U.S. Airstrike Kills General, Flavored E-Cigs Ban & Bright Meteor Shower - Friday, January 3rd, 2020
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 3 January 2020
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Friday, January 3rd, 2020!
What to know today about the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general, and the federal ban on flavored vaping products.
Plus: mysterious drones, smart refrigerators, and how to see the first major meteor shower of 2020...
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.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.
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Sources:
U.S. airstrike kills key Iranian military leader: NYT, AP, The Hill, CNN, Fox News, WSJ
Australia wildfires force evacuations: NPR, The Guardian, AP
Julian Castro ends presidential campaign: CBS News, Politico, NYT
FDA bans some vape flavors nationwide: CNBC, WSJ, AP
U-Haul won't hire smokers: ABC News, CNN
Mysterious drones flying over states: WaPo, USA Today, Denver Post
FAA wants to start tracking drones: NYT, GeekWire
Don't abbreviate 2020 in contracts: USA Today, Miami Herald
AI-enabled refrigerators to be revealed: Venture Beat, The Verge
First meteor shower of 2020: USA Today, AccuWeather
NFL playoffs start this weekend: CBS News, ESPN, USA Today
Golden Globes has meatless menu: E News, The Hill, Hollywood Reporter, Variety
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| 0:30.0 | Today is Friday, January 3rd. What to know today about the U.S. |
| 0:34.0 | Air Strike that killed Iran's most powerful general and the federal ban on flavored |
| 0:38.3 | vaping products. Plus mysterious drones, smart refrigerators, and how to see the first and one of the brightest |
| 0:44.3 | meteor showers of 2020. |
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| 0:59.7 | A major escalation in tensions between the US and Iran. The New York Times |
| 1:06.6 | reports President Trump ordered a drone strike to kill the Iran Revolutionary |
| 1:10.3 | Guards commander Major General Kasam Solomani. |
| 1:14.0 | CNN calls him Iran's most revered military leader. |
| 1:17.1 | The time says the airstrikes hit cars carrying him |
| 1:19.4 | and Iranian-backed militia members |
| 1:21.3 | as they were leaving the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. |
| 1:24.0 | So why did this happen? |
| 1:26.0 | The Pentagon put out a statement saying Solomani was actively |
| 1:28.6 | working on plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq |
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