Newsy's Latest Headlines

Newsy's Latest Headlines

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Johanna Runaway presents the latest headlines, including Congress working on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package with direct payments and tax breaks. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is quarantining after a COVID-19 exposure. Federal safety officials are set to announce the cause of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and others. The video concludes with a sign-off from Newsy.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total value of the COVID-19 relief package being discussed by Congress?

$1.5 trillion

$1.9 trillion

$2.0 trillion

$2.5 trillion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which committee proposed additional direct payments to Americans as part of the relief package?

Senate Appropriations Committee

Senate Finance Committee

House Ways and Means Committee

House Judiciary Committee

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg quarantining?

A member of his security detail tested positive for COVID-19

He traveled to a high-risk area

He showed symptoms of COVID-19

He tested positive for COVID-19

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is being blamed by Bryant's widow and other families for the helicopter crash?

The weather conditions

The pilot

The air traffic controllers

The helicopter company

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What reason did Island Express give for the helicopter crash?

Bird strike

An act of God

Mechanical failure

Pilot error