"Wartime President," Utah Earthquake & New Apple Devices (+ Social Distancing FAQs) - Thursday, March 19th, 2020
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 19 March 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, March 19th, 2020!
What to know about President Trump invoking his emergency authority: the new action steps he, lawmakers and hospitals are now taking.
And on the first day of spring, we're talking about an earthquake, blizzards and thunderstorms.
Plus: Apple's newest reveal, including a Magic Keyboard, and how Nextdoor is making it easier for neighbors to help each other...
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. We're talking with social epidemiologist Dr. Malia Jones about the dos and don't of social distancing.
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Sources:
COVID-19 Aid packages: Axios, AP, The Hill
Supply Shortages: CNN, Fox News, NBC News, NPR, Wired, WaPo
Doctors Refocus: AP, Washington Examiner
U.S./Canada Border Closed: The Hill, CNBC
Stock Market Updates: Politico, WSJ, The Hill, Washington Post
Business Closures: USA Today, TechCrunch, CNBC, Fox News, The Hill, Business Insider, CNBC
Bonnaroo Postponed: Variety, Rolling Stone
Kids Coronavirus Risks: NBC News, NYT
Earthquake Hits Utah: ABC News, Salt Lake Tribune
Severe Storms & Tornadoes Forecast: USA Today, The Weather Channel
First Day of Spring!: CBS News
Bernie Sanders Campaign Future: Reuters, CNN, WaPo
Apple Unveils Newest Macbook Ipad and Air: Axios, WSJ
NextDoor Adds Features to Help Neighbors During Virus: The Verge, Adweek
U.S. Colleges Offering Up Dorms: AP
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, March 19th. |
| 0:02.0 | What to know today about President Trump invoking his emergency authority? |
| 0:05.6 | The new action steps he, lawmakers, and hospitals are now taking. |
| 0:09.2 | And on the first day of spring, we're talking about an earthquake blizzards and thunderstorms. |
| 0:13.4 | Plus Apple's newest reveal including a magic keyboard and how next door is making it |
| 0:18.4 | easier for neighbors to help each other. |
| 0:20.3 | Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview, answering questions |
| 0:24.5 | about social distancing. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy. |
| 0:30.3 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:32.6 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:38.0 | You ready? |
| 0:39.0 | Let's do this. |
| 0:40.0 | U.S. lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill to provide emergency |
| 0:46.4 | economic relief to the nation and more money could be on the way as people |
| 0:50.1 | everywhere deal with the fallout of COVID-19. |
| 0:52.6 | The Senate passed the first multi-billion dollar aid package for this, |
| 0:55.8 | which was already passed by the House last week, |
| 0:57.5 | so President Trump signed it into law. |
| 0:59.7 | It guarantees paid sick leave to American workers |
| 1:02.1 | who may have the virus and need to be |
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