Immigration Raids, Weed-Infused Tea & Galaxy Note 10 (+ How to Deal with Tragic News Stories) - Thursday, August 8th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2019
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, August 8th, 2019!
Today, we're talking about a massive immigration raid, and why Puerto Rico has had three governors within a week.
Plus: which tea company is getting into weed, Samsung's new smartphones, and what might be making Netflix nervous...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking about dealing with the fear and anxiety that mass shootings can cause, and how to talk with children about these tragic events. Psychotherapist Tristan Coopersmith also shares what mental health professionals are saying about the conversation that tends to follow every mass shooting.
Today's episode is brought to you by MM LaFleur.
Sources:
Immigration Raid: AP, The Hill, FOX News, CBS News
Trump Visits Texas, Ohio: AP, WSJ, NYT, CNN, NBC News
New Puerto Rico Governor: NPR, Reuters
Global Interest Rate Cuts: CNBC, NYT, WSJ
Tea to Weed: WSJ, Business Insider, CNBC
Galaxy Note 10: The Verge, Cnet
Alexa's Talking Speed: The Verge, Engadget
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, August 8th. |
| 0:04.0 | We're talking about a massive immigration raid, |
| 0:06.2 | and why Puerto Rico now has its third governor in a week. |
| 0:09.5 | Plus, which tea company is getting into weed? |
| 0:12.1 | Samsung's new smartphones, and what might be making |
| 0:15.1 | Netflix nervous. |
| 0:16.8 | Then hang out after the news for a thing to note Thursday's bonus interview. |
| 0:20.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:34.0 | Federal agents just arrested nearly 700 undocumented immigrants in what the AP says is the largest workplace sting in at least a decade. |
| 0:45.0 | About 600 U.S. immigration officials were involved. |
| 0:48.0 | They raided several chicken processing plants in Mississippi yesterday |
| 0:52.0 | and arrested mostly Latino workers. |
| 0:54.1 | The Hill reports this was part of a year-long investigation. |
| 0:57.2 | A federal prosecutor called it the largest immigration enforcement within just one state |
| 1:01.6 | in the nation's history. |
| 1:03.0 | Fox News quotes that prosecutor saying it's about enforcing the law in Mississippi and throughout the country. |
| 1:08.0 | But the raids are also facing some criticism. |
| 1:10.0 | Immigrant advocates say these raids are terrorizing communities and |
| 1:14.0 | separating families during a week the country needs unity and healing of |
| 1:17.8 | course referring to the aftermath of the recent mass shootings. |
| 1:20.3 | President Trump visited both shootings. |
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