Opioid Trial, Mt. Everest Traffic Jam & Aladdin Wins – Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

The news to know for Tuesday, May 28th, 2019!

Today, what to know about this week’s severe weather and record-breaking flooding, and the first of its kind trial about the opioid crisis.

Plus: a traffic jam on Mt. Everest, Ikea’s new augmented reality app, and how the remake of Aladdin did at the the box office.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

Head to http://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:

Oklahoma Tornado/Weather: AccuWeather, The Weather Channel

Trump in Japan: AP, The Hill, Washington Post, CNN

Japan Stabbing: AP, BBC, CNN

Theresa May Steps Down: NPR, BBC, NYT, AP, The Washington Post, NBC News, TIME

Hiker in Hawaii Rescued: USA Today, TIME

Mt. Everest Traffic Jam: CNN, NYT, CBS News

Opioid Trial: WSJ, CBS News, The Washington Post, NPR

Most Expensive Drug: CNBC, Reuters

Indy 500: CBS Sports, NYT

Major Merger?: NBC News, WSJ

IKEA App: Reuters

Snapchat Music: Mashable, WSJ

TikTok Phone: TechCrunch, The Verge

Weekend Box Office: Variety