Poverty in America, Negro Leagues Recognized & Bitcoin Hits Record- Thursday, December 17th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, December 17th, 2020!

We’re talking about:

  • a historic rise in American poverty
  • a deal in Congress that could help turn things around
  • a new lawsuit accusing Google and Facebook of an illegal deal
  • long overdue recognition for the Negro Leagues 
  • Bitcoin breaking an all-time record
  • why people all over the world are celebrating a music legend from 250 years ago

All that and more in around 10 minutes…

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Sources:

Vials Have Extra Doses: NY Times, Reuters, FOX News, Politico

Health Experts Urge More Caution: CNBC, CBS News, CNN

More COVID Hospitalization Records: WaPo, LA Times, COVID Tracking

U.S. Poverty Rate Jumps: WaPo, Forbes, Full Report

Congress Finalizing Relief Deal: Politico, CNBC, AP

Election Fraud Senate Hearing: WSJ, AP, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News

MLB Adding Negro Leagues to Official Records: WaPo, Reuters, AP, MLB

10 States Sue Google: WSJ, WaPo, Reuters, Wired

Bitcoin Breaks Above 20,000: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Bitcoin Explained

HBO Max Coming to Roku: Axios, The Verge, Engadget, Roku

Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday: NY Times, NPR, WaPo, Engadget, Carnegie Hall

Thing to Know Thursday: What’s a Nor’Easter: NY Times, NWS, HowStuffWorks, Weather Channel

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