Shutdown Deadline, Amazon Strike & College Football Playoff - Friday, December 20, 2024
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 20 December 2024
⏱️ 12 minutes
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The news to know for Friday, December 20, 2024!
We're telling you about a bipartisan revolt against the latest spending bill that could lead to a government shutdown within hours.
Also, this year is expected to see the most December holiday travel on record. We'll tell you what to expect on the roads and in the airports over the next few days.
Plus, thousands of Amazon workers are on strike during the holiday rush, and the FDA has a new definition of what's considered healthy.
And the college football playoff is here, but it's never looked like this before. We'll explain.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, December 20th. What to know about a bipartisan revolt against the latest spending |
| 0:04.5 | bill that could lead to a government shutdown within hours. Also, this year is expected to see the most |
| 0:08.9 | December holiday travel on record. We'll tell you what to expect on the roads and in the airports |
| 0:13.0 | over the next few days. Plus, thousands of Amazon workers are on strike during the holiday rush. |
| 0:17.9 | The FDA has a new definition of what's considered healthy. |
| 0:23.7 | And the college football playoff is here, but it's never looked like this before. |
| 0:24.4 | We'll explain. |
| 0:26.9 | Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:31.1 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:33.4 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:36.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:37.1 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:38.6 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:39.3 | You ready? |
| 0:40.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:48.4 | The federal government is on track to shut down at midnight unless Congress acts soon. |
| 0:52.4 | The House voted on a slim-down version of the spending bill we told you about yesterday. |
| 0:54.2 | The new one proposed keeping the government running at current spending levels for three months while suspending the debt ceiling, |
| 0:58.6 | which the first bipartisan bill did not address. The disaster relief and aid for farmers stayed in. |
| 1:04.0 | But it stripped out some of the provisions like 9-11 health care funds, a lawmaker pay raise, |
| 1:08.5 | as well as new rules for AI and pharmacy benefits managers, |
| 1:11.5 | and more. President-elect Trump endorsed the newer bill after he and billionaire businessman Elon Musk |
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