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Aug 2018
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Aretha Franklin, Generic EpiPen & 'Crazy...

ERICA MANDY
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All the news to know for Friday, August 17th, 2018!

Today, we're talking about Aretha Franklin, Google employees protesting, free medical school and the most talked about movie for the weekend.

Those stories and more in less than 10 minutes.

Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you. 

For links to all the stories referenced in today's episode, visit https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes.

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