Social Media Meltdown, Abortion Rule Reversed & Shatner in Space- Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Tuesday, October 5th, 2021!
We'll explain how the Biden administration is tackling two delicate issues: abortion and trade. At least one controversial policy is changing.
Also, the issue that kept top social media apps offline for hours in what's thought to be Facebook's most widespread outage ever.
Plus, why work in Hollywood could come to a sudden stop, which star athletes made history this week, and the Star Trek actor who plans to go to space in real life.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, October 5th. |
| 0:01.7 | We'll explain how the Biden administration is tackling two delicate issues. |
| 0:05.2 | Abortion and trade, at least one controversial policy is now changing. |
| 0:09.3 | Also, the issue that kept top social media apps offline for hours |
| 0:12.8 | in what's thought to be Facebook's most widespread outage ever. |
| 0:15.8 | Plus, why work in Hollywood could soon come to a set and stop, |
| 0:18.9 | which two star athletes made history this week |
| 0:21.6 | and the Star Trek actor who plans to go to space in real life. |
| 0:25.4 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:29.4 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.7 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:34.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:35.3 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:36.8 | You ready? |
| 0:37.8 | Let's do this. |
| 0:42.4 | President Biden is changing one rule put in place |
| 0:44.8 | during the Trump presidency and keeping another. |
| 0:47.5 | Let's start with the one that's getting reversed. |
| 0:49.2 | It could mean more people will be able to access abortions. |
| 0:52.3 | Under former President Trump, organizations that got taxpayer dollars |
| 0:55.5 | from a federal family planning fund |
| 0:57.5 | could not refer patients for the procedure. |
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