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... Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned. This episode is brought to you by www.Rothys.com/newsworthy and ButcherBox.com/newsworthy Support the show and get ad-free episodes here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider 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