U.S. Missionaries Kidnapped, Travel Bans Lifted & TikTok Economy - Monday, October 18th, 2021
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 18 October 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Monday, October 18th, 2021!
We'll tell you about a missionary trip gone terribly wrong.
Also, it's being called a watershed moment for racial injustice: which high-profile murder trial is getting started this week.
And why the money is already rolling in for some political candidates more than a year ahead of the midterms.
Plus, more travel restrictions lifted, a growing controversy over a Netflix comedy special, and what's fueling nostalgic fashion trends.
Those stories and more in around 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Monday, October 18th. |
| 0:02.0 | We'll tell you about a missionary trip gone terribly wrong. |
| 0:04.7 | Also, it's being called a watershed moment for racial injustice, |
| 0:07.8 | which high-profile murder trial is getting started this week. |
| 0:11.0 | And why the money is already rolling in for some political candidates |
| 0:14.3 | more than a year ahead of the midterms. |
| 0:16.3 | Plus, more travel restrictions lifted, |
| 0:18.6 | a growing controversy over a Netflix comedy special, |
| 0:21.6 | and low-rise jeans and gap hoodies, |
| 0:23.3 | what's fueling nostalgic fashion trends. |
| 0:26.1 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, |
| 0:30.1 | all the days news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.4 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.0 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:37.6 | You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:42.9 | Well, the U.S. is reportedly in touch with Haitian authorities |
| 0:46.1 | because of a kidnapping in the country. |
| 0:48.0 | American missionaries, including children, |
| 0:49.9 | were taken hostage there over the weekend. |
| 0:52.0 | The 16 Americans and one Canadian belong to |
| 0:54.4 | an Ohio-based group called Christian Aid Ministries. |
| 0:57.6 | But as they were leaving a Haitian orphanage, |
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