Peace Plan, Off-Facebook Activity & Inclusive Barbies – Wednesday, January 29th, 2020

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

What to know today about the next phase of the impeachment trial, the new proposal for Middle East peace, and a new tool to see what Facebook is tracking (even when you’re not on Facebook)…

Plus: we’re talking Airbnb, Google Translate, and how social media can be used to predict your job.

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. 

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:

Impeachment Trial: ABC News, The Hill, NYT, Politico, Washington Post

Middle East Peace Plan: NBC News, Reuters, WSJ, NYT

National Debt to Hit $1 Trillion: CNBC, Fox News

Earthquake in Caribbean: Weather Channel, USA Today, NBC News

Coronavirus Latest: CNN, NYT, NBC News

Airbnb Sabbatical: AP, Business Insider

Off-Facebook Activity: Washington Post, The Verge

Google’s Translate App: 9to5Google, Cnet

Super Cruise: TechCrunch, CNBC

Inclusive Barbies: Mashable

Study on Social Media & Jobs: BBC, Business Insider