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Beirut Explosion, Promising COVID Research & Flight to Nowhere- Wednesday, August 5th, 2020
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The news to know for Wednesday, August 5th, 2020!
We'll tell you about:
- a deadly explosion in the Middle East
- new promising COVID-19 research
- which sports leagues seem to be doing better than others & why
- a big change to the 2020 Census count
- what now rivals Apple's AirDrop
- who is offering a flight to nowhere
Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about any of the stories mentioned under the section titled 'Episodes' or see sources below...
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Sources:
Deadly Beirut Explosion: AP, CBS News, Reuters, NBC News, How to Help
Isaias Damage, Deaths: AP, USA Today, ABC News, Axios, CBS News, National Hurricane Center
U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll: Johns Hopkins
Another Vaccine Shows Promising Results: CNN, CNBC, Stat
Convalescent Plasma Study: WSJ, WaPo
US Census Schedule Cut: AP, NBC News, ABC News, NY Times, Fill Out Census
Millennials, Younger Now U.S. Majority: CNN, AP, Brookings
Android Version of Airdrop: Engadget, CNBC, Google
NHL Success: NBC Sports, ESPN, CNN, CBS Sports, DraftKings, NYMag
Taiwan’s Flight to Nowhere: CNN, Travel + Leisure, STAT News
Work Wednesday: Virtual Internships: Reuters