National Enquirer's Deal, Legal Hemp & Most Googled Person - Thursday, December 13th, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2018
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
All the news you need to know for Thursday, December 13th, 2018!
Today: how many years President Trump's former lawyer will spend in prison and the second deal prosecutors made.
Plus: a form of cannabis is about to be legal, an option for a LuLulemon subscription and the most Googled person of 2018.
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.
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday. This week we're talking about travel trends and tips for 2019, from top destinations to best times to book flights.
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| 0:14.7 | Welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news is new in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. Today, how many years the President's former lawyer will be spending in prison and why lawmakers just legalized a form of cannabis, plus a Lulu Lemon subscription option, the most |
| 0:20.0 | Googled person of 2018, and a first for Sesame Street. Those stories and more in |
| 0:25.2 | less than 10 minutes. Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday. |
| 0:28.9 | This week we're talking top travel trends for 2019 from the best places to go to the best times to book flights. |
| 0:35.9 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:36.9 | Today is Thursday, December 13th. |
| 0:39.2 | You ready? |
| 0:40.2 | Let's |
| 0:45.0 | former lawyer Michael Cohen has learned his punishment, three years in prison and a |
| 0:50.0 | nearly two million dollar fine. |
| 0:52.0 | CBS News reports Cohen tiered up in court and apologized to the American people and his family. |
| 0:57.4 | He said he was weak for his, quote, blind loyalty to Donald Trump. |
| 1:01.2 | That he thought it was his duty to cover up what he called |
| 1:03.5 | Trump's dirty deeds. President Trump hasn't said anything about the sentencing |
| 1:07.6 | so far but he has said in the past that Cohen is lying to get a lower sentence. |
| 1:11.9 | Remember Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court in that Cohen is lying to get a lower sentence. |
| 1:12.6 | Remember Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court in a deal with prosecutors. |
| 1:16.5 | He admitted to tax evasion, lying to Congress and breaking campaign finance laws. |
| 1:21.6 | That last one, of course, was from when he paid women to keep |
| 1:24.1 | quiet about alleged affairs with Trump. And some new details about those |
| 1:28.5 | payments now. Prosecutors also struck a deal with the publisher of the National Inquirer. |
| 1:33.0 | The New York Times reports the company admitted they played a role in paying a woman to keep |
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