Today’s Big Elections, Hooters Goes Bankrupt & April Fools’ Day - Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 1 April 2025
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The news to know for Tuesday, April 1, 2025!
It’s not just April Fool’s Day—it’s Election Day! At least in two states, where record-breaking donations are pouring in from across the country as some of America’s hot-button issues are on the ballots.
Also, what to know about the latest severe weather risk impacting multiple states tonight. And a new wildfire in California is forcing evacuations.
Plus, how President Trump is trying to go after ticket scalpers, what will happen to Hooters now that it has filed for bankruptcy, and what fake products you might see advertised today for April Fool’s.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, April 1st. It's not just April Fool's Day. It's Election Day, at least in two states, |
| 0:06.2 | and they're attracting record-breaking donations from around the country since some of America's hot-button issues are on the ballots. |
| 0:12.2 | Also, what to know about the latest severe weather risk impacting multiple states tonight, |
| 0:16.5 | and there's a new wildfire in California forcing evacuations. |
| 0:19.8 | Plus, how President Trump is trying to go after |
| 0:21.7 | ticket scalpers. What will happen to Hooters now that it filed for bankruptcy? And what fake products |
| 0:26.7 | you might see advertised today for April Fool's? Those stories and even more news coming up. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, |
| 0:39.4 | fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:48.6 | It's Election Day, and even though only two states are actually doing the voting, the races have drawn |
| 0:53.7 | interest and donations from all around the country. For starters, there's what's become the And even though only two states are actually doing the voting, the races have drawn interest |
| 0:54.2 | and donations from all around the country. For starters, there's what's become the most expensive |
| 0:59.3 | judicial battle in U.S. history. It's happening in Wisconsin. Today, voters there will decide |
| 1:04.5 | whether their state Supreme Court will hold on to a liberal majority or instead tilt more |
| 1:08.9 | conservative. They'll choose a new justice who is supposed to be |
| 1:12.2 | nonpartisan. But the choices are either Judge Susan Crawford, who served in top roles under a |
| 1:17.1 | Democratic governor and has the backing of former President Obama, or there's Judge Brad Schimmel, |
| 1:22.1 | who's a former Republican state attorney general and has the backing of President Trump. |
| 1:26.3 | This race could make a difference all |
| 1:27.9 | around the country since Wisconsin is a key battleground state in federal elections and the court |
| 1:32.7 | could eventually redraw the state's congressional districts. Wisconsin Supreme Court will also |
| 1:37.5 | determine the future of abortion and unions in the state. And it could weigh in on a lawsuit involving |
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