Rally Chant, FaceApp Challenge & The Lion King (+ Future Moon Mission) – Thursday, July 18th, 2019

The news to know for Thursday, July 18th, 2019!

Today, we’re talking about a new controversial chant at last night’s Trump rally, and what to know about two votes in the House.

Plus: the extreme weather coming to half the country, what to know about the app behind the FaceApp challenge, and The Lion King hits theaters.

Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!

Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday’s bonus interview. We’re talking about sending astronauts back to the moon by 2024. We discuss what’s different this time compared to 50 years ago and how it will help us reach Mars next. NASA’s Emma Lehnhardt shares behind-the-scenes…

 Today’s episode is brought to you by Zola.

 

Sources: 

Trump Rally: Fox News, NYT, AP

Impeachment Vote: NBC News, The Hill

Contempt Vote: CBS News, NPR, The Washington Post

El Chapo Sentence: NPR, CBS News, WSJ

Overdose Deaths Down: NYT, Reuters, Washington Post

Heat Wave: Weather Channel, AccuWeather, NBC News

FaceApp Concerns: The Verge, USA Today, Cnet

Instagram Likes Test: The Verge, TechCrunch

Prime Day Record: Cnet, TechCrunch

2nd Richest Man Alive: Quartz, Bloomberg

Lion King Premiere: Variety, LA Times