The news to know for Thursday, April 30th, 2020!
What to know today about the first drug that could get federal approval as a COVID-19 treatment, how the government is hoping to find solutions with a Shark Tank-like program, and the way dogs are working to sniff out the disease.
Plus, whose salary will go from $40 million to zero, a new record for social media and when to catch a Parks and Rec comeback.
Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!
Then, hang out after the news for the Thing to Know Thursday bonus interview, where a virologist answers unique questions about COVID-19.
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Sources:
Death Toll, Case Count: Johns Hopkins
Trump Not Extending Social Distancing Guidelines: AP, Politico
Second Wave “Inevitable”: CNN, The Hill, LA Times
Remdesivir Trial Positive Results: Stat, NIH, NBC News, NYT
“Shark Tank” for Testing: Stat, Axios
GDP First-Quarter Decline: WSJ, NPR
Fed Holds Rate Near Zero: USA Today, AP
Andrew Yang Sues New York: Politico, CBS News
Training Dogs to Smell Coronavirus: WaPo, Philadelphia Inquirer
TikTok Tops Two Billion Downloads: TechCrunch, The Verge
Facebook Sees Surge in Usage: Engadget, Facebook
Microsoft Teams Jumps 70 Percent: The Verge, VentureBeat
Uber/Lyft Layoffs: Mashable, The Information, CNBC
Aerospace Layoffs: WSJ, NY Times
NFL Commissioner Taking $0 Salary: USA Today, AP
Amazon to Stream TNF: TechCrunch, The Verge, ABC News
Parks & Rec Charity Episode: CNN, Rolling Stone
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