Feds Investigate MPD, Olympic Protests Banned & Pay by Palm - Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 22 April 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, April 22nd, 2021!
We're talking about:
- a new federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department
- what's happening with COVID-19 around the world
- rules banning protests during this summer's Olympic games
- where shoppers will be able to pay with their palms
- what to expect from this year's Earth Day
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
DOJ Investigating Minneapolis Policing: NY Times, Axios, WaPo, AP, WSJ
NC Deputy Shoots, Kills Man: AP, NBC News, Fox News, CNN
COVID-19 Worldwide Outbreaks: NY Times, CBS News, CNN, WHO
U.S. Outbreaks Latest: LA Times, WSJ, Becker's Hospital Review, CDC
200 Million Vaccines in 100 Days: USA Today, NPR, NBC News, Politico, CDC
Vaccine Leave Tax Credit: CNBC, The Hill, Axios, White House
COVID Vaccines Safe in Pregnancy: NY Times, CNN, AP, NEJM
Tokyo Olympics Protest Rules: Reuters, BBC, USA Today, Olympic.Org
Instagram Tool Blocks Abusive Messages: TechCrunch, The Verge, Instagram
Amazon's Pay by Palm Feature: AP, CNBC, Amazon
Earth Day: USA Today, Vox, Boston Globe
Find an Earth Day Event: EarthDay.Org
Thing to Know Thursday: Second Most Severe Drought in Western U.S.: CBS News, Axios, Vox, AP, CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, April 22nd. |
| 0:02.0 | Watch now about a new federal investigation |
| 0:04.2 | into the Minneapolis Police Department, |
| 0:06.4 | and we'll update you on what's happening |
| 0:07.9 | with COVID-19 around the world. |
| 0:10.1 | Plus, we'll explain the new rules banning protests |
| 0:12.4 | during this summer's Olympic Games, |
| 0:14.3 | where shoppers won't even need a credit card |
| 0:16.3 | and can pay with their palm instead. |
| 0:18.8 | And what to expect for this year's Earth Day. |
| 0:23.3 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, |
| 0:25.3 | all the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:27.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:30.2 | I'm Eric Amanda. |
| 0:31.2 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:32.8 | You ready? |
| 0:33.7 | Let's do this. |
| 0:38.2 | It's not about just George Floyd anymore. |
| 0:40.4 | The US Justice Department is now looking into policies |
| 0:42.9 | and behavior at the Minneapolis Police Department |
| 0:45.0 | as a whole, and whether it's officers |
| 0:47.0 | discriminate against any group of people. |
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