New Calls to Impeach, Self-Driving USPS Trucks & 'New Coke' - Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 22 May 2019
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019!
Today, we're talking about why there are new calls for impeachment and why dozens of lawsuits were filed against one of the best known companies in the world…
Plus: the U.S. Postal Service plans to use a new kind of tech, and why Coca-Cola is teaming up with Netflix…
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.
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Sources:
Calls for Impeachment: CNN, AP, NBC News, WSJ VOX, NYT, AP
Tax Returns Memo: The Washington Post
Plastic Trash Research: NBC News, Yahoo! News
McDonald's "Time's Up": Reuters, Vox
NBA Finals: Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports
Stanley Cup Final: NHL, CBS Sports
Comcast Home Sensor: CNBC, Engadget
USPS Self-Driving Trucks: Reuters, USA Today
New Chevy Feature: The Verge, CNET
Urban Outfitters Rentals: WSJ, BusinessInsider
'New Coke' is Back: USA Today, Variety
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, May 22nd. |
| 0:03.0 | We're talking about why there are new calls for impeachment |
| 0:06.0 | and dozens of lawsuits against one of the best known companies in the world. |
| 0:10.0 | Plus, the U.S. Postal Service plans to use a new kind of tech, and why Coca-Cola is teaming up with Netflix. |
| 0:18.2 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:20.1 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica |
| 0:25.7 | Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:30.0 | New calls for impeachment. A growing list of House Democrats are interested |
| 0:36.9 | in starting the impeachment process against President Trump. They're |
| 0:40.2 | frustrated. Their requests and subpoenas have been ignored. |
| 0:43.4 | They say the president and his administration are weakening the power of Congress. |
| 0:47.6 | But Democrats are pretty divided about the best next step. |
| 0:50.8 | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still says it's not quite time for impeachment, not yet. |
| 0:56.2 | It all comes after former White House Council Don McGann refused to testify yesterday |
| 0:59.9 | about the President's behavior. |
| 1:01.7 | The President told him to skip the hearing and he |
| 1:03.8 | did. Now we'll see what two more people do. House Democrats just issued |
| 1:08.1 | subpoenas to McGann's former chief of staff and former White House Communications |
| 1:11.8 | Director Hope Hicks. |
| 1:13.9 | They stress the subpoenas are not optional, but plenty of people have been pushing back. |
| 1:19.1 | And speaking of that, the Washington Post says it got a hold of an IRS memo that basically says tax returns |
| 1:24.2 | must be handed over to Congress unless the president uses executive privilege to |
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