Hurricane Dorian, Dem Debate & Apple Apology (+ History of Slavery) - Thursday, August 29th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2019
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, August 29th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about Hurricane Dorian and its potential impact on Florida, and what to expect from the next presidential debate, including who just dropped out of the race.
Plus: Pinterest has a new rule, Apple is apologizing, and a viral sandwich is now sold out.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. This month marks the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved people brought to America, so Mary Elliott shares some of the history of slavery and we discuss why it's important to remember today.
Today's episode is brought to you by www.Blinkist.com/news.
Sources:
Hurricane Dorian: Weather Channel, ABC News, AccuWeather, USA Today, The Hill
Dem Debate: Politico, The Hill, NYT
UK Parliament Suspension: NBC News, BBC, Vox, AP, The Guardian
Teen Sails to NY: NPR, CNN, Washington Post
Pinterest Medical Searches: The Verge, The Guardian, AP
Apple Apology: BBC, Fox Business, Axios, Apple
Ring Partners With Police: The Washington Post, Gizmodo, Fox Business
YouTube Kids: TechCrunch, Cnet
Popeyes Chicken Sandwich: The Washington Post, CBS News
Highest Paid Women in Music: CBS News, Forbes
Thing To Know Thursday: NYT, NYT
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, August 29th. |
| 0:02.4 | What to know today about Hurricane Dorian |
| 0:04.5 | and its potential impact on Florida |
| 0:06.8 | and the latest person to leave the 2020 presidential race. |
| 0:09.8 | Plus, Pinterest has new rules. |
| 0:11.8 | Apple is apologizing, and a viral chicken sandwich. |
| 0:15.0 | Then hang out after the news for Thing to Note Thursday's Bonus Interview. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome, Welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:23.0 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:25.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:28.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:29.0 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:30.0 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:36.0 | What was Tropical Storm Dorian is now officially a hurricane and forecasters say it could |
| 0:40.4 | get even stronger by the time it hits the US mainland. |
| 0:43.0 | As of early this morning, it's a category 1 storm. |
| 0:46.0 | By this weekend, it could strengthen to a category 3. |
| 0:49.0 | For now, the Weather Channel reports Dorian is nearing Turks and Cacos and parts of the Bahamas. |
| 0:54.0 | After that it could move toward Florida by the end of the Labor Day weekend. |
| 0:57.5 | In fact, Florida's governor has now declared a state of emergency, so there are some extra resources |
| 1:02.2 | on hand just in case. |
| 1:04.0 | And the AP reports he's telling everyone on the state's East Coast |
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