Suspicious Packages, E-Cigarettes & AI Art - Friday, October 26th, 2018
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2018
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, October 26th, 2018!
Today, we're talking about where the FBI thinks some of the bombs and suspicious packages sent in the mail may have come from.
Plus: what to know today about e-cigarettes, e-sports and AI art.
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.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, Welcome to the Newsworthy. |
| 0:05.7 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:07.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:10.6 | Today, where the FBI says some of those suspicious packages may have come from. |
| 0:15.0 | Plus what to know about e-cigarettes, e-sports, and AI art. |
| 0:19.0 | Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:21.6 | I'm Erica Mandy. Today is Friday, October 26. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:30.0 | More suspicious packages were found. |
| 0:32.5 | Most recently, the packages were addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and actor Robert DeNiro. |
| 0:37.5 | Remember, the targets have already included several other people, |
| 0:40.0 | like former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, |
| 0:42.8 | as well as the CNN offices in New York. |
| 0:45.5 | The Wall Street Journal puts it at 10 suspected bombs or devices so far. |
| 0:49.9 | All have been Democrats and or critics of the president. |
| 0:53.3 | The FBI says there could be more out there. |
| 0:56.0 | Law enforcement officials told the AP the devices so far |
| 0:58.6 | were not actually going to explode when opened, |
| 1:01.2 | but it's not clear yet if they were just poorly designed or meant to only scare people and not hurt them. |
| 1:06.0 | Either way, they should still be treated as live devices and very dangerous. |
| 1:10.0 | So right now, there's a massive investigation across the country. |
| 1:13.5 | Authorities are looking for the person or people who sent these packages in the mail. |
| 1:17.5 | At least some of the packages appear to have been mailed from Florida. |
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