:40.3 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:41.8 | You're ready. Let's do this. |
| 0:44.0 | Tropical Storm Debbie is still getting stronger as it soaks the East Coast. |
| 0:51.0 | And one estimate says it could end up dropping up to 50 trillion |
| 0:54.6 | gallons of rainwater along its path. As we talked about earlier this week Debbie started |
| 0:59.3 | as a hurricane in Florida then forced evacuations and reached multiple dams in Georgia. |
| 1:05.1 | This morning it's expected to make landfall again along the coast of the Carolinas. |
| 1:09.1 | But already even before it comes on shore, it's been spawning storms across several states from South Carolina to New York. |
| 1:15.2 | Flooding is expected to last through next week. Meanwhile on the West Coast the |
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