U.S. Troop Drawdown, First At-Home Covid Test & NBA Draft- Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2020
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, November 18th, 2020!
We'll tell you about:
- a new plan to bring U.S. troops home from the Middle East and why not everyone is happy about it
- why President Trump just fired a top cybersecurity official
- the first FDA-approved coronavirus test you can use completely at home
- Amazon shaking up the pharmacy industry with its latest launch
- the NBA's first virtual draft
Those stories and more in about 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
Trump Cutting Iraq, Afghanistan Troops: Reuters, The Hill, Axios, AP
Trump Fires Cybersecurity Official: AP, Reuters, Trump Tweet, Krebs Tweet
PA Trump Legal Victory Reversed: Philadelphia Inquirer, Bloomberg, NBC News, FOX News
Biden Names Senior White House Staff: WaPo, Reuters, WSJ, Axios, Biden-Harris Transition
Hurricane Iota Damage: Weather Channel, AP, CNN, NBC News, NHS
How to Help Hurricane Victims: CNN, MTN, Americares, Heart to Heart, Project HOPE
At-Home Coronavirus Test Authorized: NY Times, CNN, NPR, FDA, Lucira Health
Twitter, Facebook Hearing Takeaways: NY Times, Reuters, AP, WSJ
Twitter Rolls out "Fleets": Reuters, The Verge, Engadget, Twitter
Amazon Starts Selling Prescriptions: CNBC, AP, Axios, Amazon
HBO Max Coming to Amazon Fire TV: WSJ, The Verge, Variety
NBA Draft Begins: NBA, CBS Sports, AP
Work Wednesday: Deutsche Bank Proposes Work-From-Home Tax: Axios, USA Today, CNBC, DB Research
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, November 18th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about new plans to bring home U.S. troops from the Middle East, |
| 0:05.6 | but also why not everyone is happy about it. |
| 0:08.0 | And why President Trump just fired a top cyber security official. |
| 0:12.0 | Plus, it's the first FDA-approved coronavirus test |
| 0:14.9 | you can use completely at home. Amazon shakes up the pharmacy industry with its |
| 0:19.2 | latest launch and the NBA holds its very first virtual draft will tell you what to watch for. |
| 0:26.7 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:28.8 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. |
| 0:31.1 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You |
| 0:36.4 | ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:38.7 | President Trump ordered the Pentagon to bring a couple thousand more American troops |
| 0:45.2 | home from Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| 0:47.3 | And now the Pentagon announced it's happening by January 15th. |
| 0:50.7 | There are currently about 4,500 troops in Afghanistan and 3,000 in Iraq. |
| 0:54.7 | This new directive will bring troop levels down to just 2,500 in each country. |
| 0:59.3 | The White House National Security Advisor said the decision fulfilled Trump's campaign |
| 1:02.8 | promise to bring an end to what he called America's endless wars. |
| 1:06.0 | And a top senior defense official told reporters the 2,500 troops can accomplish |
| 1:10.5 | everything they've been doing with thousands more. |
| 1:13.0 | But not everyone is on board with the decision. |
| 1:15.5 | Reuters reports some senior lawmakers from both parties |
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