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The NewsWorthy
The day's news made fast, fair and fun – in 15 minutes. Erica Mandy is like a trusted friend who always 'gets' both sides. She's a veteran journalist who was tired of talking heads, alarmist headlines and monotone voices, so she created something different. The NewsWorthy is packed with politics, tech, business and entertainment from a variety of sources -- brought together in one, convenient place (and with a friendly twist). Join the tens of thousands of people already listening each weekday!
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CDC's Summer Outlook, Unruly Travelers & Baby Bust - Thursday, May 6th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, May 6th, 2021! We're talking about: what a new report from the CDC predicts for COVID-19 this summer how a white police officer…
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Newest Vaccine Goal, Trump Banned Forever? & Cinco de Mayo- Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, May 5th, 2021! We'll tell you about: the newest vaccine-related goal President Biden wants to reach by July 4th and the…
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Severe Storms, Refugee Rules & Thank a Teacher- Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, May 4th, 2021! We have updates about: more severe weather on the way and where more than a dozen tornadoes were reported already…
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Overseas Outbreaks, Apple vs. Epic & Surprise Derby Winner- Monday, May 3rd, 2021
The news to know for Monday, May 3rd, 2021! What to know about: COVID-19 around the world: where it's still growing out of control new travel rules in the U.S…
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Special Edition: The Future is Electric (Cars)
Today we're talking about how the auto industry is doubling down on its commitment to developing electric vehicles. Just since the start of this year…
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Florida Election Reform, Mysterious Attacks & GMO Mosquitoes- Friday, April 30th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, April 30th, 2021! What to know about: a big economic rebound in the U.S.: where people are spending their money and who's still…
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'Ready for Takeoff', NFL Draft & Cookie Delivery Drones- Thursday, April 29th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, April 29th, 2021! We're talking about: the key points and policies President Biden promoted in his first address to Congress and…
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Biden's Big Speech, New Mask Guidelines & 'Real ID' Delayed Again- Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, April 28th, 2021! We'll tell you about: President Biden's plan that could lead to more tax audits what else the president is…
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Political Power Shift, Louisville Police Probe & iPhone Tracking Update- Tuesday, April 27th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, April 27th, 2021! We have updates about: how Census data is reshaping Congress for at least the next decade: which states are…
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Second Doses Skipped, Tax Refunds Delayed & Oscars History - Monday, April 26th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, April 26th, 2021! What to know about: why millions of Americans are skipping their second shots and what health officials have to…
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Special Edition: After the Verdict - Floyd Family Attorney & Trial Analysis
Today you'll hear from an attorney for George Floyd's family about the moment they learned 12 jurors unanimously agreed Derek Chauvin is guilty on all counts…
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Higher Taxes Possible, J&J Shot Future & Hollywood's Biggest Night- Friday, April 23rd, 2021
The news to know for Friday, April 23rd, 2021! What to know about: a historic tax increase President Biden is considering: which Americans might have to start…
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Feds Investigate MPD, Olympic Protests Banned & Pay by Palm - Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, April 22nd, 2021! We're talking about: a new federal investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department what's happening with…
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Guilty of Murder, Level 4: 'Do Not Travel' & Apple AirTags- Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, April 21st, 2021! We'll tell you about: the verdict in Derek Chauvin's murder trial: what he's guilty of, what his defense team…
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Jury Deliberates, Historic Helicopter Flight & 'Doge Day'- Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, April 20th, 2021! We have updates about: Derek Chauvin's murder trial coming to a close: the jury is now deliberating and…
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Bar Shooting, Vaccine Milestone & Peloton Safety- Monday, April 19th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, April 19th, 2021! What to know about: another mass shooting in a public place, this time in Wisconsin the gunman in the FedEx…
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Special Edition: J&J Vaccine Pause Explained
Today we're breaking down the latest information about Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. Earlier this week, the U.S. put the use of this particular vaccine…
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FedEx Mass Shooting, Chauvin Pleads the 5th & Fyre Festival Settlement- Friday, April 16th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, April 16th, 2021! What to know about: a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis a police shooting that killed a…
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Manslaughter Charge, Top Threat to U.S. & College Sports Change- Thursday, April 15th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, April 15th, 2021! We're talking about: the arrest and release of the former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright and…
