FedEx Mass Shooting, Chauvin Pleads the 5th & Fyre Festival Settlement- Friday, April 16th, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 16 April 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, April 16th, 2021!
What to know about:
- a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis
- a police shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy in Chicago
- whether it's possible people will need a third COVID-19 vaccine dose
- why an NBA star made a sudden decision to leave the game
- how much money ticket-holders of the now-infamous Fyre Festival can expect to get for their troubles
- how a few major tech companies are tackling climate change
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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Sources:
FedEx Facility Mass Shooting: Indy Star, CNN, NY Times
Chicago Shooting Bodycam Released: Chicago Sun-Times, NPR, WSJ, Gov. Pritzker
Chauvin Defense Rests: Minneapolis Star Tribune, AP, NY Times, Fox News, Reuters
U.S. Issues Russia Sanctions: WSJ, Axios, The Hill, Retuers, White House
Ongoing St. Vincent Volcano Eruptions: NPR, NBC News, WaPo, U.S. Embassy
Pfizer Booster Likely: CNBC, Axios, WSJ, Fox News
'Roll Up Your Sleeves' Vaccination Special: Deadline, Rolling Stone, Reuters, Today, NBC Universal
LaMarcus Aldridge Retires: ESPN, USA Today, Fox News, LaMarcus Aldridge, Brooklyn Nets
Fyre Festival Settlement: NY Times, Deadline, The Verge
Facebook Renewable Energy Goals: CBS News, Cnet, Engadget, Facebook
Apple's Restore Fund: The Verge, Cnet, Axios, Apple
Google Earth Timelapse Feature: BBC, The Hill, CNN, Google Earth Timelapse
Feel Good Friday: Fraternity Brothers Pay Off Cook's Mortgage: WaPo, The Advocate, People
Watch the Reunion: YouTube
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, April 16th. We'll tell you what we know so far about a mass shooting at a |
| 0:04.4 | FedEx facility in Indianapolis, and what to know about another police shooting this time of a |
| 0:08.8 | 13-year-old boy in the Chicago area. Also, will you need a third COVID-19 vaccine dose? |
| 0:14.5 | It's possible. We'll tell you who is saying what about it. Plus, why an NBA star made a sudden |
| 0:19.5 | decision to leave the game? How much money ticket holders of the now infamous fire festival can |
| 0:24.4 | expect to get for their troubles? And how a few major tech companies are tackling climate change. |
| 0:31.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:35.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Air Commandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready? |
| 0:41.9 | Let's do this. |
| 0:46.7 | Today, we start with a deadly mass shooting that happened overnight in Indianapolis. |
| 0:50.9 | At least eight people were shot and killed at a FedEx warehouse near the Indianapolis airport, |
| 0:55.9 | and more people are said to be hurt and taken to hospitals. |
| 0:59.0 | Police say they believe the gunman also killed himself. So far, officers have not identified |
| 1:03.9 | the gunman or any of the victims, and they haven't said a possible motive. As early this morning, |
| 1:08.8 | the situation is still developing. More details are expected later today. |
| 1:15.2 | Once again, people all over the world are watching and reacting to another |
| 1:18.8 | graphic video of a deadly police shooting. This time, it was a 13-year-old boy in Chicago, |
| 1:23.8 | who died. The shooting happened last month, but the body cam footage was just released. |
| 1:28.6 | Just before it came out, Chicago's mayor held an emotional news conference to warn people the video |
| 1:33.1 | is, quote, excruciating an incredibly difficult to watch. It shows officers responding to reports |
| 1:38.3 | of gunfire in the little village neighborhood. They saw two people in the alley and started to chase |
| 1:44.4 | them. One of them was 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Early in the video, Adam is holding what |
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