Russia Report, Editing DNA & Apple's Purchase - Friday, July 26th, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2019
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, July 26th, 2019!
Today, what a new report says about election interference and a new compromise involving some of the largest automakers.
Plus: cutting-edge science literally cuts DNA, and Apple makes a big purchase.
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.
Today's episode is brought to you by Babbel and UTEP Connect.
Sources:
Senate Intelligence Investigation: NBC News, The Hill, Washington Post, NYT
Election Security Bills Blocked: AP, CNN
Iran Interference: Washington Post
Death Penalty Resumes: AP, CNN, NBC News
Automakers Climate Deal: Washington Post, The Hill, Reuters
Paris Heat Wave: Weather Channel, AccuWeather, AP
Gene-Editing Study: Fast Company, AP
Apple Intel Deal: TechCrunch, CNBC
Ford Scooters: The Verge, Venture Beat
Drake and Pandora: Billboard, PR Newswire, AP
"Will and Grace" Ends: Variety, People
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, July 26th, what a new report says about election interference and a new |
| 0:06.9 | compromise with some of the largest carmakers in the world. Plus cutting-edge |
| 0:10.9 | science literally cuts DNA and Apple makes a big purchase. |
| 0:15.0 | Today's episode is brought to you in part by the University of Texas at El Paso or UTEP. |
| 0:19.6 | UTEP Connect offers flexible online programs and is accepting applications for fall 2019. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:29.4 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being |
| 0:36.3 | here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.9 | Another serious warning about Russia interfering in US elections. |
| 0:46.0 | This time it's a new report released from the Senate Intelligence Committee. |
| 0:49.0 | It shows Russia started interfering in 2014 and likely targeted the election systems in all 50 states. |
| 0:56.4 | So what's being done about it now? |
| 0:58.5 | It's not completely clear. |
| 0:59.9 | The New York Times reports some key recommendations were blacked out in that report. |
| 1:04.0 | U.S. intelligence agencies apparently don't want that info public. |
| 1:07.7 | And it seems Congress can't agree on how to act. |
| 1:10.4 | The AP reports the House passed a bill to send more money for election security, but the Senate is not on board. |
| 1:16.0 | Top Republicans say progress is already being made so no more funding is needed. |
| 1:20.0 | But Democrats say that inaction is a disgrace and pointed to Robert Mueller's |
| 1:24.3 | testimony earlier this week when he said Russia is still meddling in elections |
| 1:28.1 | as we speak. By the way, researchers from a cybersecurity firm in California told the Washington Post |
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