School Funding Threat, Facebook Failed & Tinder Video Chat (+ Ethics in a Crisis) - Thursday, July 9th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 9 July 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, July 9th, 2020!
What to know today about:
- President Trump's threat to cut funding for schools
- a Supreme Court ruling about religious rights and birth control
- the audit Facebook failed
- new plans for college sports
- Tinder's newest feature
...and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview. Our guest talks about ethics in a health crisis and how even some experts got it wrong.
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Sources:
Trump Threatens Schools, CDC Guidelines: AP, Reuters, WSJ, USA Today, NY Times, Trump Tweet
U.S. COVID-19 Status: Johns Hopkins, WSJ, USA Today, Politico
Harvard, MIT Sue Trump Admin: AP, WSJ, USA Today, Axios, State Dept.
Lt. Col. Vindman Retiring: AP, WSJ, Reuters, CNN, Politico, Vindman Announcement
SCOTUS Religious Rights Ruling: AP, WSJ, NY Times
Trump Tax Records Ruling Expected Today: AP, Reuters, Politico
Facebook Civil Rights Audit: WaPo, NY Times, Vice, AP, Facebook, Full Audit
Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports: USA Today, NY Times, WSJ
Brooks Brothers Bankruptcy: WSJ, CNBC, Reuters
Amazon to List Sellers' Names and Addresses: The Verge, Business Insider, CNBC
Tinder Launches Video Calls: The Verge, TechCrunch, CNN
Ethics During a Health Crisis: Harvard Global Health Institute, NPR, WaPo, NY Times
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, July 9th. |
| 0:01.8 | What to know today about President Trump's threat to cut funding for schools |
| 0:05.4 | and the Supreme Court ruling about religious rights and birth control. |
| 0:08.8 | Plus, we'll explain the audit Facebook just failed, |
| 0:11.2 | the latest plan for college sports and Tinder's new feature. |
| 0:14.4 | Then hang out after the news for Thing to note Thursday's Bonus interview about |
| 0:17.9 | ethics in a health crisis and how even some experts got it wrong. |
| 0:26.0 | Welcome! Welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:28.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:32.0 | Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.8 | President Trump is giving American schools an ultimatum, |
| 0:41.2 | reopen this fall or lose federal funds. |
| 0:44.4 | He also tweeted criticism about the CDC's current guidelines for extra safety measures at school, |
| 0:49.3 | calling them very tough and expensive. |
| 0:51.7 | But quickly, the backlash followed. |
| 0:53.1 | Governors condemn the president's push for schools to be all in on in-person |
| 0:57.2 | saying he has no authority over school districts plans. The nation's two largest |
| 1:00.9 | school districts also seem to be standing their ground. |
| 1:03.6 | New York just announced plans to reopen only one to three days a week, and LA County's |
| 1:07.9 | public health officer told school officials to plan for remote learning because of the surgeon cases they're seeing there. |
| 1:14.5 | Also just hours after the president's criticism of the CDC's original suggestions, |
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