Inflation Milestone, xAI Deepfakes & Banksy's Safari- Thursday, August 15, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 15 August 2024
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The news to know for Thursday, August 15, 2024!
We're telling you about a key milestone in America's inflation rate and the presidential candidates' plans to improve the economy.
Also, we're talking about the damage done by what is now Hurricane Ernesto and where the storm is headed next.
Plus, the government plans to make online reviews more reliable; a new AI tool lets people create some pretty wild images and post them online, and a famous street artist inspired a treasure hunt that may have a hidden message.
Those stories and more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, August 15th. |
| 0:02.2 | What to know about a key milestone in America's inflation rate |
| 0:05.6 | and the presidential candidates plans to improve the economy. |
| 0:09.0 | Also the damage done by what is now Hurricane Ernesto |
| 0:12.1 | and where the storm is headed next. |
| 0:13.7 | Plus the government has a plan to make online reviews more reliable. |
| 0:17.2 | A new AI tool lets people create some pretty wild images and post them online. |
| 0:21.7 | And a famous street artist inspired a treasure hunt that may have a hidden message. |
| 0:26.4 | Those stories and even more news next. |
| 0:28.8 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:33.2 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:35.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:39.1 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:40.6 | You ready? |
| 0:41.5 | Let's do this. |
| 0:46.0 | For the first time in more than three years, |
| 0:48.0 | inflation has fallen below 3%. |
| 0:51.0 | The Consumer Price Index, aka the CPI, rose 2.9 percent last month as compared to a year ago. |
| 0:57.0 | Granted, that's still higher than the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target, but it's much lower than inflation was at its peak at 9.1%. |
| 1:06.8 | A lot of the recent slowdown can be traced back to food prices. |
| 1:10.0 | There was also improvement in other categories like cars, clothes, airfare, and medical care. |
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