Pentagon’s Top Job, ‘Libra’ Cryptocurrency & Google Houses – Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

The news to know for Wednesday, June 19th, 2019!

Today, we’re talking about the top job at the Pentagon – who’s in and who’s out – and the big announcement to expect today about interest rates.

Plus: what to know about Facebook’s cryptocurrency now that it’s  official, why Google is building thousands of homes, and Best Buy’s plan for smart fitness.

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:

Shanahan Drops Out: Washington Post, Fox News, AP, CBS News

Interest Rates: Washington Post, CNBC, NYT, Bloomberg

Boeing’s Lifeline: WSJ, CNBC, CNN

NY Going Green: NYT, NY Daily News

Juneteenth: Juneteenth.com, Courier Journal

Libra Cryptocurrency: TechCrunch, NBC News, Reuters, CNBC

Google Affordable Housing: Bloomberg, CNET, WSJ

Best Buy Fitness: CNBC, USA Today, MarketWatch

YouTube AR Makeup: TechCrunch, Mashable

Game of Thrones Prequel: Entertainment Weekly, CNN