Trump's Recorded Demand, Pet Food Recall & New Streaming Option - Monday, January 4th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 4 January 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, January 4th, 2021!
What to know about:
- a controversial recorded phone call in which President Trump tells a top election official to "find" more votes for him
- how the new Congress got off to a shaky start
- new laws starting in the new year
- the pet food you need to throw out right now
- a new streaming service with more content than any other
Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
New Congress Sworn In: USA Today, WaPo, Vox
Trump and Biden Campaign in GA Today: AP, WSJ, NBC News, Politico
Recorded Call b/t Trump, GA Official: WaPo (full recording here), WSJ, AJC, AP
Senate Overrides Defense Spending Veto: LA Times, Axios, CNBC
U.S. COVID Death Toll: LA Times, FOX News, Johns Hopkins, Trump Tweet
Vaccine Distribution Lagging: NY Times, NPR, Bloomberg, CDC
New Laws for 2021: NBC News, ABC News, CBS News
Sugar Bowl/Rose Bowl Winners: NY Times, ESPN, NCAA
Pet Food Recall: FOX Business, NBC News, NY Times, FDA, Recall Notice
Alex Trebek's Final Jeopardy Episodes: USA Today, EW, NY Post
Discovery+ Launches: Variety, The Verge, Discovery, Discovery Plus
Money Monday - Home Prices Rise: AP, Fox Business, Forbes
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, January 4th. |
| 0:01.9 | What to know about a controversial recorded phone call |
| 0:04.4 | as President Trump tells a top election official |
| 0:06.6 | to find more votes for him. |
| 0:08.5 | And there's a new Congress now in place, |
| 0:10.7 | but only an hour in, it got off to a shaky start. |
| 0:13.4 | Plus new laws starting in the new year. |
| 0:15.6 | The pet food you need to throw out right now and the newest streaming service |
| 0:19.2 | with more content than any other. |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:25.4 | All the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:27.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:30.2 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. You're ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:35.0 | New Year, New Congress. Some of the people you voted for in November are now taking over. |
| 0:43.2 | The 117th Congress is now in session. |
| 0:46.4 | New and reelected members of Congress were sworn into office yesterday. |
| 0:49.9 | And this Congress is the most diverse yet. |
| 0:52.4 | At least 121 women and 124. And this Congress is the most diverse yet. |
| 0:52.5 | At least 121 women and 124 people of color |
| 0:55.8 | are set to take office. |
| 0:57.2 | But some things will stay the same. |
| 0:59.1 | For starters, Nancy Pelosi was reelected |
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