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The NewsWorthy

Iran Tensions, Robotic Arm Breakthrough & Toy Story 4 - Friday, June 21st, 2019

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The news to know for Friday, June 21st, 2019!

Today, new details about how the U.S. is responding to Iran shooting down its drone.

Plus: a robotic arm that works just by thinking (no surgery required), an Apple recall, the first day of summer and Toy Story 4.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...

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Sources:

Iran vs. U.S. Drone: Reuters, AP, Washington Post, CNN, The Hill

Hope Hicks Testimony: ABC News, CNN

Walmart Settlement: NYT, WSJ, Fox Business

Slack IPO: WSJ, CNN

Stocks High: CBS News

NBA Draft: CBS Sports, NYT

Two-City Team?: ESPN, USA Today

Robotic Arm Breakthrough: Techcrunch, Daily Mail

Skull "Horns": Fortune, NBC News

Apple Recall: 9to5Mac, Check Your Serial No.

Apple + Best Buy: TechCrunch, CNN

First Day of Summer: Vox, National Geographic, USA Today

Toy Story 4: Box Office Mojo

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today is Friday, June 21st.

0:03.0

New details about how the US is responding to Iran shooting down a US drone.

0:08.0

Plus a robotic arm that works just by thinking,

0:11.0

a Macbook recall and the first day of summer.

0:14.0

And a quick note from our friends at the primary Ride Home Podcast,

0:17.2

listen every weekday evening for news from the campaign trail

0:19.9

as a great addition to this show. Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy.

0:25.0

All the days news in less than 10 minutes.

0:28.0

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go.

0:30.0

I'm Erica Mandy.

0:32.0

Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this.

0:37.0

President Trump says Iran made a quote, very big mistake when the country shot down a US surveillance drone, as in not a good idea,

0:45.8

but also an actual mistake.

0:47.9

The AP reports the president blamed it on quote a general or somebody who made a foolish error.

0:53.0

Iran says no, that drone was shot down on purpose

0:55.4

after repeated warnings.

0:57.1

Remember, both countries agree that Iran shot down the drone,

0:59.8

but they disagree about why and where it happened.

1:02.7

Iran says the drone was in its airspace,

1:05.2

while the US says it was in international airspace.

1:08.5

And keep in mind, this is not the type of drone you might buy.

1:11.6

This is an aircraft that costs about $100 million and has a. of the

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