1 Million Cases, Pentagon UFO Videos & Virtual Graduation – Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

The news to know for Wednesday, April 29th, 2020!

What to know today about the number of COVID-19 cases now, why there are warnings about possible meat shortages in the U.S., and we have official word about UFO videos released straight from the Pentagon.

Plus, a promising new type of cancer screening, why it might cost you money to join a Facebook livestream soon, and the Oscars announce a big rule change.

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:

Case Count, Death Toll: Johns Hopkins

Forecasting COVID-19 Deaths: CDC, CNN

No State Meets Guidelines: NBC News, White House

Reopening While Social Distancing: AP, LA Times

Keeping Meat Processing Plants Open: WaPo, WSJ, Axios, Bloomberg, White House

Hillary Clinton Endorses Biden: ABC News, WaPo, FOX News

Ohio Primary Results: AP, NYT 

Pentagon UFO Videos: Boston Globe, CNN, DOD

Cancer Blood Test: AP, STAT

Youtube Fact-Checking Feature: TechCrunch, YouTube, Engadget, USA Today

Charging for Facebook Livestreams: The Verge, Facebook

Instagram Live Fundraisers: The Verge, Instagram

Virtual Film Festival: CBS News, Variety, Press Release

Streaming-Only Movies Eligible for Oscars: Engadget, Mashable

Facebook to Hold Virtual Graduation: The Verge, ABC News, AP, Facebook

Baseball HOF Ceremony to be Postponed: USA Today, NBC Sports

MLB Reopening Ideas: AP, The Athletic

NASCAR Race Okayed: ESPN, FOX News

Work Wednesday: Scammers Targeting Job Seekers: ABC News, NY Post