New Virus Strain Spreads, Electoral College Challenge & NYE in 2020- Thursday, December 31st, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 31 December 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, December 31st, 2020!
We're talking about:
- the new COVID-19 strain now confirmed in at least two states
- which area seems to be struggling the most as hospitals around the country are overwhelmed
- another challenge to the presidential election results, this time in Congress
- new plans for college bowl games
- Amazon embracing podcasting even more with its latest purchase
- where and how to celebrate New Year's Eve safely tonight
All that and more in around 10 minutes...
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Sources:
New COVID-19 Strain in CA: LA Times, NY Times, AP
Hospitalizations Hit New Records: COVID Tracking, CBS News, CNN
Nashville Bomber Warnings: Nashville Tennessean, ABC News, FOX News, AP
Republicans Challenge Electoral College Results: Politico, WaPo, USA Today, Sen. Hawley
New Congress Starts Sunday: Roll Call, Politico, CBS News
Rose Bowl: CBS Sports, AP, ESPN
Sugar Bowl: CBS Sports, The Hill, AP
Ticketmaster Fined for Hacking Rival: The Verge, Reuters, ABC News, DOJ
Amazon Buy Wondery: CNBC, Variety, Axios, Amazon
Apple Pulls Secret Parties App: The Verge, Ars Technica
Weekend Meteor Shower: CBS News, Business Insider, NASA
Thing to Know Thursday: Virtual NYE Celebrations: NY Times, The Guardian, AP, Variety
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, December 31st, New Year's Eve. |
| 0:03.3 | What to know about the new COVID-19 strain now confirmed in at least two states, |
| 0:07.5 | and will tell you which area seems to be struggling the most |
| 0:10.3 | as hospitals around the country are overwhelmed. |
| 0:13.0 | Also expect another challenge to the presidential election results, |
| 0:16.0 | this time in Congress, |
| 0:18.0 | but some Republican lawmakers say they plan to do next week |
| 0:21.0 | and the potential impact of it. |
| 0:23.0 | Plus new plans for college bowl games, |
| 0:25.5 | Amazon embraces podcasting even more |
| 0:27.8 | with its latest big purchase. |
| 0:29.5 | And we'll break down where and how |
| 0:31.4 | to celebrate New Year's Eve tonight despite the pandemic. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:39.0 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:41.3 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:48.6 | The US now has two confirmed cases of that new apparently more contagious COVID-19 |
| 0:57.2 | strain. This latest one was reported in San Diego, California, more than a thousand |
| 1:01.9 | miles away from the first one near Denver, Colorado. |
| 1:05.1 | The California case is a man in his 30s. |
| 1:07.3 | The Colorado case is a man in his 20s. |
| 1:09.9 | And officials say neither man has been traveling recently. |
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