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J&J on Hold, Afghanistan Withdrawal & Spotify's 'Car Thing' - Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, April 14th, 2021! We'll tell you about: a temporary pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine all around the U.S. how President…
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'Accidental' Police Shooting, Chauvin's Defense Begins & Self-Driving Pizza Robot- Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, April 13th, 2021! We have updates about: why police say an officer killed a Black man during a traffic stop in Minnesota: what's…
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Violent Traffic Stops, Amazon Wins Union Fight & History-Making Masters- Monday, April 12th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, April 12th, 2021! What to know about: two controversial traffic stops: one left a man dead and sparked clashes between police and…
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Special Edition: NFT Frenzy Explained
Confused about NFTs? What are they, where did they come from, and are they just a fad or do they have a real future? We're getting answers today about the…
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Border Crossings Record, Florida Sues CDC & Netflix's Movie Deal- Friday, April 9th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, April 9th, 2021! What to know about: another new record at the southern border and how much money it's costing the government to…
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Biden's Gun Reform, UK Strain Dominates & Uber's Stimulus- Thursday, April 8th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, April 8th, 2021! We're talking about: new gun regulations President Biden is expected to announce today and the reaction to them…
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Covid Hotspots, Promising HIV Vaccine & New Billionaires Record- Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021! We'll tell you about: the latest COVID-19 hotspots in the U.S. how almost all American adults will be eligible…
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Global Tax Reform, Google Beats Oracle & March Madness Champions- Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, April 6th, 2021! We have updates about: a plan to raise taxes on certain American corporations: why some say it will keep jobs in…
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Another Capitol Attack, Florida Evacuations & MLB Takes Sides- Monday, April 5th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, April 5th, 2021! What to know about: another deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol why evacuations are underway in Florida: the…
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Special Edition: Erasing Medical Debt with SharonSaysSo
Today we're talking about medical debt in America. First, a former high school government and law teacher rallied her half-a-million Instagram followers to…
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COVID-19 Fourth Wave?, Travel Turning Point & Siri Voice Change- Friday, April 2nd, 2021
The news to know for Friday, April 2nd, 2021! What to know about: an uptick in COVID-19 cases: why a potential fourth wave would look different than the past…
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Biden's Next $2T Plan, Vaccine Mix-Up & April Fools' Day- Thursday, April 1st, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, April 1st, 2021! We're talking about: what President Biden calls a "once-in-a-generation" proposal: what's included in the…
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Tearful Testimony, Legal Weed & Final Four Decided - Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, March 31st, 2021! We'll tell you about: overcrowding at the border: what journalists found when they got their first glimpse…
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Vaccines Slow Spread, Suez Ship Freed & 'Satan Shoes' Backlash- Tuesday, March 30th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, March 30th, 2021! We have updates about: the real-world study that shows a couple of COVID-19 vaccines can help prevent…
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High-Profile Murder Trial, First 'Vaccine Passport' in U.S. & Netflix All-In on Anime- Monday, March 29th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, March 29th, 2021! What to know about: the high-profile trial starting today: a jury is set to decide whether Derek Chauvin…
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Special Edition: Convict or Acquit? Ex-Cop on Trial for George Floyd's Death
Today we're talking about what to expect in the high-profile and racially-charged murder trial of Derek Chauvin. The trial begins Monday. Chauvin is a former…
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New Vaccine Goal, GA Election Law & Disneyland Expands- Friday, March 26th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, March 26th, 2021! What to know about: a deadly tornado outbreak in the deep south: where people saw the worst of it and how much…
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More Severe Storms, Giant Shipping Mishap & Olympic Torch Relay- Thursday, March 25th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, March 25th, 2021! We're talking about: the southern U.S. bracing for another tornado outbreak just eight days after the last one…
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Gun Laws Debate, Mail Delays Possible & Marvel's Next Streaming Debut- Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, March 24th, 2021! We'll tell you about: what investigators are saying about the gunman in the Boulder, Colorado grocery store…
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Grocery Store Shooting, First Gov't Reparations & Covid Tests Delivered- Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021! We have updates about: a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado grocery store a $3 trillion economic plan…
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AstraZeneca Study Results, Olympics Ban Foreign Fans & Happiest Country - Monday, March 22nd, 2021
