<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;The news to know for Friday, August 7th, 2020! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; We’re covering:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;President Trump's formal action that could effectively ban WeChat and TikTok&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;what could save them both&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;why the New York attorney general is gunning for the NRA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;how the influential gun-rights organization is fighting back&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;how many NFL players are opting out this season&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;why hundreds of thousands of people are getting together in South Dakota&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="p1"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;the iconic movie from the '90s getting a reboot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Head to &lt;a href= "http://www.thenewsworthy.com/"&gt;www.theNewsWorthy.com&lt;/a&gt; or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt; This episode is brought to you &lt;span style= "font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;by &lt;a href= "https://castlegrade.com/discount/NEWS"&gt;CastleGrade&lt;/a&gt; - use discount code NEWS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Become a NewsWorthy INSIDER! Learn more at  &lt;a href= "http://www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider"&gt;www.TheNewsWorthy.com/insider&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sources:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; Trump Bans ByteDance Business:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-issues-executive-order-barring-u-s-firms-doing-business-n1236095"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NBC News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21358093/trump-tik-tok-ban-bytedance-transactions-executive-order"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;The Verge&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/06/trump-tiktok-executive-order/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;WaPo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/08/06/tiktok-any-worse-privacy-and-data-mining-than-facebook/3311726001/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;USA Today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; U.S. Lifts Global Travel Advisory:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/state-department-level-4-advisory-lifted/index.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://apnews.com/e773091835f4f02d77e31f24cbbbdf0b"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;AP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-travel/u-s-lifts-global-health-coronavirus-travel-advisory-idUSKCN2522TK"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/08/06/us-state-department-lifts-do-not-travel-international-advisory/3310952001/?for-guid=85fb92e8-5cf6-11ea-893b-0ea69a3b4257&amp;utm_source=usatoday-The%20Short%20List&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=narrative&amp;utm_term=article_body"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;USA Today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; How the U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Compares:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/08/05/899365887/charts-how-the-u-s-ranks-on-covid-19-deaths-per-capita-and-by-case-count"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NPR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.newsweek.com/how-us-coronavirus-outbreak-compares-rest-world-1522631"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Newsweek&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/05/politics/anthony-fauci-coronavirus-us-worse-cnntv/index.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Johns Hopkins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; WHO Chief on “Vaccine Nationalism”:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-chief-calls-governments-reject-vaccine-nationalism-share-plans-globally-n1236006"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NBC News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/08/warns-vaccine-nationalism-beat-coronavirus-200806184740501.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Al Jazeera&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who/global-recovery-could-be-faster-if-covid-vaccine-made-available-to-all-who-chief-idUKKCN25229K"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; NY AG Aims to Dissolve NRA:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/ny-nra-lawsuit-letitia-james.html?campaign_id=57&amp;emc=edit_ne_20200806&amp;instance_id=21052&amp;nl=evening-briefing&amp;regi_id=108247592&amp;segment_id=35466&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=d5ecce5f40d6c6ef4b0d6e595a03f486"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NY Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james-files-lawsuit-dissolve-nra-n1236009"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NBC News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.foxnews.com/us/nra-lawsuit-ny-attorney-general-lawsuit"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;FOX News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-new-york-attorney-general/new-york-sues-to-break-up-nra-accuses-it-of-corruption-idUSKCN2522BG"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://apnews.com/056b7845ad1a35a68a4bf837329d9f6f"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;AP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/climate/hurricanes-noaa-prediction.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NY Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/weather/noaa-2020-hurricane-forecast-revision/index.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.axios.com/noaa-hurricane-season-forecast-extremely-active-91665a83-b969-40b5-b3bb-da96110e4327.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Axios&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/08/06/hurricane-outlook-extremely-active/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;WaPo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; 66 Players Opt Out of NFL Season:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://apnews.com/0179c66c06530553d5937cad2f858f38"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;AP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29607350/takeaways-deadline-players-opting-2020-nfl-season-coronavirus-concerns"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;ESPN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-opt-out-deadline-takeaways-after-67-players-pull-out-of-2020-season-during-covid-19-pandemic/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;CBS Sports&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; Sturgis Rally Begins:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/08/06/sturgis-mototcycle-rally-not-requiring-masks-newday-vpx.cnn"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/sturgis-motorcyle-rally-coronavirus.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NY Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/06/motorcycle-rally-coronavirus/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;WaPo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com/?_ga=2.7813302.587827376.1596774991-891516233.1596774991"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Sturgis Motorcycle Rally&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; Twitter Labels Government Accounts:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.engadget.com/twitter-labels-state-media-and-government-accounts-173350020.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Engadget&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53681021"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;BBC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/08/06/twitter-has-new-labels-government-officials-and-state-backed-media/3309346001/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;USA Today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/product/2020/new-labels-for-government-and-state-affiliated-media-accounts.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Twitter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; 'E! News' Canceled:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/media/e-news-canceled/index.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/08/06/e-news-canceled-part-due-covid-19-pandemic-financial-fallout/3307573001/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;USA Today&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://ew.com/tv/e-news-canceled-three-decades-result-coronavirus-pandemic/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Entertainment Weekly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/p/CDhkSxBJlHI/"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Instagram&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; 'A League of Their Own'&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;Reboot:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/a-league-of-their-own-series-amazon-1234727631/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Variety&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/amazons-a-league-of-their-own-tv-show"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Bustle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; ‘Mulan’ Skips Theaters:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.vox.com/2020/8/4/21354753/mulan-streaming-disney-tenet-nolan-coronavirus"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Vox&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/disneys-mulan-plan-provokes-these-questions-11596667456"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;WSJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; Feel Good Friday - 96-Year Old Graduates:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-oldest-student-widerimage/knowledge-a-treasure-for-italys-oldest-student-who-graduates-at-96-idUSKCN24W192"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Reuters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/world/europe/italy-graduate-96.html"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;NY Times&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "font-weight: 400;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://people.com/human-interest/96-year-old-man-graduates-college-oldest-person-in-italy/"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;People&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

