WHO Funding Cut, College Testing Changes & Peacock Debut - Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2020
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Wednesday, April 15th, 2020!
What to know about President Trump's decision to make good on a threat involving the World Health Organization, and there's new research about how long social distancing might last.
Also, just as one presidential candidate backs out, another comes in (maybe). We're talking about a potential third party candidate.
Plus: SAT requirements are changing, and there's yet another new video streaming service to binge watch...
Those stories and more in less than 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 Halts WHO Funding: CNBC, WSJ, The Hill
CDC, FEMA Plan Reopening Plan: Washington Post, CNN
California Loosening Guidelines: LA Times, CBS News
Social Distancing Through 2022? STAT, Bloomberg
Case Count: Johns Hopkins
NYC Deaths Surpass 10,000: NYT, NPR
Healthcare Workers Sickened: AP, USA Today
Rita Wilson on Coronavirus: CNN, CBS News
IMF Economic Outlook: IMF, WSJ, Reuters, Yahoo Finance
Personal Payments Coming In: Washington Post, ABC News
Tax Deadline Delay Reminder: USA Today, Forbes
Obama Endorses Biden: CBS News, Video
Possible 3rd-Party Candidate: Twitter, MLive, WaPo
Ventilators Ready Early: NBC News, WSJ, Press Release
Colleges Drop SAT/ACT Requirements: CNN, Washington Post
In-Person Classes Postponed: CNN, Forbes
Peacock Launched: The Verge, TechCrunch
Work Wednesday: Companies Cutting 401k Contributions: WSJ, Forbes
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Wednesday, April 15th. |
| 0:01.9 | What to know today about President Trump's decision |
| 0:03.9 | to make good on a threat involving the World Health Organization. |
| 0:07.0 | And there's new research about how long social distancing might last. |
| 0:10.6 | Also, just as one presidential candidate backs out, another comes in. |
| 0:14.7 | Maybe. |
| 0:15.7 | We're talking about a potential third party candidate. |
| 0:17.7 | Plus SAT requirements are changing and yet another new streaming service hopes you'll want |
| 0:22.3 | to binge watch. |
| 0:23.2 | Welcome, Welcome to the Newsworthy. |
| 0:27.5 | All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:29.8 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:32.6 | I'm Erica Mandy, thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:35.2 | You ready, let's do this. |
| 0:37.2 | It seems President Trump is following through on his threat to cut funding from the World Health Organization. |
| 0:45.0 | The President announced the U.S. will stop paying the WHO. |
| 0:49.0 | He accused the UN organization of mismanaging and covering up the spread of the new coronavirus. |
| 0:54.0 | Trump said in his view the new coronavirus might have stayed in China if the WHO was more skeptical of China's statements. |
| 1:01.0 | He says they also push back on Trump's efforts to put travel restrictions on China in January. |
| 1:06.0 | But remember, the president himself has faced some criticism about not doing enough in the early days of the pandemic. |
| 1:11.0 | Some say he didn't take action early enough |
| 1:13.7 | to avoid shortages of vital testing kits |
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