Troops to Iraq, World Series Matchup & Razr Returns - Monday, October 21st, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2019
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, October 21st, 2019!
Today, we're talking about U.S. troops heading to Iraq, and the decision President Trump changed his mind about.
Plus: the two teams heading to the World Series this week, where drone delivery is now a real thing, and the flip phone making a comeback.
Those stories and 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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Sources:
Troops to Iraq:
Read more: AP, The Hill, USA Today
Pelosi in Jordan:
Read more: ABC News, Washington Post, NYT
Resort Reversal:
Read more: Vox, CNBC, FOX News, TIME
Soldiers Killed:
Read more: NPR, CNN, FOX News
Brexit Vote
Read more: WSJ, BBC, AP, NBC News
Canada's Election:
Read more: Financial Times, CBC, NYT
World Series Matchup:
Read more: ESPN, CBS Sports, NBC News
5G Basketball Arenas:
Read more: CNET, Engadget
Drone Delivery:
Read more: CNBC, The Verge
New Razr Phone:
Read more: Business Insider, CNET
Instagram Account Grouping:
Read more: Engadget
Weekend's Box Office Winner:
Read more: Variety, Deadline
Cosmic Crisp Apples:
Read more: USA Today
Money Monday: Money's Impact on Mood
Read more: CNBC, National Financial Capability Study
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, October 21st. |
| 0:02.1 | What to know today about why U.S. troops leaving Syria |
| 0:04.7 | are not coming home after all, |
| 0:06.5 | and what big decision President Trump |
| 0:08.3 | changed his mind about. |
| 0:09.8 | Plus the two teams heading to the World Series, |
| 0:12.0 | where drone delivery is now a real thing and an old |
| 0:14.8 | flip phone expected to make a comeback. |
| 0:17.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:21.7 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:26.2 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready, let's do this. |
| 0:37.0 | U.S. troops who are leaving Syria will not be coming home. The AP reports they're being sent to neighboring Iraq instead, in part to continue to fight ISIS from there. |
| 0:42.0 | That's at least what U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Spery in part to continue to fight ISIS from there. |
| 0:42.6 | That's at least what US Defense Secretary Mark Esper is saying. |
| 0:45.8 | Remember, President Trump decided earlier this month that he wanted US soldiers out of Syria. |
| 0:50.1 | He said it was, quote, time to bring our troops back home. |
| 0:53.2 | Now the Trump administration says sending them to Iraq |
| 0:55.6 | is the quickest way to get them out of danger |
| 0:57.6 | and they'll eventually come home, |
| 0:59.5 | although there's no timeline. |
| 1:01.2 | Trump's decision to pull troops out of Syria and allow a Turkish attack on the Kurds, an American ally, |
| 1:06.0 | has received a lot of backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. |
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