The news to know for Monday, March 22nd, 2021! What to know about: another COVID-19 vaccine that could be the next one authorized in the U.S. a popular spring…
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Special Edition: Historic Space Launch with Hayley Arceneaux & Jared Isaacman
Today we're talking with two of the four people who will be making history later this year as part of the world's first all-civilian crew going to space. Yes…
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100M Vaccine Doses, Severe Storms Aftermath & NFL's Amazon Deal- Friday, March 19th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, March 19th, 2021! What to know about: President Biden's promise to give out 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days: where…
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Spa Shootings Outrage, Tax Deadline Delayed & March Madness Begins- Thursday, March 18th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, March 18th, 2021! We're talking about: one of the worst mass killings in the last couple years: what may have compelled the…
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Severe Storms, Baby Vaccine Trials & St. Paddy's Day- Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, March 17th, 2021! We'll tell you about: severe storms that could impact tens of millions of Americans what a newly-declassified…
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AstraZeneca on Hold, New Riot Charges & Tinder Background Checks- Tuesday, March 16th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, March 16th, 2021! We have updates about: why some major European nations are pausing the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine the FBI's…
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Winter Storm, FEMA at the Border & Beyoncé's Grammy Record- Monday, March 15th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, March 15th, 2021! What to know about: the impact of a weekend winter storm and where it's headed next what FEMA is now doing to…
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Special Edition: Grammy-Winning Fantastic Negrito
The Grammy Awards are this Sunday, so today, you'll hear from two-time Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito. He's nominated for a third Grammy this year. In our…
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New Vaccine Goal, Cuomo's Legal Trouble & Daylight Saving Time- Friday, March 12th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, March 12th, 2021! What to know about: a new deadline from the president: when he wants every American adult to be able to sign up…
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One Year Ago Today, Building a Moon Base & 'Staycation' Money- Thursday, March 11th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, March 11th, 2021! We're talking about: how life drastically changed one year ago today when the pandemic was officially declared…
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Third Wave Over, Lung Cancer Guidelines & Royal Reply- Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, March 10th, 2021! We'll tell you about: new data showing the worst of the third wave of the pandemic is now over which state…
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CDC's New Advice, Winter Olympics Boycott? & Malala Takes on TV- Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, March 9th, 2021! We have updates about: the CDC's newest guidance explaining what you can and can't do once you've gotten your…
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Relief Gets Ready, Two Cyber Threats & Meghan's Moment of Truth- Monday, March 8th, 2021
The news to know for Monday, March 8th, 2021! What to know about: the COVID-19 relief bill becoming one step closer to a law how the Russian and Chinese…
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Special Edition: One Year into a Pandemic
In a few days, we'll mark exactly one year since the World Health Organization declared the spreading coronavirus outbreak an official pandemic. It was also…
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Relief Vote-a-Rama, Fever Checks Inaccurate? & First NFT Album Release - Friday, March 5th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, March 5th, 2021! What to know about: the status of that massive COVID-19 relief bill that would give more direct payments to…
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New Capitol Threat, U.S. Gets C- & Google Tracking Change- Thursday, March 4th, 2021
The news to know for Thursday, March 4th, 2021! We're talking about: a new threat at the U.S. Capitol building serious enough that some lawmakers canceled…
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States Reopen, Dr. Seuss Books Dropped & Mixed Reality Meetings- Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
The news to know for Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021! We'll tell you about: what's behind the new sped-up timeline to get all American adults vaccinated against…
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Kids Back in Class, Blackouts to Bankruptcy & YouTube's TikTok - Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
The news to know for Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021! We have updates about: new efforts around the country to get children back in classrooms new policies aimed at…
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J&J on the Way, Gambling Apps Allowed & Golden Globe Winners - Monday, March 1st, 2021
The news to know for Monday, March 1st, 2021! What to know about: a third COVID-19 vaccine on its way in the U.S. the nearly $2 trillion relief bill moving…
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Special Edition: Restart Your New Year's Resolution
As we wrap up the second month of 2021, we started to think about New Year's resolutions many of us made at the start of the year. Statistics show most people…
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First Biden Airstrikes, Trump's Comeback? & Gaga's $500K Reward - Friday, February 26th, 2021
The news to know for Friday, February 26th, 2021! What to know about: President Biden's first military action abroad why Biden's first State of the Union is a…