First Malaria Vaccine, Stocks Hit Record High & Drone Deliveries - Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2019
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, April 24th, 2019!
We're talking about a lot of firsts today, including the first company of its kind to face criminal charges in the opioid crisis, the world's first vaccine for malaria, and the first drone company approved to deliver packages in the U.S.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Company Charged in Opioid Crisis: NYT, NBC News, AP
ISIS Claims: TIME, Washington Post
First Malaria Vaccine: NPR, CNN
White House Boycotts Press Dinner: AP, The Hill
Stocks at Record High: WSJ, Fox Business
Tobacco-Buying Age: CNBC, Fox Business
Google Drone Deliveries: Bloomberg, Gizmodo
Kohl's + Amazon: The Verge, CNBC
Avengers: Endgame: THR, The Verge
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, April 24th. |
| 0:02.0 | We're talking about a lot of firsts today, |
| 0:04.0 | from the first company of its kind to face criminal charges in the opioid crisis |
| 0:08.0 | to the world's first vaccine for malaria, |
| 0:10.0 | to even the first drone operator approved to deliver packages in the US. |
| 0:15.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:20.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:22.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:29.6 | For the first time, a major drug distribution company is facing federal charges for taking part in the opioid crisis. |
| 0:39.0 | It's no longer just drug dealers on the street being held responsible. Now the New York Times |
| 0:44.1 | reports federal authorities are charging Rochester Drug Cooperative and two of |
| 0:48.5 | its former executives. The company is one of the top 10 largest drug makers in the US. |
| 0:53.6 | They're accused of ignoring red flags and shipping tens of millions of highly addictive and dangerous opioids to pharmacies, |
| 1:00.4 | even when they knew those pharmacies were selling them illegally. |
| 1:04.0 | Prosecutors say it was all for the money. |
| 1:06.0 | NBC News reports the company now admits it as part of a deal with prosecutors. |
| 1:11.0 | Rochester Drug will also pay a $20 million fine and be supervised for the next five years. |
| 1:17.0 | But the two former execs could face prison time. |
| 1:20.0 | ISIS is now claiming time. proof. If it does, it shows the group is still a threat. |
| 1:33.4 | ISIS has lost its territory in Iraq and Syria, but experts say the group has not gone. |
| 1:38.4 | Despite some, including President Trump, who have said ISIS, has been defeated. The series of bombings on Easter |
| 1:44.3 | Sunday in Sri Lanka killed more than 300 people. Well this week health |
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