Trump Targets TikTok, NRA Corruption Lawsuit & ‘A League of Their Own’ Reboot- Friday, August 7th, 2020

AUG 7, 202010 MIN
The NewsWorthy

Trump Targets TikTok, NRA Corruption Lawsuit & ‘A League of Their Own’ Reboot- Friday, August 7th, 2020

AUG 7, 202010 MIN

Description

The news to know for Friday, August 7th, 2020! 

We’re covering:

  • President Trump's formal action that could effectively ban WeChat and TikTok
  • what could save them both
  • why the New York attorney general is gunning for the NRA
  • how the influential gun-rights organization is fighting back
  • how many NFL players are opting out this season
  • why hundreds of thousands of people are getting together in South Dakota
  • the iconic movie from the '90s getting a reboot

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes!

Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

Trump Bans ByteDance Business: NBC News, The Verge, WaPo, USA Today

U.S. Lifts Global Travel Advisory: CNN, AP, Reuters, USA Today

How the U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Compares: NPR, Newsweek, CNN, Johns Hopkins

WHO Chief on “Vaccine Nationalism”: NBC News, Al Jazeera, Reuters

NY AG Aims to Dissolve NRA: NY Times, NBC News, FOX News, Reuters, AP

NOAA Hurricane Season Outlook: NY Times, CNN, Axios, WaPo

66 Players Opt Out of NFL Season: AP, ESPN, CBS Sports

Sturgis Rally Begins: CNN, NY Times, WaPo, Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Twitter Labels Government Accounts: Engadget, BBC USA Today, Twitter

'E! News' Canceled: CNN, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Instagram

'A League of Their Own' Reboot: Variety, Bustle

‘Mulan’ Skips Theaters: Vox, WSJ

Feel Good Friday - 96-Year Old Graduates: Reuters, NY Times, People