Hurricane Zeta's Impact, Tech Giants Testify & MLB Investigates - Thursday, October 29th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 29 October 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, October 29th, 2020!
We're talking about:
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Hurricane Zeta's impact to the Deep South
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Which country is facing a second nationwide lockdown because of the pandemic
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The senior administration official who went by 'anonymous' in a scathing White House op-ed has now revealed his identity
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The CEOs of three tech giants faced a grilling on Capitol Hill
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Why the MLB is investigating a Dodgers player for the way he celebrated the World Series win
- How the late Whitney Houston made history, again
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
Hurricane Zeta Update: The Weather Channel, AP, USA Today, CBS News, NY Times, Axios
France Second Lockdown: BBC, NYT, CNN
U.S. Cases, Hospitalizations Rise: USA Today, The Hill
Stock Sell-offs: WSJ, AP, WaPo
Ransomware Threatens Hospitals: Bloomberg, CNN, Reuters
Author of Anti-Trump Op-Ed Revealed: NBC News, Medium, Twitter, NYT (2018 Op-Ed)
Tech Giants Testify: Wired, WSJ, Politico, Watch (YouTube/TechCrunch)
Apple Search Interest: Financial Times, CNBC,
MLB Investigates World Series Player: Axios, NBC News, CBS News
Harley-Davidson's New Electric Bike: The Verge, Engadget, Harley Davidson
Whitney Houston Makes History: AP, Forbes, Billboard
Daylight Saving Time: CNN, NJ.com
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, October 29th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about Hurricane Zeta's impact |
| 0:04.2 | after it made landfall in Louisiana? |
| 0:06.5 | Which country is facing a second nationwide lockdown now? |
| 0:09.8 | And the senior administration official |
| 0:11.5 | who went by Anonymous in an op-ed and book is now revealed. |
| 0:15.3 | Plus America's Tech Giants faced a grilling on Capitol Hill. |
| 0:18.6 | Why a Dodgers player is now under review for celebrating his World Series win and how the late Whitney Houston made history once again. |
| 0:28.8 | Welcome to the newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.4 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:47.4 | As of early this morning, nearly a million people are without power in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. |
| 0:49.9 | Zeta made landfall in southeastern Louisiana late yesterday afternoon near |
| 0:53.8 | cochadry slamming into the state with 110 mile per hour winds. It hit with more |
| 0:58.2 | power than originally expected. It made landfall as a category 2 hurricane and |
| 1:02.4 | even came close to category 3 status. |
| 1:05.4 | The storm hit the New Orleans metro area with rain and strong winds, ripping apart buildings |
| 1:09.7 | and knocking down power lines. |
| 1:11.4 | In fact, at least one person died when he was electrocuted |
| 1:13.8 | by a down power line in New Orleans. |
| 1:15.8 | Now, it's been downgraded to a tropical storm |
| 1:18.2 | as it moved inland and through neighboring states, |
| 1:20.6 | but potentially life-threatening conditions |
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