Gov't Shutdown Nears, R. Kelly Convicted & 'Instagram Kids' on Hold - Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 28 September 2021
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Tuesday, September 28th, 2021!
We'll explain what has to happen before the end of the week to avoid a government shutdown, and what's really at stake.
Also, R. Kelly was found guilty in court. What his punishment could look like after decades of accusations.
Plus, where Ford's first brand new factories in 50 years are going up, why a planned Instagram app for kids is now on hold, and TikTok's major milestone.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, September 28th. We'll explain what has to happen before the end of this week |
| 0:04.3 | to avoid a government shutdown and what's really at stake. Also, our Kelly found guilty in court |
| 0:09.2 | what his punishment could look like after decades of accusations. And when President Reagan |
| 0:13.7 | shooter could be a free man. Plus, where Ford's first brand new factories in 50 years are going up, |
| 0:19.2 | why a planned Instagram Kids app is now on hold and TikTok's major milestone. |
| 0:24.2 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the days news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, |
| 0:32.0 | and on the go. I'm Air Commandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:41.3 | Time is running out. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to get an important bill passed by |
| 0:45.9 | the end of this week. If they don't, the government will shut down on Friday. And if that happens, |
| 0:51.0 | hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed. Or in other words, |
| 0:54.1 | they'll be sent home without pay. Also, food assistance programs like school meals and food stamps |
| 0:59.2 | will be at risk. Social security payments could be late. Museums and national parks will close |
| 1:03.8 | and more. But negotiations are still underway to avoid all that. Democrats brought a bill to the |
| 1:09.2 | Senate yesterday that would have done two things. One, keep the government funded for the next |
| 1:13.3 | couple of months. And two, raise the debt ceiling. But every Senate Republican voted against it as a |
| 1:18.8 | protest. There upset the Democrats have been working without them on other massive spending bills. |
| 1:23.6 | For example, the three and a half trillion dollar proposal that would go toward social programs |
| 1:27.3 | like healthcare, childcare, climate change, and more. Top Republican lawmakers say if the Democrats |
| 1:32.0 | can do all that by themselves, then they can figure out the debt ceiling by themselves too. |
| 1:36.6 | So why does the debt ceiling matter? The Treasury Secretary says if lawmakers do not raise it, |
| 1:41.4 | the government might not be able to pay its bills on time, starting as early as next month. |
| 1:45.7 | The U.S. government has never defaulted on its debt obligations before. And if it does now, |
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